Race Report: 2016 Love Valley Roubaix – by K-Dogg – “Loincloths in Love Valley”
When I was a child I wanted to be "Boy" from the old Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan movies. I was too hyperactive for school and day dreamed about running around all day…
Experience: The Cyclist’s Menu Mixed Terrain Camp Report – by Kelly Steinberg
"The Cyclist's Menu mission is to provide an adventure and endurance training opportunity unmatched in the industry. We are cycling, food, culture." "The Cyclist's Menu is far more than a…
Ride Report: 125 miles solo on a Saturday
June 4, 2016 marks one of the biggest cycling challenges for JOM, K-Dogg and Mrs K-Dogg of the Gravel Cyclist crew - the Dirty Kanza 200 race in the Flint Hills around Emporia,…
The Welcome Back to the USA Jetlag Beatdown Ride – and Snakes!
Tuesday Evening, February 2nd, 2016 For those people who are regular followers of the Gravel Cyclist website, you'll know I (JOM) spent virtually all of January in my Australian homeland.…
Australia 2016: The Final Ride – Australia Day & The Adelaide Hills
January 26 marks Australia Day, the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the first fleet of British ships, and the raising of the flag of Great Britain at Sydney Cove.…
Australia 2016: Visiting the iconic Corkscrew Road climb at the Tour Down Under – The Hard Way – The Gravel Way
While we don't talk too much about professional road racing on the Gravel Cyclist website, the 2016 Tour Down Under is happening at the moment, during JOM's visit to his…
Australia 2016: The Southern Expressway Gravel Ride
January 18, 2016 - Adelaide, South Australia. Taking full advantage of the Tour Down Under's rest day, I (JOM) decided to do a bit of local exploration, versus hopping into…
Australia 2016: The Clare Valley Ride – Wine Grapes & Gravel Roads
January 14, 2016 - on this day, I (JOM) had originally planned to do a road bike ride, in and around my hometown of Adelaide, South Australia. I had plans…
Tuesday Morning Ride: A Poem by Steve F, The Lonely Aussie Gravel Guy
Like JOM, founder of Gravel Cyclist, Steve F aka "The Lonely Aussie Gravel Guy" is a fellow Aussie gravel cyclist. While JOM spends much of his year in the US…
Australia 2016: Railways, Ghost Towns & The Mid North
January 8, 2016 - Today, I (JOM) decided to head far beyond the reaches of suburbia, and into the mid-north of South Australia, to an area that borders on the…
Australia 2016: The Springton to Sedan and Return Ride
January 7, 2016 - There are so many dirt and gravel road options in the state of South Australia, it is becoming a real first world problem to assemble routes…
Australia 2016: Mount Pleasant, Mannum and the Murray River
January 6, 2016 - the gravel cycling in JOM's home state of South Australia continued, with more excellent summer weather on tap. High temperatures were 31 degrees Celcius / 87…
Australia 2016: The Fleurieu Peninsula Gravel Ride
If you caught my previous post, you'll know I (JOM) was missing a few important items - gravel bike, cycling kit and other essentials. Forward twenty four hours later, and…
2016 – A New Year – A New Continent – Gravel Cycling in Australia
While many of my fellow gravel ciclistas spent New Year's Eve ringing in 2016, I (JOM) was winging it across the Pacific Ocean aboard a Qantas Airlines Airbus A380. Because…