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I’m sure there’s some collective eye-rolling and bemused looks each time we bang on about how brilliant North London Dirt is, but it really is that good! Somehow brothers Philip and Andrew Diprose, who organise the event, manage to do the gravel alchemist’s trick of turning urban horribleness into gravel gold and they do it year, after year, after year.

We rode the event last year and were blown away by both the sheer quality of the riding and the super friendly feel of the event. The brothers have spent all winter doing their best Sherlock Holmes impressions to find new trails and have promised us another fantastic iteration this year.

To help give some insight into what makes the event so special, two of the event sponsors, Brooks England and Workshop Coffee, have put together this great film. If this doesn’t make you want to sign up for next year's event, then nothing will!

Every year the North London Dirt is oversubscribed and sells out and this year was no exception - it took just four hours from the tickets going on sale to it being sold out!

But for one lucky Gravel Union member, we are going to be giving away a pair of tickets. If you would like to sign up for a free membership and be in with a chance to win the tickets, you can find details here