Gravel

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

Front suspension reduces vibration energy by a claimed 46 percent, averaged across the spectrum of frequencies encountered in gravel riding.

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

Elite racers like Lauren Stephens, Ian Boswell and race organizers like Amy Charity, Kimo Seymour, and Amanda Nauman weigh in on UCI's involvement in gravel.

Although she had all but ended the 2021 gravel season, senior editor Betsy Welch keeps getting pulled back into gravel races — and there are plenty more on the calendar.

BMC calls this new model an adventure bike, a solo riding bike, and an all-road bike. The Swiss brand insists, however, that it's not a gravel bike.

I love most everything about this highly capable bike.

The booming gravel discipline will see its first UCI-sanctioned race series and rainbow jersey next season.

The endurance cyclist completed the 257-mile Iceland Crossing route in 19 hours and 45 minutes.

Registration for the March 12 event opens October 24, with priority given to those registered for the 2021 race.

Two titanium models for flat or drop bars built and painted in Boulder, Colorado.

The experience of the masses outweighs the need to enact new rules to govern a few elite racers, organizers say.

The Trek-Segafredo rider will retire from the WorldTour at the end of the season and then turn his focus to racing gravel.

The event is the brainchild of Red Bull athletes and Texas natives Colin Strickland and Payson McElveen.

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

The race features multiple distance options, including a three-day stage race.

What do you pack for two weeks of remote riding and camping with dust storms, river crossings, grit, and rain? Here is my complete list, and how it all worked.

There is no clear consensus yet, other than the fact that pro women want the stage to be set for fair and honest racing.

New carbon chassis pulls from Cannondale's SuperSix road design.

Lauren Stephens beats all the men (and the women) in 75-mile race, while Zeno Molteni and Paige Redman win inaugural 300-mile 'Long Voyage.'

The 90 mile race featured technical and steep climbing on a variety of terrain.

The Clif Pro Team rider outwits Flavia Oliveira and Tiffany Cromwell in a commanding victory.

Adam Roberge and Brennan Wertz round out the podium.

Sofia Gomez Villafañe, Ian Boswell, Adam Roberge and others will line up on Saturday to race the BWR's inaugural event in North Carolina.

Race designer and retired pro John Murphy takes us inside the brand-new BWR Asheville course he has created.

The F1 driver stayed with the lead group in the 64-mile Red event, was one water bottle short, and placed fifth.

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

The North American gravel racing scene rolls into late August with four marquee events on the calendar.

Some 100 racers did Leadville on Saturday followed by SBT GRVL Sunday. The lowest cumulative times won the LeadBoat Challenge.

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.

Formula 1 star Valtteri Bottas is in Colorado to race SBT GRVL. He spoke to us about his love of cycling.

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

The Canyon-SRAM rider is diversifying her calendar in the latter part of 2021, and perhaps beyond.

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

1x derailleurs and cassettes, RockShox suspension fork and dropper post with suspension, and Zipp wheels all purpose built for gravel.

Lots of positives and some negatives in this broad spectrum of gravel components.

The strategy to win includes going all out at Saturday's MTB race, say Alex Howes and Payson McElveen. Alison Tetrick's secret weapon is bombproof preparation.

The film documents the vision and mission of the Migration Gravel Race. Wahoo has selected four Kenyan riders from the race to compete in SBT GRVL, BWR Asheville, and Vermont Overland.

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

A week after BWR, results aren't published, riders are upset, and complaints are piling up. We spoke to promoter Michael Marckx about what went wrong.

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

The RW23 joins the Revel Wheels family of recyclable, US-made carbon rims.

Katerina Nash made the most of her debut at Belgian Waffle Ride, winning the elite women's race in a duel with Hannah Finchamp.

Peter Stetina overcame cramps and early setbacks to win Belgian Waffle Ride, defending his title from 2019.

Ian Boswell has received racing offers after winning Unbound Gravel, but a return to full-time cycling presents a difficult decision.

A start-studded field will face hot temperatures and dusty trails at Sunday's Belgian Waffle Ride San Diego.

From my personal gravel bike to a beaded Maasai good-luck charm, these are the things that made my race.

Maude Farrell, Lauren De Crescenzo round out women's podium; Zach Calton, Edward Anderson beaten by Stetina in Utah gravel race.

The high-altitude leg burner Crusher in the Tushar gravel race is back with a stellar lineup and the same challenging terrain.

Longer, with more tire clearance, and more aero – the Addict Gravel takes cues from Scott's aero road bikes and its mountain bikes.

Unbound Gravel champ Ian Boswell sees himself as a cycling ambassador at Kenya's Migration Gravel Race, where many riders hail from Africa.

In 2020 Unbound Gravel formed a relationship with the Major Taylor Club of Kansas City, and for 2021 65 club members participated in the event.

We dive into the power numbers of Lauren De Crescenzo from the 2021 Unbound Gravel.

Wide internal rims are nothing new for HED, which built the Ardennes in 2007 around a wide-stance rim.

Unbound Gravel dishes out plenty of physical pain. The mental pain is just as tough, as riders must overcome the urge to quit.

From chamois pads on my hands to the world's fastest socks, and from cups of pickle juice to gallons of hydration mix, here's what worked and what didn't.

'It was so appreciated, being able to show up at this huge event, knowing on some level that I was seen.'

Cramping eyelids, brutal headwinds, unforgiving rocks, and racing with honor. Unbound Gravel delivered!

We were at the finish line at Unbound Gravel to speak to riders after they completed the 206-mile journey. Here's what they had to say:

I finished 30th with just a single flat. Here I rate each piece of gear used, plus list what I'm thinking of bringing next year.

Robin Carpenter replays his debut at Unbound Gravel, which saw him learn some important lessons across 206 miles of wind and gravel.

The inaugural gravel stage race is bringing possibility - and prestige — to Africa's professional cycling hopefuls.

We dive into the power numbers of Ian Boswell from the Unbound Gravel 200.