Welcome to the return of the Property Brokers Gravel in Paradise Series for 2025, with a 4 round series this year, bought to you by Cycling Otago.
The four-round series kicks off in Alexandra with the 'Crop Duster' on Sunday, February 23rd, the perfect location and circuit to ease you into the series. Exactly four weeks later on Sunday the 23rd of March the "fast and furious" circuit in Palmerston, the Puketapu Gravel 'n' Tar welcomes you. The Gravel Muster is the third round in Middlemarch on Sunday the 13th of April and the famous White Rocks is the final in Elderslie, on Saturday, May the 3rd.
All event information is right here, https://gravelinparadise.co.nz/ and don't forget to keep updated with our two Facebook pages, Gravel in Paradise and Ride Strong.
There are two grades to enter this year, with three category classes in each grade and separate age groups for both males and females.
A new points system this year will be introduced with your best of 3 events out of the 4 contributing to your overall scoring to determine placings. Points will be rewarded as 1st=1, 2nd=2, 3rd=3 etc down until the last placing.
WIN AN $8,000.00 RIDLEY GRAVEL BIKE AND ADD YOUR OWN OPTIONAL UPGRADES IF YOU WISH
All single-event entries get 1 chance in the draw to win, a complete series entry (all 4 rounds) gets you 10 chances! To be eligible to win (drawn live at the last round, the White Rocks) you need to have used the configurator and kept your unique code.
Series entry is only $280.00 for ALL four rounds and 10 chances to go in the draw to win the $8,000.00 new Ridley Gravel bike!!!!
https://www.ridley-bikes.com/en_NZ/configurator
We have stunning Gravel in Paradise jerseys to purchase on this form. Please select your size, we will order in batches and deliver via courier for free. Standard jersey is only $105.00 and aero is $155.00. Check them out on the merchandise page https://gravelinparadise.co.nz/merchandise.html
A massive thank you to all our fantastic sponsors https://gravelinparadise.co.nz/index.html#partners
Classes/Grades, Categories and age groups
Gravel 1 Grade
Sams Bar Championship Class
(series winner of this, both male and female, to be crowned GIP Champions 2025)
- 18 years and under – male and female
- 19 years to 34 years – male and female
- 35 years to 49 years – male and female
- 50 years to 59 years male and female (FITGYM, Wanaka- Adair Craik Series Cup- Female 50 years +)
- 60 years and over male and female (FITGYM, Wanaka- Geoff Lienert Series Cup-Male 60 years +)
Farm Strong Ride Strong Class (also eligible for all placings in Championship Class)
(in conjunction with Farm Strong – Fastest Farmer/Farming community entrants, both male and female to be crowned as Ride Strong 2025 Champions)
Age groups as above
Calect Electrical E-Bike Class (pedal assist only)
(this will be a competitive class this year, but expect there to be some fun with medals and prizes!!)
- 49 years and under male and female
- 50 years to 59 years male and female
- 60 years and over male and female
Gravel 2 Grade:
Rush Velo Competition Class
(competition medals for fastest series winner male and female)
- 18 years and under – male and female
- 19 years to 34 years – male and female
- 35 years to 49 years – male and female
- 50 years to 59 years – male and female
- 60 years and over – male and female
Farm Strong Ride Strong Class (also eligible for all placings in competition class)
(in conjunction with Farm Strong – Fastest Farmer/Farming community entrants, the fastest combined times both male and female will receive medals)
Age groups as above
Calect Electrical E-Bike Class (pedal assist only)
(this will be a competitive class this year, but expect there to be some fun with medals and prizes!!)
- 49 years and under – male and female
- 50 years to 59 years – male and female
- 60 years and over – male and female