MACEDONIA GRAVEL
Join us for the 5th Annual Macedonia Gravel Grinder! Routes feature spectacular views and some of the best gravel racing in the Northeast. Registration includes custom event swag, well marked course, stocked aid stations every 20 miles & Entry into the Post Race Party.
MACEDONIA PREVIEW VIDEO
TIMED RACES
Excited to announce that the 2026 edition of The Mac will feature Start to Finish timed races. There will be a nuetral start for the first 3.6 miles to get everyone warmed up before the race horn sounds.
Race Categories (Men’s & Women’s Fields)
Separate for Mega, Adventure & Soul
19 & Under
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70+
Note: Based on sign ups we reserve the right to combine age groups to ensure a competitive field
COURSE MARKING & ROUTE FILES
Course will be well marked with coroplast arrow signage at all turns and all registered racers will have free access to our RideWithGPS event account on race day to follow the route with visual and audio cues. (Requires downloading RWG App to your phone). You can also download FIT/GPX files from there to upload to your bike computer. Just make sure to autosync your ride to RideWithGPS.
Here Are The Planned 2026 Routes:
STOCKED AID STATIONS
Aid Stations will all have GU, Gatorade or Nuun hydration, Water and GU Chews & Gels. Aid Station 1 (Mile 21) will feature our famous organic pancakes and real maple syrup. Aid Station 2 (Mile 45) & 3 (Mile 65) will have a mix of refueling items like Swedish Fish, Pickle Juice, Coke, Clif Bars, etc.
TRAFFIC CONTROL
Police will be stationed at some key intersections to provide traffic control.
MGG SUPPORTS LOCAL CHARITIES
A portion of event proceeds will be going to charities in the region including CT Cycling Advancement Program (CCAP).
EVENT SWAG
Custom Swag - Details coming soon.
POST RACE PARTY
Post race party with Live Music will feature the much loved hot food truck that we hired last year serving tacos & rice bowls. We’re also bringing back the Ice Cream truck & cold N.A. Beer from our friends at Athletic Brewing Company.
SEGMENT RACING
We will still track Gran Fondo style segments for bragging rights. You can chill out and ride at your own pace and then hammer the Timed Segments. We’ll be using RideWithGPS to automatically manage leaderboards and overall results. Mega has 5 segments, Adventure 4 segments and Soul 2 segments. While leaderboards will be live, we’ll pull final reports on Wednesday morning following the event.
To be included in the leaderboard, you will need to have a free RideWIthGPS account that ride will be synced to. Make sure to complete your user profile including Name, Date of Birth & Gender and also set visibility to “Everyone” so you’ll appear in the leaderboards.
TIRE RECOMMENDATIONS
Our tire recommendation is a tire like Panaracer GravelKing SK 38mm or 40 mm. The unpaved sections have a wide mix of surfaces and can get pretty rocky - especially for the additional miles in the MEGA route. We do not recommend racing with a traditional road bike and/or slick tires.
VOLUNTEERS
We’d greatly appreciate it if friends or family members could help out for a few hours at one of the aid stations. All volunteers will get one of our JGG event shirts and free entry into the post race awards party with food & drinks. They can sign up right here on BikeReg. (We’d welcome local non-profit groups to run an aid station as a fundraiser as well).
Presented by Ready Set Go Adventures
Categories:
- MEGA, 85 miles, $140.00, field limit 135, start time 08:00:00
- ADVENTURE , 65 miles, $120.00, field limit 130, start time 08:30:00
- SOUL, 40 miles, $100.00, field limit 65, start time 09:00:00
- VOLUNTEER SIGN UP, $0.00, field limit 25, start time 07:00:00
Registration:
- Opens on Thursday January 01, 2026
- Closes on Thursday August 06, 2026