Belgian Waffle Ride CALIFORNIA 2026

Set your course for San Marcos, in the sizzling county of San Diego in Southern California 🇺🇸. The festivities’ menu pays a vibrant, brawny tribute to the legendary Belgian one-day races—sunshine included.

This playground delights in beating up your steed with an explosive cocktail cheekily dubbed "Unroad" by the organizers. The route frantically switches from perfectly smooth asphalt to rocky dirt roads, sandy singletracks, and treacherous river crossings 🚴‍♂️. Your effort turns downright dramatic on brutal climbs with Flemish-inspired names, like the fearsome "Muur van Dubbelberg" (Double Peak), which finishes you off right at the very end. Your tires will have to survive terrain as sublime as it is destructive, deep in the arid canyons 🌵.

Forget gloomy aid stations: the spirit of this grand gathering preaches an unconditional love for Flemish cycling culture 🇧🇪. Fans packed along the gravel sectors scream their lungs out on the most indecent gradients to keep you from putting a foot down. Once you’ve crossed the final arch, your agony instantly melts away into a monumental kermesse where real waffles and abbey beers flow freely to mend battered bodies 🍻.

Save a hint of energy to soak up the laid-back Pacific Coast lifestyle just about thirty minutes away. Bring your crew along for an unmissable surf session—or simply a restorative nap on the fine sandy stretches of Carlsbad 🏄‍♂️. Point your duo too toward the buzzing historic Gaslamp Quarter, in the heart of San Diego, to devour a few tacos and celebrate your victory over the dust. Lock in your registration out of the saddle and come write your own legend on this American gravel myth! 💥