Gravel

Call it a ‘Walmart’ bike if you must. But Viathon's G.1 GRX 800 is light, fast, and sporty, and costs much less than its competitors. That's a lot to love.

The Kaw Nation elected not to be a part of the task force that has been meeting regularly to strategize a rebrand.

Shimano's GRX group gets gravel just right, with its purpose-built brake levers and exceptional shifting. But there's one thing that really bugs me...

Liv's brand new Devote gravel bike series is versatile and capable enough for adventure, comfort, and speed.

The Easton EA70AX gravel dropper post can be paired with drop bar levers, or drop bar compatible shifters.

Integrated, stock, and bolt-on — here are the computer mounts I like best. Hint: metal is better.

Satkiewicz and partners Amy Charity and Ken Benesh founded the gravel event in 2019.

The retired WorldTour racer is signed up for GBDuro, a 2,000km self-supported race across Britain. And of course he rode to the start — from three countries away.

‘We are using this time to better prepare ourselves for conducting events in 2021 and beyond,’ says BWR founder Michael Marckx.

One of the O.G. gravel bikes, the Warbird delivers on comfort, tire clearance, and mount options in a slack-geo configuration.

Agreeable touchpoints are vital for a good fit. But what about the part right under your saddle?

DK's marketing manager cites 'the safety of the cycling community and the Emporia community' as the reason to cancel the 2020 event.

Registered racers are given four options for their entry fees.

Complete gravel bikes from the Icelandic pioneer now start at $2,390.

Each of the Moots Routt models are available in seven different sizes, with frame design and geometries sized appropriately.

Based on testing a wide variety of options, here is what I recommend and why.

Athletes believe that with a name change, the iconic gravel race can continue to be a leader in the industry.

Long-running gravel event becomes 'RPI Challenge' for 2020 containing training programs, motivation tips, and final ride.

As Life Time commits to a name change for the DK, The Mid South’s Bobby Wintle explains his journey from ignorance to accepting change.

SBT VRTL is a free community ride experience that will be held on Sunday, August 16.

Dirty Kanza officials released a statement saying they are contemplating a name change for the iconic gravel race.

The bike supplier for Israel Start-Up Nation and Parkhotel-Valkenburg is going off-pavement for the first time.

How the Co2uT gravel race hopes to become a first-year success in spite of its tricky beginnings.

Gravel Worlds cancels due to travel uncertainty caused by coronavirus. Entries for this year's event can be deferred to 2021.

With safety as a priority it may be unlikely, yet gravel organizers and athletes are staying positive.

Most gravel riders with a single ring use a 42-tooth option. Ashton Lambie, who has set world records and won world-championship medals, is not most riders.

The new 10th-year anniversary date for one of the Monuments of Gravel is July 10, 2021.

Just how limited is the Look Cycles 765 Gravel RS Flint Hills edition? Get in line: only eight bikes will be available in the United States.

Hydraulic damping, hidden storage, and progressive geometry refine the gravel bike from the Big Red S.

Gravel bikes have gone soft! Suspension has taken over in some form, from flex to decouplers to actual suspension systems. Is it necessary?

The oversized pulley wheel system designed for off-road use was ridden to the top of the podium at the 2020 U23 cyclocross world championships.

VeloNews reader poll selects the fifth Monuments of Gravel, joining The Mid South, Belgian Waffle Ride, Dirty Kanza, and SBT GRVL.

The 200-mile race will slot in the weekend after Rebecca's Private Idaho but on the same day as Grinduro California.

No-strap bags are made to fit each of Niner's frame sizes.

Look sharp while riding rocks in our favorite gravel bike apparel selections for the year.

Look sharp while riding rocks in our favorite apparel selections for the year.

Betsy Welch and Ben Delaney picked out gear for 104 miles of Oklahoma mud at The Mid South. Find out how it all fared.

Tequila feed zones? Mariachi bands? The Spirit World 100 and other grassroots gravel races succeed by putting the experience ahead of the competition.

VIDEO: Amanda 'The Panda' Nauman won the 100-mile Oklahoma gravel race in 2018 race, and she returns to Stillwater to contest for the win.

On race day in Stillwater, bikes, bodies, and gear were plastered with Oklahoma mud. But the day before, VeloNews took a look at what individual racers and brands brought to the 103-mile gravel race.

Colin Strickland, winner of the 2019 Dirty Kanza, is among the favorites for The Mid South, being held March 14 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He'll be racing this new-graphic Allied Able with matching new Rapha Meteor x Allied kit. More than 2,000 racers signed up for the 100-mile race on the burnt-orange clay roads, but fewer than that will take the start because of the coronavirus. For the design, Strickland provided designers references from the hills around his home in Austin, Texas.

It's been a long, strange trip for many who are in Stillwater for The Mid South gravel race, but spirits are high even as mud is likely.

Danny Summerhill trained hard to qualify for the Olympics, but the U.S. men's team didn't make it. He's redirected that fitness towards gravel.

Zipp's foray into gravel tires has begun with the Tangente Course G40, a tubeless tire with a focus on durability.

In muddy years at The Mid South, a singlespeed with huge clearance is a great option. And that's exactly what the Stormchaser is.

