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Virginia’s Blue Ridge GO Cross p/b Deschutes Brewery kicks off the 2018 UCI cyclocross calendar. Learn more about the race from race director Wes Best.

Alison Tetrick and Colin Strickland won the 2018 Gravel Worlds race in Lincoln, Nebraska. We chatted with the two riders who went back-to-back at the race.

Colin Strickland excels at gravel, crits and fixed-gear crits. We chat with him about putting them together for his 2018 Gravel Worlds title defense.

Former pro Olivia Dillon has found a home on the gravel and dirt roads of NorCal. We chat with the 2018 Sagan Dirt Fond and Lost and Found winner.

Steve Chainel waited for over a decade to win French Cyclocross Nationals, so winning in 2018 was special for him. We look back at his memorable January.

Nick Legan’s book Gravel Cycling is the first definitive book on gravel and bikepacking. We chat with him about his book, tips for beginners and more.

Mountain biker Zach Calton of Utah won his home state Crusher in the Tushar in 2018. We chat with him about the win and how his off-road skills helped him.

In 2016 Lauren De Crescenzo did not think she would every ride a bike again. In 2018, she won the Crusher in the Tushar gravel race. We chat about her win.

Emma White is skipping the cyclocross season to pursue a spot on Team USA for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. We talked with her about her decision.

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.

KK Santos has been inspired by the late Amy Dombroski during her Junior and U23 cyclocross career. Learn more about her journey as a young female cyclist.

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.

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.

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

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.

Alison Tetrick is back to defend her title at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200. We chat with her about buckling up for 206 more miles of Kansas gravel racing.

Living and racing in Europe is not new for Elle Anderson, but staying in Belgium during the summer is. We chatted with her about succeeding in Europe and living there during the summer of 2018.

Canadian Cyclocross National Champion Michael van den Ham is still growing as a racer. We chatted with him about his ‘cross success and new (old) gravel adventures.

Brandon Davis spent the last three seasons working as a professional mechanic with Aspire Racing. He takes us into the pit and shares what the experience is like.

Kaitie Keough is taking her cyclocross bike to Kansas for the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200. We asked her about her prep for the premier gravel grinder race in the U.S.

Amanda Nauman is one of the top gravel and cyclocross racers in the U.S. We talked to her about the state of both, gravel tire choices and more in this interview.

Jen Malik has balanced working on a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at the Ohio State University and racing professional cyclocross. We chatted with her about the challenges of succeeding at both.

Ryan Trebon has taken over ownership of the US Cup-CX cyclocross series, and he is looking for sponsors for 2018. We chatted with him about the current state of the series and the sport of cyclocross in the U.S.

U23 cyclocross star Spencer Petrov shares his plans for the future and what he learned during his season racing with Aspire Racing in our latest audio interview.

Iowa’s Guitar Ted has run the 300+ mile Trans Iowa since 2005. He shares his thoughts on the history and current state of the gravel scene in the U.S.

Jon Severson of Monster Cross News has a history project: keeping the do-it-all monster cross tradition alive. In this Wednesday Wonderings, he shares more about what Monster Cross is.

Katerina Nash is no stranger to the Winter Olympics after racing cross country skiing in 1998 and 2002. We ask her thoughts on the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Ellen Noble is returning to her roots with Trek Factory Racing and a full mountain bike schedule in 2018. We asked her about her new partnership and what it means for her cyclocross career.