Posts tagged gravel

The event known as “Dirty Kanza,” but now simply refered to as “DK” by the organizers, has been canceled for 2020. We spoke with the event director about the news.

Pademic postponement, a fired founder and two petitions to change the name. Life Time’s “The World’s Premier Gravel Race” faces an uncertain, bumpy road.

One of the few gravel races to happen in 2020, the Spring Classics-style Shasta Gravel Hugger sets its date for 2021, and looks back on 2020.

SRAM adds more gearing options to its SRAM Force AXS eTap group that will likely please gravel cyclists and cyclocross racers. Details and ride impressions.

Life Time and the Kaw Nation respond to the name change campaign in an open letter, and Torres ends the petition.

The Sea Otter Classic has added a professional Gravel Race to its 2020 schedule of races. The event will take place on Sunday, April 19.

Bike touring personality Ultraromance showed off his Crust Bikes Lightning Bolt pre-production steel touring and randonneuring bike at a recent event.

2019 saw the SRAM eTap AXS and Shimano GRX groupsets make their way into cyclocross, and more Elite racers opted for tubeless ‘cross tires.

Race organizers are changing the name of the Land Run 100 gravel event to the Mid South in 2020, citing the historical context of the name “Land Run.”

The 2019 year in gravel is in the books, and the Groadio podcast presents the first-ever Groadies award show for the top riders and events of the year.

In the latest sign of gravel’s growth, WorldTour teams sent riders to the Dirty Kanza 200 and other “alternative events” and it went pretty alright.

Life Time, owner of the Dirty Kanza and Leadville 100, has purchased Utah’s Crusher in the Tushar gravel race.

Peter Stetina is leaving the WorldTour to race as a professional gravel privateer in 2020. Stetina shares about his decision and his program for next year.

The 2020 Specialized Diverge Expert gravel bike features the Future Shock front suspension system and Open Road Geometry. We put it to the long-term gravel grind.

Wal-Mart’s Viathon G.1 gravel bike features a carbon frame and impressive spec list for the price. We put the new bike to the test for gravel and ‘cross.

Carl Decker grabbed his bike and headed to the 2019 Grinduro Japan gravel enduro with buddy Barry Wicks. He shares his experiences and adventures.

Geoff Kabush rode an OPEN WI.DE. gravel bike to a 3rd-place finish at the 2019 Iceman Cometh MTB Race. We checked out his drop-bar setup.

Bell’s Iceman Cometh Challenge is a point-to-point mountain bike race 30 years in the making. If it were founded today, would it be a mountain bike race?

Don’t get left behind at the 2019 The Quick & The Dead Gravel Grinder in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny Mountains. Get the story from the 2nd-annual race.

Shimano’s GRX 1x and 2x components are the company’s first groups designed for cyclocross & gravel. We put the mechanical drivetrain, brakes & wheels to the test.

The Groadio podcast returns with updated power rankings through the 2019 Rebecca’s Private Idaho. Listen in for how your favorite gravel grinders stack up.

Katerina Nash, Stephan Davoust conquer a new 2019 Grinduro course, wintry conditions and fields stacked with cyclocross pros. See the full results from Quincy.

Got a gravel bike and curious about cyclocross? Haven’t swapped out your cross bike’s gravel tires yet? Here are 7 reasons to go gravel to race cyclocross.

Rebecca Rusch invited her gravel friends to her backyard at the 2019 Rebecca’s Private Idaho. The marquee event was the 3-day Queen’s Stage Race.

Challenge Tires announced the launch of Handmade Tubeless-Ready and Tubeless Tubular versions of its Strada Bianca, Gravel Grinder and Almanzo gravel tires.

Greg Vaught rode an early-1980s steel Sekai Magnum S7 to win the 2019 Gravel Worlds Vintage race. He talks about his throwback setup and ride.

Gravel grinders have a unique opportunity to race at night at the 2019 Nite Rider Gravel Grinder in eastern Ohio. Get more info on the September 7 event.

Merlin is back and its titanium Sandstone gravel bike aims to put the brand at the top of dream bike wishlists. Should it be on yours? We put it to the test.

Amanda Nauman stopped by the Groadio studios to contribute some logic to the Groadio gravel cycling Power Rankings. Find out where your favs stack up.

Easton has expanded its AX gravel/adventure line with the launch of the EC90 AX and EC70 AX carbon tubeless clincher wheelsets with 24mm-wide rims.