351 gravel races. 15 scoring criteria. 38 states. Scroll to explore.
21 of 351 races earn Tier 1. 141 land in Tier 3. Scoring 80+ across 15 criteria is hard. That is the point.
MI leads with 20 races. CA averages 71 across 10 — the highest quality-per-race in the database. Click a state to see its races.
130 races across 31 countries. Click a country to see its races.
June: 52 races. December: 3. Click a month to see which races run.
Registration fees predict logistics budgets, not race quality. Boulder Roubaix Road Race scores 61 for $10. TransRockies Gravel Royale charges $500 and lands a tier lower.
Prestige and performance do not always align. We cross-referenced every race’s prestige score against its overall rating to find the biggest gaps — the races that outperform their reputation, and the ones that coast on name alone.
These races scored well across the rated dimensions but have a prestige score of 2/5 or lower. The course delivers. The name recognition does not.
Dartmoor Legend Ultra Sportive posts a 5/5 in length and 5/5 in elevation. That is Tier 2 firepower on a prestige budget of 2/5. The course is writing checks the brand has not cashed yet.
Score of 77 against a prestige of 2/5. Dig into the dimensions and the gap makes sense: altitude at 5/5, logistics at 4/5, length at 4/5. Sierra Nevada Límite Gran Fondo does the work. The algorithm just has not caught on.
Nobody is putting Tour of the Peak on a poster. Prestige 2/5 says it all. But the route cards 5/5 in elevation and 5/5 in value, landing an overall of 77. Reputation is lagging. The data is not.
A 74-point overall on a 2/5 prestige platform. Gunni Grinder leads with length (5/5) and elevation (5/5) but trails in name recognition. The kind of race you find through riding, not scrolling.
Strip the branding and run the numbers. Altitude: 5/5. Logistics: 4/5. Overall: 74. Prestige: 2/5. La Vaujany Cyclosportive is a Tier 2 course hiding behind a Tier 4 profile.
High prestige, middling scores. The registration page promises more than the course confirms.
Prestige 3/5 opens the door. But climate at 2/5 and altitude at 2/5 tell a different story. MAAP Beechworth Granite Classic lands at 59 overall — Tier 3. The reputation is doing heavy lifting.
Marji Gesick delivers on length (4/5) but the altitude (1/5) and logistics (2/5) drag the overall to 59. Good event. Just not as elite as the prestige implies.
A 3/5 prestige score buys goodwill, but Iceman Cometh posts a 1/5 in altitude and 2/5 in length. That lands at 57 overall. Tier 3. The brand is outpacing the course — for now.
Start with altitude: 1/5. Then climate: 2/5. The foundation under Belgian Waffle Ride Kansas is thinner than its 3/5 prestige suggests. Score of 56. Strong where it counts for vibes, weaker where it counts for data.
Overall 56. Prestige 3/5. On paper, D2R2 has the name. In the spreadsheet, altitude at 1/5 and technicality at 2/5 tell the real story. Tier 3 when you let the numbers talk.
351 races. 15 criteria. The data is here. Use it.