Yadda yadda yadda, gravel events. Been there, done that, seen the marketing material. Long drawn out kilometre after kilometre. Wow, you went so far. Punishing. Yaaaaawn.
XFONDO is not a gravel cycling event. Instead, it's an adventure on all the terrain a bike can take you because we live alongside some of the most awesome land out there. It's a splattery, alive and community-fostering experience, dishing up a challenge that'll test all of your senses.
Yeah, that's more like it.
The OG. Road, it's where we all came from. At XFONDO we pay our homage to the flat stuff, and rightly so.
You'll find bare-knuckle descents, lungbusting climbs and pretty things to look at aplenty on every course.
But road is far from all we're here for...
Gravel. It's all the rage. Trendy even. Well pah! We don't follow no tiktokking trends. We go out on this stuff because it's excellent and liberating. Gravel doesn't care for your responsibilities. It'll be there no matter the weather.
AT XFondo, you'll get to discover some of the best stony roads and secret spots in your backyard that you've never even heard of.
Ask any off-road rider where they're happiest, and they'll tell you it's on the trail.
From single-track, technical sections, knotted roots waiting to snare your spokes and all the other things that make trail so beloved, XFONDO gets you on the good stuff.
This ain't no clean-cut, neatly-parted-haircut kinda place. This isn't a ride for those who like to keep their sneakers white. This is an event where dirt carries currency.
When it comes to the backcountry, the only way out of the muck is through it.
The trails are loamy, fast and windy. Looking for your next challenge? You just found it.
At XFONDO, we support each other. No human left behind. No whoops left unexpressed. Celebrate your fellow kin, because that's what matters in life.
You'll get cool things for your inner parent, like drinking vessels and that sort of stuff.
You've just experienced one of your all time favourite days in the saddle: it's high time to commemorate with beers in the woods with your buds.
Ride everything - and come back with a shit-eating grin that would worry your mother.
The Moose Hide campaign is an Indigenous-led grassroots movement of men, boys and all Canadians - standing up to end violence against women and children.
XFONDO is proud to stand alongside the campaign through our events.
