Big Sugar

Big-name rookies join returning series stars Swenson, Gomez Villafañe, Jones to hunt supersized prize purse.

Wolf Tooth's new ultralight gravel pedal, progressive gravel bike geometry, and more on the Velo Podcast.

A weather-shortened race meant a wide array of gear choices... and much of the same for everyone else.

Specialized looks like it has a new aero gravel wheel coming. We think this new go-fast wheel means more is on the way.

Lightning storms and tornado warnings couldn't stop an abbreviated Big Sugar Gravel 2025, with Matt Beers and Sofia Gomez Villafañe taking decisive wins.

Melisa Rollins and Cecily Decker take second and third in the women's race, while Colby Simmons and Simen Nordahl Svendsen round out the men's podium.

Lauren De Crescenzo reflects on her experience in the Life Time Grand Prix, which included learning how to mountain bike.

'It’s super hard, but I feel like always after winning and suffering in a sufferfest, you feel so satisfied to do more,' said the world champ after Big Sugar Gravel.

Expect more live coverage and highlights of the 2024 Life Time Grand Prix series.

Brendan Johnston and Alexey Vermeulen finish second and third.

Lauren de Crescenzo and Anna Hicks are second and third; riders applaud having a women's specific start line.

Lange's Scott Addict Gravel features prototype WTB gravel tires and a 'custom' Shimano GRX 12-speed drivetrain.

The final race in the Life Time Grand Prix series kicks off in Bentonville, Arkansas this weekend.

The change will take effect at Big Sugar Gravel in Bentonville, Arkansas on October 21, 2023.

Cross-country MTB world champion Tom Pidcock and newly-crowned gravel world champion Kasia Niewiadoma are bringing their rainbow stripes to Little Sugar MTB and Big Sugar Gravel next week.

The October 22 event is sold out, but we've got you covered.

The total purse was bumped up to $65,000, making it the biggest prize for a single day cycling event in the United States.

A weekly roundup of events, initiatives, and activities related to off-road riding.

The Little Sugar MTB race will kick off the week-long Big Sugar Classic Cycling Festival in northwest Arkansas.

The Hagens Berman Axeon rider took on Big Sugar Gravel aboard BMC's new race-oriented gravel bike.

The recently-retired Irish WorldTour pro is going all in on gravel.

At Big Sugar Gravel, we took a look at the Grand Prix series winner's gravel bike

The new gravel race rig is aero and fast but more importantly, really fun to ride

The finale to a season full of challenges on and off the bike ended with everyone together at a brewery that felt like "a big house party, with friends left, right, center"

'Obviously my big issue is that every time there’s a descent I’m dropping the wheel and I have to sprint for 5km just to get back to the group,' Irish rider says after fifth in Big Sugar Gravel.

Here are the results from every race in the 2022 series.

The Abus rider celebrated a breakthrough victory in Bentonville, with Emily Newsom and Alexis Skarda rounding out the podium.

He is joined on the podium by Keegan Swenson and Adam Roberge

The Abus Pro Gravel newbie has had a challenging season but is riding the steep learning curve upward

A very deep field and a very fast and technical course are on tap for this weekend as Bentonville, Arkansas hosts the last race of the Life Time Grand Prix

Swenson has the men's series in the bag, but outside of that it's anyone's game, especially in the super tight women's race

How the Canadian uses careful analysis — and self-produced YouTube videos — to become a better racer.

100 miles of technical sections, canopy covered roads, water crossings, smooth roads, punchy climbs, and tire-shredding gravel.

TJ Eisenhart and Landis drop out to help Ted King get medical care via a stranger's pick-up truck.

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.

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.

Alison Tetrick joins tech editor Dan Cavallari to chat about training during Covid-19, recovering well, and carrying positivity in a whiskey flask.

Big Sugar's organizers will earmark 100 spots for women after initial registration numbers were lower than expected.

Behind-the-scenes movement could set stage for conflict between governing bodies and grassroots organizers

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.

Life Time has acquired the Crusher in the Tushar, adding another marquee gravel event to its lineup of off-road cycling races.

The mystical gravel roads surrounding Bentonville, Arkansas will play host to Big Sugar, gravel's newest epic challenge in October 2020. Dan Cavallari test rode the course.