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The 2020 gravel season is going to be action packed. For those looking to trade skinny tires for knobbies and tarmac for dirt and gravel, former World Tour super-domestique Ted King has some tips. King has learned a few tips and tricks that can help any gravel rider, whether you're looking for a podium spot... Continue Reading →
Gravel is booming, and another gravel race is on the books. Mammoth Tuff has been launched for September 19 in Mammoth Lakes, California. It is being put on by David Sheek and his partner Amanda Nauman. Tuff (tŭf) is a general term for all consolidated pyroclastic, volcanic rocks. The name, Mammoth TUFF, is a nod to the Long... Continue Reading →
Zwift has partnered with Haute Route for a virtual three-day event, Haute Route Watopia, which will pit riders against the toughest virtual routes on offer. Just like a real-world Haute Route, participants will receive a rider’s handbook and complete training program and, for this event, an exclusive Le Col-designed Haute Route virtual kit. The event... Continue Reading →
We've had WorldTour road riding in the Middle East, but no XC racing. That changed on February 7, 2020, with the first edition of the HERO Dubai marathon XC race took place in Hatta-Dubai, the first stage of the HERO World Series.
“We Are Mountain Bikers” is a short film by Robin Munshaw, shot on location in the amazing communities and on the hand built trails the 2019 racers experienced. BC Bike Race saw 600 participants from 38 countries attend the 13th running of the event and the latest incarnation of the ‘Ultimate Singletrack Experience’. This film... Continue Reading →
The weather was not a fan of cycling this over the weekend. Here in Colorado, Old Man Winter was snowed out. In Australia, winds and rain canceled most of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup. In Belgium, Storm Ciara canceled the Superprestige Merksplas. The Netherlands, however, embraced the chaos. The Dutch “Headwind Cycling Championships” or... Continue Reading →
The Old Man Winter Rally gravel race here in Lyons, Colorado yesterday was stopped mid-race due to freezing temperatures, icy roads and heavy snow. CDOT pulled the plug about 30 minutes into the 100k race, the 50k never got the chance to start. Alex Howes and Peter Stetina, among other pros, were at the race looking... Continue Reading →
The Elite Men’s race at the 2020 Cyclocross World Championships in Dübendorf, Switzerland delivered a dominant wire-to-wire win by Mathieu van der Poel. Starting with an outstanding sprint, Van de Poel had a clear lead for 68 minutes before nabbing the title. It's a great start to a complicated season for Van der Poel, who will... Continue Reading →
For mountain bikes, Moab’s Slickrock Trail is world-renowned. 160,000 people visit the area annually for riding, hiking, off-highway driving, and camping. The 10.5-mile trail takes riders over a landscape of petrified sand dunes and the eroded remnants of ancient sea beds. The trail lies within the Sand Flats Recreation Area. The BLM is proposing opening... Continue Reading →
Welp, there go my chances at my first start of 2020. The world’s best gravel bike racers will be racing in Lyons, Colorado on February 9th to see who can conquer the elements and serious competition at the 2020 Sufferfest Beer Co. Old Man Winter Rally. Colin Strickland and Amity Rockwell, the male and female champions of... Continue Reading →
Following a successful career racing in the World Tour for Trek-Livestrong, Team Sky, and Katusha-Alpecin, American pro cyclist Ian Boswell has decided to transition from the road calendar to gravel racing for 2020. Boswell will be racing for Wahoo Fitness on a calendar of his own design that will include gravel and endurance mountain bike... Continue Reading →
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