Japan’s Kae Takeshita moved to the U.S. to be a pilot, but along the way, she discovered gravel racing. We follow the story of her cycling passion.

Brook Watts rarely sits still. He stopped by to chat about the 2018 World Cup Waterloo in Wisconsin, selling RenoCross and attending Dirty Kanza.

Spurcycle’s roll-up Saddle Bag and minimalist Multi-Tool are urban-inspired but gravel-ready. We review the bag and titanium tool with steel bits.

The Hilly Billy Roubaix is a tough gravel grinder with a fun post-race scene to help riders forget about the pain. We take a look at the 2018 event.

Young women cyclocross stars are in Helena, MT for the second Women’s MontanaCrossCamp run by coach Geoff Proctor. We have this year’s roster and more.

Coryn Rivera won her first Elite U.S. Road Nationals, Emma White won three U23 titles, Gage Hecht crushed the time trial and more in Rumors & Rumblings.

Dylan Glatt rode his gold ghoul-d luck Spooky Cycles Gas Mask at the 2018 Lost and Found Gravel Grinder. We profile his eye-catching bike.

Donnelly released its new G//C gravel bike at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200. We profile the new model Jamey Driscoll rode in Kansas’ Flint Hills.

Adam Myerson won another Masters National Championship, Women race for free at Deschutes GO Cross, Rivera and Vos battle on the road and much more.

2018 marked the fourth edition of Alberta, Canada’s Ghost of the Gravel race. Learn more about the boo-tiful route and see results from this year’s race.

Masters racer Ian Tubbs of Washington pulled off an impressive 4th-place finish at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200. We have the story of his gutsy gravel race.

The Carson City Off-Road Capital 50 was the third stop of the 2018 Epic Rides Off-Road series. See results for how cyclocross and mountain bike stars fared.

Craig Richey cut through the wind at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 gravel race using his aero-bar-equipped Devinci Hatchet. We profile his aero racing bike.

DCCX and Charm City are forming a CX mini-series, Gomez Villafane stars in Missoula, Tulsa Tough criteriums and news about Van Aert and Van der Poel.

Rowie Jaron rode a front-suspended NTP Bikes titanium bike custom built for cyclocross and gravel at the 2018 Lost and Found. We look at his custom build.

Illinois’ Ten Thousand gravel race outside Freeport proves the Land of Lincoln is not flat. Learn more about the 2018 running of this Driftless Area ride.

The 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 was CXM’s first on-site trip to Emporia for the famed gravel race. See photos and read thoughts from our coverage of the event.

Sven Nys rode a custom-painted Trek Checkpoint at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 gravel race. We profile the cyclocross legend’s gravel setup.

Kaitie Keough and Ted King both rode Cannondale Super Xes to wins at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 gravel race. We profile their winning cyclocross crossovers.

Sven Nys made his gravel debut at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200. We chatted with him to find out how the race went for the Belgian cyclocross legend.

Ted King, Josh Berry and Geoff Kabush survived a field of heavy hitters to reach the podium at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 gravel race. We chatted with each after the race.

We chatted with Kaitie Keough, Amanda Nauman and Alison Tetrick after their podium finishes at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200. Hear from the top finishers.

Ted King captured his second Dirty Kanza 200 title by winning the 2018 edition of the famed gravel race. We have the story of his battle against Josh Berry.

Kaitie Keough started her gravel career with a win at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 gravel race in Kansas. We have the full story and photos from the Flint Hills.

Road racers Ayesha McGowan and Amber Pierce chat about preparing for their first gravel race at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200.

Every gravel bike has a story. We profile All-City, Specialized and Waltworks bikes that caught our eye at the 2018 Almanzo 100 gravel race in Minnesota.

We rode Allied’s Alfa Allroad made-in-America carbon gravel bike at the 2018 Almanzo 100. We profile the road-inspired rough road bike and offer ride impressions.

Laura Van Gilder set a record, Lily Williams won again, Tobin Ortenblad is back, Richey and Van den Ham ready for DK200 and more in Rumors & Rumblings.

The 2018 Nove Mesto XCO UCI World Cup had two thrilling races capped by sprint finishes. Find out who was tops in the Czech Republic.

Mat Stephens heads to the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 as the defending champion. We chatted with him before his title defense at the premier Kansas gravel race.