We are super excited to bring you the 2025 SURLY100 bikepacking event, run over 2 days. You’ll get the chance to enjoy the fantastic Cotswolds and it’s many fantastic landscape and views. With freshened up routes for 2025, A halfway campsite,with great food, a bar, on completing the ride, you’ll be greeted with an item to treasure plus an after party for those wishing to hang around.

Ride info:

• Event start and finish - The Pelican Inn Gloucester. (Details below)

• Format: a self supported bikepacking adventure over 2 days with halfway campsite laid on.

• Terrain: Cotswolds singletrack, woodland, country lanes, gravel ups and downs and maybe some mud, (Who knows).

• Navigation by suitable GPS device or phone. (Make sure your battery will last the day) You will supplied a pub guide, which shos distance and establishments on route.

• Start time: The ride starts at 9am on Saturday 5th July. Its not a race so you don't have to rush to start but we ask you to leave before 9.15am.

• The Routes: 100 miles, 50 per day. For 2025 there is a special feature on the second day. “The Dunk”! This was the late, Duncan Kennedy’s idea for the 2025 event, Duncan passed away in July 2024. It seems only fitting to name this after him. Day 1 route is tougher than day 2, details and route will be emailed to you a week prior to the start date.

• Alternative route: If you feel you've had enough after the first day, you can sit out the rest of the weekend and enjoy a beer, whilst others suffer, or not as ther case might be.

KIT list:

• A Bike: If your bike is suitable for riding offroad over rough terrain and can carry everything you need for the weekend then that’s the bike for this event. And yes a Gravel bike will be fine if you are used to rough terrain. (SORRY. NO E-BIKES) Ebikes really complicate things with charging batteries, bike specification (ie not homemade) It just adds complications, staff, workload and insurance costs.

• Gear you must have: A reliable bike, a cycle helmet, lights, front and rear, a means to carry enough water, first aid kit, phone or GPS for navigation, multitool, tool kit, puncture repair kit, spare inner tube, tent/bivi bag/tarp. 

• Proper outdoor clothing to cope with all manner of conditions, last year we had rain one day, blazing sun the next.

• Snacks for the journey.

• Action cameras/drones, optional. All footage is welcome for the official video.

Timetable:

• Sign on from 7.30am Saturday 5th July 2025 at the Pelican Inn, Gloucdester.

• Saturday Rider Briefing, 8.55am

• Saturday Ride starts, 9am. Note - You have 15 minutes to leave, it’s not a race. Please make sure you leave by 9.15am.

• Saturday evening food from when the first riders arrive until who knows...

• Sunday Breakfast from 7am.

• Sunday ride start. 9am No later than 9.30am.

• Sunday pm, afterparty at the Pelican Inn.

  IMPORTANT. IF YOU ARE RUNNING LATE, OR WANT TO PULL OUT OF THE EVENT. TELL US PLEASE!

  A contact number is on the Pub guide, which is sent to you with the route a week before the start.

Event. Location:

The Pelican Inn, Gloucester, What3Words - ///agree.cling.blur. Address - 4 St Mary's St

Gloucester.

To Get there:

Nearest train - Gloucester train station.

Over night Parking - https://www.justpark.com/uk/parking/gloucester/s/bruton-way-gloucester-gl1-1ds/

Hotels - https://www.travelodge.co.uk/hotels/395/Gloucester-hotel

Caravan park - https://gloucestercamping.co.uk/

IMPORTANT PLEASE READ:

• By entering this event you are aware that the route is offroad and contains rough downhill sections, some road crossings and is a distance of 100 miles or 100k, depending on what you choose.

• You understand that you and you only are responsible for yourself and your bike for the duration of the event.

• You understand that you are responsible for the clothing you wear, your helmet being attached and fastened correctly.

• You are responsible for the condition of your bicycle and equipment.

• You agree that the event organiser is not liable for any injury you may suffer due to taking part in the event.

• You agree that by entering the event you accept full personal responsibility for your actions.

• You understand that you are responsible for navigating yourself via the GPX route file supplied via your navigation device, the device chosen is your choice.