Laughing Donkey Gravel Invitational
About this race
The Gravel Cycling Community of Tifton invites you to our premier FREE Gravel Cycling Event in South Georgia. The 5th annual "Laughing Donkey Gravel Invitational" is a FREE gravel adventure supported by sponsors and donors.
We offer a variety of distances: (80, 60mi, 40mi, 25mi, 15mi) with two aid stations to support your ride.
The Laughing Donkey supports the Anthony Bateman Youth Center Scholarship Foundation through donations and sponsorship. The money raised will be used to fund scholarships for dedicated local students pursuing post-secondary education. Please share this event with your favorite friends.
If you are interested in sponsoring the event, please email us at laughingdonkeygravel@gmail.com.
For information about travel/lodging, please visit https://thinktifton.com/
2026 Routes: TBA closer to the event.
2025 Routes:
16-mile route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53016275
26-mile route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53014554
42-mile route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53014453
67-mile route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53016331
78-mile route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53016361
Pick your distance
Cycling
Tiny Donkey (16 Mile)
The Laughing Donkey Gravel Invitational is just around the corner. FREE gravel adventure with two stocked aid stations, great hospitality, and awesome routes (Routes posted closer to the event). We hope to see you there.
Small Donkey (25 Miles)
Medium Donkey (43 Miles)
Large Donkey (65 Miles)
Big Donkey (80 Miles)
Race-day daylight
We have no recorded weather for Chula yet, but sunrise and sunset follow from the venue and the date.
The sun rises at 6:55 AM and sets at 5:40 PM local time (EST) in Chula on November 7, 2026 — 10h 45m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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Other races near Chula
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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Georgia Peanut Festival 5k and Fun Run
Glowin for Preslee 5K
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 1 Chula event
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