Clarkes Gambit
Gravel Overnighter
Nelligen NSW
21 - 23 August, 2026
Friday 21 August
6:30pm: Early Registration @ the Steampacket Hotel (SPH) Nelligen
Saturday 22 August
6:30am: Coffee on offer @ The Riverside Cafe
6:45am > 7:45am: Registration Open at SPH
8:00am: Rides Start
2:30pm : Presentations
3:00pm onwards: post ride drinks, celebrations & re-fuelling at the Steam Packet Hotel.
Sunday 23 August
6:30am: Coffee on offer @ Riverside Cafe
6:45am > 7:45am: Registration Open at SPH
8:00am: Rides Start
12:00pm : Final Presentations and Close
Come and join us for a weekend getaway of Sun, Surf and Cycling!
Join us at Clarkes Gambit for the second round of the 2026 Bushranger Gravel Series. Whether you decide to race it or cruise it, the choice is yours, with prizes for the fastest male and female across the line!
Imagine you have just finished a days cycling on mint gravel backroads. You are tired but feel at peace as you enjoy a drink with your friends and family at the SteamPacket Hotel and watch the sunset.
This is Clarkes Gambit
The event name seeks to build on our Bushranger series of events; the Clarkes gang led by brothers Thomas and John Clarke, were the nation’s deadliest bushrangers that rustled livestock, ambushed gold shipments and robbed traders from Braidwood to Bega in southern New South Wales in the mid 1860’s.
The event will feature two days of sublime gravel cycling with three (3) different distances to choose from. There is also a One Day option. Your entry fee is super good value and gets you:
An entire weekend of riding on some of the best champagne gravel roads in Australia
Professional event pics from ReadyAimMedia
On course Feed zone and mechanical support
Fully insured event with approval from local council and authorities
Quality goodie bag and merchandise available for sale
A huge cache of prizes kindly donated by our sponsors!
Short Course
35km each day
Medium Course
55km each day
Long Course
100km Saturday only
ENTER EARLY
We offer huge discounts for early entry. This helps us with planning and makes for a better event. It also means we give less of YOUR ENTRY FEE to the Meta Company for paid Ads! Family Discounts and Group Discounts available. Get in touch here
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Marking multiple courses on consecutive days is expensive, time-consuming and bad for the environment.
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