Epic Rides

The two are competitors in the fierce off-road endurance circuit, but it hasn't gotten in the way of a decadelong friendship.

The Santa Cruz htSQD riders dominated Friday's Fat Tire Crit and Saturday's Backcountry 50-miler.

The 24-hour race will be the endurance pros' first showdown before the Life Time Grand Prix

The longtime mountain bike race promoter took a hard hit from the pandemic and will put Carson City and Oz Trails Off-Road races on hold while canceling Grand Junction permanently.

The Oz Trails Off-Road marks the Epic Rides series first event after a 19-month hiatus.

On October 15, 100 pro mountain bikers will duke it out for $62,000 on Bentonville's famed singletrack.

The Tour of the White Mountains and the OZ Trails Off-Road remain on the calendar.

Epic Rides has canceled its final event of the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic.

With the cancellation of the Whiskey Off-Road, the Grand Junction Off-Road, and now Carson City Off-Road, only the OZ Trails Off-Road remains on the Epic Rides 2020 calendar.

The Whiskey Off-Road, which kicks off the Epic Rides Off-Road series, sold its 2,000 spots in under two months.

This week's podcast features contributor Betsy Welch, who covered the Dirty Kanza, Epic Rides and other off-road events this year. Welch discusses why these events are helping bring women into cycling.

Betsy Welch soaked up the fun trails and friendly vibes in Bentonville, Arkansas during the Epic Rides's Oz Trails Off-Road.

Andri Frischknecht, son of mountain bike legend Thomas Frischknecht, won Sunday's Oz Trails Off-road round of the Epic Rides series in Bentonville, Arkansas.

On a hot streak after winning his first marathon mountain bike national championship, Russell Finsterwald takes an emphatic win in the most technical race in the Epic Rides series.

Katerina Nash dominates the desert, escaping early to win the second round of the Epic Rides Off-Road series by a healthy margin.

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For its sweet 16th edition, Whiskey Off-Road adds new singletrack and keeps the same exciting vibe with high-speed fat tire crit, and hordes of fans and riders taking on the 50-miler in Arizona.

Going solo at the race's halfway point, Kate Courtney wins her second Whiskey Off-Road. Chloe Woodruff reels in three riders on final singletrack to take second.

Keegan Swenson defends his title at Whiskey Off-Road mountain bike marathon, riding to a convincing solo win on a new course with a tough singletrack finale.

Less of the Skull Valley climb might actually make Whiskey Off-Road harder, and with some pros focused on the Olympics, Sunday's race should be unpredictable.

Help support Charlie Cunningham's recovery from 2016 bike crash. Watch Cape Epic online. Carson City Off-Road date change, and more.

The 16th edition of the Epic Rides Off-Road series kick-off is expected to attract 2,100 riders to Arizona, and they'll be riding more singletrack this year.

The 23-year-old talks to VeloNews about his dual role as both a pro cyclist and the executive director of a youth sports program.

Even a two-time world champion like Catharine Pendrel has to dig deep to find the motivation to bounce back from a major injury.

Balancing his coaching business and ambitions as a pro mountain biker, Luke Vrouwenvelder has been beating some of America's best riders.

We take an inside look at the mountain bike series that is bringing big-time mountain bike racing back to the United States.

Riders rip through the dark Northwest Arkansas forest, through the rain, over the singletrack, and back to Bentonville.

Oz Trails Off-Road challenges riders with rainy conditions, tons of flat tires, and endless Arkansas singletrack.

Thunderstorms, sharp, nasty rocks, and flat tires galore make the Oz Trails Off-Road a race of attrition and an instant classic.

It looked like Erin Huck had lost her chance at a $10,000 payout until Chloe Woodruff unexpectedly offered Huck her own wheel.

Keegan Swenson wins the final race in the Epic Rides Series, collecting a massive $10,000 payout on a day where most riders flatted.

With unfamiliar, undulating course and a late-season date, the Oz Trails Off-Road could be this year's most unpredictable Epic Rides race.

Heading into the final Epic Rides Series mountain bike race of 2018, Spencer explains the three "Ps" of how to use knowledge as power.

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One of the many oddball experiments of mountain biking in the 1990s lives on at the Epic Rides Series, showcasing pro riders downtown.

Howard Grotts talks about balancing marathon and XC races, his plans to return to Olympics, and a flattering case of mistaken identity.

Need a little break from the Tour de France? Here's a look back at the third race in the Epic Rides mountain bike series.

