Posts in category gravel

Vermont’s Irreverent Road Ride 8.0 provided a 137-mile Class IV challenge for daring gravel riders. Find out what made it so difficult to finish.

Lauf invited folks to Iceland for the 2019 The Rift gravel race with the goal of bridging the continents with gravel, beer and volcanoes.

Laura and Ted King are welcoming graveleurs to experience their new Vermont home at the inaugural 2019 Rooted Vermont gravel race.

Graveleurs got to Czech out Nebraska’s Bohemian Alps at the 2019 Bohemian Sto Mil gravel race. Learn more about the event and see Open category results.

The Crusher is a 225-mile gravel race held in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Learn more about the race and see who brought their “Eh Game” with results.

Alex Grant modified his Cannondale Topstone Carbon to turn it into a “Crusher Bike.” We take a look at his winning 2019 Crusher in the Tushar setup.

Look Cycle keeps going back to the drawing board and its competitors to find the perfect offroad pedal. Is its latest Shimano SPD compatible X-Track a winner? Read our review.

Alex Grant has had bad luck at the Crusher in the Tushar gravel race, but in 2019, he had a dream ride. We spoke with him about the win he chased for years.

Evelyn Dong knows Utah well, but 2019 marked her first Crusher in the Tushar. We chatted with her about the win on a borrowed bike in her first gravel race.

2019 marked 9 years for the Crusher in the Tushar. Head to Utah’s mountains with a photo gallery from Cathy Fegan-Kim of Cottonsox Photo.

Wilier Triestina’s carbon Jena gravel bike boasts unique lines, tube shapes and builds. Is it the right gravel bike for you? We put the flagship Di2 model to the test.

The 2019 Crusher in the Tushar delivered a challenging day of gravel racing in Utah. See how your favorite racer finished. Full men’s and women’s results.

In 2018 at Dirty Kanza, we saw none other than Sven Nys unveil prototype Bontrager gravel tires after starting on Challenge Gravel Grinders and suffering …

The 2019 Crusher in the Tushar has stacked fields from across cycling disciplines. We look at some of the gravel grinders to watch in Utah this weekend.

Utah’s Crusher in the Tushar returns for Year 9 of gravel, climbing and crushing both in 2019. We spoke with Burke Swindlehurst about the event’s success.

The 2019 Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder stage race provided gravel racing, camaraderie and beautiful views. See the vistas with this Adam Lapierre gallery.

The “Cross the Mitten” Michigan Coast to Coast Gravel Grinder returned in 2019 with a 210-route from Lake Huron to Lake Michigan. Results from the race.

Comfort on the saddle during long gravel and short cyclocross races is a must. We look at 4 high-end bib shorts from Assos, Castelli. Rapha and SQLab.

Barry Wicks had a proper gravel bike for the 2019 Lost and Found Gravel Grinder with his Kona Libre. We took on the tall order of profiling his bike.

Olivia Dillon was leading the 2019 Dirty Kanza 200 before a devastating flat ended her run at the win. She still came away with a positive experience.

A former road racer, Lauren De Crescenzo has embraced her inner gravel self aboard her Cannondale SuperX in 2019. We profile her gravel bike from the DK200.

A wagon road called “The Sand Box” proved decisive at the 2019 Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder stage race. Read mini reports and see stage and GC results.

Amanda Nauman took her tried-and-true Niner RLT 9 RDO gravel bike to the 2019 Dirty Kanza 200. We looked at her bike built with Easton components.

2019 marked the 10th anniversary of the Hilly Billy Roubaix gravel race held in West Virginia. Find out who the goats (not GOATS) were with race results.

Pivot Cycles revamped its versatile Vault model with shorter chainstays, bigger tire clearance and an innovative ISO FLEX system. We take a first look at the cx / gravel bike.

The Panaracer/Factor p/b Bicycle X-Change team has years of experience with the Dirty Kanza 200 Checkpoint Shuffle. We watched them in action in 2019.

Dori and Andrew Coetzee took on their 4th Dirty Kanza 200 aboard a steel Ritchey Double Switchback Break Away travel tandem. We took a closer look.

2019 marks the 10th anniversary of dumb fun at West Virginia’s Hilly Billy Roubaix. We preview what’s new, what’s returning and what’s worked for a decade.

Blue Competition Cycles is under new ownership, and its new gravel bike is the carbon Hogback. We take a first look at the gravel/adventure bike.

Part gravel race, part scavenger hunt, SoCal’s Hunt of the North put a unique twist on gravel racing. More on the event that sent riders looking for stoke.