Gravel Cycling
'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.
De Crescenzo repeats after 2022; McElveen adds 2023 to his 2019, '20 wins in Oklahoma.
It's not just a bike race. It's a vibe.
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.
The event will take place in Flanders on October 1, one week before the UCI Gravel World Championships.
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 Wednesday roundup of events, initiatives, and activities related to off-road riding.
Christopher Blevins and Anna Yamauchi take top honors after riding through kiddie pools, private ranches, and someone's living room
The family of late professional cyclist Moriah Wilson will host a cycling-centric fundraiser this spring in Vermont.
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.
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.
The series expands to seven events this year, up from four, and is now spread across three countries with the introduction of races in Mexico and Canada.
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.
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.
Returning champs Haley Smith and Keegan Swenson join a roster of newcomers and 2022 series veterans.
'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.
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 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 governing body will launch a gravel national championship in 2023, followed by a junior and collegiate gravel series in 2024.
Girona-based promoter Klassmark will oversee the series, which will unify 6-8 international gravel races under one umbrella.
With the UCI-sanctioned gravel worlds slated for Flanders in 2024, it might be too close to home for Van Aert to avoid.
A chance encounter with an old story I wrote about the Spirit World 100 reminds me that gravel is just the medium — the spirit is how we ride it
Significant changes include the addition of a seventh race, race fees paid for all selected athletes, and more doping controls.
The gravel event founded by Ted and Laura King saw three successful editions
The six-event series will feature two timed races in Sweden and Finland, as well as social non-competitive rides of varying distances
Guest contributor Molly Lofton takes us inside the irreverent Stillwater, Oklahoma event
The former professional road racer has found new inspiration in racing on the American off-road, as well as helping others get to the start line
Finley Aspholm finds herself among strong company at Koppenbergcross.
The 19-year-old from California had an offer from a Spanish development team but chose Mazda Lauf Factory gravel for 2023
Submissions will be accepted November 1 through November 30 and are open to the public
Many riders said that gravel's season finale was the most full-gas race of all
A serendipitous end of the season saw women at the front of the race riding on each other's wheels
The finale to a season full of challenges on and off the bike ended with everyone together at a brewery that felt like "a big house party, with friends left, right, center"
'There were definitely some offers and interest but there wasn’t anything enough to lure me into it,' American off-road star tells VeloNews.
'Obviously my big issue is that every time there’s a descent I’m dropping the wheel and I have to sprint for 5km just to get back to the group,' Irish rider says after fifth in Big Sugar Gravel.
Here are the results from every race in the 2022 series.
'I’m sure that I’m not a mountain biker, and at 41 I've tried to become one, but guys like Swenson and Finsterwald are used to riding mountain bikes since they were kids,' says veteran Dutch rider.
The Abus rider celebrated a breakthrough victory in Bentonville, with Emily Newsom and Alexis Skarda rounding out the podium.
He is joined on the podium by Keegan Swenson and Adam Roberge
The Abus Pro Gravel newbie has had a challenging season but is riding the steep learning curve upward
A very deep field and a very fast and technical course are on tap for this weekend as Bentonville, Arkansas hosts the last race of the Life Time Grand Prix
Swenson has the men's series in the bag, but outside of that it's anyone's game, especially in the super tight women's race
BWR Kansas provided dynamic and dramatic end of season racing, and I achieved a season-long goal
The cyclocross pro hasn't had the Grand Prix series she hoped for, but a win at BWR Kansas makes her curious for what's next
The two are competitors in the fierce off-road endurance circuit, but it hasn't gotten in the way of a decadelong friendship.
10 riders paid out on best cumulative time across four Belgian Waffle Ride races
Thoughts from an experienced, inexperienced gravel connoisseur
Alfa Romeo F1 driver switches to two wheels with Canyon Bicycles partnership.
F1 driver Valtteri Bottas and SBT GRVL to debut Finland event on June 10, 2023.
Italian rider a firm convert to gravel racing after world championship experience.
Dutch rider got the most possible after key breakaway pulled clear, vows to race more gravel soon.
Cyclocross and road pro takes rainbow jersey with late solo on fast, dry Veneto course as roadies fill the top-10.
Photos of a furious day's racing at the women's gravel worlds.
Frenchwoman takes assured win ahead of Frei and Teocci
Off-road specialists set to start behind road pros at gravel worlds as friction continues ahead of inaugural event.
'After racing we hang out and I really enjoy the camaraderie. We want to kick the shit out of each other in racing but then have a few beers in the evening,' says former WorldTour pro.
The short film explores the friendship — and inspiration — between the decorated pro paracyclist and an aspiring new rider named Jack
Will it be a roadie, an actual gravel pro like Lauren De Crescenzo, or Pauline Ferrand Prévot? The elite women's race promises show-stopping excitement.
'Van der Poel is a very strong rider but, in my view, you should never underestimate anyone, especially in a world championship,' Sagan tells VeloNews.
From Sagan to Van der Poel, to some surprise picks including Alexandre Vinokourov and Davide Rebellin.
Team USA sends a strong women's squad including Lauren De Crescenzo, Sarah Sturm, Lauren Stephens; other nations rely on athletes from different disciplines.