Cape Epic stage 7: Blevins and Beers cap off sublime week with overall win
American-South African duo overcome 90 second deficit to win on final day; Vera Looser and Kim Le Court win women's race.
American-South African duo overcome 90 second deficit to win on final day; Vera Looser and Kim Le Court win women's race.
The Specialized duo won their fifth stage Saturday; Vera Looser and Kim le Court move into women's overall lead.
Georg Egger and Lukas Baum win stage and move into overall lead; Gomez Villafañe and Nash are third on the day and drop to third overall.
Inside Ian Boswell and Mitch Docker's experience leading the amateur category at the Cape Epic.
The Specialized duo wins singletrack time trial, moving into third place overall.
Beers and Blevins move into fourth overall, while Gomez Villafañe and Nash are second in the stage for third day in a row.
A weekly roundup of what's happening in the off-road.
Cycling's most passionate subset weighs in on USAC in gravel, prize money, the women's race, and worlds.
The South African-American duo win stage 2; no changes to GC in men's or women's standings.
Men's Wilier Pirelli Factory team wins the stage; Schurter and Frischknecht move into second overall.
Monday's Stage 1 will test riders with 2550 meters of climbing over 98 kilometers.
'Gravel is the most appealing entry point into the sport of bike racing. Naturally, more racers on the local level results in a bigger talent pool for producing the American world champions of tomorrow.'
The event is putting up a $60,000 prize purse, and the top three elite men and women will qualify for the UCI Gravel World Championships.
A weekly roundup of what's happening in the off-road.
The 2023 edition of the Oklahoma gravel festival delivered a veritable smorgasbord of bike riding, racing, running, partying, and overall good vibes
De Crescenzo repeats after 2022; McElveen adds 2023 to his 2019, '20 wins in Oklahoma.
With a new chairwoman of the board and nine women on the 10-member Athlete Advisory Council, "there is a 'women’s revolution' happening at USAC," says CEO Brendan Quirk.
It's not just a bike race. It's a vibe.
Ahead of her first Life Time Grand Prix, the 22-year-old feels calm, confident, and stoked.
Women have long been a minority in the pro cycling pressroom. Darcy Kiefel was an early pioneer.
A special edition of the weekly roundup of what's happening in the off-road.
Kate Courtney, Haley Batten, and Gwendalyn Gibson will headline the UCI XCO race on April 2.
Anna Yamauchi and Alexis Skarda stage a smart race for second and third.
The singletrack-heavy course ended with a decisive move in a sand pit near the finish.
A deep field of pros will race a rowdy and raucous 122 miles at the inaugural event.
A weekly roundup of what's happening in the off-road.
The total purse was bumped up to $65,000, making it the biggest prize for a single day cycling event in the United States.
The endurance pros will join forces in South Africa March 19 for the eight-day mountain bike stage race.
Construction is underway on the Amani House, which will serve as a training facility and performance center for aspiring East African cyclists.
Women will start 15 minutes before everyone else at the NorCal race on Saturday; they'll also have their own portapotties at the start.
The second event in the off-road Grasshopper Adventure Series was like a "five hour cyclocross race," said race organizer Miguel Crawford.
A weekly roundup of events, initiatives, and activities related to off-road riding.
A Wednesday roundup of events, initiatives, and activities related to off-road riding.
The search is on for a new successor at the global activity-tracking giant.
Christopher Blevins and Anna Yamauchi take top honors after riding through kiddie pools, private ranches, and someone's living room
Two of the discipline's most popular squads won't participate in the inaugural National Cycling League crit series.
The family of late professional cyclist Moriah Wilson will host a cycling-centric fundraiser this spring in Vermont.
The former Clif Pro Team teammates will bring a wealth of experience, skills, and talent to the South African stage race in March.
The Pennsylvania venue takes over from Winter Park, Colorado, for 2023 and 2024's events.
The Little Sugar MTB race will kick off the week-long Big Sugar Classic Cycling Festival in northwest Arkansas.
