2026 Race Schedule with the Ribble Outliers
- Ben Thomas
- Feb 2
- 2 min read

The radio silence ends now, the 2026 season is officially about to lift off! This Thursday we kick things off with the Ribble Outliers team launch, then on Sunday we’re wheels up to Girona for team camp. From there it’s straight into racing next week. New kit, new goals, full gas, let’s go!
This will be my second year with the Ribble Outliers gravel team, and heading into 2026 the goal is clear: build on that consistency while turning more of those performances into arms in the air moments, both here in the UK and across Europe. A major target will be Gralloch where I want to finally get on the podium. I'd love to get back on the podium at Nationals, and add another medal to the cabinet. At the Gravel Earth Series the goals are just as lofty with eyes on a podium at individual rounds and the overall. European Championships heads to Houffalize, my cycling heartland, a place i've finished on the podium at UCI races before. Two back to back weekends in the Ardennes with Euros and then the Gravel Earth Series will be an amazing way to wrap up the season.
Moving forwards, the plan is to share a mix of pre and post event video content alongside the normal written race reports and blogs. The first of those videos will be dropping this week, stay tuned!

2026 Race Calendar - Look out for a few other adventures added to the mix throughout the year.
Ribble Outlier team launch
5th February
London, UK.
Team Camp
8th February
Girona, Spain.
Santa Vall - Gravel Earth Series
14th / 15th February
Girona, Spain
Castellon Gravel - UCI World Gravel Series
22nd February
Llucena, Spain.
Elvas 114 Gravel - UCI World Gravel Series
28th March
Portugal
Gravel Desert - Gravel Earth Series
11th April
Spain
Traka 360 - Gravel Earth Series
1st May
Girona, Spain
Gralloch - UCI World Gravel Series
16th May
Gatehouse of Fleet, Scotland.
Gravel Adventure - UCI World Gravel Series
6th June
Poland
Hegau Gravel - UCI World Gravel Series
5th July
Singen, Germany.
The Majestics - UCI World Gravel Series
12th July
Valais, Switzerland
Megre Gravel - Gravel Earth Series
1st August
Lithuania.
European Championships - UCI World Gravel Series
30th August
Houffalize, Belgium.
The River - Gravel Earth Series
6th September
Belgium









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