Seeds & Stones Roubaix
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Seeds & Stones Roubaix

Waterman, Illinois, United States View on map
May 02, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Gravel biking

About this race

Just 1 hour from Chicago's Loop enjoy riding flat & lightly rolling country gravel roads.  Ride through farmlands as farmers make their final preparations for planting season.  The event will start & finish on a cinder track in Waterman, IL with a finish chute like none other in gravel.  Our event is unique in many ways.
- Prior to the ride there is Pancakes & Coffee free to all riders (6:30am-8:00am)
- Choose your distance on the fly. Mid-event riders will choose whether to head to the finish or take on more gravel (25/50/75 mi courses)
- All courses are marked with will have course marshals or police.
- 5 Strava Style Segment Premes on course.  
- For 2026 the event will have 25ish mile, 50ish mile, and 75ish mile timed courses.
- Finish on a gravel track to a butter dipped roasted corn.

With your registration we will make a donation to the Waterman Lions Club & a minimum of 1 pound of food per entry to the Hinckley Area Food Pantry.  In the add ons section all riders have an opportunity to pre purchase post ride burgers & beers.  You will also have an opportunity to further support these organizations.

Please consider purchasing registration insurance for the event.  This is the only path to receive a refund or deferral.

Pick your distance

Gravel biking

Junior 25 mile Gravel Cycling Event

May 02, 2026 40.2K 8:30 AM
$49.99
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Waterman, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 5.4° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 16.1°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 2.5° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 16.1°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
22.3
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
0.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
58.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on May 2, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on May 2, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 04m

The sun rises at 5:49 AM and sets at 7:54 PM local time (CDT) in Waterman on May 2, 2026 — 14h 04m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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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 Waterman event

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