A Big Win for the ‘Big Dawg’: How Brennan Wertz’s Patience Paid off at USAC Gravel Nationals
At 6'5" and 200 lbs Wertz has had to figure out which gravel races suit him best. With that, he's finding success.
At 6'5" and 200 lbs Wertz has had to figure out which gravel races suit him best. With that, he's finding success.
Tight racing in Gering, Nebraska on September 8 saw Stephens and Wertz walk away with $10,000 each, as well as automatic qualification for the 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships in Belgium.
From a strict enforcement of the centerline rule to real-time GPS tracking of participants, USAC wants to set a new standard for safety at gravel races.
La Crescent, 'the Apple Capital of Minnesota,' is about to become known for more than its fruit.
The second annual event will be held in Gering, Nebraska on September 8, 2024.
Gravel is back for year two, and there are some changes to the men's road events.
I was keen to experience firsthand how USAC organized the inaugural national championships, even if my personal result was a DNF after a mass pileup
Alexis Skarda and Crystal Anthony finish second and third in the inaugural national championship race.
Windy and dusty conditions make for tactical racing in Nebraska. Alexey Vermeulen, Brennan Wertz, Payson McElveen, and John Borstelmann make up the top five.
Dry, windy conditions produced tactical racing in the elite men's and women's races.
The inaugural event on September 9 is USAC's big gravel debut.
The US's top gravel talent is converging in the heartland for the inaugural gravel national championship on Saturday, September 9.
Stacked start lists for Saturday's inaugural event show that gravel racing has reached new heights.
Cycling's most passionate subset weighs in on USAC in gravel, prize money, the women's race, and worlds.
'Gravel is the most appealing entry point into the sport of bike racing. Naturally, more racers on the local level results in a bigger talent pool for producing the American world champions of tomorrow.'
The event is putting up a $60,000 prize purse, and the top three elite men and women will qualify for the UCI Gravel World Championships.