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The Lost and Found gravel race held in California over the weekend has teamed up with the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship and four custom frame builders to host a raffle to support trail building in the region. Learn more about the raffle and how to enter in this release. We will provide a look at each of the four bikes between now and when ticket sales closes on Friday, June 15.

Today, we have info about the raffle and a look at the 56cm McGovern Cross Plus.


Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship and the Lost and Found bike ride are excited to announce a custom bike raffle benefitiing the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship.

Custom frame makers Sklar, Stinner, Mosaic, and McGovern have teamed up with world-class component makers ENVE, Chris King, Sram and WTB to create four unique and beautiful custom bicycles that will be raffled off, with all proceeds benefitting the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship.

Four custom bikes from four builders are being raffled off to raise money for trail stewardship. photo: courtesy

Four custom bikes from four builders are being raffled off to raise money for trail stewardship. photo: courtesy

The four bikes are:

  • Carbon McGovern Cross Plus - 56cm
  • Titanium Mosaic GT-1 - 54cm
  • Steel Sklar All-Road - 57.5cm
  • Steel Stinner Refugio - 56cm

Each bike comes in the size indicated above.

Raffle tickets are available for purchase through Friday June, 15. To purchase a ticket for the bike or bikes of your choice, visit the raffle page on theproscloset.com.

A McGovern Cycles Cross Plus is one of the custom bikes being raffled off. © Cyclocross Magazine

A McGovern Cycles Cross Plus is one of the custom bikes being raffled off. © Cyclocross Magazine

See the slideshow below for a closer look at the McGovern Cycles Cross Plus. Stay tuned in the coming days for profiles of each of the four bikes.

About Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship

Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship is a non-profit organization that builds and maintains multi-use trails in the Sierra Buttes, Tahoe, Plumas and Lassen national forests.  Their mission is building sustainable recreation-based communities through stewardship, job creation and hosting world-class events. SBTS has donated an estimated 72,000 hours of volunteer labor, maintained over 800 miles of shared use trails and created nearly 80 miles of new trails since 2003.

"While these are showroom worthy bicycles, they truly shine when they are being ridden," said Billy Sinkford of media relations partner ECHOS Communications. "These builders all came together wanting to support local trail builders who are stewards of the land and the local community. The work being done by SBTS exemplifies the time, dedication and craftsmanship that is on display."

Hosted in the wide-open and high North Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, the Lost and Found Gravel Grinder and Bike Ride is a grand adventure featuring the perfect blend of pavement, dirt road, gravel road and historic railroad grade. The four bikes were exhibited at the Lost and Found gravel race and the raffle will be live from June 2nd through June 15th, hosted by The Pro’s Closet. All donations and raffle ticket purchases are tax deductible.

Photo Gallery: McGovern Cycles Cross Plus

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McGovern designed his own lightweight bladder-molded dropouts and can fit 45mm tires into 42.5cm chainstays. A SRAM Force 1 drivetrain powers the McGovern Cycle's custom carbon cyclocross/gravel bike up for raffle relies on SRAM Force 1. © Cyclocross Magazine

McGovern designed his own lightweight bladder-molded dropouts and can fit 45mm tires into 42.5cm chainstays. A SRAM Force 1 drivetrain powers the McGovern Cycle’s custom carbon cyclocross/gravel bike up for raffle relies on SRAM Force 1. © Cyclocross Magazine

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