Race Report: 2016 Almanzo 100 by 5th Place Finisher, Eric Thompson
This was my 4th year racing the Almanzo 100 and its become a yearly tradition for myself, my family and a few friends. It all started with my dad seeking…
Race Report: 2016 Almanzo 100 – by Top 10 Finisher – Charlie Schad
The Almanzo 100 was founded in 2007 and was the brainchild of Chris Skogen, regarded by many as one of the "founding fathers" of the Midwestern gravel racing scene. As the…
Ride Report: Tour of the Quilt Country III – Trenton, Florida – by Big Head Todd
Tour of the Quilt Country III cemented the tradition of holding this two stage ride on a Saturday - the day before Mother's Day. 2016 saw record turnout and also…
Race Report: 2016 Cedar Cross – 100 Miles of Missouri – Tebbetts, Missouri
Cedar Cross - 100 Miles of Missouri - "The Cedar Cross is an endurance cycling event covering approximately 113 miles of Central Missouri’s finest backroads, cattlefields and portions of the Cedar Creek Trail. Most…
Race Report: 2016 Bootlegger 100 in Lenoir, North Carolina
The 2nd annual Bootlegger 100 is just over 100 miles of North Carolina gravel, with a bonus of 10,000 feet / 3,000+ metres of climbing thrown in for good measure.…
Race Report: 2016 Darby Roubaix – Ferguson, North Carolina – By nearly 61yo K-Dogg
"That's it!" said Gainesville, Florida, Flahute (the hardest of the hard men) Big Headed Todd. He pulled out of the line, stopped pedaling and drag chuted backwards in an instant. For…
Ride Report: Big Scrub Gravel Buzz – Ocala, Florida – by Dr. Pain
March 26, 2016 marked the inaugural Big Scrub Gravel Buzz (BSGB), held in Ocala, Florida. The ride consisted of two options, the “Whole Hawg” (90 miles), and the “Hawg Leg”…
Race Report: 2016 Land Run 100 – by Bob Cummings
Land Run 100 2016 - by Bob Cummings We learned plenty of lessons during the 2015 edition of Land Run 100 - the "year of mud". Of all the cycling disciplines,…
Race Report: 2016 Love Valley Roubaix – by JOM
Thursday's predicted weather forecast for Sunday's Love Valley Roubaix race (21st March, 2016) - a high of 44 degrees Fahreiheit / 7 degrees Celcius with at least 60% chance of…
Race Report: 2016 Southern Cross – by Greg “FarmerG” Schisla
After last year's weather delay (and other delays in past editions of the Southern Cross), the move of the race date forward to the start of March proved to be a…
Ride Report: Dirt(y) Pecan 150 Mile Dirt Road Epic – What Were We Thinking? – By K-Dogg
Dirt(y) Pecan 150 Report - or What were we thinking? Only two of us had ever ridden 150 miles on pavement, but certainly not on heavy dirt roads. And…
Race Report: Assault on Mount Currahee by Craig Bailey
A bright and brisk morning greeted me as I loaded the truck for the short trip to the foothills town of Cornelia, Georgia, which is the home base for the 2nd…
Ride Report: 150 Miles at the 2016 Dirt(y) Pecan Dirt Road Epic – Monticello, Florida
Saturday March 5, 2016 marked the second running of the Dirt(y) Pecan, a totally FREE event with a choice of 60, 100 or 150 miles of dirt, gravel and clay roads - and just…
Race Report: Old Man Winter Bike Rally – Boulder County, Colorado – by Bob Cummings
"The Old Man Winter Bike Rally was created to be THE winter adventure by bike." "It is the one and only winter cycling festival that brings Boulder’s best riding to cyclists…