It's Tuesday and F1 star Valtteri Bottas is trying to get you to go to race a gravel event in Australia by appearing in a pair of speedos.
That is a sentence you probably didn't expect to read this morning, it’s certainly one I wasn’t expecting to write, but Bottas and his partner Tiffany Cromwell, pro rider with Canyon-SRAM, have a very tongue in cheek approach to marketing.
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'I'll take a top 10, that's alright in the end' - Fred Wright finishes best of British at Paris-RoubaixBahrain-Victorious rider came back from a mechanical on the Arenberg to place ninth
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'This is the furthest ride I've actually ever done' - Matthew Brennan lights up Paris-Roubaix at 19 years oldThe day's youngest rider reflects on 'killer' Monument debut
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Tom Dumoulin will race Unbound Gravel and Sea Otter Classic — 'I’m not unfit but I’m not racing for the prizes'In an exclusive interview, the former Grand Tour star opens up about life after retirement and rediscovering joy on the bike
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UPDATE: Mid South Gravel cancels event last minute as wildfires rage - 'Many of our friends have lost their homes today, we are devastated' -As wildfires sprung up around the region, riders and residents had been evacuated and asked to shelter in place.
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'It's going to be wild' - Ribble launches new gravel team with ex-WorldTour prosSix-rider all-British squad to take on the biggest gravel events in the world
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Stinner’s first stock program makes US handmade bikes accessible — and they ride well, too!The Stinner Carrizo Select blends custom craftsmanship with accessibility, offering a handmade alternative to mass-market bikes built overseas
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15 things you didn’t know about two-time Life Time Grand Prix winner Sofía Gómez VillafañeMTB Olympian, Unbound winner, two-time Life Time Grand Prix series victor — meet the queen of off-road racing.
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Gravel races near you and worth traveling to: Your guide to 2025's biggest gravel events and key registration datesHere are the registration dates for gravel’s biggest events around the globe
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SBT GRVL lives! The story of just how close the gravel community came to losing one of its biggest eventsHere are all the details on what the revamped event will look like in 2025 as government headwinds continue to push against the event
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Integrated cockpits on gravel bikes: is it fashion over function, or an upgrade worth considering?Are the pros really worth the mechanical cons? Here's what to know before going all in(tegrated)
