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Gravel Worlds in Lincoln, Nebraska enters year 10 in 2019. We talked with race co-director Corey Godfrey about what it takes to be successful for so long.

Jake Wells is always up for a challenge, and in March, it was the Land Run 100 50k run, 100-mile ride over 2 days. He talks about the double victory.

Kristen Legan joins the podcast to talk about the unique demands of gravel training and how a gravel coach can help you prepare for long rough-road events.

With some peer pressure from teammate Amanda Nauman, Drew Dillman is ready for the 2019 Dirty Kanza 200. We chatted with him about racing gravel.

Nina Laughlin bounced back from a tough two years with a win at the 2019 Land Run 100 gravel race. We chatted with Laughlin about her triumph.

Payson McElveen outsprinted Ted King and Drew Dillman to win the Men’s 2019 Land Run 100 gravel race in Oklahoma. We chatted with him about the win.

When she was diagnosed with breast cancer in the fall, BrittLee Bowman faced a tough choice about surgery. She talked with NPR about her experience.

Rebecca Gross just wrapped up a packed cyclocross schedule where she raced 47 times, including a 2-month Euro block. We caught up with her after the season.

CXM Contributor Corey Coogan Cisek sat down with the Blast Beats n’ Bicycles podcast in Minnesota to talk about her 2018/19 season racing in Belgium.

Riding Zwift indoors has taken Kevin Bouchard-Hall from a couch sloth to a top 10 finish at Zwift Nationals. He shares how indoor training has helped him.

Corey Coogan Cisek wrapped up Europe Year 2 at Middelkerke and Hulst. As always, the races brought progress and a reminder to keep learning to get better.

The Mud Fund is the USA Cycling Foundation’s cyclocross-specific fundraising program. Tim Johnson shares how the Fund is set up and what it’s all about.

Rebecca Fahringer first raced cyclocross in 2013, and in 2019, she is now one of the best racers in the U.S. We profile her journey from newb to star.

Lee Waldman shares why we should focus on the positive from the last cyclocross season to find motivation heading into the offseason in his latest column.

Don’t be afraid to ask for help if you want to live and race cyclocross in Belgium. Corey Coogan Cisek shares this and other advice for Euro success.

Colorado’s Madigan Munro finished 4th at U23 Nationals and made the U23 Women’s Worlds team in her first year racing cyclocross. We go inside her impressive year.

Helen Wyman shares how Kevin Pauwels’ retirement marks the end of an era in cyclocross, and she shares her experiences learning to say Ooooooooostmalle.

Tim Johnson was at the 2019 Bogense Worlds on “the other side” working on Development for the USA Cycling Foundation. We chatted with him at the event.

Meredith Miller helped coach Team USA at the 2019 Bogense Cyclocross World Championships. We chatted with her about working with the U23 Women’s team.

Curtis White represented Team USA with a 21st-place Elite Men’s finish at the 2019 Bogense World Championships. We spoke with him after the race.

Clara Honsinger bridged to the final selection and finished 10th in the U23 Women’s race at the 2019 World Championships. We spoke with her after the race.

Katie Clouse made the final selection and finished 7th in the U23 Women’s race at the 2019 Cyclocross Worlds in Bogense. We chatted with her after the race.

Rebecca Fahringer has had a strong European campaign that continued with a 16th place at the 2019 Worlds. We caught up with Fahringer in Bogense.

Kaitie Keough has had a roller coaster of a season, and her recent trip to Europe may have her end on a high. We caught up with Keough at Worlds in Bogense.

Spencer Petrov had a rough start to his season and his 2019 Cyclocross World Championships, but each time came roaring back. We caught up with Petrov in Bogense.

Gage Hecht finished 12th for Team USA at the 2019 Bogense Cyclocross World Championships. We chatted with him about the race shortly after he finished.

Katie Compton was in Bogense on Thursday checking out the World Championships course. We chatted with her about the course and thoughts on how it will ride.

Corey Coogan Cisek enjoyed her experience of French cyclocross culture at Pontchâteau—but not the tolls—and bounced back from a scary crash.

In her pre-Worlds column, Helen Wyman has a proposal for how to make Cyclocross Worlds better, and she talks about the many ways this race is different.

Since her breakout 2013/14 season, Elle Anderson has been a mainstay on the US Cyclocross Worlds team, but is a late scratch for 2019. She shares her story.