Heathland – Unbound Gravel Qualifier

Limburg Flanders Heathland Unbound Gravel Qualifier – Maasmechelen Terhills

OFFICIAL UNBOUND GRAVEL QUALIFICATION

A scoop and a blast! Has Unbound Gravel been on your wish list for a long time? Heathland Gravel it is first ever official European Unbound Gravel Qualifying event! Participants in the 160 km ride have a chance to win 50 coins for Unbound Gravel 2025, based on performance and raffle. Just fancy a fun gravel weekend with friends? Then view the routes of 110 and 70 km. SEE YOU in Maasmechelen!

QUALIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Is participating in Unbound Gravel with 4,000 athletes your dream? From 2024 there will be a new route to this popular American gravelrace. Qualify at Heathland Gravel, bypass the lottery and buy your ticket directly.

WHAT DO YOU GET?

Flanders Classics offers you a complete gravel weekend in the green gravelhart of Flanders: Limburg. The gravel party starts on Friday 9 and Saturday 10 August with relaxed social rides. It closes on Sunday, August 11 gravelbike end the weekend with an intensive ride on the mine slag heaps and through the Hoge Kempen National Park. Distances? 160, 110 and 70 km. Whatever your distance, your ticket includes:

PRACTICAL INFO Unbound Gravel Qualifier: 

• Sticker with the route for your frame
• Starting number for your bike
• Mechanical assistance on the way on Sunday
• Free parking during the event
• Signposted route on Sunday
• Access to showers on Sundays
• Guarded bicycle parking during the event

EAT DRINK

• Free Belgian beer on Saturday
• Coffee on Sunday morning
• Supplies on the way on Sundays
• Lunch on Sunday (12:00 – 19:00)
• Free drink at the finish on Sunday

ATMOSPHERE & EXTRAS

• Relaxed social rides on Friday and Saturday
• Campfire and music on Saturday
• Music and good vibes after the race on Sunday
• Post-race ceremony and raffle on Sunday
• Free T-shirt at the finish on Sunday
• Goodies from our partners during the event

ABOUT HEATHLAND GRAVEL

The organizers take you to the Limburg heath, away from the crowds. Just you, your gravelbike and nature. Amid the natural beauty, when the heathland unfolds into a purple painting from mid-August to mid-September, you can enjoy panoramic views. Your focus is on your breathing and pedal stroke. The heath will bloom, the legs will burn and the Heathland will guide you.

UNBOUND GRAVEL IN KANSAS IS TO GRAVEL ENTHUSIASTS WHAT KONA, HAWAII IS TO THE TRIATHLETE. HEATHLAND GRAVEL IN 2024 IS THE VERY FIRST AND ONLY OFFICIAL EUROPEAN QUALIFICATION.

CEO OF FLANDERS CLASSICS, TOMAS VAN DEN SPIEGEL

DISTANCES & PRIZES Unbound Gravel Qualifier.

The best of Heathland Gravel? It's both fun and serious gravel fun. Whether you are here to qualify or just enjoy a fantastic gravelrit with the best that Flemish gravel has to offer, you are in the right place!

160 km – OFFICIAL UNBOUND GRAVEL QUALIFICATION

• Official Unbound Gravel Qualification
• This is the very first – and only – European Unbound Gravel qualification. You mainly cycle off-road.
• Wave 1, 16/02 – 31/03: €79.95
• Wave 2, 01/04 – 09/07: €89.95
• Wave 3, after 09/07: €99.95

110 km – Let's have fun. 110 km off-road gravelen.

• Wave 1, 16/02 – 31/03: €54.95
• Wave 2, 01/04 – 09/07: €59.95
• Wave 3, after 09/07: €64.95

70 km – You enjoy 70 km on the best gravel roads.

• Wave 1, 16/02 – 31/03: €44.95
• Wave 2, 01/04 – 09/07: €49.95
• Wave 3, after 09/07: €54.95

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2024: WARM-UP

• Check-in and pick up starting number (afternoon/evening)
• Relaxed social rides with fellow riders (afternoon/evening)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 2024: ON THE HEATH

• Check-in and pick up starting number (all day)
• Relaxed social rides with fellow riders (afternoon)
• Rider briefing
• Bike Expo
• Food & drinks (first drink from us!)
• Live music

SUNDAY 11 AUGUST 2024: RACE DAY

• Coffee for everyone
• Official start Unbound Gravel Qualification (160 km)
• Group start (110 & 70 km)
• Your Heathland adventure
• Tasty gravel style lunch (included in your ticket)
• Official ceremony and raffle in the afternoon with music