Australia 2016: The Final Ride – Australia Day & The Adelaide Hills
January 26 marks Australia Day, the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the first fleet of British ships, and the raising of the flag of Great Britain at Sydney Cove.…
Australia 2016: Visiting the iconic Corkscrew Road climb at the Tour Down Under – The Hard Way – The Gravel Way
While we don't talk too much about professional road racing on the Gravel Cyclist website, the 2016 Tour Down Under is happening at the moment, during JOM's visit to his…
Australia 2016: The Southern Expressway Gravel Ride
January 18, 2016 - Adelaide, South Australia. Taking full advantage of the Tour Down Under's rest day, I (JOM) decided to do a bit of local exploration, versus hopping into…
Australia 2016: The Clare Valley Ride – Wine Grapes & Gravel Roads
January 14, 2016 - on this day, I (JOM) had originally planned to do a road bike ride, in and around my hometown of Adelaide, South Australia. I had plans…
Tuesday Morning Ride: A Poem by Steve F, The Lonely Aussie Gravel Guy
Like JOM, founder of Gravel Cyclist, Steve F aka "The Lonely Aussie Gravel Guy" is a fellow Aussie gravel cyclist. While JOM spends much of his year in the US…
Australia 2016: Railways, Ghost Towns & The Mid North
January 8, 2016 - Today, I (JOM) decided to head far beyond the reaches of suburbia, and into the mid-north of South Australia, to an area that borders on the…
Australia 2016: The Springton to Sedan and Return Ride
January 7, 2016 - There are so many dirt and gravel road options in the state of South Australia, it is becoming a real first world problem to assemble routes…
Australia 2016: Mount Pleasant, Mannum and the Murray River
January 6, 2016 - the gravel cycling in JOM's home state of South Australia continued, with more excellent summer weather on tap. High temperatures were 31 degrees Celcius / 87…
Australia 2016: The Fleurieu Peninsula Gravel Ride
If you caught my previous post, you'll know I (JOM) was missing a few important items - gravel bike, cycling kit and other essentials. Forward twenty four hours later, and…
2016 – A New Year – A New Continent – Gravel Cycling in Australia
While many of my fellow gravel ciclistas spent New Year's Eve ringing in 2016, I (JOM) was winging it across the Pacific Ocean aboard a Qantas Airlines Airbus A380. Because…
The Ride Before X-Mas 2015
'Twas the ride before X-Mas, And all down the road, Were seen Gravel Cyclists a plenty, Heading away from their abode. And so set the scene for Thursday's exploratory X-Mas…
The Hills of Ocala, Florida – Gravel Style
Saturday, December 19, 2015 While much of the US of A was feeling the latest winter cold snap, the ciclistas of the Gravel Cyclist crew could relate - a little.…
Back to Back – Tuesday & Wednesday Night Chronicles – December 15 & 16
Continuing from last week's posting - this entry describes the mid-week riding antics that JOM and other members of the Gravel Cyclist crew + friends got up to. Tuesday, December…
The Doc Hollywood Scouting Ride
December 12, 2015 We may be in December and residing in Gainesville, Florida, but the cooler temperatures we typically see this time of year simply aren't appearing - not that…