A Good Deed, A Tale from the 2018 Delta Epic (Mississippi) – by Mark McGraw
Delta Epic, a 300-mile Mississippi Backroad Adventure All photos in this article by Jason Shearer, promoter of the Delta Epic. It forms out ahead of me as I pass between…
Race Report: 2018 Mavic Gravel Roc – Part of Roc d’Azur – by Simon Cordaillat
Translated from French, original article by Spotzle.cc The Roc d'Azur was always a dream event during my teenage years. One day I would ride it, but my cycling passion during…
Race Report: 2018 Georgia Gravel Grinduro aka 3G – Helen, Georgia, USA
The Georgia Gravel Grinduro, aka the 3G, was a new event for 2018, and set in the Appalachian mountains of Georgia. When people think of Georgia, they usually associate the state…
Race Report: 2018 Standard Deluxe Gravel Race – Waverly, Alabama
October 20, 2018 Last week, despite 33 odd years of racing I learned something new. It appears you actually can teach an old Dogg new tricks by simply observing how…
Race Report: 2018 Spotted Horse Gravel Ultra – The Wet Edition – by Adrienne Taren
The most appropriate way to start talking about this year's (and my first) Spotted Horse Gravel Ultra is perhaps by talking about the aftermath. In the retelling and out-loud processing…
Race Report: 2018 unPAved of the Susquehanna River Valley – Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Easy on the Eyes, Hard on Legs No truer words have been spoken, I said to myself, and a thought likely echoed by my fellow competitors at the inaugural edition of…
Race Report: A mere mortal competes in The Crippler! – Canon City, Colorado – by James Peel
What: The Crippler gravel race When: September 30, 2018 Where: Canon City CO Why: That’s a really good question… Ok, compete isn’t exactly what happened, but I did pay my…
Race Report: The FILTHY 50 – finally filthy, so very filthy (Stewartville, Minnesota) – by Nicholas Garbis
One of the greatest mysteries in the Minnesota gravel cycling scene is how a race called the "Filthy 50" has gone so long without really getting filthy. I mean, it's…
Race Report: 2018 Smithville Gravel Grind – by Dan Carnescali
Fellow gravel grinders, why do you ride gravel? There is no simple answer I am sure. We get away from the city and the burbs and their distracted drives. The…
Ride Report: The DAMN – Day Across Minnesota – 249 Miles of a 240-mile Race, by Nicholas Garbis
For a while, I'd heard it was not going to happen. The Day Across Minnesota, "The DAMn", which was run for the first time in 2017, was a massive undertaking.…
Race Report: 150 Hot Miles of the 2018 Gravel Worlds… and about 87 hills – Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
To get a little background into what Gravel Worlds is all about, you would be wise to read my article, "Road to 2018 Gravel Worlds". What follows begins as a…
Race Report: 2018 24 Hours of Cumming, Iowa, USA – by Adrienne Taren
To start off, here are the alternate names that I would like Steve Cannon to consider for this event in 2019: 24 Hours of Type 2 Fun. 24 Hours of…
Race Report: 2018 Crusher in the Tushar – aka Slusher in the Tushar – by K-Dogg
"Be off the mountain by 12:00" they say. "That's when the bad weather comes in" says just about anybody who lives near mountains. Mrs. K-Dogg and I are from Florida…
Race Recap: 2018 Crusher in the Tushar – by Neil Shirley
Beaver, Utah - The Crusher in the Tushar once again proved anything but predictable in both the weather and riders that would be standing on the podium. By Saturday afternoon, two…