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UPDATE: Mid South Gravel cancels event last minute as wildfires rage - 'Many of our friends have lost their homes today, we are devastated' -As wildfires sprung up around the region, riders and residents had been evacuated and asked to shelter in place.
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'It's going to be wild' - Ribble launches new gravel team with ex-WorldTour prosSix-rider all-British squad to take on the biggest gravel events in the world
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Forget 28mm tyres: The rise of wider road bike tyres is here, and if you ride your gravel or all-road bike on the road, pay attentionAs bikes get more capable, there is a compelling case that road riding is better with wider rubber
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Specialized's gravel tyres get an update—first ride impressions of the all-new TracerSpecialized’s sponsored athletes tend to win a lot of races: these are the tyres they’ll be racing on this year.
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Cannondale’s updated Topstone Carbon is slacker, with increased tyre clearance and downtube storageThe third generation of Cannondale’s gravel all-rounder sticks to its distinctive blueprint but adds a few new developments including downtube storage and more travel on the Lefty fork option
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SBT GRVL introduces Women’s Team Race Challenge, expands female participation in sold-out eventNew team-based format encourages amateur female cyclists to race together, offering a $3,000 prize purse and additional registration spots
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Size matters — but so does the casing: a Schwalbe G-One RX Pro gravel tyre reviewA modern gravel tyre for rough conditions, available in a variety of widths, that performs flawlessly
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Shimano 12-speed GRX Di2 long-term review: 2x shifting for off-road riding isn’t dead after allThanks to Shimano’s latest Di2 groupset, I’ve come to appreciate the benefits of 2x shifting all over again—even if Shimano plays it a bit too safe
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Sarah Sturm: How you win the Life Time Grand Prix gravel series and why I leftAs a two-time series podium finisher, Sturm applied again for 2025 but pulled out at the last minute. Here’s why
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The State Titanium All-Road is an admirable but flawed attempt to build a titanium gravel bike for the massesA titanium frame at budget pricing is a great step, but does a premium frame material matter if the bike's componentry holds it back?
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Ted King to be inducted in the Gravel Cycling Hall of FameKing is joined by LeLan Dains, John Hobbs, Ted King and Amanda Nauman-Sheek in the inductees class of 2025
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Six increasingly bold predictions for gravel cycling in 2025New race tactics, live coverage, mountain bike tyres and more. You read it here first, folks.
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10 tough lessons I learned as a road-grown Brit racing US gravelAfter surrendering his road racing dream, Brit Joe Laverick finds redemption, hope and glory on the US gravel scene
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Anne-Marije Rook's 2024 Gear of the Year: from the best brakes on the market to great earbuds and a statement t-shirtIn 2024, I fell back in love with road riding and witnessed women’s sports make history time and again
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Gravel cyclists aren't all the same: a guide to the climbers, punchers and all-rounders of the dirt roadsAs this dynamic discipline establishes itself, so do its archetypes — though the lines remain blurred
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A first look at Mondraker's Arid Carbon, a bike for 'whatever your idea of gravel is'Long reach, short stem: the Mondraker Arid Carbon is a gravel bike done a little differently
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When it came to the 350 challenging miles of Unbound XL, these were the only bib shorts I considered wearing – and yes, they’re on sale this Black Friday periodMy all-time favourite bibs are now 30%. Don’t snooze on this deal. Your undercarriage will thank you
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Stinner’s first stock program makes US handmade bikes accessible — and they ride well, too!The Stinner Carrizo Select blends custom craftsmanship with accessibility, offering a handmade alternative to mass-market bikes built overseas
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I used to think flat bar gravel bikes were silly, now I've tried one I know they're silly, but I'm into itFlat bar gravel bikes are a thing, and here's why they make sense for some folks and what to know if you're flat-bar-curious
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USA Cycling debuts Junior National Series, offering a unique pathway to elite racingFeaturing the biggest races in the US, the new series offers young talent a dedicated talent development and identification pathway
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15 things you didn’t know about two-time Life Time Grand Prix winner Sofía Gómez VillafañeMTB Olympian, Unbound winner, two-time Life Time Grand Prix series victor — meet the queen of off-road racing.
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Unofficial Gravel Worlds to offer largest single-day prize purse in the discipline: $100,000With a massive prize purse, a focus on world-class race coverage and staying true to its community focus, Gravel Worlds aims to do more than just keep pace with the growing race scene.
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Power couple Keegan Swenson and Sofia Gomez Villafane win the 2024 Life Time Grand Prix series — again — but changes loom for 2025Swenson secures third consecutive title, while Gomez Villafane defended her crown in a thrilling finale at Big Sugar Gravel.
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Parcours FKT Wheelset Reviewed: Affordable, meet wideParcours, whose stated mission is making aerodynamics more accessible, set out to make a faster gravel wheel. The superwide FKT is the result
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Guava Spot Force AXS review: the Catalan gravel bike that loves tarmac tooIt just doesn’t deal with fast asphalt, rocky terrain, sandy stretches and damp conditions, but it excels across them. It’s fast, aggressive, nimble, stable, and above all compliant.
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SBT GRVL lives! The story of just how close the gravel community came to losing one of its biggest eventsHere are all the details on what the revamped event will look like in 2025 as government headwinds continue to push against the event
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Integrated cockpits on gravel bikes: is it fashion over function, or an upgrade worth considering?Are the pros really worth the mechanical cons? Here's what to know before going all in(tegrated)
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Unbound Gravel vs. UCI Gravel: How I'd set up my bike for gravel’s top racesI tried to make the ideal race steed for both ends of gravel cycling spectrum and got wonderfully lost in the details on the way there
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Opinion: If the UCI Gravel Worlds doesn't have American pros at the front, everyone losesMany of the United States' best gravel professionals are not going to the UCI Gravel World Championships and that is a problem for the whole discipline of the sport
