Culture & Opinion
Video: LA Tourist Race
Gravel Bike California put together this great video recap of the LA Tourist Race.
Culture & Opinion
Video: Niner Bikes Ghost Towns & Gravel, Episode 1: The Legend of Charles Breyfogle
Join Niner Bikes and rider Yuri Hauswald for a gravel road adventure into the past. Presenting Episode 1 of Ghost Towns and Gravel: the Legend of Charles Breyfogle. It’s a quest for gravel road gold, yet it’s also a journey into gold mining history (and modern oddities) as
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The World’s Best Gravel Racers are Launching Their 2020 Seasons at Old Man Winter Rally: Lyons, Colorado
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
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Video: Dutch Headwind Cycling Championships
What a nightmare this is. A race that’s announce three days ahead of time when a storm is forecast and is cancelled if the headwind isn’t blowing at at least 50-60 kph. The 8.5 km course must be covered on a supplied upright single-speed, Dutch-style bike. The
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Video: Ride What Ya Brung, A First Brevet Cycling Experience
Follow Deane Parker a first time Brevet participant as he undertakes a 250km weekend bikepacking event with ‘The Flahute Presents’, in the Canterbury high country of New Zealand.
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Ian Boswell Leaves the World Tour to Race Gravel for Wahoo in 2020
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
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Sea Otter Classic to Add Professional Gravel Race
Gravel bikes have taken over the Sea Otter trade show in recent years. So, it was only a matter of time before the Sea Otter Classic added a gravel race to its schedule of professional racing. The 2020 Sea Otter Classic will feature a gravel race on the Fort Ord
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Video: The World’s Best Blind Mountain Biker
Brian Bushman lost his sight at age 14. He didn’t lose his love for cycling. So, he adapted and learned to echolocate, like a bat, so he could continue to ride his mountain bike. Wild. Anyone who rides a mountain bike on downhill terrain knows how perilous it can
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Video: Tour du Mont Thabor
Manon Carpenter gives race prep a rest for some adventure riding in this multi-day tour of the 3,000-meter Mont Thabor in the French Alps. Alongside guide Emily Horridge, Carpenter and crew ride and hike 112 kilometers and 5,052 meters in elevation gain over three days, staying in mountain
Tech & Data
Stages Drops the Price of all its Power Meters
The power meter wars are in full thrust and consumers are winning. The latest win, Stages announced a drop in price for its entire power meter range with immediate effect. Starting now, a Shimano 105 single-sided power crank arm will cost $299, down from $429. The entire lineup moving from
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The Length Of Time. Inside The Tour Divide
The Tour Divide is a 2750 mile (4400 km) unsupported mountain bike race from Banff, Canada to Antelope Wells on the Mexican border. The Length of Time documents the race from a rider’s perspective telling the story of Josh Ibbett’s ride. See the emotional highs and lows of
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Sports Dietician Reports Increase in Cyclist Eating Disorders
Renee McGregor, a sports dieticians, says she has seen a five-fold increase in the number of male cyclists being referred with eating disorders in the last year. McGregor has worked with Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games teams. She attributes the rise to irresponsible coaching, ‘win at all costs’ culture and