Gravel

The 111-mile course features a 6.5mi section that promoter Michael Marckx is billing as a cyclocross sector.

TJ Eisenhart and Landis drop out to help Ted King get medical care via a stranger's pick-up truck.

Believe the hype: Riding in Arkansas is rad.

Here are eleven — of many — gravel races with upcoming sign-up dates and new-for-2022 updates.

Both races will offer discounted entries for any distance for riders under 18 years of age.

The Californian edged out Tibco-SVB's Emily Newsom and Maddy Ward for the win.

Dennis van Winden and John Keller round out the 100mi men's podium

Big Sugar Gravel is a 100mi race in Northwest Arkansas. Here is how two pros are approaching it.

The inaugural five day stage race debuted in Canada in late September.

What the top women are saying about the strategy, gear, and fitness needed to win the 100-mile gravel race.

Serenissima Gravel makes debut as first ever pro-only gravel race, organizers Filippo Pozzato and Jonny Moletta eye future expansion for 'Ride the Wonderland' series.

The Montana gravel race is gravel pro Jess Cerra's gift to her home community.

The Nebraska gravel race will open 1,000 spots for women one week ahead of general registration and make matching donations to the Nebraska Interscholastic Cycling League.

Small town, low profile, huge impact — Barry Roubaix brings together more than 3,000 riders for a great time in Michigan.

The Rogue gravel bike, Argos Ti hardtail MTB, and updated Arktos full-suspension MTB join Alchemy's 2022 lineup.

This sub-16-pound dirt race rig is exceptional for going up fast, but don't look for bells, whistles, or storage here.

King rode the 415-mile route linking nine of the Grasshopper Adventure Series courses in 27 hours to 'showcase the area and set a benchmark for a ridiculous challenge.'

De Crescenzo wins women's race by an hour, but finish-line snafu ends with a broken collarbone.

I couldn't win on the climb — uh-oh! — but I was able to find a way in the technical singletrack.

The gravel machine we named the 2021 VeloNews Bike of the Year has only gotten better. Here's how.

German rider Paul Voss is jumping into the U.S. gravel scene four years after retiring from pro road cycling.

Front suspension reduces vibration energy by a claimed 46 percent, averaged across the spectrum of frequencies encountered in gravel riding.

The world championships provide the dramatic backdrop to release decisions often made behind closed doors months before.

Although she had all but ended the 2021 gravel season, senior editor Betsy Welch keeps getting pulled back into gravel races — and there are plenty more on the calendar.

I love most everything about this highly capable bike.

Registration for the March 12 event opens October 24, with priority given to those registered for the 2021 race.

The experience of the masses outweighs the need to enact new rules to govern a few elite racers, organizers say.

Singletrack, gravel roads, an uphill gravel TT (oh yeah!), hot springs, and an inclusive atmosphere? I was all in on Rebecca's Private Idaho.

The Trek-Segafredo rider will retire from the WorldTour at the end of the season and then turn his focus to racing gravel.

The event is the brainchild of Red Bull athletes and Texas natives Colin Strickland and Payson McElveen.

The race features multiple distance options, including a three-day stage race.

On this week's episode we discuss the latest controversy in U.S. gravel racing, and we analyze the Vuelta's final week.

There is a gap between gravel's written and unwritten rules, and women's racing is caught in the crossfire.

There is no clear consensus yet, other than the fact that pro women want the stage to be set for fair and honest racing.

New carbon chassis pulls from Cannondale's SuperSix road design.

Lauren Stephens beats all the men (and the women) in 75-mile race, while Zeno Molteni and Paige Redman win inaugural 300-mile 'Long Voyage.'

The 90 mile race featured technical and steep climbing on a variety of terrain.

The Clif Pro Team rider outwits Flavia Oliveira and Tiffany Cromwell in a commanding victory.

Adam Roberge and Brennan Wertz round out the podium.

I’m not sure if inaugural LeadBoat title is the badass or dumbass award, but I am very proud of the title and of each one of the 100 or so other racers who did it with me.

Sofia Gomez Villafañe, Ian Boswell, Adam Roberge and others will line up on Saturday to race the BWR's inaugural event in North Carolina.

Race designer and retired pro John Murphy takes us inside the brand-new BWR Asheville course he has created.

The F1 driver stayed with the lead group in the 64-mile Red event, was one water bottle short, and placed fifth.

The North American gravel racing scene rolls into late August with four marquee events on the calendar.

The key climbs, the technical sections, the prize money, and the pros' choices on gear.

The Canyon-SRAM rider is diversifying her calendar in the latter part of 2021, and perhaps beyond.

1x derailleurs and cassettes, RockShox suspension fork and dropper post with suspension, and Zipp wheels all purpose built for gravel.

Colorado's two biggest bike races - the Leadville Trail 100 MTB and SBT GRVL - are happening back-to-back. For about 120 riders, that means an epic weekend of racing is on tap.

The film documents the vision and mission of the Migration Gravel Race. Wahoo has selected four Kenyan riders from the race to compete in SBT GRVL, BWR Asheville, and Vermont Overland.

How to race two big events back-to-back, and what I plan to do for Leadville and SBT GRVL.

A week after BWR, results aren't published, riders are upset, and complaints are piling up. We spoke to promoter Michael Marckx about what went wrong.

My view of exactly how this hard event played out, from the pre-race pressure until the post-race beers.

The RW23 joins the Revel Wheels family of recyclable, US-made carbon rims.

From my personal gravel bike to a beaded Maasai good-luck charm, these are the things that made my race.

The high-altitude leg burner Crusher in the Tushar gravel race is back with a stellar lineup and the same challenging terrain.

The Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder was such a great event, for so many reasons.

What an incredible adventure; I'll be thinking about this one for many months to come.

My arms hurt more than my legs; should I have brought a mountain bike?

Sometimes the after-the-ride is even better than the ride. Especially when the ride is this long and punishing.

Betsy Welch learns that headwinds, rough roads and an – almost – lost phone cannot match the majesty of riding in Kenya.

Unbound Gravel champ Ian Boswell sees himself as a cycling ambassador at Kenya's Migration Gravel Race, where many riders hail from Africa.

Kenya's 650km Migration Gravel Race begins on Wednesday, June 23 in the country's Maasai Mara. We will be there to cover the event.

Wide internal rims are nothing new for HED, which built the Ardennes in 2007 around a wide-stance rim.

The Kenyan pro has had WorldTour dreams for a decade. Now, he sees gravel as a different path to professional cycling.

Make a plan, keep it simple, and thoroughly over-communicate it.

Gran Fondos and gravel races offer amateur cyclists challenging routes on some of the world’s most beautiful roads. Here are nine to add to your bucket list.

The inaugural gravel stage race is bringing possibility - and prestige — to Africa's professional cycling hopefuls.

Shayna Powless, Jen Luebke, and Natalia Franco explain their bike, gear, and hydration choices for 206 miles of Kansas gravel.

The 25-year-old Californian brings depth to an already profound level of women's talent.

A new video from Pinarello gives an intimate look at why Rockwell rides.

Colin Strickland argues that gravel should keep its spirit of self reliance by steering clear of road racing tactics and pro team structures.

The founders of the Spirit World 100 and The Gravel House have a new vision - to restore and remodel an original building into a hub for cyclists, locals, and visitors.

Laurens ten Dam belongs on the short list of favorites for Unbound Gravel after his impressive win at Gravel Locos.

If Type 2 fun is what we call these events in retrospect, what do we call the anticipation of them? Type 2 excitement?

The 2019 DK champ wants to win Unbound Gravel, and he has his own way of getting there.