Sofia Gomez Villafañe

What in the world do riders do in the off-season?

Big-name rookies join returning series stars Swenson, Gomez Villafañe, Jones to hunt supersized prize purse.

A weather-shortened race meant a wide array of gear choices... and much of the same for everyone else.

Specialized looks like it has a new aero gravel wheel coming. We think this new go-fast wheel means more is on the way.

Lightning storms and tornado warnings couldn't stop an abbreviated Big Sugar Gravel 2025, with Matt Beers and Sofia Gomez Villafañe taking decisive wins.

Little Sugar is one of a few remaining endurance races on the calendar that both attracts a professional-level field and is predominantly on singletrack.

Keegan Swenson and Sofía Gómez Villafañe had a funky looking new fork at Leadville.

This stage race reminds competitors why they love this sport and all its cruel beauty.

Many riders had safety concerns after Saturday’s race, between the feed zones, sizes of fields, and the aggressive racing.

With mud looking back on the menu this year, who will pull out victory in gravel’s most prestigious race?

'We are committed to making this iconic race more accessible and engaging': Elite 200-mile races will be broadcast in full on May 31 in huge step forward for this 'Super Bowl of Gravel.'

Bikes from Sofia Gomez Vilafañe, Simen Nordahl Svendsen, and.... an Omnium cargo race bike?

Sofia Gómez Villafañe and Mads Würtz Schmidt win the Traka 200 with decisive late-race attacks.

Europe's biggest gravel event takes over Girona as The Traka 2025 welcomes 4,500 riders across four brutal races.

After a dozen years of mixed surface “un-road” racing that could be contested on a road bike, last weekend’s edition had a gravel vibe shift.

BWR California, a pioneering mixed-surface event, celebrated its 14th edition.

Now in its fourth season, the Grand Prix has shaken up the start of the series by starting with a gravel race. Early indicators point to what could be the tightest competition yet.

BWR Arizona saw suspension forks all over the top 10, but digging into the choice shows there is still much to be learned, and deeply divided opinions.

Sofia Gomez Villafañe and Keegan Swenson remain queen and king of the desert, but times are a-changing as the Sonoran desert shows early signs of what is to come.

Swenson and Russell Finsterwald were locked in a tight battle for first, while Gomez Villafañe rode well clear of the competition.

We talked to Matej Mohorič, Christopher Blevins, Lauren De Crescenzo, and Sofia Gomez Villafañe about their time off the bike: turns out, they enjoy the time more than you'd expect.

Sofia Gomez Villafañe and Keegan Swenson win again; the battle for second was decided at Big Sugar Gravel; and most importantly, the series will be back in 2025.

Melisa Rollins and Cecily Decker take second and third in the women's race, while Colby Simmons and Simen Nordahl Svendsen round out the men's podium.

Both riders win in sprints; solidify overall leads in the Life Time Grand Prix series.

2023 Leadville winner Sofia Gomez Villafane races in for second behind Rollins in tough off-road event.

Spotted at Unbound Gravel 2024, the new gravel groupset features wide-range 13-speed gearing and a SRAM T-Type derailleur.

One race, two different approaches to bike choice. BWR CA continues to be one of the hardest off-road races to choose equipment for.

Duo make it a great day for Specialized Off-Road; Gomez Villafañe and Pete Stetina win BWR Tripel Crown

Swenson holds off hard-charging Alexey Vermeulen, while Gomez Villafañe's Cape Epic teammate Samara Sheppard makes an impressive American debut.

Gomez Villafañe crossed the line 13 minutes ahead of Courtney Sherwell in second; Stetina soloes the last 24 miles to beat Adam Roberge by 1:15.

Players select 10 riders (five men and five women) who they think will perform well ahead of each of the series' seven races. The Grand Prix kicks off on April 19 at the Sea Otter Classic and concludes in October at Big Sugar Gravel.

Some of these dogs ride in backpacks. All 10 are allowed on the couch.

Jenna Rinehart and Chase Wark finish second in standout performances at the inaugural Texas gravel race.

Morton and Schleck, Gomez Villafañe and Sheppard, and Beers and Grotts are just some of the riders tackling the South African race before the LTGP.

