Gravel racing is a global sport these days, and we're proud to say that 3T bikes were raced on every continent in 2025. OK, not Antarctica as we haven't added penguin-sized bikes to the catalogue just yet. But 6 of 7 continents isn't bad. We love knowing that anywhere there was a gravel race, there was probably a 3T pushing for the win.
Australia
Roadies realized long ago that Australian summer and the Tour Down Under is one of the premier spots to kickstart your season. On the dirt, the SBT series and RADL GRVL is quickly becoming another draw for dropbar racers.
For 3T athlete Andrew L'Esperance, it was the perfect way to knock off the dust from his Tasmanian bike packing trip.
A wide-angle podium finish was a great way to finish off a big block of training and definitely a warning sign to the rest of the peloton that Lespy was for real this year.
South America
While most of the Northern Hemisphere was defrosting, over in Colombia our Ultra race star Cynthia Carson took on the Transcordilleras stage race. It's eight days of incredibly mountainous racing over 950 km and more than 20,000 meters of elevation gain.
Cynthia was able to take home two stage wins and a 3rd place while riding her Extrema across the spine of Colombia.
Read more about it in her own words HERE
North America
Home to the Lifetime Grand Prix and some of the oldest and most prestigious gravel events around. Unbound, Big Sugar and Barry Roubaix all host some of the hottest racing around. It also showcases some of the most diverse terrain a gravel bike can conquer. From the wide unbroken plains of Kansas, the Midwest's mud shoots and covered dirt roads and the dusty undulations of the Ozarks, it's hard to pinpoint just one race to highlight. But starting from the initial race of the Grand Prix this year, it was clear the Extrema was set to be racing for the top steps of the podium. The FWD racing boys Andrew L'Esperance and Sean Fincham drove the pace in the main group, squeezing the pace more as the riders dropped off one by one on the 3 dusty loops at Laguna Seca. Finishing 11th and 12th, respectively to set up Lespy in prime position to secure the wild card spot at Unbound.
Europe
The Traka kicks off the heart of the European gravel season and the Reverb team was there and ready to represent in big numbers.
8 members of the team took on the legendary course around Girona. It was an amazing weekend for the 3T Community full of fast racing, amazing social rides, podcasts and team bonding.
Finally, at the UCI Gravel World championships, we had something special to reveal. In addition to being a battle for the rainbow bands the RaceMax2 Italia was revealed to the world. The World's was the perfect place to launch the bike, with many Reverb athletes racing it was only right to showcase our trademark race bike at the pinnacle of the sport.
A special highlight was having Kristian racing for Colombia on the very frame that he made himself. As an integral part of the manufacturing team here at 3T, we can say for certain that he was the only athlete in the elite race who made his own frame. 
Africa
The last race of the year ticked off the last continent for us this year. It was the debut of Gravel Burn in South Africa a seven-day stage race put on by the orignal organizers of Cape Epic. Taking racers from the coast, inland into the Great Karoo desert, it was rugged, exposed and remote.
Andrew L'Esperance represented 3T at this year's race, and it's sure to be a bucket-list event for Pros and Age Groupers alike. Lespy took on some regulars of the gravel scene but the race also brought in World Tour roadies like Tom Pidcock. If you like camping, bike racing and a little safari mixed in with your adventures, you won't find that combo anywhere else.
Racing they say, often replicates life, the peaks are high and the valleys can feel so low. But it makes the perfect testing ground. The extremes push our products to their maximum potential and if they can survive the speeds and obstacles thrown at them by modern gravel racing, we know you, the rider, can take them anywhere.
