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Nestled just 18 miles north of the Mexican Border, Patagonia is in the heart of the Desert Southwest and up until recently, has been one of the best-kept secrets for gravel riding over the past decade. Just one of the smattering of towns in the San Rafael Valley, Patagonia is suffused with Sonoran culture that brings a unique blend of sights, sounds, smells, and traditions to the region.
Read MoreRuss and Dave chat about Velotown, Gravelstoke, and the San Diego gravel scene.
Read MoreWatch the video by Gravel Bike California that captures our Jan 16, 2022 annual Holiday Adventure Ride from Lost Cyclery in San Marcos, CA.
Read MoreGravelstoke Dev Team member Graham Johnson is always exploring some great gravel in East County San Diego. On this adventure, Graham takes the one and only Safa Brian on a tour of the best gravel descents in Mt Laguna including Thing Valley and Fred Canyon.
Read MoreRemco Evenepoel and Mattia Cattaneo try their wheels at racing some gravel at the Belgian Waffle Ride in Kansas.
Read MoreMore than just an excuse for an epic summer vacation, this adventure had a practical purpose in mind - a proper shakedown ride for Mosaic’s new adventure platform, the GT-X.
Read MoreThe Los Padres Traverse route is not only an incredible ride, but it highlights the intersection of recreation, conservation, and climate. Watch The Long Traverse Film that highlights the route and story of these lands.
Read More“Cycle of Ancestry" is a film about Mario Ordoñez-Calderón, a first-generation Mayan American who bikepacks 1,500 miles through the Yucatan Peninsula to explore his cultural heritage and learn about how your roots can shape your future.
Read MoreAt this point, most people know the lasting impression that gravel cycling has. Under a gravel mindset, we seek to have fun, discover new and incredible places, lose ourselves and find ourselves. But is there a place for pure competition in this very experiential and burgeoning discipline? The folks of Emporia show us that there is, and teach us how to blend gravel around a local community.
Read MoreIn this inspiring film presented by Knog, British Adventurer Aaron Rolph reimagines the popular Land's End to John o'Groats traverse across Great Britain (typically 1,400km in length). Taking anything but the shortest route, Rolph brings to life a lockdown daydream, bikepacking 2,700km from the Scilly Isles to the Northernmost point of the Shetland Islands.
Read MoreHot on the heals of setting an FKT on the Alaska Pipeline, Lael Wilcox set out to set another FKT, on the Tour Divide, the world's most sought-after bike packing race.
Read MoreForgotten Roads is a 3 part series by Safa Brian and Alex Colorito. In each episode the two document a gravel ride in different parts of Southern California. They do this self-supported, carrying all their film gear, in the hopes of inspiring others to explore the world by bike. For the first episode they travel to Big Sur and tackle some seriously steep gradients in search of a Ridge Road that has been closed to cars since a storm hit a year ago.
Read MoreIn the latest episode of Rapha's Gone Racing series, Lael Wilcox attempts to set a Fastest Known Time on the Alaska Pipeline road, which follows the oil pipeline between Prudhoe Bay to Valdez.
Read MoreThe Amazing Chase presented by Wahoo was a challenge to beat the peloton to Paris and in doing so win the Tour de France, with a twist.
Read MoreOnce again our friend Brian Co of Veloworthy did an excellent job giving us an inside look at one of the biggest gravel races on the calendar, SBT GRVL. In this video Veloworthy goes behind the scenes, and in some cases, inside the minds of the some of the top gravel athletes at this Steamboat, CO event on Aug 15, 2021.
Read MoreIn this new short film presented by Smartwool, Alex and Ella McAndrew take on a whole new kind of adventure. The video, called Riding the Rails by Evan Kay, follows Alex and his curious endeavor to make a bike-powered railroad machine that takes two riders and their dog to places not possible with an ordinary vehicle, or bike.
Read MoreThe Impossible Route: Trans Appalachia is a 3-day gravel bike-packing adventure that follows the first attempt of the Lost Roads Route. In this expedition, The Vegan Cyclist, his 19-year-old protégé Travis Longfellow, and Jeremiah Bishop attempt to traverse the Appalachian Mountains on a route filled with legend.
Read MoreThe 2021 Belgian Waffle Ride California took place on Sunday, July 18 in unprecedented conditions for this “Hell of the West Coast” thriller. Held in North City, San Marcos, California, the BWR hosted its biggest race yet with a stacked field of pro gravel cyclists. In this story we share a great race recap that followed along the top men and women throughout the day as they took on the 132 mile, 11,000 ft course in San Diego county. We also share the 2021 Waffle San Diego route and 2021 BWR men’s and women’s results.
Read MoreThis week Scott announced an updated version of its Addict gravel bike, along with this video of Safa Brian ripping around the Eastern Sierras.
Read MoreVideo by Veloworthy capturing the 2021 Unbound Gravel 200 race, with some solid event coverage and interviews for an inside look.
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