Gomez Villafañe moves from third to first late in the race while Lance Haidet keeps Swenson in check all day.

The off-road pros have a new sponsorship deal with Fairos, a product that claims to disrupt health insurance like gravel has disrupted cycling.

20 riders leave Bentonville with a chunk of the $250,000 prize money; applications for next year's series are open until October 25.

The Specialized Off-Road pro has put in the work and is more prepared than ever

Can Lachlan's legs handle another race? Will Swenson and SGV dominate? And, Beers is back.

Gomez Villafañe is dominating the off-road race scene this season. Here's the bike that she rode to her latest win at SBT GRVL.

Tiffany Cromwell of Canyon-SRAM comes in one minute later, followed by Flavia Oliveira Parks.

After seeing Ruth Winder in her rearview with three miles to go, the Leadville champ 'turned herself inside out' to get to the finish line.

Ruth Winder and Alexis Skarda round out the podium.

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

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

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

Allison Tetrick, Matt Beers, and others will ride Specialized Diverge STR and Crux race bikes using the 1988 Support Team Livery.

Alexis Skarda and Vera Looser complete the top three, with Gomez Villafañe moving into lead of the Life Time Grand Prix.

Men's Wilier Pirelli Factory team wins the stage; Schurter and Frischknecht move into second overall.

Monday's Stage 1 will test riders with 2550 meters of climbing over 98 kilometers.

Anna Yamauchi and Alexis Skarda stage a smart race for second and third.

The former Clif Pro Team teammates will bring a wealth of experience, skills, and talent to the South African stage race in March.

Sofia Gomez Villafañe and Russell Finsterwald return after a successful 2022; all three athletes will race the Life Time Grand Prix series.

How riders like Sofia Gomez Villafañe, Sarah Sturm, Payson McElveen and others make ends meet

The third edition brings a 142-mile challenge with over 9,000 vertical feet.

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

Sturm and Grotts win stage while Gomez Villafañe and Blevins secure overall wins

Blevins and Gomez Villafañe win the 'Queen's Stage,' one day of racing remains.

GC remains unchanged with Blevins' and Gomez Villafañe's leads deepening

Gomez Villafañe and Blevins win again, with an eight minute gap between the top two women and 16 seconds separating Blevins from Pete Stetina in the GC.

Gomez Villafañe handily wins the women's race while Christopher Blevins outsprints Pete Stetina to take the stage.

The Unbound 200 champ says that a pro woman's experience in gravel is dictated by her efforts in relation to men, not the other women competitors.

'The Argentinian’s endurance is one of the most impressive performances I’ve ever seen,' says Nehr.

'After that I tried clawing back again, and I was making up ground, and then we got to that crazy mud section and that was insane,' says 2021 winner.

Lauren De Crescenzo comes home in second, Emily Newsom in third

Lauren De Crescenzo comes home in second after a valiant performance.

Both Specialized Off-Road riders are headed to Emporia next, for 200 miles of Unbound Gravel

Behind the scenes footage from the 2022 Absa Cape Epic, featuring Sofia Gomez Villafañe, Haley Batten, Christopher Blevins, and Matt Beers

Russell Finsterwald, Evelyn Dong, Alex Howes, Sofia Gomez Villafañe and others reflect after the Fuego 80k at Sea Otter Classic.

German duo Georg Egger and Lukas Baum (Speed Company Racing) overcome a deficit of 2:45 to win the men's race.

American female duo take third stage-win of race, men's GC sees shakeup as Blevins and Beers slide back into third overall.

Some shuffle in the women's GC, but Gomez Villafañe and Batten maintain their lead while Andreas Seewald and Martin Stošek sit atop the men's overall after two stages.

In the men's race, Blevins/Beers fall to seventh overall, as Swenson/Marotte move into third.

If they win, the duo will be the second and third American women in history to land on the top step of the South African race.

The two pro mountain bikers will split their time between gravel and singletrack this year, each focusing on the Life Time Grand Prix, as well as other events.

There is no clear consensus yet, other than the fact that pro women want the stage to be set for fair and honest racing.