Event Schedule

This page will be continually updated.

Planning your race, ride, and festival weekend is part of the fun. Stay tuned here for exciting activities, important deadlines, and more. This schedule is subject to change up to and during the event.

Venue & Parking:

Venue: The festival, expo, concert, and Start / Finish all take place right across the street from Brues Alehouse, 120 Riverwalk Pl, Pueblo, CO 81003.

Parking: Parking can be found at two separate downtown parking garages as well as numerous public lots and on-street parking. Do not park in private businesses or on private property!

Packet Pickup, Expo, Concert, Community Ride, and more!

The festival venue is right across the street from Brues Alehouse, 120 Riverwalk Pl, Pueblo, CO 81003.

Friday, October 9

Register for Grassroots Gravel

Schedule subject to change.

2:00 - 6:00 PM - Festival and Packet Pickup

WHERE: The festival venue is right across the street from Brues Alehouse, 120 Riverwalk Pl, Pueblo, CO 81003.

  • The Festival & Expo

    • Connect with dozens of industry-leading vendors, local artists, local food trucks, and more. Festival & Expo details

  • Packet Pickup - Look for the Grassroots Gravel tents

    • ID or copy of registrant ID required.

  • Bike Valet presented by Serea

All Day - International Bicycle Flat Tire World Series

Hosted at the Bicycle Colorado and Teravail booths!

Learn or compete in flat tire fixing skills! Friday: Lessons (learn new skills!) and compete in championship qualifiers with prizes from Teravail and Grassroots Gravel. Saturday: Qualifiers and lessons until the Series Championship at 3:30pm for the Silca pump trophy!

4:00 pm - Zeal Optics x SoCO Trail Builders Slow Bike Race

Hosted at Southern Colorado Trail Builders booth!

How slow can you go? This is a challenge of balance and control, and one of our favorite challenges. Last one to cross the line without touching the ground, another rider, or stopping forward movement (no simple trackstands here, folks) wins. Prizes from Zeal and Grassroots Gravel!

4:45 pm - Community Ride staging

Join us on this community ride along the scenic Arkansas River in Pueblo! The community ride is open to all - just sign up and complete the waiver here. Everyone who’s signed up could win sunglasses, Grassroots Gravel swag, bike gear, and more!

What: This is a ride for everyone. We’ll be keeping a casual pace and enjoying people, bikes, and Pueblo on a route overlooking the Arkansas river.

  • Distance: The ride will be be along the Arkansas River with options ~3-8 miles long

  • Where: Meet on Alan Hamel Avenue between Union Avenue and Main Street, right behind Pueblo Memorial Hall / Across from Brues Alehouse

  • Safety notes: This is a rules-of-the-road ride, which means all riders are expected to follow standard traffic laws and signals. Riders are strongly encouraged to bring lights for their bikes and wear appropriate safety equipment including helmets.

5:00 pm - Community Ride Depart

6:30 - 9:00 PM - Free Concert

Presented by Minnequa Works Credit Union, the concert at Grassroots Gravel is free to the public. We STRONGLY encourage you to get downtown and groove with us.

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9:00 PM - Concert winds down

  • Grab merch to support these great bands!

9:15 PM - Festival venue closes for the night

  • You don’t gotta go home. But you can’t stay here.

Saturday, October 10

The big day!

Plan accordingly. Check the weather and adjust clothes, water, fueling, etc. Check in on yourself and your friends. Stay fueled & hydrated. HAVE FUN!

Not registered yet?

Schedule subject to change leading into event day.

6:30 AM - 9:30 AM - Late Packet Pickup

  • We STRONGLY encourage getting your packet on Friday. Race departs will leave promptly at designated times. Be sure to show up EARLY on this day to get your packet if you must.

