Gallery: The spirit of gravel, revisited
A chance encounter with an old story I wrote about the Spirit World 100 reminds me that gravel is just the medium — the spirit is how we ride it
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Yuri Hauswald and Mason Mohn: from Unbound Gravel to the Spirit World 100
The friends, separated by 27 years, on their history and the playful rivalry at last weekend's Arizona gravel race
Pivot Cycles and The Cyclist’s Menu partner in Patagonia, Arizona
The bike brand and gravel camp operator are going all in on cycling-centric sustainable recreation development in the borderlands.
Q&A: Country singer Dierks Bentley on bikes and the Spirit World 100 gravel race
The race in Patagonia, Arizona was Bentley's third gravel race of the season; the musician from Nashville hopes to put more on the calendar in 2022.
Bikes on the borderlands: The Spirit World 100
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The Grind: A not-quite-farewell to gravel
Although she had all but ended the 2021 gravel season, senior editor Betsy Welch keeps getting pulled back into gravel races — and there are plenty more on the calendar.
Potential in Patagonia: How one couple is helping to reinvigorate an Arizona borderlands town
The founders of the Spirit World 100 and The Gravel House have a new vision - to restore and remodel an original building into a hub for cyclists, locals, and visitors.
The Spirit World 100 — and other grassroots gravel events — offer more than just a finish line
Tequila feed zones? Mariachi bands? The Spirit World 100 and other grassroots gravel races succeed by putting the experience ahead of the competition.