Gravel

The points-based series to include six Life Time events, including the 200-mile Unbound Gravel and the Leadville Trail 100.

I like the new geometry, the overall ride feel, and the parts package. And yes, I broke the seatpost.

Two frames and four build options priced from $3,199 to $7,999.

Last weekend, NK Gravel in the Netherlands crowned two national champions. Is the race a harbinger of more sanctioned gravel to come?

A belt drive gravel bike goes to the Nutmeg Nor’Easter.

Registration now open for 2022 Belgian Waffle Ride and Quadrupel Crown of Gravel.

If you want a stable and confident bike for racing, trail riding, and bikepacking, this one is a worthy choice.

Seven models available in the US this fall, from $3,199 to $5,299.

By William Tracy | Images by Dakota Snider

Six new models start at $2,300.

Third-place Danielle Larson: 'That course was everything I have ever wanted in a course. There was a full cyclocross race at like mile 60. I jumped over barriers and someone offered me a beer hand-up.'

A laidback Evenepoel soaks in the atmosphere in his first gravel event, finishing sixth in the BWR Wafer.

Course change adds confusion; cyclocross and singletrack sectors add spice.

Veteran team coach is hoping for 'an interesting experience' on the gravel roads of Kansas.

The 111-mile course features a 6.5mi section that promoter Michael Marckx is billing as a cyclocross sector.

Here are eleven — of many — gravel races with upcoming sign-up dates and new-for-2022 updates.

Both races will offer discounted entries for any distance for riders under 18 years of age.

The Californian edged out Tibco-SVB's Emily Newsom and Maddy Ward for the win.

Dennis van Winden and John Keller round out the 100mi men's podium

Big Sugar Gravel is a 100mi race in Northwest Arkansas. Here is how two pros are approaching it.

The inaugural five day stage race debuted in Canada in late September.

Life Time's new gravel race and the premier U.S. mountain bike demo event join forces in Arkansas this weekend.

What the top women are saying about the strategy, gear, and fitness needed to win the 100-mile gravel race.

The EF Education-Nippo rider is heading to Bentonville, Arkansas this weekend to ride the 100-mile The Big Sugar.

Serenissima Gravel makes debut as first ever pro-only gravel race, organizers Filippo Pozzato and Jonny Moletta eye future expansion for 'Ride the Wonderland' series.

The Nebraska gravel race will open 1,000 spots for women one week ahead of general registration and make matching donations to the Nebraska Interscholastic Cycling League.

The Rogue gravel bike, Argos Ti hardtail MTB, and updated Arktos full-suspension MTB join Alchemy's 2022 lineup.

This sub-16-pound dirt race rig is exceptional for going up fast, but don't look for bells, whistles, or storage here.

The new gravel bike is also, wait for it, a cyclocross bike.

Independent promoters pair up for 250 miles of riding and 62 miles of running, set up on two weekends.

King rode the 415-mile route linking nine of the Grasshopper Adventure Series courses in 27 hours to 'showcase the area and set a benchmark for a ridiculous challenge.'

New 8-bike line ranges from aluminum $2,399 ALR 5 to $11,999 SLR 9 eTap with elastomer-damped Isospeed, internal routing, and down tube storage.

The gravel machine we named the 2021 VeloNews Bike of the Year has only gotten better. Here's how.

German rider Paul Voss is jumping into the U.S. gravel scene four years after retiring from pro road cycling.

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.

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.