Posts in category gravel

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.

Cannondale released a carbon version of its Topstone gravel bike designed with the Kingpin suspension system to provide 30mm of flex at the saddle.

Riders are hitching their gravel wagons at the first-ever Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder stage race. More on the new race focused on adventure and community.

As a member of the Shimano Gravel Alliance, Erica Mueller had new GRX gravel components on her Orbea Terra at the 2019 Dirty Kanza 200. We take a look.

Sarah Max was on an Argonaut GR2 at the 2019 Dirty Kanza 200. We look at the made-in-Oregon gravel bike that has helped her get hooked on gravel racing.

Episode 3 of the Groadio podcast with CXHairs and CXM checks in with the first-ever Groadio Power Rankings and looks at a brewing controversy.

There’s gold (or gravel) in them thar hills at the 2019 Gold Rush Gravel Grinder in the Black Hills of South Dakota. We go gravel prospecting.

The Truckee Dirt Fondo provided 67 miles of gravel in Tahoe National Forest, even though snow kept Peter Sagan from hosting in 2019. Race results.

Sarah Sturm had a hot pink Specialized Diverge in its natural habitat at the 2019 Lost and Found gravel race. We put on our sunglasses and looked at her silver-medal bike.

Mat Stephens and his Panaracer team have new Factor Vista gravel bikes for the 2019 season. We looked at his setup before the 2019 Dirty Kanza 200.

Katerina Nash had her trusty Orbea Terra cyclocross and gravel bike at the 2019 Lost and Found gravel race. We look at what’s new and returning.