Mathieu van der Poel and Marianne Vos took advantage of bike-handling skills they honed on different racing surfaces to win this weekend’s UCI Gravel World Championships.
So, you’ve caught the gravel riding bug? Kudos. There’s hardly a better way to spend your autumn than good old-fashioned gravel. Whether you’re flying down dusty trails or wrestling with chunky gravel, one thing can make or break your ride – the tyres. Picking up…
Switching from road to gravel is an exciting journey that brings a lot of adventure and freedom into your cycling. Gravel combines the speed and efficiency of road cycling with the thrill of off-road exploration. If you’re considering making the switch, this guide will offer…
From the highest tier of the UCI Gravel World Championships all the way down to social randonnée, gravel cycling can be anything you want it to be. Fast, slow, technical or fast flowing, it’s a fabulous blend of adventure and skill. Gravel riding combines the…
Just in time for the upcoming UCI Gravel World Championships in Belgium, Matt Stephens invited into his virtual studio his fellow Brit and our regular collaborator and in-house expert Juliet Elliott, a versatile cyclist with a knack for joining cycling disciplines in their fun and…
A mere decade ago, the term ‘gravel’ held little significance in the world of cycling. Although pockets of gravel culture were beginning to emerge, it hadn’t yet experienced the explosive growth that has characterized recent years. Fast forward to 2024, and gravel riding has not…
Whoever said riding bikes was a cheap hobby was lying. Then when you discover gravel riding and bikepacking, you realise you need even more fancy gear. So, if you have a gravel grinder or a bikepacking fanatic in your life, then buying them gear for…
Have you ever dreamed of traversing Sweden from north to south? Sounds enticing, doesn’t it? A true adventure where you can ride the gravel paths and small roads through the most beautiful parts of the Nordic country. Well, if so, it may turn out to…
Freshly crowned gravel world champion, Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM), rode her rainbow kit to victory at her second-ever gravel race on Saturday, 21 October, at Big Sugar Gravel in Bentonville, Arkansas, USA.