  • Location: Look for the Grassroots Gravel tents

    • In the festival right across the street from Brues Alehouse, 120 Riverwalk Pl, Pueblo, CO 81003

    • ID required (or copy of registrant ID)

7:04 AM

  • Sunrise

7:30 AM - Staging for The Whole (113 mile)

  • Staging begins for The Whole (110 mile) depart

    • Location: Main street, across the street from Brues Alehouse, 120 Riverwalk Pl, Pueblo, CO 81003

7:50 AM - The Whole (113 mile) Rider Safety Meeting (at staging/start)

8:00 AM - The Whole (113 mile) depart

  • Neutral depart led by law enforcement

    • Location: Main street, across the street from Brues Alehouse, 120 Riverwalk Pl, Pueblo, CO 81003

8:15 AM - Staging for The Half (75 mile)

  • Staging begins for The Half (75 mile) depart

    • Location: Main street, across the street from Brues Alehouse, 120 Riverwalk Pl, Pueblo, CO 81003

8:35 AM - The Half (75 mile) Rider Safety Meeting (at staging/start)

8:45 AM - The Half (75 mile) depart

  • Neutral depart led by law enforcement

    • Location: Main street, across the street from Brues Alehouse, 120 Riverwalk Pl, Pueblo, CO 81003

9:00 AM - Staging for The Lil Chile (39 mile)

  • Location: Main street, across the street from Brues Alehouse, 120 Riverwalk Pl, Pueblo, CO 81003

9:20 AM - The Lil Chile (39 mile) Rider Safety Meeting (at staging/start)

9:30 AM - The Lil Chile (40 mile) depart

  • Neutral depart led by law enforcement

    • Location: Main street, across the street from Brues Alehouse, 120 Riverwalk Pl, Pueblo, CO 81003

9:45 AM - Staging for The Mild (15 & 19 mile)

  • Location: Main street, across the street from Brues Alehouse, 120 Riverwalk Pl, Pueblo, CO 81003

10:05 AM - The Mild (15 & 19 mile) Rider Safety Meeting (at staging/start)

10:15 AM - The Mild (15 & 19 mile) depart

  • Neutral depart led by law enforcement

    • Location: Main street, across the street from Brues Alehouse, 120 Riverwalk Pl, Pueblo, CO 81003

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM - Festival, Podiums, Celebration

WHERE: The festival venue is right across the street from Brues Alehouse, 120 Riverwalk Pl, Pueblo, CO 81003.

  • The Festival & Expo

    • Connect with dozens of industry-leading vendors, local artists, local food trucks, and more. Festival & Expo details

  • Packet Pickup - Look for the Grassroots Gravel tents

    • ID or copy of registrant ID required.

  • Bike Valet presented by Serea

~12:00 PM - Podium Awards for The Lil Chile

  • Podiums for the Lil Chile (39 mile). Top five Mens/Womens/Gender-Expansive from each route.

    • Podium times will be announced at the expo…time based on return of racers

~1:00 - 2:30 PM - Podium Awards for The Half

  • Podiums for The Half (75 mile). Top five Mens/Womens/Gender-Expansive from each route.

    • Podium times will be announced at the expo…time based on return of racers

~2:30 - 4:00 PM - Podium Awards for The Whole

  • Podiums for the Whole (113 mile). Top five Mens/Womens/Gender-Expansive from each route.

    • Podium times will be announced at the expo…time based on return of racers

3:00 pm - Zeal Optics x SoCO Trail Builders Slow Bike Race

Hosted at Southern Colorado Trail Builders booth!

How slow can you go? This is a challenge of balance and control, and one of our favorite challenges. Last one to cross the line without touching the ground, another rider, or stopping forward movement (no simple trackstands here, folks) wins. Prizes from Zeal and Grassroots Gravel!

4:00 PM - International Bicycle Flat Tire World Series CHAMPIONSHIP

  • Top finishers from this year’s International Bicycle Flat Tire World Series presented by UC Health will throw down some flat-fixin’ excellence to define the year’s reigning champion. These folks will be competing for a custom top-of-the-line pump from Silca, tires from Teravail, and more.

4:30 PM until Final Rider - Grassroots Gravel Finish Line Celebration

  • We celebrate every rider and finisher. Join us, hype our final finishers up, and enjoy downtown with great folks!

6:24 PM - Sunset

6:30 PM - Bike Valet closes

Parking

Downtown Pueblo has multiple public lots & garages.

Park in designated public lots and garages. On-street parking will be limited. Parking at the event location will be accessibility-only. Use common city sense and stow valuables and bags out of sight.

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