We talk to four pro mountain bikers from Durango about how the 416 fire has impacted them and their community.

Spencer finally finds the good luck he's been looking for in the Epic Rides Series of marathon mountain bike races, in Nevada, of course.

The Carson City Off-Road delivers with a massive 52-mile course and some stellar views of Lake Tahoe and Marlette Lake

With an epic loop up to Lake Tahoe and the famous flume trail, Carson City Off-Road showcased top mountain bikers and stunning scenery.

Ben Sonntag chases down Howard Grotts and Keegan Swenson and out-foxes them in sprint finish to win Epic Rides round three.

Chloe Woodruff fends off Katerina Nash, battling back from late crash to claim victory in round three of the Epic Rides MTB Series.

Sunday's race will take riders on a 52-mile loop that reaches 8,600 feet above sea level.

As part of our continuing coverage of the Epic Rides Series, I’m off to the Carson City Off-Road, June 15-17 in Nevada.

We catch up with NORBA legend Shonny Vanlandingham at Grand Junction Off-Road. Also, Julien Absalon won an e-bike race.

After a broken arm, another crash that nearly reinjured it, and a bout of food poisoning, Fernando Riveros puts bad luck behind him.

With a broken bike and nine miles to go, Spencer makes the best of things and learns to love Grand Junction, Colorado.

The Grand Junction Off-Road is a rocky, tough marathon mountain bike race, and also a three day music festival.

American Kate Courtney lands a top-10 result at Albstadt MTB World Cup after strong showing in short track race.

Grand Junction Off-Road is a three-day downtown live music festival, and one of the toughest mountain bike races of the season.

Czech Olympian Katerina Nash cleans up at the Grand Junction Off-Road, winning the backcountry race for a third time.

Howard Grotts climbs away from the competition in Grand Junction Off-Road to claim round two of the Epic Rides Series.

We are heading to Grand Junction for the second race of the Epic Rides Series. Here's what's on tap for the course, the music, and more.

Spencer Powlison previews the second round of the Epic Rides Series, the Grand Junction Off-Road.

Russell Finsterwald enters this weekend's second round of the Epic Rides Series, in Grand Junction, Colorado, with podium hopes.

I was screaming. It didn’t feel like my own voice but it was. And there was no doubt that my legs, both seized up with knife-like cramps, were the cause.

The fresh-cut trails in Bentonville, Arkansas will be the newest stop for the growing Epic Rides Off-Road series, the Oz Trails Off-Road.

MTB stars Howard Grotts and Payson McElveen are close friends and training partners even if they clash on the trails at the races.

We catch up with Willow Rockwell (Koerber) at her first mountain bike race in seven years, the Whiskey Off-Road.

The Giro d'Italia is here! Froome vs. Dumoulin. The Zoncolan. We preview all of the big storylines ahead of the season's first grand tour.

A first look at the Fezzari Signal Peak we'll be riding at the four Epic Rides mountain bike races in 2018.

The Whiskey Off-Road attracts close to 2,000 racers to Prescott, Arizona for the 15th edition of this popular mountain bike race.

The Whiskey Off-Road is a climber's paradise that includes close to 50 miles of tough, dusty dirt around Prescott, Arizona.

Annika Langvad wins Whiskey Off-Road, out-climbing Chloe Woodruff on the tough 48-mile course in Prescott, Arizona.

Overcoming a one-minute deficit on a long, rocky singletrack descent back to Prescott, Keegan Swenson wins Whiskey Off-Road.

Welcome to The Dirt, the weekly news round-up on what's happening in the worlds of gravel, mountain biking, and all things dirty.

Sea Otter Classic showcased many of the top favorites for Sunday’s first round of the Epic Rides Off-Road Series in Prescott, Arizona.

Todd Sadow's Epic Rides mountain bike race series is booming. That's a very good thing for the sport and for riders at all levels.

The third and final round of the Epic Rides mountain bike series takes on the trails of Carson City, Nevada.

The best mountain bikers in the U.S. take on the Whiskey Off-Road 50-miler. See photos from Courteney and Gaze's big wins in Arizona.

Epic Rides offers the richest purse in U.S. MTB racing with three-race series including the Whiskey, Grand Junction, and Carson City races.

VIDEO: The organizers of next May's Whiskey Off Road in Prescott, Arizona are expecting 1,500 racers, with 100 of those vying for a $20,000 purse.