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After retiring from the WorldTour in 2021, then racing two seasons of the Life Time Grand Prix series, Ruth Edwards is returning to the sport she loves.

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The newly crowned Vuelta champ also got the most crowns on Strava this year.

New gravel national champions Keegan Swenson and Lauren Stephens headline Team USA's elite 23- rider squad.

Men will race 169k and women 140k on courses that "are much harder and hillier than last year," says Erwin Vervecken.

Can Lachlan's legs handle another race? Will Swenson and SGV dominate? And, Beers is back.

The EF Education-EasyPost star overcomes trench foot, freezing rain, wildfire detours mental demons and a busted derailleur to lay down a blistering time on the storied ultra-bikepacking route.

Alexis Skarda and Crystal Anthony finish second and third in the inaugural national championship race.

Windy and dusty conditions make for tactical racing in Nebraska. Alexey Vermeulen, Brennan Wertz, Payson McElveen, and John Borstelmann make up the top five.

Dry, windy conditions produced tactical racing in the elite men's and women's races.

The Idaho off-road event, founded by former endurance pro Rebecca Rusch, celebrated its 11th year last weekend.

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The event will move from Vicenza to Treviso and be produced by Pedali di Marcha. Course details remain scant.

The inaugural event on September 9 is USAC's big gravel debut.

The US's top gravel talent is converging in the heartland for the inaugural gravel national championship on Saturday, September 9.

Stacked start lists for Saturday's inaugural event show that gravel racing has reached new heights.

Petervary was in the midst of his 'Great Divide Ride Unearthed' when he was hit outside of Salida, Colorado.

The 10th anniversary of the off-road event paid tribute to the late Sule Kangangi.

The EF-Education EasyPost rider is tackling the Tour Divide route next — and he's going to see how fast he can go while still getting some rest.

The new pro and the Aussie battle veteran BWR racers to take the top step after a characteristically challenging BWR race.

It was a three-peat for Borstelmann at the Nebraska event, while Stephens took 21st position overall.

MTB Marathon World Championships race organizer Massimo Panighel is rumored to be creating a 'more demanding track than that of 2022' for the October 8 championship race in Italy.

Iowa "B" roads, a cyclocross finish, and a post-race party in an orchard make Core4's sophomore edition a huge success.

Meg Fisher and Steven Wilke set new course records on the notoriously difficult courses while dozens of other paracyclists participate in inclusive categories.

Russell Finsterwald shows off his SBT GRVL Crux, which featured a massive 50T chainring, aero road wheels, and alloy handlebars.

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Gomez Villafañe is dominating the off-road race scene this season. Here's the bike that she rode to her latest win at SBT GRVL.

Tiffany Cromwell of Canyon-SRAM comes in one minute later, followed by Flavia Oliveira Parks.

Swenson bests his last year's time by 19 minutes; Petr Vakoč and Alexey Vermeulen round out the men's podium.

Deep pro fields, a film fest featuring para-athletes, tons of shakeout rides, and lots of miles on 'champagne gravel' are all on tap for the weekend ahead.

Ruth Winder and Alexis Skarda round out the podium.

The Santa Cruz HTSQD rider finished in 5:43:31, shaving 15 minutes off the course record that was set in 2015.

The Aussie has gone all in for this year's Leadville 100 MTB showdown with Keegan Swenson.

Can anyone beat Swenson and can Swenson beat the course record? It all goes down in Colorado on Saturday.

Sofia Gomez Villafañe is the clear race favorite, but with the deepest field in history this year, it's any woman's race.

105 miles, 12,000 feet of climbing, and the most stacked pro field in history on tap for Saturday's Life Time Grand Prix race.

There's underbiking, overbiking, and then there's Dylan Johnson's set-up.

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If enough money is raised for the gravel race's scholarship program, the L39ION star will get a horrible haircut on stage.

The 17-year-old was training for the upcoming UCI mountain bike cross-country world championships.

The Rallye is solid all-around, with exceptional steering and handling from the dirt to the tarmac.

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Italy hosts the Grand Départ for the first time in history next year, and there is no better time to plan a cycling trip to the region of Emilia Romagna.

The SD Worx rider says she can make better tactical decisions now that she's not at the limit physically.

The US governing body has been following UCI guidelines for trans participation since June 2022.

Michael Marckx says new rules will protect "integrity and parity." Promoters of other gravel races say they have no plans to change rules of inclusion. 

Lauren De Crescenzo and Flavia Oliveira Parks round out the podium, while Gomez Villafañe sets new course record.

Defending XCO national champ Keegan Swenson is racing gravel this weekend, as are a dozen other nationals contenders.

Venue changes, race cancelations, C-suite shakeups, and unanswered questions indicate money woes at the upstart criterium league.

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For some, the high altitude race was a tune up for next weekend's Crusher in the Tushar; some 625 riders competed over the race's three distances.

The EF Education Pro Cycling alt rider won the 850km gravel ultra in Tanzania this week and got exactly what he was looking for.

Lambie is currently training as a pedaling 'cyclor' for team American Magic, which will compete in this year's America's Cup in Spain.

The pro gravel racer is showing the 20-year-old mountain biker what a career in off-road endurance might look like.

On day 17 of the world's most iconic ultra bikepacking race, 17 riders have reached the U.S./Mexico border.

Gravel's five-stage summer camp wrapped up on Sunday in Bend.

The third edition of the four-day stage race in Kenya saw the deepest field — and most East African participants — yet.

With bunch sprints increasingly common in the elite men's race, organizers are looking for ways to mitigate congestion with amateurs at the finish.

After a three-month test, I agree that this gravel bike goes fast in all conditions.

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The event debuted last October; last weekend, Durango locals Sarah Sturm and Payson McElveen won the climbing-heavy race.

Cromwell is the co-producer of the Finland event, which was Skujiņš first gravel race ever.

Carolin Schiff is on a tear in the gravel world right now, and she's only just beginning.

The Tour Divide kicks off in Banff, Canada on June 9 at 8 a.m. MST, and the 2,745 mile adventure is my favorite bike race to 'spectate.'

The inaugural gravel race in F1 driver Valtteri Bottas' hometown features lakes, forests, and Finnish pastries.

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Doesn't matter, Keegan Swenson still won Unbound.

The German bests reigning champ Sofia Gomez Villafañe by 15 minutes, while Sturm, Shrosbree, and Lange celebrate break-out performances.

Petr Vakoc and Lachlan Morton were the second and third to cross the line.

After Moriah Wilson's death, Rockwell took a season-long hiatus from racing. She's finding her own way back.

The AG2R-Citroën WorldTour pro is lining up for his first gravel race ever on Saturday.

Our editors weigh in the best gravel tire for Unbound Gravel, gear to bring, and how to stay prepared during the event.

Our editors weigh in on the biggest storylines in the Flint Hills.

New in 2023, riders in the elite category will have their own start in the 200-mile race.

Between 'a really crappy Jeep' and not knowing where she's going live for six months, 'the racing feels like the easy part,' says the Aussie rider.

Details about the 2023 Unbound gravel routes, shakeout rides, and more.

Haley Smith and Rob Britton win the inaugural gravel race.

Jack 'UltraCyclist' Thompson did 52 Everests in 2022. This is his story.

May 20 was a busy day for gravel racing, with many riders putting in a last effort before Unbound Gravel.