Rain, orange mud, and riders with Paris-Roubaix and Tour de France experience all scheduled to descend on the first Monument of Gravel.

For our final Monument of Gravel, our voting pool was deadlocked between Rebecca's Private Idaho and Crusher in the Tushar. Now, you can vote for one of these events to help us complete our Monuments of Gravel list.

Riders like The Mid South because of the event's production and founder, and because the 100-mile course is short enough to actually race.

The Belgian Waffle Ride's punishing course and huge media footprint have attracted elite riders from multiple disciplines and helped drive them toward gravel racing.

Belgian Waffle Ride sprung from Michael Marckx's desire to build a Belgian-style classic in North San Diego County. The event blends road racing tactics with bone-jarring off-road sections that are a test for all riders.

What do riders think about Dirty Kanza 200? The distance is intimidating, the crowds and ambiance are thrilling, and to win—that can change a rider's entire career.

Dirty Kanza 200 was our only unanimous selection to the VeloNews Monuments of Gravel list, and it's easy to see why. The 200-mile race has become the most famous and prestigious gravel event on the planet.

We went in search of the Monuments of Gravel: the five gravel races that carry the most prestige to win. This week we will be rolling out stories around each race and why our panel of experts voted it onto the list.

Peter Stetina and Kristen Faulkner won Saturday's Super Sweetwater, the original event of California's Grasshopper Adventure Series.

Dirty Kanza winner Colin Strickland is not your average pro cyclist, as we found when we visited him in Austin in late 2019. Strickland's constant tinkering is pushing American pro cycling in a bold new direction.

Across much of North America, spring makes a fickle bedfellow to gravel racing. We found six races where the weather shouldn't be a problem, but your early season fitness might.

Think you want to put on a gravel race? There's a lot more to consider than a cool course and a fun afterparty. We spoke to Chelsea Luttrall, founder and "one-woman show" at Colorado's The Crippler race to find out what it takes.

American Ironman record-holder Heather Jackson will race gravel in 2020 as she builds towards the world championships in Kona.

Amity Rockwell joins the VeloNews Podcast to discuss Dirty Kanza, gravel cycling's sponsorship market, and what it's like to be the only female rider on a group ride. Plus, we hear from contributor James Startt about Remco Evenepoel's impressive win in Argentina.

The gravel season kicked off this weekend with Colorado's Old Man Winter Rally, a 100-kilometer trek across dirt roads in Boulder County. Heavy snowfall greeted racers on the morning of the event, and by the time they left the start line in Lyons, Colorado, several inches had accumulated on roadways. And then, just 15 kilometers in, the Colorado Department of Transportation made the decision to stop the event. That wasn't before VeloNews Photo Editor, Brad Kaminski, snapped some images of the snowy action in Colorado.

Blowing snow forced the cancellation of the Old Man Winter Rally gravel race in Colorado.

The unofficial Gravel Worlds race in Lincoln, Nebraska, will offer a free entry to riders who cannot afford the $90 registration.

Patrick Brady was on-site in Ukiah, in Mendocino County, California, for the first race in the Grasshopper Adventure Series.

Part epic race, part economic builder, Lost and Found shows off the Lost Sierra to gravel riders with a riverside party to cap it off.

Here's what it took for Mat Stephens to win his fourth Texas Chainring Massacre, just ahead of teammate Spencer Seggebruch.

Gravel riders and race promoters are wary, if somewhat curious, of UCI boss David Lappartient's comments that the governing body may hold a gravel world championships.

Katie Hall, Kate Courtney, Alison Tetrick, and Amity Rockwell will all line up at this weekend's Grasshopper Adventure Series. What makes the gravel series so popular amongst female riders? We asked the experts.

We all agree that a bit of flex is good in a gravel bike. But how much?

150 miles of gravel. Nearly 10,000 feet of climbing. Here's a breakdown of John Borstelmann's winning ride at the 2019 Gravel Worlds.

The Mid South founder Bobby Wintle says the best gear for his race depends on the weather. His own bike, a Moots Routt 45, features prototype tires and Shimano components.

USA Cycling invited promoters from the Dirty Kanza, SBT GRVL, and other gravel events to meet in Bentonville, Arkansas to discuss the future of off-road racing.

After Colin Strickland won the 2019 Dirty Kanza 200, EF Pro Cycling invited him to join the WorldTour in 2020 to race Paris-Roubaix. Here's why Strickland declined the offer.

Gravel events like Old Man Winter and Rasputitsa embrace the winter elements.

Gravel racers have become the entrepreneurs of American cycling, pushing the sponsorship model in strange new directions.

TJ Eisenhart has left road cycling behind to launch his own gravel program called Imaginary Collective. The program boasts an innovative sponsorship model that bucks the trend commonly found in road cycling teams.

The balance VeloNews and I hope to achieve this year.

A decade ago gravel racing was an oddity for cycling's hardest core riders. Today, it's a movement for the masses.

Who are the best gravel racers in the country? It's a question that's open for debate. Enter Pure Gravel’s Power Rankings, a ranking system that scores riders based on their results at 15 different U.S. gravel races.

40mm is the new 35mm. Here’s why.

What's the best tire for the course? What should gravel racing be in length and format? And what causes this gravel madness, anyhow? We will be digging into all this and more in The Grind.