‘The greatest joy isn’t necessarily tied to the hardest thing:’ Inside gravel’s short courses
Gravel culture has normalized insanely long events. But they aren't the only option.
Gravel culture has normalized insanely long events. But they aren't the only option.
The pro gravel racer is showing the 20-year-old mountain biker what a career in off-road endurance might look like.
The event debuted last October; last weekend, Durango locals Sarah Sturm and Payson McElveen won the climbing-heavy race.
After a week in Girona, Spain for Europe's biggest gravel race, this is what I learned.
Inside the 2022 SSCXWC that went down in November in Durango, Colorado.
Team USA sends a strong women's squad including Lauren De Crescenzo, Sarah Sturm, Lauren Stephens; other nations rely on athletes from different disciplines.
'It’s kinda revealed itself to not only not be a threat but to be something entirely different,' Alex Howes says
The inaugural event takes place in Veneto, Italy October 8-9, 2022
How riders like Sofia Gomez Villafañe, Sarah Sturm, Payson McElveen and others make ends meet
The off-road privateer launched her whimsical project 'It's Supposed to be Fun' from the sidelines of the gravel race
Life Time Grand Prix athletes make up the majority of the pro start line, with Sarah Sturm, Sofia Gomez Villafañe, Crystal Anthony, and Rose Grant as some of the favorites
Blevins and Gomez Villafañe win the 'Queen's Stage,' one day of racing remains.
She rode this bike to sixth place in her first attempt at the race.
An incredibly deep field with one notable absence.
The Oregon race saw a 200 percent increase in female participation this year, as well as the debut of Special Blend Gravel, a women's gravel camp.
For cyclists in Durango, Colorado, Sepp Kuss's Tour de France stage win brought joy, memories, and good vibes.
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Each earned a well-deserved $5,000 for their hard efforts on the 140-mile Black Course with 9,000 feet of climbing.
The multi-talented rider wins crits, mountain bike races, and singlespeed 'cross events. Now she's taking on gravel, and looking forward to suffering at SBT GRVL.