The Wrecker

The Wrecker is a self-supported gravel ultra across southern Britain, from Land's End to a finish inside London's Herne Hill Velodrome. Its organiser pitches it as the UK's new big gravel test, with GPS tracking, a handful of checkpoints and no shortcuts.

Expect moorland, old mining tracks and ancient chalk, with night riding and wild weather part of the deal. It is run by Hidden Tracks Cycling, the London organiser that also runs the Southern Grit gravel day from the same velodrome.