Alpes Mancelles Gravel Bike

Alpes Mancelles Gravel Bike is a gravel event staged on 19-20 September 2026 around Saint-Léonard-des-Bois in the Sarthe department, in France's Pays de la Loire region. The base village sits at the heart of the Alpes Mancelles, the hilly western edge of the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park, with rolling terrain along the Sarthe valley and a dense network of country lanes and forest tracks. The 2026 programme offers five distance options — La Novice 50 km / 800 m D+, La Découverte 80 km / 1200 m D+, La Sportive 120 km / 1750 m D+, Le Défi 220 km / 2500 m D+ and L'Ultime 350 km / 4300 m D+ over two days. The event is organised by the Alpes Mancelles Gravel Bike association.