Ride Report: 2017 Midnight Massacre – Valley View, Texas – by Adrienne Taren
If you consult the Google Machine, you will learn that “Midnight Massacre” may refer to: The Utah prisoner of war massacre in 1945. The trade of Tom Seaver to the…
Race Report: 2017 Dirty Fury Stage Rush, Jacksboro, Texas – by Adrienne Taren
If you’re familiar with events like Red River Riot, Hell of the North, and Texas Chainring Massacre, then you’re familiar with The Spinistry (whether you know it or not). With…
Race Report: 2017 Red River Riot, Muenster, Texas – by Adrienne Taren
From the race organizers: “The original Texas gravel grinder is back, bigger, badder and better than ever! It is a full day of amazing dirt roads, gorgeous scenery, Texas BBQ…
Race Report: Gravelleur’s Raid, Lawrence, Kansas – by Adrienne Taren
The Gravelleur's Raid is a 100+ mile self-supported gravel bicycle race and a 50+ mile Gravelleur's Grinder in Lawrence, Kansas. Let’s start by dispelling the myth that Kansas is flat.…
The 7 Stages of DNF: Land Run 100 by Adrienne Taren
The 7 Stages of DNF: Land Run 100 I am among the 80-something percent that DNF’d Land Run 100, 2017 edition. While I have numerous did-not-starts due to injury /…
Women, Gravel and the Middle Georgia Epic: by Adrienne Taren
I started riding gravel about a year ago, by accident. Or more accurately, by necessity. I was out smack in the middle of the USA for work, and no matter…