2016 Dirty Kanza 200: Round Three – by Bob Cummings
Dirty Kanza 2016 round Three... Before I begin the story of Round #3, let me provide a little history of my Dirty Kanza experience(s), with a recap of Rounds #1 and…
2016 Dirty Kanza 200 – K-Dogg’s Race Winning Report!
That dark place. "It's not the race! It's the PMS!" exclaimed my wife, Mrs. K-Dogg, to herself in the middle of nowhere. Sunset had come and gone. She was exhausted, alone and…
2016 Dirty Kanza 200 – by The Pseudo Single Speeder, Lee Henson
There is something inspiring about the sound a White Industries freewheel makes when coasting at speed, especially if it is spun onto a White Industries ENO hub surrounded by…
The 2016 Dirty Kanza 200 Experience – JOM’s Race Report
2016 Dirty Kanza 200 To quote Frank Sinatra, I did it my way... It was a sleepless night. Waking at 4am for a bike race that begins at 6am isn't…
Race Report: 2016 Almanzo 100 by 5th Place Finisher, Eric Thompson
This was my 4th year racing the Almanzo 100 and its become a yearly tradition for myself, my family and a few friends. It all started with my dad seeking…
Race Report: 2016 Almanzo 100 – by Top 10 Finisher – Charlie Schad
The Almanzo 100 was founded in 2007 and was the brainchild of Chris Skogen, regarded by many as one of the "founding fathers" of the Midwestern gravel racing scene. As the…
Ride Report: Tour of the Quilt Country III – Trenton, Florida – by Big Head Todd
Tour of the Quilt Country III cemented the tradition of holding this two stage ride on a Saturday - the day before Mother's Day. 2016 saw record turnout and also…
Race Report: 2016 Cedar Cross – 100 Miles of Missouri – Tebbetts, Missouri
Cedar Cross - 100 Miles of Missouri - "The Cedar Cross is an endurance cycling event covering approximately 113 miles of Central Missouri’s finest backroads, cattlefields and portions of the Cedar Creek Trail. Most…
Race Report: 2016 Bootlegger 100 in Lenoir, North Carolina
The 2nd annual Bootlegger 100 is just over 100 miles of North Carolina gravel, with a bonus of 10,000 feet / 3,000+ metres of climbing thrown in for good measure.…
Race Report: 2016 Darby Roubaix – Ferguson, North Carolina – By nearly 61yo K-Dogg
"That's it!" said Gainesville, Florida, Flahute (the hardest of the hard men) Big Headed Todd. He pulled out of the line, stopped pedaling and drag chuted backwards in an instant. For…
Ride Report: Big Scrub Gravel Buzz – Ocala, Florida – by Dr. Pain
March 26, 2016 marked the inaugural Big Scrub Gravel Buzz (BSGB), held in Ocala, Florida. The ride consisted of two options, the “Whole Hawg” (90 miles), and the “Hawg Leg”…
Race Report: 2016 Land Run 100 – by Bob Cummings
Land Run 100 2016 - by Bob Cummings We learned plenty of lessons during the 2015 edition of Land Run 100 - the "year of mud". Of all the cycling disciplines,…
Race Report: 2016 Love Valley Roubaix – by JOM
Thursday's predicted weather forecast for Sunday's Love Valley Roubaix race (21st March, 2016) - a high of 44 degrees Fahreiheit / 7 degrees Celcius with at least 60% chance of…
Race Report: 2016 Southern Cross – by Greg “FarmerG” Schisla
After last year's weather delay (and other delays in past editions of the Southern Cross), the move of the race date forward to the start of March proved to be a…