Life Time says the Sena BiKom radio device used by Lauren Stephens during Sea Otter Gravel is legal open.substack.com/pub/ryanmtb/...
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Sea Otter Gravel analysis: Bradyn Lange opens season with victory over Keegan Swenson, while Sofia Gomez Villafane wins her fourth in a row in Monterey. All the storylines and my initial takeaways here. ryanmtb.substack.com/p/sea-otter-...
The Life Time Grand Prix will begin its 2026 season this week in the lush hills above Monterey, California, at the Sea Otter Classic. Check out my in-depth guide to the American off-road cycling series. ryanmtb.substack.com/p/an-in-dept...
Strava is just grown ass men getting the zoomies
Professional gravel racers are calling for increased race safety measures after a close call in the pro women’s race at The Mid South yesterday. ryanmtb.substack.com/p/rider-safe...
Professional gravel racers are calling for increased race safety measures after a close call in the pro women’s race at The Mid South yesterday. ryanmtb.substack.com/p/rider-safe...
Cobe Freeburn and Sofia Gomez Villafane win The Mid South gravel race 2026 open.substack.com/pub/ryanmtb/...
Pro categories will race on Friday one year after the 2025 edition of the race was canceled because of wildfires near Stillwater, Oklahoma.
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Gravel updates from Valley of Tears, Enve, Belgian Waffle Ride, and SBT GRVL ryanmtb.substack.com/p/alexey-ver...
2026 is the year of the tie-dye jersey in gravel
My sister, Anya Simonovich, won the @nationalmtb Distinguished Alumni Award for her work with the GoSo League and Carpenteria Mountain Bike Team!
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cc @coreyhutchins.bsky.social
Another great reason to support your local bookshop, like Maria's Bookshop in Durango, Colorado. The government has no business to know what books you've bought. www.durangoherald.com/articles/mar...
Also in this week’s Ryan MTB Digest: Life Time Grand Prix announces wildcards, XC and DH race results, Pauline Ferrand-Prevot update, and the economic impact of the Cyclocross National Championships. Read it all here: ryanmtb.substack.com/p/keegan-swe...
Breaking: Keegan Swenson is out next month’s Cape Epic as he recovers from a broken pelvis he sustained on a training ride in Spain.
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This week’s off-road news comes to you in a Ryan MTB digest format. Read for the latest from the Gravel Earth Series, UCI MTB World Series, SBT GRVL, Atlas Mountain Race, and more.
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#cycling
Are you a fan of off-road cycling? Join us over at Ryan MTB for coverage of the top races, athletes, and storylines.
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Specialized rules the day at Santa Vall with Sofia Gomez-Villafane and Mads Wurtz Schmidt taking wins on stage one of the two-day Gravel Earth Series opener. #cycling #gravelcycling #sports #procycling
On tragedy and impropriety in Italy open.substack.com/pub/naturebr... #OlympicGames #Olympics #biathlon
“Can I ask what you’re doing here?”
That was my first interaction upon arrival in Mena, Arkansas, but the trip was much more than just that.
Read my reflections after two days of riding gravel in Arkansas last June.
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#gravel #cycling #travel #Arkansas
World Cup racers take to Spanish course to test their legs ryanmtb.substack.com/p/rebecca-he... #mountainbiking
The International Skyrunning Federation (ISF) has announced a four race calendar for the 2026 Merrell Skyrunner® USA Series, officially bringing the intense sport back to USA soil.
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The Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony isn’t until tomorrow night local time, but things are already getting crazy in Milan and the mountains to the north. Read all about it on Nature Break. naturebreak.substack.com/p/the-winter... #milan #winterolympics #milan2026
Asa Vermette, Jackson Goldstone, Gracey Hemstreet, and others line up in Tasmania on Saturday.
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Kate Courtney, Haley Smith, and others are helping support women riders and racers find success
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Also in this post: the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic will host the Colorado Gravel State Championships.
The Durango Derby will once again bring rally style XC stage racing to Durango, Colorado on September 12, 2026.
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Paige Onweller and Torbjorn Roed are joined by three newcomers for the 2026 gravel season ryanmtb.substack.com/p/trek-drift...
News: Romain Bardet and Nicole Frain win RADL GRVL as former road racers rule the day in Australia. #cycling #gravelcycling open.substack.com/pub/ryanmtb/...