The Dirty South Roubaix: A Brutal Early-Season Challenge by Peter Meersman
With my 2024 cyclocross season winding down, I had a “rust-buster” race on my mind to kick off the year. I decided to revisit The Dirty South Roubaix, a race…
The (Tandem) Day Across Minnesota – The DAMn 240mi Gravel Bike Race for 2024: by Nicholas Garbis
The DAMn is Back I don't remember the day, or the time, or where I was, but I remember the feeling. Sometime late in 2023, I learned that the DAMn…
Rough Road 100 Revelry 2024: Where Spring Meets Gravel in Chicagoland – by Peter Meersman
One race stands apart for riders in Chicagoland looking to scratch their early-season itch for gravel. Say hello to the Rough Road 100 Spring Classic, an oddball combination of a…
Trans-Sylvania Gravel Epic Proves to be an Epic Awesome Challenge: by Tom Meersman & Peter Meersman
Four straight-days of racing over gravel, Jeep roads, singletrack, doubletrack, and miles of climbing over Appalachian vistas in rural Pennsylvania. Co-written by Tom Meersman & Peter Meersman Images: Peter Meersman…
VELOWINO: Classic Gravel Cycling Retro Style in the Weinheim & Odenwald, Germany
"The VELOWINO is a cycling event that revives the old days of cycling with appropriate equipment in the beautiful surroundings of Weinheim and the Odenwald." The seventh running of Velowino…
The Montnegre & Montseny Gravel Grinder – Santa Susanna, Spain: The First Edition, by Timo Rokitta
This year marked the premiere of the M&M Gravel Grinder. There were over 100 participants across the three distances (20 for the 85K, 55 for the 120K, and 25 for…
Stupid Pony 2022 Report: Business in the Front, Party in the Back – By Bobby Kennedy
Salty and Stupid Cycling would like to thank all of our generous sponsors: the cities of Wendover and West Wendover, the Tooele Tourism Tax Advisory Board, the Nevada Board of…
The Salty Lizard 100: Silver Island Mountains, Wendover, Utah – The Third Go-Round – by Bobby Kennedy
The Salty Lizard 100 sent riders for their third run around the Silver Island Mountains in Utah’s West Desert on Oct. 8, cementing its place as an annual treat/torture (or…
THE TRAKA 200: Girona, Spain – by Timo Rokitta
The Traka was reaffirmed once again on the weekend of May 1st in Girona/Spain, as one of the leading gravel events in Europe. Event promotion company, Klassmark, has earned a…
Inside 2022 Red Bull Rio Grande Gravel: Marfa, Texas – Cibolo Creek Ranch
"Red Bull is bringing gravel cycling to west Texas with the debut of Red Bull Rio Grande Gravel. Beyond the chili cookoffs, mysterious lights and country music lies a peaceful…
Mark Beaumont, current Round-the-World Record Holder tells the tale of GBDuro: Toughest UK Endurance Race
An extraordinary race with a bizarre twist in the final stage gives GBDURO victory to the Around-the-World record holder in his first-ever race. "Despite a career of world-firsts in endurance…
Report: WST-RBX / Winestreet-Roubaix – Bockenheim, Germany, by Timo Rokitta
It’s almost the end of the season, but there’s always time for Timo Rokitta to squeeze in one last gravel event in 2021. At the end of a year when…
unPAved of the Susquehanna River Valley Returns for Fourth Year: Rain & Mud make for a “PAroubaix” Vibe
All photos in this article by Firespire Photography "Rain and mud give this year’s premiere gravel event a “PAroubaix” vibe" After a dramatically scaled back event in 2020, unPAved of…
Big Sugar Gravel Race Day: Results, Highlights & Photos
"Saturday, 10/23/2021, the inaugural Life Time Big Sugar Gravel race took place amidst peak fall foliage in Northwest Arkansas with a field of more than 1,100 riders representing 46 states…