Belgium Waffle Ride 2023

The Belgian Waffle events begin on Friday, October 13th.

The BWR KS is the greatest gravel / unroad course in America. The route will take riders on a ronde of the rolling hills north of Lawrence, where it will clatter through agrarian hamlets and the Ardennes-like hills — not over classic mountains per se, but rather a never-ending string of ups and downs — along sinuous unroads, single-track through the woods or along the lakefront, muddy trails and two spectacular cyclocross courses carved through the grass, woods and valleys of Snake Farm – De Kleine Slang and The Slengenwinkel Doolhof – situated at a magical place of forested backcountry that’s just a few miles from downtown Lawrence. The 2023 course is new, as but features plenty of the rolling hills from the 2021/22 edition, where there are virtually no straightaways, and lots of opportunities for pain and suffering. Oh yeah, there will be almost no paved roads and due to the nature of the course, no place to hide from the wind in a group. You will be on your own.

The only Euro-style Spring Classics on American soil, this BWR in Kansas is being hosted by Sunflower Outdoor and Bike Shop.