#gravel-racing

#gravel-racing

At 26.8mm total thickness, these pedals are undeniably low profile. The platform measures 75mm x 68mm, with a 55mm stance width (from the center of the binding to the crank face). That's a very nice modern XC footprint, supportive enough under a stiff race shoe, without adding unnecessary bulk.

Well, this isn't the Cape Epic announcement post I hoped to make today. After getting hit by a car door during a training ride with his wife, Sofia Gomez Villafane, he headed to Spain for Santa Vall and raced anyway. With a fractured pelvis. While struggling to walk.

Castelli's new aero Unlimited Skinsuit isn't the first gravel racing onesie isn't the first to integrate a sleeve for a hydration bladder on your hot, sweaty back. But together with its Rosso Corsa companion aero Unlimited Pro 2 Jersey for men & women, Castelli now offers more hydration-equipped options to boost your gravel racing aerodynamics than any other clothing maker.

GOODLIFE Nutrition is based in Lincoln, Nebraska, the home of Gravel Worlds, and is completely sponsoring the massive $150,000 prize purse. While it is already one of the marquee events on the gravel circuit, the $150,000 payout makes Gravel Worlds the largest single-day prize purse in gravel racing. This is a major investment from the sports nutrition brand GOODLIFE Nutrition and a milestone for the event and, arguably, for the sport of gravel racing itself.

Merida just launched an all-new Mission gravel race bike that looks a lot more like their road racing lineup than it does most adventure-focused gravel bikes these days. That essentially boils down to the fact that their bikepacking-ready Silex had already won a gravel world championship. So, Merida didn't need another all-rounder. They didn't even need a fat tire gravel race bike.

Magnaldi also crossed the line of the 120km event in the Monferrato wine region solo, carving out a gap of nearly three minutes to Nicole Frain (Ridley Racing) while mountain biker Irina Lützelschwab was third. The two riders on the lower steps of the podium claimed exactly the same places as they had at the Gravel Grit n Grind in Sweden last week.

"I really wasn't planning to go that early, but I had a gap coming out of the [ranch's] field, and I decided to go from there, and yeah, it was a long day by myself."

Unbound Gravel has become a marquee event in gravel racing, attracting thousands and showcasing the growing popularity and diverse landscape of off-road cycling.

"A lot of our day to day focus, and what we see as SEVEN is all in the build towards the World Championships. They are in alignment, so our day to day focus is really the World Championships, which is carrying SEVEN along with it," said race director Stephen Gallagher.

"The King Ridge Grasshopper was my first enduro-style event, so I was excited to try something new. The hard steep climbs were rewarded with spectacular views of the Sonoma coast."

The Traka has emerged as a top gravel race in Europe, boasting multiple route options and attracting both amateur and professional riders, rivaling established events.

I broke my wheel about 150 km in so that was it, day done. The wheel, it was unridable, so I got a lift from a local guy out there who was headed back to town and then tracked down the crew.

“I was in survival mode on the descents but I surprised myself being able to hang with the leaders as long as I did on the climbs.”