Gravel racing
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'Freight Trains of Fun': Pace groups are now a thing in bike racing
Today, gravel racing is becoming even closer to a marathon running experience with the introduction of pace groups at the upcoming Gorge Gravel Grinder race in Dufur, Oregon on April 23.
By Anne-Marije Rook Published
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Life Time Grand Prix unveils its 'wild card' event, the Rad Dirt Fest
Held in Trinidad, Colorado in September, the Rad Dirt Fest will challenge the 70 series contestants with a 110-mile "Stubborn Delores" course.
By Anne-Marije Rook Published
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Meet the cast of the 2023 Life Time Grand Prix
Watch as a cast of 60 handpicked WorldTour roadies, track world champions and MTB Olympians compete for the $250,000 prize purse
By Anne-Marije Rook Published
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The 5 Best Gravel Races You’ve Never Heard Of
The 5 Best Gravel Races You’ve Never Heard Of: Skull 120, Cascadia Super Gravel, Iceland's The Rift and Further and Peacham Fall Fondo
By Jacob Rathe Last updated
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UK to host first elite gravel race in May 2023
The Gralloch will be part of the UCI Gravel World Series, the sport's highest tier of racing
By Tom Davidson Published
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Eight race ‘Gravel Earth’ global series to debut in 2023
Lachlan Morton and Nathan Haas have helped Girona-based promoter Klassmark put together the series
By Tom Thewlis Published
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More events, more riders, more doping control and a $250,000 prize purse: the Life Time Grand Prix returns in 2023
Applications to compete open December 1st
By Anne-Marije Rook Published
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One Woman's Journey from Newbie Zwift Rider to Gravel Pro in Two Years
Thirty-three-year-old Physician's Assistant Paige Onweller won the 104-mile pro race at Big Sugar in October, just two years after starting to bike.
By Christopher Schwenker Last updated
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Team or Privateering? How to make a living as a gravel racer
How do you pay the bills as a gravel racer? Do you join a team or go it alone? Both directions have benefits and down sides.
By Emily Schaldach Last updated
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Pain or Pleasure: What Type of Gravel Biker Are You?
We try but fail to define gravel riding and love gravel for it
By Tim Peck Published
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FNLD GRVL announces debut date, €20K pro prize purse
Debut FNLD GRVL gravel race to take place in Lahti, Finland on June 10, 2023
By Anne-Marije Rook Published
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Unbound bike test: we pitted the Classified hub against some of the toughest conditions out there, and this is what happened
Last-minute tire swaps, the Classified Powershift system, dampening seatpost and gravel specific tape to survive the notoriously harsh endurance event, Unbound Gravel.
By Anne-Marije Rook Last updated
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'Sule was a giant': Kenyan gravel star Suleiman Kangangi dies at US race
The Kenyan was a pioneer of gravel racing in East Africa.
By Tom Davidson Last updated
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From gravel racing to buying Pogačar’s Tour de France-winning bike: Formula 1 star Valtteri Bottas’ love affair with cycling
An avid gravel rider, the Formula 1 driver is certainly is no slouch outside of a car
By Anne-Marije Rook Published
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What to know about the Life Time Grand Prix and how to watch it live
Watch as a cast of 60 handpicked WorldTour roadies, track world champions and MTB Olympians compete for the $250,000 prize purse
By Anne-Marije Rook Last updated
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Nathan Haas' Colnago G3-X Purple Rain bike for SBT Gravel is very pretty
Yet another custom Colnago for the Australian as he prepares to tackle SBT GRVL and the remainder of the UCI Gravel World Series
By Anne-Marije Rook Last updated
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Swenson and Smith score solo wins at Crusher in the Tushar, a 'beast' of a race
Swenson and Smith score solo wins at Crusher in the Tushar, a 'beast' of a race. Temperatures and competition heat up as the Life Time Grand Prix series reaches its midway point.
By Anne-Marije Rook Last updated
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Kaitlin Armstrong pleads ‘not guilty’ to charge of first-degree murder of Moriah Wilson
Armstrong was captured in Costa Rica after more than 40 days on the run from US authorities
By Tom Thewlis Last updated
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New Bike Day for Nathan Haas: a special edition Colnago G3-X Dopamine
Australian gravel cyclist Nathan Haas prepares to tackle The Rift, SBT GRVL and the remainder of the UCI Gravel World Series on a special edition Colnago G3-X Dopamine
By Anne-Marije Rook Published
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Life Time Grand Prix Round 3: Crusher in the Tushar preview
Life Time Grand Prix Round: Two down, four to go. Watch as 60 handpicked WorldTour roadies, gravel pros, track world champions and MTB Olympians continue the quest for the $250,000 prize purse
By Anne-Marije Rook Published
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Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder: the pros attend a summer camp unlike any other
Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder: the pros attend a summer camp unlike any other. Mountain bikers Sofia Gomez Villafañe and Christopher Blevins win the five-day stage race in the Cascade Mountains.
By Anne-Marije Rook Published
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UCI announces location and date for the first UCI-official Gravel World Championships
Veneto, Italy will host the first-ever UCI Gravel World Championships in October 2022, which will be open to both, professional and amateur cyclists.
By Anne-Marije Rook Published
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Could Niki Terpstra be the first Gravel World Champion?
UCI Gravel World Series: a look into the UCI's first foray into gravel racing and their long-game approach to cycling's fastest growing discipline
By Marshall Opel Last updated
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Do wind-tunnel tested bike bags help make this Ridley the world's fastest gravel bike?
Is this the world's fastest gravel bike? Bike brands Ridley, Hunt, Apidura and Fat Pigeon partner up to create the fastest gravel biking setup, wind-tunnel tested and optimized to be faster with bags
By Anne-Marije Rook Published
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Valtteri Bottas to host FNLD GRVL event in 2023
F1 star Valtteri Bottas is partnering up with SBT GRVL to bring new gravel race to his home country at FNLD GRVL
By Anne-Marije Rook Published
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Alexey Vermeulen: ‘As a privateer I am making more than I did in the WorldTour’
Meet the WorldTour racer turned six figure gravel privateer at the front of the pack in America’s changing cycling landscape
By Anne-Marije Rook Last updated
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Peter Sagan to ride Unbound Gravel
Three-time World Champion and teammate Daniel Oss to ride the 100-mile gravel race in Kansas on June 4th
By Anne-Marije Rook Published
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The delicate dance of discomfort: Finding balance between recovery and competition
At the Belgian Waffle Ride, Peter Stetina rode with a broken wrist; Amber Neben could still feel where her pelvis fractured just months ago.
By Clara Beard Published
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‘It’s going to be a significant learning curve’: Pro triathlete Rach McBride to contest the Life Time Grand Prix off-road series
Canadian pro triathlete Rach McBride joins former WorldTour roadies, track world champions and MTB Olympians in vying for the $250,00 prize purse in the Life Time Grand Prix.
By Anne-Marije Rook Published