Welcome to the inaugural edition of the AgriCrit, a one-of-a-kind gravel race around the enclosed and scenic roads of the Agriculture Park in the heart of Fayetteville, Arkansas. This event will be hosted by Bike Club NWA, a local Fayetteville cycling club and race team, as part of the Ride Your Damn Bike Festival.
2025 Registration:
Registration is available online through Sept. 19 at BikeReg. On-site registration will be available beginning at 12:30 p.m. the day of the event.
Event Info:
Date: Saturday, Sept. 20
Time: Registration opens at 12:30 p.m., races begin at 2 p.m.
Location: University of Arkansas Agri Park (map here)
Parking: Vehicles will be directed to nearby parking lots from Cassatt Street
About the Course
Nestled inside an eight-acre plot of land dedicated to agricultural research is a network of enclosed dirt and gravel roads. Some of these roads will be transformed into a one-of-a-kind race course.
The AgriCrit’s 1.6-mile loop features a fast and flowing downhill on the first half of the course, a long uphill drag on the back half, and a flat and technical start/finish stretch. With 49 feet of elevation per lap, an open terrain exposed to the wind, and a few skill-testing turns, the course is anything but stale.
How to Get to the Venue
In a Vehicle – Take Garland Avenue and turn onto Cassatt Street (map here) until you reach the venue. Vehicles will be directed to nearby parking lots north of the course. When leaving the venue, you can only exit the same way you came in.
On Bike/By Foot – The venue can be easily and safely accessed from the Razorback Greenway. Turn onto Morrill Avenue from the Greenway (map here) and keep going until you reach a gate on your right that opens into the Agri Park. (Please be mindful of a separate event that will be taking place along Morrill Avenue and the pavilion area until 2 p.m.) After entering the gates, take the first gravel road on your left (Hillian Avenue) until you reach the venue.
Race Schedule:
2 p.m. – Fat Tire Race (2.4-inch tires and bigger) – 30 minutes
2:45 p.m. – Beginner Race – 30 minutes
3:30 p.m. – Intermediate Race – 45 minutes
4:30 p.m. – Advanced Women’s Race – 60 minutes
5:45 p.m. – Advanced Men’s Race – 60 minutes
After-Party Details
Following the conclusion of the final race (around 7 p.m.), everyone is invited to join us for a post-race celebration at Fossil Cove, a local Fayetteville brewery about a stone’s throw from the Agri Park. An amazing pizza food truck, Wicked Wood Fired Pizza, is also located at the Cove and stays open until 9 p.m. on Saturdays. Fossil Cove has plenty of non-alcoholic beverages as well.
If you ride to the race, we will be leading a group ride to Fossil Cove when the racing concludes. Sunset begins around 7 p.m., so lights are strongly encouraged.
About the Ride Your Damn Bike Festival
The AgriCrit is part of the Ride Your Damn Bike Festival, a multi-day celebration of cycling, community, and craft based in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. The festival includes:
Maker’s Market & Expo – Featuring local frame-builders, artisans, gear-makers, and food vendors.
Workshops – Covering bikepacking , trail advocacy, mechanics, and more.
Community Overnighter – A no-drop campout to reconnect with the land and fellow riders.
Local Group Rides & Shakedowns – From mellow cruises to mini-missions
Ultra Race – Multiple discipline options for self-supported adventure (info here).
Dirt Crits – Glorious, rowdy racing at the Agri Park.
About Bike Club NWA
Bike Club was founded in an effort to reinvigorate the Fayetteville, Arkansas road cycling scene following the pandemic and to reunite a fragmented Northwest Arkansas cycling community. Our initial approach was simple: extend an open invitation to anyone who would join us for a Sunday pilgrimage through the Ozarks, and then share our experiences on social media to reach cyclists outside of our immediate network.
Since then, Bike Club has grown to become something much bigger than we expected, and in 2025 we decided to formalize the competitive side of the club with the founding of the Bike Club Bandits, a team of friends who race together across Arkansas and sometimes beyond.
As Bike Club continues to grow, however, our mission remains the same: to bring people together through cycling.
