All of the rides on the Iowa Gravel Series are friendly to new and experienced riders; and Silver City is the perfect opener for the season. Not too hilly, not too flat, a few surprises, and an amazing community that loves cyclists and welcomes them everyday on the Wabash Trace.

We think Silver City is pretty special and we know you’re going to love the roads. So, come ride with us and start the season off with a great day in the saddle.

Silver City Century

May 23th, 2026


EVENT50 km100 km
Start time8:00AM7:30AM
Start locationDowntown Silver CityDowntown Silver City
Distance50 km / 31 mi100 km / 62 mi
Climbing elevationAbout 1600 ftAbout 3600 ft
Meal OptionSilver SpokesAmerican Legion
PodiumNo, ride onlyYes

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What people are saying

Well run event on all fronts – I see a lot of gravel setups and this is run like a top.

Adam

The event was well run. The course was excellent. The parking was easy. Overall it was just an easy and stress free way to race bikes. To me the Iowa Gravel Series events are like all the best parts of gravel. Low key and grass roots. The quality of the field at the front of the race was as good as any race I’ve done.

Curtis

I haven’t done any other events in the area, and the only other events I have done are self supported bike packing races, so it was fun to interact with people at both ends of the race! I thought the course was well planned and marked. I also thought the information provided was perfect, not leaving me wanting any info, and not bombarding me with unwanted info. Sweet event! I’ll try to do more of the upcoming races!

Joseph

Super fun route, personalized experience (Series Director is a gem!). Great small town feel (Mary, American Legion, the folks at aid stations, the woman who had a cooler in her front lawn and came running out to cheer everyone on). Great day out on the saddle with friends, enjoying the open gravel roads. Appreciated extra route beta from race director too.

Kimmai

Very well put on, super friendly staff and volunteers. The city itself was remote, beautiful and fun to see. I don’t know how you did it, but the weather was perfect too. Keep up the great work! I’ll be coming to more IA race series races in the future!

Kenn

This race is so great! It is well organized, a great course with such a great variety of terrain, clearly marked, and has aid stations and the perfect spots!

Owen

Event Details

  • May 16th – Packet pickup available from 6:00 to 8:00PM

  • May 17th

    6:00AM – Race team setup

    6:30AM – Check-in opens for packet pickup at the gazebo in the park.

    7:30AM – 100km Group start. If you want to race, you’ll need to be in the group start.

    8:00AM – 50km group start. This distance has no podium; it’s only a ride. But, if you want to start with the group, this when it will leave.

    8:00AM – First aid station opens

    9:00AM – Second aid station opens

    11:00AM – First aid station closes

    11:00AM – Second aid station closes

    1:00PM – Podium announcement. Winners will also be announced on Social Media.

    2:00PM – SAG vehicle ends sweep of routes. Once the SAG vehicle passed you, you’re on your own for the race. Directional signs will be pulled from course and you’ll need to navigate on your own.

  • Week of May 19th – Start looking for links to results and photos in your inbox!

2025 Routes

Here are the links to the latest routes. We do mark the routes on both the 100km and 50km, but sometimes shenanigans happen, so please refer to the route in case a sign gets moved, stolen, or adjusted.

2025 Results

Pl.BibNameRaceGenderAgeChipTimeGunTime
1.438Bowery, Nancy100KMf585:04:335:04:41
2.443Trettin, Claire100KMf335:13:355:13:49
3.415Thacker, Jenny100KMf505:31:315:31:41
1.170Wait, Jonathan100KMm403:15:063:15:09
2.436Jensen, Christopher100KMm433:19:173:19:23
3.418Hopwood, Brady100KMm313:29:583:30:02
4.440Jackson, Camden100KMm253:36:353:36:38
5.174Hansen, Thomas100KMm213:49:443:49:49
6.455Dougherty, Brett100KMm303:49:433:49:50
7.173McLaren, Jared100KMm463:53:523:53:56
8.191Ralston, Casey100KMm474:01:264:01:31
9.175Eyberg, Todd100KMm524:03:534:03:58
10.187Reed, Walter100KMm414:05:044:05:15
11.408Cook, Dave100KMm504:29:504:29:59
12.238Gramlich, Nicholas100KMm344:41:594:42:11
13.546Medina, Guadalupe100KMm264:42:064:42:12
14.192Hotze, Steve100KMm404:42:384:42:51
15.195Sutej, Dave100KMm564:44:474:44:53
16.169Schettler, Jon100KMm424:45:484:45:57
17.161Binder, Scott100KMm634:51:304:51:40
18.439Prieto, Erik100KMm325:21:095:21:26
19.182Prieto, Israel100KMm585:21:435:21:58
20.183Prieto Palma, Erik100KMm545:27:325:27:48
21.218Gretz, Jake100KMm575:31:465:31:59
22.441Eschweiler, Todd100KMm545:53:245:53:36
23.224Ganske, Lee100KMm616:02:446:02:58
DNF547Grabenschroer, Thomas100KMm30
1.549Clark, Jana50KMf3:55:533:56:11
2.550Palser, Steph50KMf3:56:163:56:35
1.186North, Kristi50KMf422:40:502:40:59
2.451Swanson, Sara50KMf542:48:592:49:07
3.189Knop, Kellie50KMf492:51:472:51:47
4.177Regehr, Ruth50KMf593:01:493:01:57
5.453Podwinski, Ashley50KMf403:04:323:04:46
6.207Filips, Mitzi50KMf493:12:313:12:42
7.172Knight Knaub, Maggie50KMf363:16:013:16:18
8.445Ferguson, Jen50KMf494:01:564:02:12
1.188Babcock, Noah50KMm163:12:543:13:04
2.405Wolff-Anderson, Bryce50KMm133:33:503:33:56
3.334Hetz, Alex50KMm183:33:533:34:00
1.456Hansen, Ross50KMm412:07:112:07:16
2.178Freed, Nate50KMm352:17:252:17:26
3.193Turner, Benjamin50KMm412:25:322:25:33
4.164Karolewski, Janusz50KMm392:25:542:26:00
5.236Shannon, Jeff50KMm482:31:332:31:46
6.211Dwyer, Evan50KMm452:31:352:31:48
7.452Scarborough, Alec50KMm392:35:462:35:55
8.185Irwin, Trevor50KMm332:36:362:36:42
9.220Speck, Sean50KMm472:36:402:36:43
10.548Josh, Wilderman50KMm472:38:362:38:43
11.442Reznicek, Todd50KMm582:40:482:40:53
12.184Bangert, Reid50KMm362:45:132:45:18
13.176Regehr, Leon50KMm582:48:592:49:07
14.454Morgan, Scott50KMm462:58:092:58:21
15.321Hahn, Timothy50KMm483:01:133:01:17
16.256Filips, Steven50KMm583:12:313:12:44
17.190Ensrud, Robert50KMm563:13:263:13:50
18.222Meyer, Michael50KMm393:14:463:15:02
19.171Vaughn, Dan50KMm413:14:463:15:03
20.179Babcock, Jason50KMm533:32:483:32:59
21.406Anderson, Robert50KMm473:33:503:33:57
22.180Iossi, Mark50KMm634:08:474:09:04
1.448Parizek, Ricki50KMn584:00:324:00:48

All photos are available here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/81uwW7hbkokd6wZH8