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Pikes Peak Perfection ⛰️

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Link to GCN goes gravel racing: Si Richardson takes on cycling's toughest gravel series in the world
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GCN goes gravel racing: Si Richardson takes on cycling's toughest gravel series in the world

How will Si fair when he enters the first round of the LifeTime Grand Prix gravel series at Sea Otter in California?

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Link to MA brings the gravel with this sleek Ryctarski Columbus 🚵
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MA brings the gravel with this sleek Ryctarski Columbus 🚵

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Link to Introducing ‘Phase 2’: a new take on cycling development
Neruda Diaz (left) and Julia Garris (right) are the two athletes selected for the first year of the Phase 2 program

Introducing ‘Phase 2’: a new take on cycling development

Alexey Vermeulen has launched a new development program for young riders focusing on gravel cycling. We spoke to him to find out more

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Link to From race bikes to brakeless fixies – Mid South Gravel tech
Jacob Keen working on his tricks before the Mid South Gravel race

From race bikes to brakeless fixies – Mid South Gravel tech

America's budding gravel Spring Classic has a little bit of everything in terms of tech. Here are three builds that caught our eye

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Link to Organisers present courses for the 2024 Gravel World Championships
The courses for the 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships will return to the forests of Belgium where the European Championships were held last year

Organisers present courses for the 2024 Gravel World Championships

Belgium is set to host the next edition which will see a diverse course of off-road riding in the Leuven area of Flanders

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Link to Greg Van Avermaet joins new pro gravel outfit Team Last Dance
Greg Van Avermaet in action in the Belgian Gravel Championships in 2023

Greg Van Avermaet joins new pro gravel outfit Team Last Dance

Recently retired Belgian is the latest rider to make the move into gravel riding with Unbound on schedule

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Link to Fizik adds the minimalist Proxy to its Vento performance shoe range
The new shoe uses a PU mesh upper to shed weight and improve ventilation

Fizik adds the minimalist Proxy to its Vento performance shoe range

The off-road race shoe is aimed at gravel, cyclo-cross and XC mountain bike racers

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Link to The race within a race: inside women’s professional gravel racing
Sofia Gomez Villafañe wins the women's race at BWR Arizona

The race within a race: inside women’s professional gravel racing

At the recent Belgian Waffle Ride Arizona we caught up with the women's podium to get their take on racing within the men's gravel peloton

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Link to Panaracer introduces ‘fastest ever’ X1 GravelKing tyre and revamps existing range
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Panaracer introduces ‘fastest ever’ X1 GravelKing tyre and revamps existing range

Full range has been redesigned with new compounds, beads and an adjusted sizing system

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Link to Should Strade Bianche be considered a Monument?
Actual photographic evidence that Dan Lloyd finished ninth at the 2009 Strade Bianche, although it was called Monte Paschi Eroica back then

Should Strade Bianche be considered a Monument?

GCN's very own top-10 finisher Dan Lloyd casts his eye over the debate that never seems to go away, as RCS make the race over 200km in length for the first time

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Link to Gravel racing: top tips to make your first event a successful one
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Gravel racing: top tips to make your first event a successful one

Alex Paton went out to Australia for the inaugural pro gravel race RADL GRVL. Did he survive and how should you prepare yourself for racing on the gravel?

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Link to Should you ride your road bike on gravel?
James 'Hank' Lowsley-Williams pushing his Pinarello to the max

Should you ride your road bike on gravel?

If you're thinking about heading off the beaten track on your road bike, here’s how far can you push it before things start to break

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Link to The plan to save Virginia’s historic gravel roads from being paved over
The historic roads of Virginia

The plan to save Virginia’s historic gravel roads from being paved over

Preservationists want to list Loudoun County's gravel roads on the National Park Service register, alongside Abraham Lincoln's house and the Statue of Liberty

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Link to Gravel bike vs mountain bike: Which is best?
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Gravel bike vs mountain bike: Which is best?

Si Richardson takes GMBN's Isaac Mundy on an adventure to prove that gravel bikes are the best option for multi-surfacing riding

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Link to Remco Evenepoel: Tour de France gravel stage isn't dangerous but will look crazy
Evenepoel thinks the gravel stage will look more chaotic than it actually will be

Remco Evenepoel: Tour de France gravel stage isn't dangerous but will look crazy

With 2024 marking Evenepoel's first crack at the Tour de France, every interview and press conference is focused on his July ambitions

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Link to Curve Cycling’s latest Walmer Bar is one of widest carbon drop handlebars available
The Walmer Bar Carbon, which is designed for gravel and road, is available in a maximum 50cm width

Curve Cycling’s latest Walmer Bar is one of widest carbon drop handlebars available

Latest version of the popular gravel handlebars builds on the design of the original alloy bars, but carries over the 43cm, 46cm and 50cm widths

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Link to Gallery: Winter strikes again at Old Man Winter Rally
A look at the grit and grime of Colorado's first gravel race of the season

Gallery: Winter strikes again at Old Man Winter Rally

The Rocky Mountains first gravel race of the year put the riders through gritty conditions as snow from the previous day melted into slushy slop along the 75km course

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Link to Rule of Three Gravel opens registration Monday
Registration opens Monday morning

Rule of Three Gravel opens registration Monday

Places are expected to sell out fast for this Unbound shake-down race

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Link to Strade Bianche route adds two new gravel sectors and increases men's distance to 215km
The peloton takes on the white gravel roads of Strade Bianche

Strade Bianche route adds two new gravel sectors and increases men's distance to 215km

Repeated final loop brings total sectors up to 15 with 70km off-road, plus additions to women's route

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Link to Low Gap Hopper: Christopher Blevins and Kate Courtney take wins to open the US gravel season
Christopher Blevins wins the first race of the US gravel season at the Low Gap Hopper over the weekend

Low Gap Hopper: Christopher Blevins and Kate Courtney take wins to open the US gravel season

The short but challenging race in northern California is the first significant test in a gravel calendar that will run through to October

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Link to Getting into gravel riding: Here are Nathan Haas’ top 7 tips
Nathan Haas is a former WorldTour pro who has forged a second career in gravel

Getting into gravel riding: Here are Nathan Haas’ top 7 tips

From clothing to bike set-up and so much more. Former WorldTour pro and current gravel racer Nathan Haas picks out his key tips for all budding gravel riders

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Link to Girls gone gravel: A look inside a new solution to youth cycling development
Last year's crew of mentees at the Low Gap Hopper

Girls gone gravel: A look inside a new solution to youth cycling development

At the Low Gap Hopper gravel race, many of the women in the pro field will have different priorities as they pass on their knowledge to the next generation of racers

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Link to Gravel riding basics – four fundamental tips
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Gravel riding basics – four fundamental tips

Gravel tips from cyclo-cross and mountain bike pro Oli Beckingsale, from controlling your speed and managing grip to getting more technical and tackling climbs and descents

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