Graveleer Jersey Preorder

This is our design of the year. Working with one of the finest wool jersey makers in the world, Cima Coppi of Oviedo Spain, we have tailored a new classic Heck jersey. Pulling from vintage design, we have created a jersey you will wear for years to come in all types of weather and cycling conditions. 

We are doing a preorder from July 5-August 15. Jerseys will be available by pickup (in Duluth) or at The Heck of the North (Two Harbors) by October 4, 2025 (hopefully a little sooner.) We will only do shipments by rare, special request.  Preorder will be via the Heck of the North registration site. This sale corresponds with the start of Heck of the North registration, July 5, 9am.

Please see this for sizing guidelines.

Please see this jersey for construction design details only. Again the jersey you are ordering is the red, Graveleer jersey pictured here.

It's an expensive jersey but one you will have for many years to come. Be Graveleer! Wear a piece of cycling art. 

Heck of the North Registration

Registration for The Heck of the North Gravel Classic begins Saturday, July 5 at 9 AM! We expect the event to fill quickly. Please consider welcoming someone new to gravel cycling this year! Please go to RunSignup to register.

We are putting the finishing touches on The Fox Bikepacking Race, July 26-27. We love this event and the community we build over the weekend. And we have some stellar sponsors again including: Velocity Wheels, Wolf Tooth Components, Boulder Trail Dental and Bearskin Lodge.

We hope your Summer has been safe and full of cycling adventures both fast and slow.

Summer Holiday

We are away from the Heck table for a few weeks on Summer Holiday (actually still working, but a bit less.) We hope your Summer plans and travel are taking shape and fulfilling. The Fox Bikepacking Race is set for July 26-27 and it’s one of our favorites to host. In the meanwhile, we welcome back Velocity Wheels who will be giving away a beautiful set of bikepacking worthy wheels for one lucky Fox racer. Our friends up the Gunflint trail at Bearskin Lodge will also be donating a multi night stay at their beautiful northwoods resort. And Dr Jeff at Boulder Trail Dental will have us covered with the finest in bikepacking tooth care per usual.

Thank you for a great start to the season at Le Grand du Nord. Until next time, Ride the Good Line!

Jeremy

Le Grand from the Finish Line

The future of gravel cycling is here! Duluth DEVO finishers in the 110 race

Every year, it is my pleasure to not only send riders off from the start but welcome every rider back across the finish line. For those of you new to gravel cycling or maybe just new to our events, it’s a tradition that we have kept for 17 years. I’m there because we take great pride in our events and even greater joy in the accomplishments of each participant. It never gets old. So many stories. So many amazing efforts.

We are very happy with the event this year for not only reasons of safety but also Graveleer greatness. We saw some tremendous examples of being Graveleer. First events, longest rides, overcoming challenges, on-course camaraderie, and a lot of smiles at the finish line. I’m sure I will hear more as I often do sometime next December…but for now, thank you for helping to make it a great Le Grand du Nord.

We send another heart felt thank you to our incredible volunteer corp. Simply put, we have the best in gravel cycling and we are very grateful.

We also send a big thanks to our sponsors for Le Grand. Please consider them when shopping for your next cycling related acquisition or local North Shore service. Sponsors.

We are gearing up for The Fox Bikepacking Race. It’s a favorite of ours and we can’t wait to host. Until The Fox or maybe The Heck of the North, Ride the Good Line and keep being Graveleer!

Jeremy

Nick Nygaard and family, fastest male 110 mile race


Kayla Kjellman fastest female in the 110 mile race!

26 Mile top three: Sienna Sams, Casey Lajoie and Michael O-Connor. Keep an eye on Sienna!

The toughest of the tough, Emiliano and Andrew Kaptain and Daniel Bryan, 110 mile last place finishers!

The fastest three in Le Grand 50: John Holtan, Nicholas Friedl, Steven Anderson.