The Wolf Race

A gravel event based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the Basque Country, built around the night and the landscapes of Álava.

What sets it apart, according to the organisers, is the choice to put night and day "at centre stage": the flagship W300 route starts at 22:00 and rides through a full-moon night into dawn. The organisers structure the whole event around three moments they name explicitly: The Village (a gathering space with specialty coffee and craft beer before the start), The Night (where only the headlamp lights the way), and Dawn ("the moment when daylight arrives, revealing those unknown landscapes of Álava").

The 2027 edition introduces a new W200 distance, sitting between the existing W300 and W100. The organisers describe three rider profiles for the three distances: W300 for riders "seeking an experience where the night takes centre stage", W200 as "the stepping stone towards a future goal, the W300", and W100 for riders "looking to enter the world of gravel at the highest level" in Álava.

The event is run by a small Basque team and is explicitly non-competitive: "we are not looking for a podium; we are looking for stories you will want to keep sharing."

Around the race, the same team runs a year-round "12 meses, 12 lunas" community programme: a full-moon gravel ride every month, plus social rides and bikepacking outings, all departing from AMATTER The Coffee House. The organisers describe these community events as "the gateway for those who want to feel the spirit of THE WOLF RACE before becoming part of it."