Groad Trip: Remembering Mo and racing the Dutch contingent at Gravel Locos
Some 1,500 of us came together in Hico, Texas for a community event that was shaped by tragedy.
Groad Trip
After 10 years of racing professionally on the road, Pete Stetina turned off the pavement and built a solo career with gravel. In 2021, he won more gravel races than anyone else. For 2022, he’s traveling to events all over the United States and other parts of the world. Come along on the Groad Trip.
Groad Trip: Racing Belgian Waffle Ride three weeks after breaking my wrist
Why I decided to race, how I prepared for the 137-mile gravel race, and how it went.
Groad Trip: Becoming a mountain biker, and then breaking my wrist at the Life Time Grand Prix
I invested a lot of time and effort into improving my MTB skills. And then, alas, I went down just minutes into the first Grand Prix race.
Groad Trip: Racing with a stuffie, and other Colombian adventures at Transcordilleras
Eight days, 91,000 feet of climbing, and 650 miles of gravel in what is basically a credit-card bikepacking race. Ooph!
Groad Trip: Bulls, ball pits, and bucket lists at the Rock Cobbler
I’d heard tall tales of the Rock Cobbler for years. It did not disappoint.
Groad Trip: The five phases of gravel fitness you can apply in 2022
My sponsors have been announced, projects are in planning, and the race calendar is set. Now the uphill slog to fitness begins.
Groad Trip: Rating my odds and my competition for the Life Time Grand Prix
60 riders were selected to race for $250,000. How is this going to shake out?
Groad Trip: Lessons learned from my first full gravel season
I struggled sometimes with the travel and social media, but 2021 was the best year of my career.
Groad Trip: Going out on a Big Sugar high
Believe the hype: Riding in Arkansas is rad.
Groad Trip: Barry Roubaix delivers big time
Small town, low profile, huge impact — Barry Roubaix brings together more than 3,000 riders for a great time in Michigan.
Groad Trip: Positivity overpowers pessimism by coming together at BWR
I couldn't win on the climb — uh-oh! — but I was able to find a way in the technical singletrack.
Groad Trip: Living the gravel (stage race) lifestyle at RPI
Singletrack, gravel roads, an uphill gravel TT (oh yeah!), hot springs, and an inclusive atmosphere? I was all in on Rebecca's Private Idaho.
Groad Trip: LeadBoat, and the privateer’s struggle
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.
Groad Trip: The LeadBoat Challenge
How to race two big events back-to-back, and what I plan to do for Leadville and SBT GRVL.
Groad Trip: How BWR was (nearly lost and then) won
My view of exactly how this hard event played out, from the pre-race pressure until the post-race beers.
Groad Trip: Soaking it all up at an excellent gravel summer camp
The Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder was such a great event, for so many reasons.
Groad Trip: Inside the front of the race at Unbound Gravel
Cramping eyelids, brutal headwinds, unforgiving rocks, and racing with honor. Unbound Gravel delivered!
Groad Trip: Unbound Gravel preparation and the FKT community
The stoke is growing. While connecting online has been great, many of us are looking forward to coming together in person for the Super Bowl of gravel in Emporia.
Groad Trip: How gravel pros do training camp
Four days of camaraderie and head-smashing competition with Colin Strickland and Ian Boswell on California's Lost Coast.
Groad Trip: Kicking off the race season with a win at Shasta Gravel Hugger
And some new projects in my ever-changing world of gravel privateer.