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Adventure, Big Sugar, dirty kanza, Endless Gravel, Features, gravel racing, Rides -

The calendar of big-budget gravel events in the U.S. continues to grow. The latest announcement: Big Sugar-NWA Gravel, a 107-mile (172 km) loop through the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas and Southern Missouri. We sent our Endless Gravel correspondent, Marshall Opel, to check out a test version of the event. Last weekend, a group of …

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Adventure, Fat bikes, Features, Rides, Simpson Desert -

Few tracks are more remote than the Madigan Line across Australia's Simpson Desert. Earlier this year, five intrepid cyclists set out to cross that route by bike, and in doing so followed in the footsteps of a historic journey of exploration, 80 years on.

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Adventure, Angry Asian column, Features, Fruita, JRA, Prevelo, Rides, Woom -

Fruita, Colorado holds a special place for me and my wife. Situated an easy four-hour drive from our home in Boulder, Colorado, it’s a mountain biking mecca with a seemingly endless expanse of high-desert trails, breathtaking views, plentiful camping options, and, yes, even fantastic pizza despite being a small town of just 13,000 residents. For …

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Adventure, bikepacking, Features, Kyrgyzstan, Rides, Tajikistan, Videos -

What better way to spend quality time with a family member than on a shared journey into the unknown, from the seat of your bike? What better way to create shared memories than by spending three weeks riding through the rugged wilds of Central Asia? In late 2018, father and daughter duo, Peter and Jess …

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Adventure, Endless Gravel, Features, Gravel, Rides -

One of the final stops of our Endless Gravel Summer was Grinduro, the five-year-old event that combines segmented racing with a fun, party-filled atmosphere, all benefitting a local trail building organization. It’s a special event – but we’ll let Marshall Opel explain why. Just before 8 am, the hip hop track Jump Around blasted over …

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