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…
Ride Report: 2018 Yorkshire True Grit – North York Moors, United Kingdom
On the hottest weekend of the year so far, 350 gravel cyclists and mountain bikers took part in the third Yorkshire True Grit. Choosing from 60 miles, 40 miles or…
Race Report: Quasimodo Rides a Bike… K-Dogg’s 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 Experience
My first attempt at DK200 in 2016 was wildly successful even though I did everything wrong and suffered like a dog most of the race. I didn't drink enough water…
Race Report: 2018 Elrod’s Cirque, Winfield, Kansas – A rather muddy affair… by Adrienne
There are races that separate riders out during the actual race. And then there are races that separate riders out before they even start. A fairly last-minute whim to go…
Race Report: Going 3 for 3 at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 – Emporia, Kansas, USA
Thirteen years ago, you could have mistaken Emporia, Kansas as a nondescript town in the Midwest. The sort of town you'd you speed past on nearby Interstate 35, unless you…
Race Report: 2018 Almanzo 100 – Spring Valley, Minnesota by Nicholas Garbis
Almanzo 100, Spring Valley, Minnesota - May 19, 2018 It's the Saturday after Mother's Day in the town of Spring Valley in the southern corner of the state of Minnesota. …
Race Report: 2018 Saluda Roubaix – Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina
Saluda Roubaix - April 29, 2018 - Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina Tales from the peloton… I vowed to attend Saluda Roubaix this year after I missed last year’s event due to…
Race Report: 60 Miles of the 2018 Bootlegger 100 – Lenoir, North Carolina by Ted “Bird Man” Hollander
After braving a traffic congested12-hour drive, we checked into our deluxe accommodations and hit town for registration and a great dinner at the local Italian restaurant. I can eat a lot…
Race Report: 2018 Bootlegger 100 – Lenoir, North Carolina by K-Dogg
Bootlegger 100 Gravel Race, April 2018 Promoter Eric Wever said gravel conditions were harder than last year and that finish times were about 40 minutes slower (JOM disagrees with this…
Ride Report: 2018 Miesville 56 Gravel Ride (Minnesota) by Nicholas Garbis
April 29, 2018 Twelve days ago there was twelve inches of snow stacking up on the roads and fields here in Miesville, fifty miles southeast of Minneapolis. This morning was…
Race Report!: Dirty Fury Stage Race for 2018 – by Adrienne Taren
You may recall the Dirty Fury Stage Race from my 2017 recap, notable for 3 straight days of gravel craziness culminating in me missing a bag drop and my brain…
Race Report: USECF Grinder Nationals, by Lawrence Dreyfus
April in Kansas can bring everything from warm, windy, and typically Spring-like weather, to thunderstorms, hail, and the real chance of a tornado passing through; but only occasionally do we…