Crusher in the Tushar

A weekly roundup of what's happening in the off-road.

Diving into the power numbers of Keegan Swenson and Sofía Gómez Villafañe at Crusher in the Tushar.

Some recent personal and professional changes had me in good mental and physical condition for Saturday's showdown with Swenson.

Lauren De Crescenzo and Flavia Oliveira Parks round out the podium, while Gomez Villafañe sets new course record.

Pete Stetina and Matt Beers are second and third.

Here's what's making headlines on February 2.

"A frustrating but contented day," now I'm on infant watch until the birth of my children.

Cole Paton and Griffin Easter round out the podium, with Pete Stetina and Payson McElveen in fourth and fifth

Emma Grant and Sarah Sturm, both from Colorado, round out the podium

The legendary 10,000 feet of climbing in 69 miles returns as the third race in the Life Time Grand Prix series

Ginger Hall of the Utah High School Cycling League will take over the director role of the Utah event in 2023

Here's what's making headlines on Tuesday, December 14.

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

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.

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

No matter which bike you pick for the Crusher, at some point it's going to be the wrong choice.

Unlike the other events on our Monuments of Gravel list, the Crusher in the Tushar does not line racers up for a mass start but has 13 divisions.

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.

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.

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

A look at the 2019 Crusher in the Tushar gravel race, which was won by Evelyn Dong and Alex Grant

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A full field of 600 riders raced the Crusher in the Tushar, a 70-mile race that features plenty of off-road sections.

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Check out Chris Case's author page.

Check out Chris Case's author page.

From the book "Gravel Cycling," a guide to Crusher in the Tushar, a 70-mile gravel race in Beaver, Utah with 10,000ft of climbing.

Crusher in the Tushar is an increasingly popular dirt road race in Utah's remote national forest, including numerous tough climbs.

Riders of all stripes take on a brutal road race in the remote Tushar mountains of Utah, riding dirt, huge climbs, and much more.

Held on rough, remote, dirt roads in Beaver Utah, the Crusher has attracted an avid field of competitors, some of them elite racers

The multi-surface Crusher in the Tushar has attracted top men's and women's fields, including road, cyclocross, and mountain bike stars

Jen See is on hand to document the demanding Crusher in the Tushar, which featured more than 10,000 feet of climbing

The 69-mile race in the mountains of Beaver County, Utah is scheduled for July 13

Burke Swindlehurst is bringing his Crusher in the Tushar adventure race back in 2012 for a second helping of on- and off-road racing.

Pro Men

• 1. Tyler Wren,in 04:27:04
• 2. Zack Vestal,in 04:29:48
• 3. Benjamin Blaugrund,in 04:30:18
• 4. Jeff Louder,in 04:30:52
• 5. Paul Mach,in 04:34:36

• 1. Clara Hughes,in 05:21:12
• 2. Rachel Cieslewicz,in 05:42:22
• 3. Tana Stone,in 05:42:49
• 4. Kris Walker,in 05:58:15
• 5. Lauren Frisk,in 06:05:06

Retired pro Burke Swindlehurst is promoting a tough 79-mile point-to-point race in Utah that will be run on dirt and pavement and include 12,000 feet of climbing.