Groad Trip: Gravel’s culture shift on display at USAC nats this weekend
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
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
'SBT GRVL has shown that a top tier event where the result is extremely important for a rider like myself can still include all the other ingredients that make gravel special.'
Some recent personal and professional changes had me in good mental and physical condition for Saturday's showdown with Swenson.
Bike racing and family time at the Cascade Gravel Grinder in Bend, Oregon.
Pete Stetina and Heather Jackson head to Tennessee to explore new-to-them gravel and reinvigorate the concept of an FKT.
Flavia Oliveira Parks and Pete Stetina come out on top after three days of exciting racing.
Conversation with Kiel Reijnen, Ian Boswell, and Pete Stetina ahead of the Cascade Gravel Grinder.
Christopher Blevins and Anna Yamauchi take top honors after riding through kiddie pools, private ranches, and someone's living room
Niky Taylor and Maude Farrell competed the women's podium, while Christopher Blevins and Tyler Williams were 2-3 for the men.
This discipline isn't what it used to be, nor what I expected it to be. I got lost, but now I am found.
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"
BWR Kansas provided dynamic and dramatic end of season racing, and I achieved a season-long goal
10 riders paid out on best cumulative time across four Belgian Waffle Ride races
Slip sliding into seventh place on a gamble of a bike choice
Nothing disappointed about the super challenging and super inviting legendary gravel race.
"A frustrating but contented day," now I'm on infant watch until the birth of my children.
GC remains unchanged with Blevins' and Gomez Villafañe's leads deepening
Stetina, Haas, and Voss top the podium one week post-Unbound.
Take a look at what some of the riders will be using on Saturday as they make their way through the Flint Hills of Kansas.
After a two-year hiatus due to pandemic and wildfire, the Carson City event debuts with a women's-only payout
Shimano Women’s Challenge includes two timed segments, plus time bonuses for riding a mechanical bull and a tire-toss game.
Why I decided to race, how I prepared for the 137-mile gravel race, and how it went.
The two-time Belgian Waffle Ride champ will announce on Thursday if he's lining up to defend the title.
Laurens ten Dam, Pete Stetina, and Mauricio Ardila highlight the start list of next week's eight-day gravel stage race.
The Bakersfield, California event is known for marrying on-course shenanigans and full throttle racing.
We dive into the power numbers of Keegan Swenson, Peter Stetina, and Ian Boswell from the 2021 Leadville - SBT GRVL double.
My view of exactly how this hard event played out, from the pre-race pressure until the post-race beers.
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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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Cramping eyelids, brutal headwinds, unforgiving rocks, and racing with honor. Unbound Gravel delivered!
After 200 miles, it came down to a sprint
The Canyon Grizl that Pete Stetina hopes will take him to Unbound glory.
Registration opens May 27 for the gravel race in Carson City, Nevada on September 11.
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If 2020 taught the gravel privateers anything, it was that the ability to pivot was key.
I'd be lying if I said everything was better in gravel. But here's how my new reality was on the whole.
I look back at the hours, TSS, race days, and total kilometers of my 2020 and 2019 seasons.
One 100-mile mountain bike loop in the Utah desert. No support. Just a long individual time trial against the clock.
The 100-mile mountain bike loop in Utah has become a target for amateurs and top pros alike.
My Belgian Waffle Ride finish wasn't what I was hoping for, but I was happy to have raced hard and honorably like so many others there.
Canyon's new Grail:On is a gravel bike with four levels of motorized assistance. Here's a quick look.
First big gravel race since The Mid South in April scheduled with distanced waves and extensive set of COVID-19 protocols.
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