5 Adventure Cycling Podcasts For Your Quarantine Listening Pleasure
5 Adventure Cycling Podcasts For Your Quarantine Listening Pleasure

We’re big fans of gravel and adventure cycling podcasts here and gathered up a few that have recently been released in this new world of social distancing and home isolation. We hope you are all safe and doing well wherever you may be. Here in California the restrictions have only increased. Originally on March 19, the governor gave a shelter in place order, requesting that all citizens stay at home with the exception of any essential activities. While the order was mostly followed, here in North County San Diego people continue to go outside and enjoy the local parks, trails and beaches. Unfortunately social distancing can be difficult on our narrow trails, sidewalks and beach breaks, forcing the county to and local governments to further restrict access by temporarily closing these public areas starting March 23 to help slow the spread of the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease. If you do go outside please be responsible and follow good pandemic practices. Now for your quarantine listening pleasure, here are 5 podcasts to check out.

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Teravail Sparwood Durable Review
Teravail Sparwood Durable Review

It’s winter here in Southern California and that means training season for upcoming bikepacking adventures and races. In preparation, I’ve been trail testing some tires from Teravail, the QBP brand, that is well known for off-road tires. I was keen to try the Sparwood 29 x 2.2” tires on my Salsa Cutthroat for the last three months on mostly local gravel, mountain single-track, desert sand, and multi-day bike packing routes in varied terrains.

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Can You Ride Your Bike Under CA Shelter In Place Order?
Can You Ride Your Bike Under CA Shelter In Place Order?

CA State residents to remain in place at their homes except for essential activities, essential business, and essential government functions. But what does this mean for outdoor activities like cycling, running or hiking? Is riding your bike an essential activity?

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Salsa Stormchaser Brings Single Speed to Gravel
Salsa Stormchaser Brings Single Speed to Gravel

Inspired by the mud-laden conditions often observed at The Mid South gravel race in Stillwater, OK, Salsa Cycles has introduced the Stormchaser, an aluminum frame / carbon fork single speed gravel bike designed to withstand the worst conditions imaginable. Starting from the aluminum Warbird as a point of reference Salsa Engineers gave the Stormchaser a slacker head tube angle and longer wheelbase centers rider weight for more stability.

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Kerkove Finishes First at 2020 Stagecoach 400
Kerkove Finishes First at 2020 Stagecoach 400

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.

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Jeff Kerkove Stagecoach 400 - Day 1 Recap & Bike Check
Jeff Kerkove Stagecoach 400 - Day 1 Recap & Bike Check

As 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.

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The Best New Gravel Events of 2020
The Best New Gravel Events of 2020

In 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.

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ENVE X Evil Gravel Camp 2020
ENVE X Evil Gravel Camp 2020

We 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.

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Tour of Gravel California Announced Along With First Three Stages
Tour of Gravel California Announced Along With First Three Stages

Just 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.

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How the Cutthroat was Born - An Interview With Salsa Cycles
How the Cutthroat was Born - An Interview With Salsa Cycles

The Salsa Cutthroat can largely be considered the default drop-bar bikepacking bike for several years running. With the 2020 Cutthroat model once again fitting squarely on the 'bikepacking' side of the gravel spectrum. Check out the Cutthroat and learn more about its design and features an interview with Salsa Cycles from The Gravel Ride Podcast.

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