Race Reports Archives - Page 10 of 17

Race Report: 2017 Big Scrub Gravel Buzz – Ocala, Florida – by Dr. Pain

By JOM March 19, 2017

The second annual Big Scrub Gravel Buzz occurred on March 11, 2017. This event, in addition to being an excellent ride through Ocala National Forest and environs thereabout, benefits the…

The 2017 Land Run 100 Experience – Stillwater, Oklahoma

By JOM March 15, 2017

"Land Run 100 is a 100 mile, self supported, gravel road race through the red gravel roads of Oklahoma." But, there is more to this event than a simple description.…

Ride Report: 2017 Dirt(y) Pecan Dirt Road Epic – Monticello, Florida

By JOM March 14, 2017

Saturday March 4, 2017 marked the third running of the Dirt(y) Pecan, a free event beginning and ending in Monticello, Florida. Riders faced the first world problems of choosing between 60,…

Race Report: Assault on Mount Currahee – by K-Dogg

By K Dogg March 10, 2017

According to Wikipedia, Currahee is a Cherokee word for Mount "Stand Alone" and possibly meant someone who is very brave. There was also a vicious civil war battle (The Battle…

Women, Gravel and the Middle Georgia Epic: by Adrienne Taren

By Adrienne March 2, 2017

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…

Central Georgia Mud Madness or “Honey is it OK to pour straight bleach on lycra?” by K-Dogg

By K Dogg February 28, 2017

February 18th, Irwinton, Georgia from the Blue Goose Hostel. "K-Dogg! Where the hell have you been riding?" said J.D., my mechanic from Bike Works of Gainesville Florida. "Your brakes are…

Race Report: 2017 Middle Georgia Epic!

By JOM February 22, 2017

"The Middle Georgia Epic is the longest multi-surface road race in Georgia, offering 100km and 200km distances for racers to choose from. The race starts and finishes at the charming Blue…

Ride Report: 2017 Mudcrutch Gravel Team Time Trial

By JOM February 1, 2017

The Mudcrutch Gravel Team Time Trial ride, a ride for the Ladies and Gentlemen of gravel cycling. For those unaware of this concept, a Ladies / Gentlemen's ride is a loosely…

Ride Report: Tour of the Quilt Country IV – Trenton, Florida

By JOM January 28, 2017

Normally held on Mother's Day weekend, for the fourth annual edition of ToQC we experimented with an early season classic. This created the first de facto Gainesville HTFU Festival on…

Friday Flashback: Three Peaks USA – The 2012 Edition

By JOM December 16, 2016

Once upon a time, there was an amazing race promotion company who hailed from the mountains of Boone, North Carolina - Pirate Race Productions. Andrew Stackhouse, the man behind this…

Weekend Fun: Time Trialling on a Gravel Bike

By JOM December 7, 2016

With winter upon much of the US of A, the "season" of gravel racing is at a bit of a standstill until things begin ramping up again in January of…

Race Report: K-Dogg’s take on the Standard Deluxe Dirt Road Century

By JOM November 11, 2016

On November 6th, 2016, the Gravel Cyclist team drove almost six hours North to attend our very first gravel race in Alabama - we had a blast. The venue was…

Race Report: Standard Deluxe Dirt Road Century – Waverly, Alabama

By JOM November 9, 2016

The Standard Deluxe Dirt Road Century is a brand new event for 2016. In fact, it is the first gravel event we are aware of in Alabama. Anyone care to…

2016 Spaghetti 100 – 62 Mile Dirt Epic Race Report: by K-Dogg

By JOM October 13, 2016

A day to play in the dirt! The Spaghetti 100 is an event hosted by the Capital City Cyclists of Tallahassee, Florida, benefiting several charities relating to children’s cycling.…

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