Gravel Cyclist

The Right Grind – It’s not about the Coffee: by Peter Carr

By JOM August 11, 2016

This guest report comes to Gravel Cyclist on behalf of Peter Carr of the Bendigo Cycling Network in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Report originally appeared in the late May 2016 weekly Bendigo…

Gravel Worlds Preparation 2016: Knocking out the Miles – Part Two

By JOM August 2, 2016

As August 20, 2016 and Gravel Worlds in Lincoln, Nebraska rolls ever closer, so does the preparation of the three-person Gravel Cyclist crew in far away Gainesville, Florida. Continuing on…

Event Preview: Eager Beaver 100 – Ontario, Canada by Damian Bradley

By JOM July 22, 2016

Substance Projects is a race organizer based in Ontario, Canada, who has been stepping up their game, creating events that follow emerging cycling trends. Substance Project and company owner Dan…

Gravel Worlds Preparation 2016: Knocking out the Miles – Part One

By JOM July 20, 2016

Gravel Worlds - The unofficial Gravel world championships of gravel racing is an annual event held in Lincoln, Nebraska. The race is typically held in late August, and as expected…

Event Preview: Yorkshire True Grit – United Kingdom

By JOM July 19, 2016

Do you have True Grit? Yorkshire True Grit is the brain-child of Andrew Wright, owner of Bikewright Cycle Shop in Easingwold near York. Andy is a passionate cyclist and enjoys…

Interview: Jesse Carlsson – Melbourne Gravel & Race to the Rock

By JOM July 15, 2016

Jesse Carlsson is no stranger to gravel road cycling. If you haven't heard of him, he took 2nd at the 2013 Tour Divide - and for 2015, he won the Trans…

Retro Gravel: 1909 Gravel Grinding – South Africa Style

By JOM July 13, 2016

These articles circa 1909 South Africa were sent our way from friend of the Gravel Cyclist crew, Big Head Todd. As a reference, the first paved road in the USA…

Ride Time: Turning Lemons into Lemonade

By JOM July 5, 2016

July 2nd, 2016 was a Saturday, and part of the Independence Day long weekend that is celebrated in the US of A. Thinking ahead to my next big event, the…

Sunday Ride: Florida-Georgia border, headwind out, tailwind back?

By JOM June 27, 2016

I was in one of those moods. My legs were knackered from the heat, length and mental effort related to Saturday's local group road ride in Gainesville, Florida. Group road…

The 2016 Dirty Kanza 200 Experience – Part Two – by JOM

By JOM June 7, 2016

After catching some much needed sleep at a hotel on the edge of town, I woke early on Thursday morning, June 2nd, eager to explore the town of Emporia. If…

The 2016 Dirty Kanza 200 Experience – Part One – by JOM

By JOM June 2, 2016

For the readers who are unaware of this not-so-little race, Dirty Kanza is arguably the world's biggest gravel race. Held annually in Emporia, Kansas, the event attracts close to 2,000 riders…

Amusement: If Yoda were a Gravel Cyclist – by K-Dogg

By JOM May 24, 2016

"You must unlearn what you have learned." (Negative road racing attitude.) "Do or do not. There is no try." (Commit to riding tubeless 38mm+ wide tires.) "May the force be with…