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Gallery: SBT GRVL in Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Approximately 1,500 riders turned up for the inaugural SBT GRVL race last Sunday in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The event offered up three course options (Black, Blue, and Green), with the heartiest riders opting for the 140-mile Black route that included a leg burning 9,000 feet of climbing. Former WorldTour pro Ted King and rising road racing star Brodie Chapman were fastest on the day in the men’s and women’s fields, each earning a healthy $5,000 prize check. But this first-year event was about much more than the sharp end of the race. Indeed, SBT GRVL demonstrated once again that this whole gravel thing is here to stay. Scroll down to see our expansive photo gallery. All images courtesy SBT GRVL

August 20, 2019 VeloNews.com

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Case_CroninDane_SBTGRVL-6128 — Colorado’s Routt County has some of the best backroads riding you’ll find anywhere in the U.S.

AN0Q1578 — SBT GRVL kicked off with a bustling expo of all things gravel bikes and beyond.

FS8A5570 — It was chilly at the Sunday morning start. But temperatures rose rapidly.

FS8A5591 — This year’s Dirty Kanza champ Colin Strickland was among a handful of hitters that showed up. Strickland punctured late in the race and ended up fifth.

AN0Q1930 — A little bike ride with 1,500 of your new best friends.

Racers — Racers at the inaugural SBT GRVL.

AN0Q2627-Edit — Dust kicked up as the pace whittled the front pack below 100. Photo: Courtesy SBT GRVL

FS8A5249 — Besides some nice prize checks, this cowboy hat was on the line.

Ted King was all smiles early on at the Steamboat Springs Gravel race

AN0Q3824 — The natives were quite curious about all the hubbub.

FS8A7074 — Legendary German sprinter Erik Zabel made an appearance. He’s an ambassador for event sponsor Canyon Bikes these days.

IH_190818_SBTGRVL_44-Edit — When the dust settled the scenery took over. Not a bad place to ride bikes. Photo: Courtesy SBT GRVL

FS8A6486 — SBT GRVL’s much kinder version of The Devil.

AN0Q3878 — King had a more serious expression once the real racing began. Here he rides with the final five, which soon became two.

Case_CroninDane_SBTGRVL-6733 — The barn game is strong in these parts. Photo: Courtesy SBT GRVL

Case_CroninDane_SBTGRVL-6987 — This is cattle country.

FS8A6532-Edit — King and eventual second-place finisher Payson McElveen were the last survivors at the front of the race.

Case_CroninDane_SBTGRVL-6836 — Fueling is key at these long gravel events. Sarah Sturm shows how it’s done. Photo: Courtesy SBT GRVL

Case_CroninDane_SBTGRVL-7691 — King goes over the final climb solo on his way to SBT GRVL glory.

AN0Q4108-2 — It’s King for the win.

FS8A6729 — Post-race congrats between first and second place in the men’s long course affair.

Case_CroninDane_SBTGRVL-6426 — It was one of those classic Colorado blue sky days.

FS8A6825 — Women’s winner Brodie Chapman celebrates the end of a long day.

FS8A7029 — Sarah Sturm ended up third in the women’s long course race — and seemed pleased with the effort.

Gravel racing makes me feel like this.

The men’s long course podium.

AN0Q4279 — King got a pretty nice check, too.

AN0Q4147-2 — The winning rig in the men’s long course race.

The women’s long course podium.

Case_CroninDane_SBTGRVL-8617 — Some were in better shape than others at the end.

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