The second edition of the 3RIDES Gravel race in Aachen on the German-Dutch-Belgian border will become the biggest event in the Trek UCI Gravel World Series up to date as 2200 riders from 56 different nationalities have signed up to take part on the new course.
The event will also be organized on the same day as a new UCI Gran Fondo World Series, starting at the same start location at the Aachener Chio complex in the morning while the gravel events is scheduled in the afternoon. 2100 other riders have signed up for that event!
The course is new compared to 2023. Riders will have a bigger 42.6km loop which needs to be done twice for the men over 60 and women over 50 while the younger categories must complete three laps totalling 128km.