Gravel Racing

Truman Glasgow and Melisa Rollins take the wins at this lesser known race where just finishing is a challenge.

The October 22 event is sold out, but we've got you covered.

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

Keegan Swenson and Alexis Skarda best of the rest in men’s and women’s races.

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.

I was keen to experience firsthand how USAC organized the inaugural national championships, even if my personal result was a DNF after a mass pileup

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.

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 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.

'SBT GRVL has shown that a top tier event where the result is extremely important for a rider like myself can still include all the other ingredients that make gravel special.'

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.

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.

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

Some recent personal and professional changes had me in good mental and physical condition for Saturday's showdown with Swenson.

Alex Howes is the first person to complete both the Tour de France, which he did twice, and the Tour Divide bikepacking race.

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

Pete Stetina and Matt Beers are second and third.

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

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.

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.

Unbound XL winner Kristen Legan sat down with us to talk about how she overcame the mud, bike problems, bike setup, and more.

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

Dylan Johnson and Finn Gullickson finish second and third in the men’s Waffle race while Paige Onweller and Flavia Oliveira Parks round out the women’s podium.

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

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.

Repeating in Kansas remains a top goal, but the Dutch rider is forging his own path in gravel.

The former WorldTour pro is going after a new double: Unbound and U.S. Pro Road Nationals.

Whitney Allison and Ruth Winder round out the podium.

Swenson and a small chasing group bridged to breakaway Freddy Ovett, John Borstelmann, and Nathan Spratt at mile 100. Ovett and Payson McElveen join Swenson on the podium.

The third edition brings a 142-mile challenge with over 9,000 vertical feet.

The Italian finished the stage on the bike of teammate and world champion Elisa Balsamo.

The defending champion at Unbound Gravel says knowing too much can be a detriment at Unbound Gravel.

The reigning U.S. road champion steps up to Unbound Gravel's 200-mile distance after winning the 100-mile race twice in a row.

Whitney Allison endured heat, wind, and a long day by herself to win Belgian Waffle Ride Utah.

Peter Stetina escaped with the win at Belgian Waffle Ride Utah after battling with Griffin Easter.

Peter Stetina, Whitney Allison, Eddie Anderson headline the 2021 edition of the Utah race.

Four-day gravel festival includes a variety of formats and categories, including para and non-binary cyclists.

De Crescenzo was the only woman who did not have to stop to refill bottles at SBT GRVL, thanks to help from her team.

A trio of current and former WorldTour racers come to the line in Steamboat Springs, while the women's race plays off the men's field.

The U.S. national champion is racing SBT GRVL ahead of Paris-Roubaix, l'Ardeche, and the world championships.

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

Plus a guide on who to watch for the hotly contested gravel race in Steamboat Springs on August 15.

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

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