We set out to create the ultimate early season multi-strada event and we ended up with the Oklahoma Gravel Growler. This is a two-day festival celebrating getting outside, trying something fun with cool people and conquering old man winter! If that isn’t cool enough, $5 from every entry goes directly …
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We set out to create the ultimate early season multi-strada event and we ended up with the Oklahoma Gravel Growler. This is a two-day festival celebrating getting outside, trying something fun with cool people and conquering old man winter! If that isn’t cool enough, $5 from every entry goes directly to support Friendship House (part of Community Renewal) in Shawnee!
What is multi-strada? Strada is Italian for road … this is a ride or run over the varying road surfaces that make central Oklahoma great. In the tradition of the northern classics or Europe or stalwart events like Paris-Ancaster in Canada, we crafted an amazing course the showcases some great scenery, challenging roads and all around fun. Check out the Events page for all of the cool stuff we are doing … from the new Sprint to the Gold Sprints races.
From the beginning we have strived to support women in cycling … we offer equal payouts, we have identical classes, our race ambassador is the amazing Alison Tetrick, we offer a women’s cycling clinic Q&A. All of this to encourage more women to ride and advocate for safe cycling! This year we are one upping it … we will be making available coupons for all women who are first time OKLAGG riders to get them here. We want 50%+ participation! Let’s make this happen! Let’s make this the gravel event that has equal numbers of men and women. #WeRide lives here.
The Oklahoma Gravel Growler Ultra is is going to be even better this year … we have added a half Ultra option (29km) to the long course (55km). New course this year … new swag this year … bigger and better registration event and post race extravaganza!
Categories … Open Men and Women. If we have enough entries we will add Master’s Men and women. We have top 3 awards for both the long and the short!
All racers will receive a swag bag containing a race shirt, nutrition from our friends at Hammer Nutrition, a custom buff from Orange Mud, a meal ticket for post race food, some anti-chafe from the cool folks at Chamois Butt’r and various other cool items. In addition we will have aid stations approximately every 5 miles on the course stocked with a great selection of things to get you through.
The course itself is a rolling collection of paved, dirt and gravel roads. New course this year … we will still share the course with The Adventure bike course so you won’t be alone out there! There is approximately 1700′ of climbing on the long course … considerably less on the half.
All finishers will get a commemorative Oklahoma Gravel Growler beanie!
Come join us … you won’t regret it!
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