Race Reports Archives - Page 8 of 17

Ride Report: Roadrunner Rocks – Muenster, Texas by Adrienne Taren

By Adrienne October 23, 2017

From the ride organizer (Spinistry): “Our host is the amazing 4R Ranch Vineyards & Winery. A fantastic property with outstanding views and great terrain. The routes are almost exclusively hard…

Race Report: 2017 Hellhole Gravel Grind Stage Race, South Carolina by Libby Skinner

By JOM September 26, 2017

Francis Marion National Forest, South Carolina September 15-17, 2017 Ginny Norton and I punctuated our 2017 Gravel Year with a big fat exclamation point (!#*%!) racing in the three-day Hellhole…

Take the Gravel Less Traveled to Rebecca’s Private Idaho: A photo essay by Wil Matthews

By JOM September 25, 2017

Commissioned by WD-40BIKE “I love my mountain home in Ketchum, Idaho and I want everyone to know the reasons why,” says Rebecca Rusch. "Join me for a gravel-strewn, grit-filled, pedal-cranking…

Tour of Ara 2017: Bighead’s Big Adventure (Part Three – Final) – By Todd Leedy

By BigHead Todd September 21, 2017

Stage Five - Naaim de Vos: Calvinia to Sutherland, 161km "The morning road is, um, not in great condition" Heading over to Hantam Huis for breakfast in the usual…

Race Report: Pony Express Gravel Dash – 75 Miles of Fun by Larry Brenize

By JOM September 19, 2017

Leading into the Pony Express Gravel Dash, I didn't have much training before the ride. Diagnosed with Shingles in May of 2017 which followed with seven to eight weeks of…

Race Report: 2017 Rebecca’s Private Idaho – “The Queen’s Stage Race” Part 2

By JOM September 11, 2017

Continuing where I left from Part 1, the third and final stage of the inaugural "Queen's Stage Race" of Rebecca's Private Idaho would be the "Big Potato" stage. Namely, 93…

Race Report: 2017 Rebecca’s Private Idaho – “The Queen’s Stage Race” Part 1

By JOM September 6, 2017

"Rebecca's Private Idaho is your ticket to the wild, rugged Idaho that few people know. Ride 100 miles with mountain bike endurance champion Rebecca Rusch on grueling gravel roads, through…

Tour of Ara 2017: Bighead’s Big Adventure (Part Two) – By Todd Leedy

By BigHead Todd September 2, 2017

Stage Three - Mbotshwa Buda: Middelpos to Calvinia, 98km "There is something sticking out of your head" During our braai dinner following stage two, we heard the unfortunate news that…

Tour of Ara 2017: Bighead’s Big Adventure (Part One) – By Todd Leedy

By BigHead Todd August 28, 2017

Prologue "Because I'm 50!" The Tour of Ara is a six-day stage race over a predominantly gravel road course in the 'Great Karoo' area of Northern Cape Province, South Africa.…

Race Report: 2017 Red Clay Ramble – Middle Georgia – by K-Dogg

By K Dogg August 25, 2017

Dr. Pain has a super power. He can race in two places at once. He can race Master's Men then instantaneously blip over to the Gran Fondo ride in the…

Race Report: A (Crack)ing Good Time at the 2017 Red Clay Ramble

By JOM August 23, 2017

August 19, 2017 - Red Clay Ramble - a 56 mile (the full monty course) gravel race held near the town of Milledgeville, Georgia, but in reality centered around the…

Race Report: The Day Across Minnesota – by Nicholas Garbis

By NicholasGarbis August 18, 2017

The news of the "DAMN" -- the "Day Across Minnesota" -- spread pretty quickly through the gravel riding world of the North. For me, it was momentarily intriguing and then…

Race Report: Bit by Crusher in the Tushar – by K-Dogg

By K Dogg July 24, 2017

I learn something major every race. This time, at Crusher in the Tushar, it was that 70 miles can be greater than 100 miles. Seventy miles at Crusher in the…

Race Report: 2017 Crusher in the Tushar – Beaver, Utah

By JOM July 12, 2017

Crusher in the Tushar - "uniquely-formatted race begins in historic downtown Beaver, the birthplace of famed outlaw “Butch Cassidy” and finishes at Utah’s newest ski and Summer resort, Eagle Point.…

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