Gravelaide Ride: Mud, Washouts, Koalas, Jetlag, Climbing and 98% Gravel
Continuing from my previous posting to the website, I arrived in my original home town of Adelaide, South Australia on December 26. The main flight of the journey took some…
Xmas Flight and a Litespeed Gravel Bike
For many people around the globe, this time of year is about enjoying the season no matter your personal beliefs, and for a lot of us, that may involve a…
Exclusive: USA Cycling and Gravel? A conversation with USAC’s CEO – Derek Bouchard
If you caught our feature article earlier in the week - USA Cycling has its eye on Gravel, you would have read the email one of our readers sent directly…
Feature: USA Cycling has its eye on Gravel
This round of news broke on December 5th, 2016, on the VeloNews.com website. Below is a direct quotation from that article, followed by some comments we have already received at…
Thanksgiving Day in the US of A: Eat? Maybe later, but now, time to ride!
In the US of A, the fourth Thursday of the month of November is the day Thanksgiving is celebrated - Wikipedia does a far better job of explaining the day's history…
Days are Short. Skies are Dark. Winter is coming to the USA: How do you ride?
The Gravel Cyclist crew resides in the Northern Hemisphere most of the year, namely in Gainesville, Florida, USA. Gainesville is mostly known as a college town, home to the University of…
Gravel and Good King Wenceslas – Czech Republic Gravel: by Gordon Daniell
I, like a lot of Americans, had little reason to think about "the Czech Republic" when I was growing up. Certainly, I learned to spell "Czechoslovakia," but I didn't really…
The 2016 L’Eroica Experience: Part Three – The Ride – The White Roads of Tuscany
In Part One, I detailed my trip to Italy and in Part Two, the pre-rides of some of the course, in video format. There is also plenty of retro bike goodness…
The 2016 L’Eroica Experience: Part One
If you've never heard of L'Eroica, the following text, mostly quoted from the official website explains the event quite well. L’Eroica started in 1997 because of one man, Giancarlo Brocci. Giancarlo…
Headwinds, Pacelines and Echelon Riding
Headwinds If you've spent any amount of time riding around on dirt and gravel roads, either for fun or part of an organised ride or race, you'll have felt the…
2016 Gravel Worlds Interview: Ethan Froese, Master’s Gravel World Champion!
Pirate Cycling League's Gravel Worlds - We caught up with Ethan Froese, 2016 Master's Men Gravel World Champion for an impromptu interview after the race in a Mexican restaurant... along…
Preparation: What to carry for a 150 mile race like Gravel Worlds?
Saturday, August 20 marks the 2016 Gravel Worlds race in Lincoln, Nebraska. If you are a regular follower of the Gravel Cyclist website, you'll know the three-person crew of K-Dogg,…