10 Years and 100,000 Miles / 160,000Km logged – a bunch of it on Gravel
100,000 miles or 160,000km. The number of miles / kilometres recorded during the 10 years I began logging with my first GPS device, the Garmin 705. I won't go deep into…
RIDE VIDEO: 130 miles of mixed surface cycling on a super hot day – Branford, Florida
Filmed on Saturday, 15th September, 2018, JOM of the Gravel Cyclist crew set out to ride 130 miles, along a route he'd been kicking around for some time. This was…
RIDE VIDEO: A Newbie to Gravel Cycling. Kristy’s first gravel ride!
Friend of the Gravel Cyclist crew, Kristy, is relatively new to cycling. She began riding on the pavement about a year ago, and has been passionate about cycling ever since.…
RIDE VIDEO: The farm roads and surrounds of Omega, Georgia, USA
JOM of the Gravel Cyclist crew took a day trip to explore the farm roads and surrounds of the small town of Omega, Georgia. In an area comprised mostly of…
Feature: Tour de Bogan – “Bogan”, an Australian Terminology, a South African Gravel Adventure
Written by Oli Munnik. Images by Wayne Reiche. Many thanks to East City Cycles in Cape Town, South Africa for this contribution. "You’ll never ride them we were told ……
Featured Event: Glory Roads – Fontaniva, Padova, Italy
September 30, 2018 Glory Roads is a gravel event that combines nature and medieval villages. There are two routes on offer of 80km and 150km, between the districts of Padua, Vicenza, and Treviso. Glory Roads…
A Spanish Gravel Adventure: In the footsteps of the Spanish Knight “El Cid”, Part Two – by Timo Rokitta
This article continues from Part One of A Spanish Gravel Adventure: In the footsteps of the Spanish Knight "El Cid", with further details about the route by Timo Rokitta. The…
Featured Event: 2018 Into the Gravel – Parma, Italy
Into the Gravel returns for its third year, starting in the beautiful Italian city of Parma. Located in Northern Italy, the area is renown for its prosciutto (ham), cheese, architecture,…
A Spanish Gravel Adventure: In the footsteps of the Spanish Knight “El Cid”, Part One – by Timo Rokitta
We were inspired by the Hollywood movie "El Cid" starring Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren. We were so excited about the scenery and history, that we decided to explore this…
The Road to 2018 Gravel Worlds – Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
"Pirate Cycling League brings you the unparalleled grassroots gravel race. The 2018 Gravel Worlds promises a unique challenge for the gravel enthusiast. The pirates are charting a route of approximately…
A Gravel Adventure: In Search of the Lost Village of Imber
Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, UK, is a unique place. Its history stretches back to 3,000BC, when Neolithic man built the famous Stonehenge. During the Second World War, half of the…
Featured Event: Cabot Ride the Ridges – Cabot, Vermont, USA
Cabot Ride the Ridges is holding its 6th annual event this coming September 9, 2018 in beautiful Cabot, Vermont. Ride the Ridges offers 4 different-length rides, in hopes that all…
The Dirty Kanza Women’s Camp! – An interview with Kristi Mohn
"It’s time for you to make a move. Putting yourself first is a hard choice, but if riding is something you love and want to get better at, this camp…
Ride Report – Germany – Gravel Adventure in Lower Alps of Upper Bavaria – by Nicholas Garbis
I learned a lot from cartoons growing up. Things like blues, opera, country twang, vaudeville, and that you can survive an anvil landing on your head after jumping into a…