Gravel

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What’s your cycling daydream? Perhaps it's something like this: you and your best mates surrounded by nature. Big mountains. Endless twisting roads. Join Szymonbike and crew for a breathtaking ride through Spain's Sierra Nevada.

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The Kampionne reinforces the notion that all-around and aero bikes have begun to blend into a single category — and that's a good thing.

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Sitting inside a cosy old pub on an archipelago somewhere in the North Atlantic, I’m beginning to realise that we’ve just arrived in one of the most bizarre places left on the planet. Created by volcanic eruptions some 55 million years ago, the Faroe Islands are an archipelago of 18 spectacularly crafted igneous rocks that rise high above the ocean somewhere between Scotland and Iceland in the North Atlantic. And the riding is out of this world...

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A crack front bench of ministers had been appointed, a weekend away planned. From the humble residence of Soup Boys HQ in Melbourne’s inner north west we would journey to our fine nation’s capital. We weren’t sure if we would unlock secrets to winning the federal election, but we were sure that in one way or another, we would be rewriting the book on cycling road trips.

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Take the Mix Tape wheels on long training rides or jump in your local crit. They’re not as light as carbon but they get up climbs just fine.

The Vault is tight, aggressive, and built for the cornering you might face in a cyclocross race.

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Maxxis produces an exceptionally versatile cyclocross tire in the Speed Terrane, which does double-duty on rugged gravel rides.

“Ok, who’s got a headlamp?” The sudden lack of light turned the room silent save for the howling wind outside -- the cause of our newfound darkness. The garage we were huddled in was the final stop after a four-hour drive from Salt Lake City International Airport, the nine of us having come together from as far away as Sydney, Stockholm, Dubai, Tokyo, New York, California and … Seattle.

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Gravel bikes help you spice up road rides with dirt roads, trails, and even a little singletrack. Here are our four favorite bikes from 2016.

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Appleman's custom bike is a fantastically complicated machine that brings riding back to its simplest form: Get on, pedal, go anywhere.

Exclusive to VeloClub Insiders, Neal Rogers writes the story behind the story of tracking down ex-World Champion Roland Green, speaking with ex-training partners and competitors, and how the feature came to fruition.

Roland Green dominated the mountain bike world in 2001 and 2002, winning two world titles, the World Cup series overall, and the NORBA series title. After injury and suspension, he retired following the 2005 season and disappeared, seemingly cutting all ties from the cycling world. We set out find out where he is today, and why he completely stepped away from the sport he loved.

Nestled in the rugged south-eastern corner of New South Wales, the Snowy Mountains is Australia’s highest mountain range and home to mainland Australia’s highest peak: Mount Kosciuszko. It’s 2,228 vertical metres from sea level to the Kosciuskzo summit, and roughly 220km by road from Australia’s east coast. In late October, three cyclists set out to tackle that journey over two days; to ride from sea to summit. Here’s how the trip unfolded.

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The Blue Norcoss EX is a dependable racer with an almost-excellent build

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Clement’s PDX tubular tires are made for mixed-condition courses replete with wet and muddy features.

Foundry's Flyover is a unique 'cross race bike, built from titanium, offering confident handling, a solid parts spec, and respectably light weight.

For the deep, sloppy muck, Dugast’s Rhino cotton tubulars are the tires for you.