DONOVEN FRANCIS · GRAVEL GRIT ’N GRIND 2026
Halmstad.
Swedish roots.
The next start.
A Swedish-American rider.
A new chapter on Swedish gravel.
Donoven’s participation is confirmed by his management through direct organizer confirmation.
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SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2026
The next chapter.
On Swedish ground.
RACE-WEEK EDITIONUpdated 24 September 2026
- Donoven’s participation
- Confirmed
- Saturday venue
- Heagård
- Event
- UCI qualifier
- Men’s start window · CEST
- 10:00–10:40
The Saturday race.
Gravel Grit ’n Grind’s UCI qualifier takes place at Heagård, approximately five kilometres outside Halmstad. Donoven is confirmed for this September 26 race.
The organizer currently lists a 10:00–10:40 CEST start window for Elite Men and men’s age groups, in five-minute intervals. This is the event’s published window, not a verified individual start time for Donoven.
Venue: Heagårds Egendom 303, 305 91 Halmstad, Sweden.
Official schedule & venue ↗ROLLING HILLS · FOREST ROADS · FAST GRAVEL
The roads of Halland.
The organizer describes varied terrain: rolling hills, wooded lakeside roads and exposed farm roads. The changes in surface and rhythm are part of the challenge.
The course page carries the official routes and GPX downloads. Use those for final route information.
Official course & route files ↗Sunday September 27 is a separate Nordic Gravel Series day in the Simlångsdalen area. Donoven’s confirmed start on this page is Saturday’s UCI qualifier.
Event facts checked against the organizer’s website, practical information and course guide on September 24. Organizer updates govern the final timetable and course.
SWEDISH-AMERICAN · ELITE GRAVEL CYCLIST
Know the rider.
Follow the work.
Donoven Francis grew up between Texas and Sweden, with Swedish and Cape Verdean heritage and a family shaped by sport. He learned to ride on Swedish roads with his grandfather. Halmstad brings his European campaign back to a country that helped shape him.
His ambition is to build toward the WorldTour through elite gravel racing. The work includes racing, learning and becoming the teammate others can count on.
FROM BELGIUM TO GIRONA TO SWEDEN
The campaign.
One race at a time.
The Girona report brings together the provisional official result, the repaired puncture and Donoven’s own reflection. The River account documents an earlier race in Belgium. Together they show the work behind the next start.
Race-week preview: no Halmstad result is available yet. This page is the destination for the race account after the event.
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