Emporia Gravel Camp

EMPORIA GRAVEL CAMP

This is a great opportunity to get in some spring season miles, enjoy some warm weather and ride in the Gravel Mecca of Emporia, KS. The FORM crew will take care of the support and route finding, so participants can simply focus on riding their bikes on some of the most iconic gravel roads in the United States. Routes will explore The Flint Hills region while riding portions of the World Famous Unbound Gravel and XL course. This will be helpful to get riders more comfortable on mixed surface and get more familiar with the gravel scene in general.

Come get an early season bump in fitness that riders can carry with them into the summer and fall. There is no better place to test one’s fitness and sharpen one’s skills than the gravel roads of Emporia, KS.

2024 Dates:

April 20th - 24th, 2024

Arrive in Emporia by 12:00 p.m. on Saturday the 20th. Get settled and we will meet for an afternoon shake out spin.

Camp will wrap up early afternoon on Wed the 24th. We plan to ride both Saturday and Wednesday and will be going out for dinner on Wednesday. Travel day will be on Thursday.

COST: $1985

What’s Included:

Full Ride Support, Guided rides with full support from a follow vehicle for all 5 days. Lunch will be included out on the ride. Mechanical Support, Bikes will cleaned and maintained by our professional staff. Need help assembling when you arrive or packing your bike for travel? We’ve got you covered. Professional experience and expertise, Jake Wells has over 10 years of experience as a professional racer and has completed many of the top gravel races in the country, including the Unbound Gravel 200, The XL, Leadville 100 and SBT GRVL. He is a full-time Endurance Coach and Trainer and has helped dozens of athletes in preparation for their 'bucket list' riding events. Meals - We will provide post ride dinners and lunches, which will be out on-the-bike. All other meals will be the responsibility of the rider.

What you’re responsible for:

Lodging - We’ve got a block of rooms reserved at the Hampton Inn in Emporia. You just need to give them a call to book 1-620-412-9040 and mention FORM Cycling Experience. Rooms are $139 per night. https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/empwehx-hampton-emporia/

Meals - We will provide post ride dinners and lunches which will be out on-the-bike. All other meals will be the responsibility of the rider.

What to bring: This is a mixed surface camp. We will be riding mostly gravel roads.

A gravel bike with 36mm tires is recommended. Your Riding Kit - Jersey, Bibs/Shorts, Helmet, Glasses, Gloves etc. It’s Kansas in April, so bring cold weather riding gear, and prepare for rain. You can’t control the weather but you can control how comfortable you are when you’re riding in it.

One of the benefits of having a follow car is that you can stash that jacket and those gloves if you don’t need them, so bring it.
Let’s face it, there are a myriad of cycling camps in general and gravel camps in particular popping up all over the place. So why choose the Find Your FORM Experience? Each day you will be exposed to top notch coaching and riding techniques by Jake Wells and his team. There will be evening discussion sessions to go over ride files, power analysis, bike tech and even an internal practice to sharpen the mind game. We are capping the camp at 8 riders. Sign up quick, this one will sell out.
To register, please email us or drop us a line on the contact page and we can get you all setup.