Date
Sat, 20 Mar 2027
Start
08:30
Venue
Lake Sweetwater Municipal Campground, County Road 264, Sweetwater, TX 79556
Sweetwater, Nolan County
Countdown
March
The 70-mile middle ground at Rattlesnake: a proper day on gravel from Sweetwater, but a good deal less than the full hundred.
Key facts
01Mass start, so expect a bunched field off the line
02Results are ranked by sex and age group
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The course
The route
Sweetwater
Distance113km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate113.0 km
Weather
Mid-March, Sweetwater
24°CTypical high
7°CTypical low
-4°CColdest in 20 years
17%Days with rain
Highs around 24°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to -4°C. Rain on 17% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2024 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Terri Quirk04:04:2827.6 km/h
02Megan Whitford04:04:2927.6 km/h
03Erin Fusting04:42:2523.9 km/h
15
Women finishers
5:25:24
Median time
20.8 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserNolan County Renewal Project
Websiterattlesnakegravelgrind.bike
Instagram@rattlesnakegravelgrind
Running since2022
Training
Training for the Rattlesnake Gravel Grind 113 km
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