4 cycling events in Craftsbury, Vermont

Welcome to Raid Lamoille, a premier gravel grinder event. Details can be found on the ride web site (raidlamoille.com) but we can tell you this – the long route will be around 55 miles, mostly gravel and will include a significant amount of climbing. Yeah, it’s hard. Not up for that? We do offer a sweet 25-mile option!

You can find route profiles on the ride's web page.

Mostly self-supported along the way, riders are treated to a delicious lunch and cold beer at the finish.

YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE TO REGISTER FOR THIS RIDE

Raid – Our definition? A raid is a challenging route that includes a significant amount of packed-gravel riding and some major climbing segments. Some would call it a dirt road randonee, others a gravel grinder, we just call it a Raid. This is not a race. A properly prepared rider and bike of most any type can do this. Our guarantee – you will finish tired but feeling accomplished. It’s probably not for everybody, but you’re not everybody, right?

Navigation - all routes will be judiciously marked with turn arrows. In prior years we marked all intersections with arrows (and plan to again) but town permitting requirements and sign vandalism may compromise their effectiveness . We also provide downloadable files for your GPS and will have printed cue sheets available.

For more information about the ride visit raidlamoille.com

Vermont Youth Cycling is excited to welcome you to our FINAL race of the 2026 season on SUNDAY October 18. This course at Craftsbury Outdoor Center will offer a variety of fun and flowy descents, great single track and double track for passing opportunities, and a bit of climbing to earn all that fun downhill!

Routes will be finalized in the weeks leading up to the event. Check out last year's Course Maps Here to get a sense of what the courses might look like.

IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF VTYC YOUR REGISTRATION TO ALL RACES IS FREE. PLEASE USE THE HONOR SYSTEM AND THE COUPON CODE YOU WERE EMAILED FOR FREE REGISTRATION. If you are not a member, please pay the $50 entry fee.

Parents are encouraged to contribute to the festival atmosphere by bringing a tent/chairs and food for your riders.

Please bring what you will need for the day and pack out your trash.

Schedule: Please note that start times may be delayed slightly but will not begin ahead of the time below.

10am: Junior, 1-lap race begins

10:30am: pre-ride for Cat A/B/C

~11:00 Junior Day-of Podium Ceremony

11:30am: Cat B, 2-lap race begins

11:40am: Cat C (1-lap race begins, same course as B riders)

12:30pm: Cat A (3-lap race begins)

~2:00 A, B, C Day-of Podiums, Series Podiums, and Team Awards

Course Pre-riding

The course will be open to pre-ride Sunday morning from 8:30-9:45am before the first race takes off. Pre-ride for Cat A/B/C is at 10:30.

Chip Timing

We will have volunteers collecting chip in the finish chute. Riders MUST return their chip or they will be charged $50.

Volunteers

We need many volunteers to make the day run smoothly! Please sign up to help us out here.

Other

Independent racers are welcome! If you want to participate but aren't linked up with a team yet, please register as an 'Independent' rider and come out for a fun time!

If you have young riders below 5th Grade, bring them along as there will be lots of fun racing to watch.

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2026 Results and Photos

2024 Results and Photos

Race Info

The Black River Grand Prix returns! Join us on Saturday, June 19, 2027 for the Black River Grand Prix weekend, a celebration of fast racing, big loops, varied terrain, and fun in the woods. The format is simple: mass start on one big lap (or two). Want to race 15 miles (25k) of the best the Center has to offer? Enter the Grand Prix. Think it's so nice you want to do it twice? Then the 50k Grand Epic is for you. And if racing isn't your thing and you just want a signed ride and a good lunch, then the Grand Tour has your name on it.

Whatever your category, this ain’t XCO, this is VT mountain biking - flow, tech, jank, doubletrack, ski trail, and maybe even a dirt road or two - there’s something for everyone. There's even a bit of pavement at the start.

The 2026 Black River Grand Epic field will head off at 10:00am for the 25-mile Epic race featuring nearly all the riding the Center has to offer. Two loops (plus a parade lap!) of nearly all our trails in the most fun layout we can pull off. This is not sufferfest racing, this is the local's loop, routed the way the builders like to ride.

The Grand Prix will start 5 minutes later at 10:05am for those who just want one sweet race lap.

Five minutes later at 10:07AM the Grand Tour riders go off on a mellow cruise of the same loop. The lap never loops back into the stadium, so once you’re gone, you’re gone, though the Grand Epic racers will come back through the Upper Field after their first ~15-mile lap.

First folks back win. The courses will look nearly identical to the 2026 Grand Prix course, with a few changes and reroutes to keep y'all on your toes.

Check out the Race Guide! for more info about this year's event.

Pricing and Prize Purses

The Grand Prix will be $50 for open racers, $30 for U23 competitors, and $25 for juniors (ages 18 and under). The Grand Epic will be $75. The Grand Tour costs $35.

We're still in the process of figuring out prize money. But we will have cash prizes for the top three of each gender in both distances.

We will call up podiums for the top 3 overall men and women, and the top junior (U20) boy and girl. Door draw prizes will be distributed by random draw at bib pickup.

On-site Lodging

Did you know the Center has on-site lodging with meals available? Whether you want your own private cabin, a lakeside cottage, or just a room in our Cedar Lodge dorm, we can meet your needs. A room in Cedar lodge (with three meals included) starts at just $155.

Learn more about lodging info and rates here.

Or check out the cabin tour from DirtWireTV:

The Trails & Course

Never ridden our trails? Check out these DirtWireTV recaps of a race we used to run (RIP to the VT3) to get a taste of what is in store.

A weekend at the Outdoor Center with DirtWireTV

Sampling the trails pre-race

VT3 race highlights