The cycling scholarship program returns for its third season, providing three novice riders with the tools to ride the Leadville Trail 100.
Niky Taylor and Maude Farrell competed the women's podium, while Christopher Blevins and Tyler Williams were 2-3 for the men.
From California to Michigan to Finland, you won't miss the Flint Hills one bit.
Expect nothing but fireworks and fun from the first Grasshopper Adventure Series event of the season.
The US-based triathlete has signed with Canyon Bicycles to take on the Life Time Grand Prix series.
How one cyclist is creating a resources for dirt-curious Portland riders.
The Aussie completed 52 8,848.9 meter rides in 2022.
'I'm a complete beginner. I've got a sweet bike and fitness, but I have no idea what I'm doing' Boswell says.
The six-episode series will be available for streaming on January 27.
The new rider support program will marry performance training and marketing to help cultivate professional riders.
San Francisco bay area cyclist Nehemiah Brown wants to see more cyclists of color on gravel at at events. This is how he's trying to help.
Co2uT, Telluride Gravel Race, Ned Gravel, and FoCo Fondo make up the four-race series.
Sofia Gomez Villafañe and Russell Finsterwald return after a successful 2022; all three athletes will race the Life Time Grand Prix series.
The 110-mile gravel race will be held September 30 in Trinidad, Colorado.
For 2023, the US national mountain bike champ has planned a dual gravel and cross-country schedule very similar to last year's.
Wertz will ride for the family-run custom bike brand at events like the Life Time Grand Prix, BWR, and the Grasshopper Adventure Series, as well as adventures beyond the race circuit.
I predict good things on the horizon for gravel in 2023.
So far, it's been mostly positive reactions from the riders who will be affected by the changes.
The men's and women's elite fields will start 10 minutes ahead of all other racers, and they're not allowed to use aero bars.
From bikepacking trips abroad to the longest single ride of my life, here are five of my favorite bike moments of 2022.
The series will feature 17 qualifier races for the second UCI Gravel World Championships, which will be held October 7-8 in Veneto, Italy.
The bikes, people, and events that lit up gravel in 2022.
Michelin star chef Matthew Accarrino talks about the parallels — and complements — between riding a bike and running a restaurant.
The playful, efficient, and capable mountain bike from Arkansas brought me so much joy to ride in 2022.
Young, who will start his second season with the Miami Blazers in 2023, has overcome insurmountable odds to become a bike racer.
Returning champs Haley Smith and Keegan Swenson join a roster of newcomers and 2022 series veterans.
The 23-year-old will continue to focus on elite World Cup cross-country racing.
'We believe that a gravel championship should have a certain standard of both quality and distance of real hardpack dirt roads,' says race organizer Maarten Patteeuw.
Roanoke, Virginia joins the lineup of whimsical pocket-sized gravel centric guidebooks, bringing the total lineup to seven.
In 2023, all women's age group categories will start ahead of the men in the Fuego 40k XC MTB race.
Some of Specialized's longtime adventure athletes like Sarah Swallow and Ty Hathaway were let go last week; they say the brand is cutting the entire ambassador program
The Belgian champ overcomes two major mishaps to finish ahead of Laurens Sweeck and Tom Pidcock.
Dutch sweep the podium with Puck Pieterse and Denise Betsema in second and third.
The five-day stage race that debuted in Tanzania last year will return in 2023 as two 425km stages with a mandatory 12-hour stop in between.
Registration for the UCI Gravel World Series race in Arkansas opens on December 8; UCI gravel worlds returns to Italy on September 30, 2023.
The family of Gwen Inglis sued the man convicted in her death and his insurance company and won the $353 million lawsuit.
Hayley Yoslov's petition to change the start format at the mountain bike race is quickly gaining traction.
After five years with the US squad, Newsom is choosing to race closer to home and her family.
The 33-year-old aims to be back in action for the US Pro Cycling National Championships in June 2023.
The governing body will launch a gravel national championship in 2023, followed by a junior and collegiate gravel series in 2024.