Race Report: Quasimodo Rides a Bike… K-Dogg’s 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 Experience
My first attempt at DK200 in 2016 was wildly successful even though I did everything wrong and suffered like a dog most of the race. I didn't drink enough water…
Race Report: 2018 Elrod’s Cirque, Winfield, Kansas – A rather muddy affair… by Adrienne
There are races that separate riders out during the actual race. And then there are races that separate riders out before they even start. A fairly last-minute whim to go…
Race Report: Going 3 for 3 at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 – Emporia, Kansas, USA
Thirteen years ago, you could have mistaken Emporia, Kansas as a nondescript town in the Midwest. The sort of town you'd you speed past on nearby Interstate 35, unless you…
Race Report: 2018 Almanzo 100 – Spring Valley, Minnesota by Nicholas Garbis
Almanzo 100, Spring Valley, Minnesota - May 19, 2018 It's the Saturday after Mother's Day in the town of Spring Valley in the southern corner of the state of Minnesota. …
Race Report: 2018 Saluda Roubaix – Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina
Saluda Roubaix - April 29, 2018 - Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina Tales from the peloton… I vowed to attend Saluda Roubaix this year after I missed last year’s event due to…
Race Report: 60 Miles of the 2018 Bootlegger 100 – Lenoir, North Carolina by Ted “Bird Man” Hollander
After braving a traffic congested12-hour drive, we checked into our deluxe accommodations and hit town for registration and a great dinner at the local Italian restaurant. I can eat a lot…
Race Report: 2018 Bootlegger 100 – Lenoir, North Carolina by K-Dogg
Bootlegger 100 Gravel Race, April 2018 Promoter Eric Wever said gravel conditions were harder than last year and that finish times were about 40 minutes slower (JOM disagrees with this…
Ride Report: 2018 Miesville 56 Gravel Ride (Minnesota) by Nicholas Garbis
April 29, 2018 Twelve days ago there was twelve inches of snow stacking up on the roads and fields here in Miesville, fifty miles southeast of Minneapolis. This morning was…
Race Report!: Dirty Fury Stage Race for 2018 – by Adrienne Taren
You may recall the Dirty Fury Stage Race from my 2017 recap, notable for 3 straight days of gravel craziness culminating in me missing a bag drop and my brain…
Race Report: USECF Grinder Nationals, by Lawrence Dreyfus
April in Kansas can bring everything from warm, windy, and typically Spring-like weather, to thunderstorms, hail, and the real chance of a tornado passing through; but only occasionally do we…
Ride Report: 2018 Heartbreaker Cycling Invitational – Gainesville, Florida
"The Heartbreaker Cycling Invitational is an event that traverses some of Gainesville’s most beautiful roads. Featuring Live Oak canopies adorned with Spanish moss, dirt, gravel, limerock and paved roads, this ride…
Race Report: 2018 Middle Georgia Epic, Irwinton, Georgia – By K-Dogg
After last year's freezing slime fest at the first Middle Georgia Epic Gravel race I wasn't very enthusiastic about returning... but that didn't last long because the course is fun…
2018 Rocheport Roubaix Race Report (Missouri, USA): By Dan Carnesciali
The Rocheport Roubaix was held on February 25, 2018 in Rocheport, Missouri. The race format is kind of unusual in that three race distances (20, 50 and 70) are held…
2018 Doc Hollywood 80-mile Not Race Report – Micanopy, Florida
8th Annual Doc Hollywood Cycling Invitational For a race that is not a race it sure felt like a race although it started slowly. No shoving, no cursing, no rude…