Saimaa Gravel Tour LONG (2026)

The Saimaa Gravel Tour LONG route's will depart starting from 08:00 on Sunday 12 July 2026.

The LONG route will be roughly 140-170 km (the distance will be confirmed after a new route has been designed and negotiated with the land owners). The route will start and finish in Imatra and it will run along the Russian border zone area towards the Saimaa Canal and continue west from the canal. The route will return over the canal to shore of Lake Saimaa and Vuoksi riverside. The final route and the number of service points will be published later.

You can also participate in Saimaa Gravel Tour with an electric bike.

Two-step registration process for the Saimaa Cycle Tour:

1. Create a user account (If you already have a user account, log in and go to step two)

• Create an user account to register for the Saimaa Gravel Tour event
  • If you don't have a user account, create it over here

2. Pay your registration

• Choose your departure time and add it to shopping cart
• Confirm and pay your registration at the checkout
  • You can find more information about accepted payment methods here
  • If you want to pay your registration with a sports benefit (Finnish sports benefits only), please read the payment info from here

The registration fee includes:

• Beverages and snacks at service points
• Food at the finish
• Participation bib
• Timing chip and timing service
• Medal for those who finish the route
  
• First-aid services
  
• Bike service (spare parts to be paid separately)
• Transportation to the finish line for those who DNF (did not finish)
• Shower and changing rooms
• Guarded bike park and storage service for your personal items