Gravel Ride Tour Sant Fruitós de Bages

The season opener of the Gravel Ride Tour, run through the wooded surroundings of Sant Fruitós de Bages in Catalunya Central.

The organisers describe this stage as a repeat venue on the calendar, with the explicit aim of "bringing gravel to all those who are just starting out in the discipline". The route is low on technical difficulty and leans on open landscapes of the Bages comarca.

The event is one stage of the Gravel Ride Tour, a series organised by Ocisport, a Catalan event company with a long track record across cycling and multi-sport. The series frames gravel as adventure first and competition second, under the organisers' tagline: "When adventure is the journey and discovery the ultimate experience."

In the organisers' own words, gravel "began in order to combine the agility of road cycling with gravel tracks", opening up the possibility of routes that no longer end where the tarmac finishes. The Sant Fruitós stage is positioned as the accessible entry point to that philosophy, suitable for riders new to the discipline.