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Jeff Kerkove of Team Topeak-Ergon took 1st place at the 2020 Stagecoach 400, a multi-day Southern California bikepacking adventure race that was organized by Brendan Collier and Meg Knobel. Starting from Idyllwild CA, Kerkove took an early lead on Friday, March 14 and stayed out front for the entire course only stopping for food and gear adjustments.
Read MoreAs the 2020 Stagecoach 400 rolled out of Idyllwild, CA this morning the rain had subsided for the 50 or so riders starting the Southern California bikepacking race. But while the air may have been dry at 8AM on Friday, March 13, the trails had little time to recover from the storm that came through for a few days before. The race organizers were told just hours before that some dirt sections were off-limits, forcing them to ask riders to ignore the previously supplied GPS route in some sections.
Read MoreThe Stagecoach 400 stands out among peer events for highlighting Southern California’s geographic and cultural diversity, with a 2020 course that features the area’s unique proximity to mountains, desert, and ocean. You can follow along on the adventure via our embedded SPOT Live Tracker below.
Read MoreEaston Cycling is has announced its 2020 Overland gravel race team. With an expanded roster for the new year, a few new faces will join an impressive lineup of race-winning athletes including Amity Rockwell.
Read MoreIn the process of writing up the Top 12 Most Influential Gravel Events of 2020, we came across so many other great rides and races from across the gravel universe. And while many of them are well established, for others this will be their first year. These yet to be experienced races have the potential to take our sport into new territory with innovative new formats and uncharted host locations. So as a follow up to our previous list, we bring you the Top 5 New Gravel Events we’re most excited about for 2020.
Read MoreWe call it Gravel Camp, but when you combine a few industry brands, cycling journalists, top athletes, and promoters from some of the most noteworthy gravel events, it really turns into a gravel party. After the deluge of rain at last year’s event in Calabasas, California, we decided to go with a location that guaranteed warm winter miles and copious amounts of buff singletrack; that spot was Scottsdale, Arizona.
Read MoreJust when you thought the TOC was dead, the powers that be have enlisted the support of the original gravel company to carry California cycling into the future. In partnership with their Development Team, Gravelstoke announced this week the 2020 Tour of Gravel California, an untold number of adventures that will explore parts unseen throughout the Golden State, with each stop featuring its own unique challenges.
Read MoreSierra Nevada Conservancy awards $360,525 planning grant linking 15 communities by 300 miles of new trail.
Read MoreIntroducing the Gravelstoke Cycling Kit 3.0. In collaboration with Eliel Cycling, we are now offering seven unique items for Presale through Wednesday, January 29.
Read MoreOn the evening of Wednesday Jan 22 we gathered at The Sanctuary in San Elijo Hills, California. In addition to a 2019 slideshow and connecting with friends, we revealed our Gravelstoke X Eliel cycling kit design.
Read MoreA 10-year-old triathlon brand that has built a huge following in triathlon on powerful design paired with high-quality American-made cycling and triathlon apparel is making a big splash this week, announcing its arrival onto the gravel scene.
Read MoreThere are still a couple of spots left for next weekend’s BWR Survival Camp, hosted by our friends at Source Endurance. This weekend long event is hands down the best training experience available for upcoming 2020 Belgian Waffle Ride, and a heck of a great time. We’ll be joined by some insanely talented coaches and riders including Adam Mills, Colin Strickland, Peter Stetina and the creator of the BWR, Michael Marckx.
Read MoreEntering into our second year, the Gravelstoke Development Team is an active community of cyclists with a passion for exploration, camaraderie and doing good. Created as our ambassador team, we set out to support the riders who uphold the values and ethos of our brand. We invite you to join us.
Read MoreThe Chamois Hagar defies classification and exudes stoke, taking what we knew gravel to be, and redefining it. 700 x 50c tire clearance, 430mm chainstays, a 66.67-degree headtube angle, 80mm of BB drop, real reach and wheelbase measurements, and a mind-numbing array of customizable configurations.
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Just like last year, for the 2019 holiday season we crafted a special gift guide that includes some of our favorite hard and soft goods from the year that are sure to please all the gravel cyclists in your life. This year we focused on smaller items that we feel offer a uniquely good value, while still meeting our standards for quality, design and/or proven durability.
Read MoreRide with GPS, our favorite platform for planning gravel routes announced today their first major update in some time. Most notably, their flagship route planner is now available in the Ride with GPS app for iOS and Android.
Read MoreGrinduro, brought to life by founding sponsor Giro Sport Design, has drawn the curtain on a hugely successful 2019 season with the support of global partners Fabric, Maxxis, and Rapha. For 2020, Grinduro’s growth will continue, with six events planned between June and December. Riders around the globe will get to indulge their party-to-race ratios with individual events hosted by world renowned bike brands and supported by Giro and global partners.
Read MoreAfter years of being underwhelmed by existing phone case solutions for cyclists, we decided to make our own. Today we're thrilled to announce our very first original product, the Explore Wallet. Designed and handmade in collaboration with Orucase, we set out to create a minimal phone case without compromising on function or durability.
Read MoreIn an exclusive interview between Craig at The Gravel Ride Podcast and Crusher in the Tushar founder, Burke Swindlehurst talks about his 10 year journey around one of the original great gravel events and the latest development involving its sale to Life Time.
Read MoreWe were deeply saddened to learn that our friend Kevin Lentz died in a terrible accident this past weekend while doing what he loved. I first met Kevin on a trip to Sedona in 2018. He had a remarkable smile and an even bigger motor. We lost a friend, a father, a husband and one of our community’s finest.
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