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RACE WEEK: 26 OCTOBER – 1 NOVEMBER 2025
Tuesday, 19 November

FIRESTARTER — ZURICH

A GRAVEL BURN INFO EVENING

Gravel Burn's Firestarters are a series of information evenings at which founder Kevin Vermaak talks to local gravel and MTB communities about this new venture – a 7-day, 850km gravel stage race held in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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The Gravel Burn is a 7-day, 850km, full-service, international gravel-bike stage race, starting in Knysna, traversing the breathtaking landscapes of the Great Karoo and ending with an iconic African Big 5 wildlife welcome in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The inaugural event will take place from 26 October to 1 November 2025.

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If you were unable to attend one of our Firestarter information evenings, sign up for our newsletter for more info on Gravel Burn, plus a timely reminder when standard entries open on 3 December.

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