Weekend Program
10-13th September 2026

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10th

16-19:00 - Event weekend rental bike pickups - Registration Office

18:30 - 21:00 - Riders Buffet Pajulahti (booking required)

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 11th

10:00 BMC Warmup Ride (60km) - Pajulahti Sports Center main entrance

13:00–20:00 Registration office open — Pajulahti Sports Center main entrance

14:00 Panaracer Warmup Ride (60km) - Panaracer Event Area

16:30 Velocio Shakeout ride (40km) - Velocio Event Area

18:00–18:30 Riders briefing, UCI Qualifier — Pajulahti Restaurant

18:30–22:00 Riders buffet, booking required — Fanni Restaurant

SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER — UCI QUALIFIER

07:30–10:30 Registration office open — event area

10:00 Starts 175km UCI Panaracer Gravelking Gravel World Series

Elite Men and Elite Women. Men age groups to 55–59, women age groups to 45–49.

ELITE MEN  - 10:00 (nrs 01 to 150)

19-34 male  - 10:05 (nrs 201 to 275)

35-39 male - 10:05 (nrs 276 to 376)

40-44 male  - 10:10 (nrs 377 to 425)

45-49 male - 10:10 (nrs 426 to 475)

50-54 male - 10:15 (nrs 476 to 525)

55-59 male - 10:15 (nrs 526 to 550)

ELITE WOMEN - 10:30 (nrs 151 to 200)

19-34 female - 10:35 (nrs 616 to 650)

35-39 female - 10:35 (nrs 651 to 675)

40-44 female - 10:35 (nrs 676 to 700)

45-49 female - 10:35 (nrs 701 to 720)

10:40 Starts 98km UCI Panaracer Gravelking Gravel World Series

Men age groups from 60–64 upwards, women age groups from 50–54 0nwards.

60-64 male - 10:40 (nrs 551 to 575)

65-69 male - 10:40 (nrs 576 to 600)

70-74 male- 10:40 (nrs 601 to 610)

75-79 male - 10:40 (nrs 611 to 615)


50-54 female - 10:45 (nrs 721 to 740)

55-59 female  - 10:45 (nrs 741 to 760)

60-64 female - 10:45  (nrs 761 to 765)

65-69 female - 10:45 (nrs 766 to 770)

70-74 female - 10:45 (nrs 771 to 775)

11:30–12:15 Kids Race hosted by Lotta Henttala — start and finish area

14:00-16:00 Podium ceremonies — event area

14:30–20:00 Post-ride food, sauna, lake swim, terrace open

20:00 Shuttle to Lahti railway station, booking required

SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER — NORDIC GRAVEL SERIES

07:30–10:30 Registration office open — event area

09:30 Start — 145 km, Elite Men and Men age groups

09:40 Start — 145 km, Elite Women and Women age groups

09:41 Start - 145km Pace Groups 25/20km/h

10:00 Start — 95 km, Men & Women (all)

10:01 Start - 95km Pace Groups 25/20km/h

10:15 Start — 60 km, Men and Women (all)

13:30–20:00 Post-ride food, sauna, lake swim, terrace open

15:00 Podium ceremony — sauna terrace

19:30 NGS terrace party, BBQ and sauna

20:00 Shuttle to Lahti railway station, booking required