Gravel Cyclist

Training Ride 101 – Don’t bring a Knife to a Gun Fight

By JOM October 21, 2014

It was a lovely Tuesday evening, about 80 degrees fahrenheit, low humidity and temperatures forecast to drop into the high fifties overnight. Perfect conditions really, for an ad-hoc limerock /…

Spearfish, South Dakota & the 2014 Gold Rush Gravel Grinder

By JOM October 20, 2014

Trendsetters, In today's posting, please enjoy event video from the 2014 edition of the Gold Rush Gravel Grinder, in beautiful Spearfish, South Dakota. Unfortunately, I hadn't created Gravel Cyclist at…

The Heartbreaker Loop

By JOM October 20, 2014

Saturday, October 18, 2014 While everyone else in Gainesville was sleeping in, not riding, racing, or creating ruts in the same paved roads they ride over and over and over,…

More sights from L’Eroica 2014

By JOM October 12, 2014

Mr and Mrs K-Dogg returned last week from their epic ride at the L'Eroica ride in Italy. While the staff here at Gravel Cyclist are waiting for that slacker K-Dogg…

Upper Marlboro, Maryland Gravel, Dirt & Pavement Ride

By JOM October 10, 2014

Today's ramble through the countryside began and ended in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, about 20 miles south east of downtown Washington, D.C. The short 25 mile route featured dirt, gravel and…

Leesburg, Virginia Gravel Road Ride

By JOM October 8, 2014

If you live in or around Washington, D.C., or are planning to visit, you owe it to yourself to ride some of the gravel roads west of D.C., around Leesburg,…

Iron Cross 2014 Ride Preview – Lippincote

By JOM October 4, 2014

Iron Cross 2014 is tomorrow, October 5, 2014. I took the opportunity today to pre-ride the Lippincote trail, and Powerlines start loop. The gravel sections of the course look to…

L’Eroica Reconnaisance Report Number 2 – 2014

By JOM October 3, 2014

K-Dogg's Thursday Reconnaissance Ride The event gets tricky early, with a descent on the first gravel section about eight miles from the start in Gaiole... at about 5:30 a.m. Check…

Training for Iron Cross 2014

By JOM October 2, 2014

Training Hard Not really. Rather, I'm on a train, namely the Amtrak Auto Train, short cutting my way to Michaux State Forest, for Iron Cross 2014. If you reside in…

League of American Bicyclists – National Bike Challenge

By JOM October 2, 2014

What is the National Bike Challenge? The National Bike Challenge is an event organized by the League of American Bicyclists. Quote from the Bike Challenge website - "The National Bike…

Pre L’Eroica Reconnoitering 2014

By JOM October 1, 2014

Our roving reporter K-Dogg, has chimed in with his first report from L'Eroica. Click an image to see the full-size version. From K-Dogg: Drove the entire 205 k course. It…

New Site Theme Launched!

By JOM September 30, 2014

What better way to celebrate the end of September 2014, with a new look to GravelCyclist.com! The site still needs some tweaking, but we hope you like the latest change. …