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2 Gravel Pros Attacked the World’s Longest Paved Climb on the Same Day by Coincidence. Only 1 Took the KOM.
Updated January 27, 2026 09:49AM Right now it’s cold and miserable for a large part of the northern hemisphere, but Alex Wild and Pete Stetina were just throwing down in Maui. After nearly 2.5 hours and 10,000 ft. of climbing, Wild bested Stetina by just 7 seconds. Are you wondering if this is some gravel…
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Extreme Bushfire Risk Sparks Race Cancellations in Australia
Updated January 27, 2026 03:04AM Organizers canceled a pair of mid-week races amid escalating bushfire danger and scorching heat along Australia’s scenic Great Ocean Road. The Surf Coast Classic Women’s race scheduled for Wednesday and the men’s event on Thursday were called off following consultations from Victoria Police and emergency services, with officials citing high…
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Kangaroo Carnage: Vine Breaks Wrist in Down Under Crash as Team UAE Hammered by Injuries
Updated January 28, 2026 01:57AM Jay Vine is the latest to join a fast-filling infirmary at team UAE as the super team counts the cost of its season-opening victory at the Santos Tour Down Under. UAE Emirates-XRG revealed Vine broke his wrist when he crashed amid the carnage caused by two kangaroos hopping into the…
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Jonas Vingegaard Crashes While Being Tailed by Amateur during Training Ride
Updated January 27, 2026 12:41AM Jonas Vingegaard was left bloodied up after he crashed while trying to drop a tailing fan on a training ride Monday. According to the Strava file of local rider Pedro García Fernández, the Danish superstar fell on a descent outside of Málaga, Spain. “He was going down fast just to…
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The Leadville Drop-Bar Ban, and Why We Are Rethinking Gravel Suspension
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Which Gravel Suspension Is Finally Worth It? RockShox vs Fox vs Cane Creek
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Stop Trying to Make Drop-Bar Mountain Bikes Happen. Leadville Just Did Us a Favor.
Published January 20, 2026 01:27PM Late last night Payson Mcelveen took to Instagram to set some pressing things straight in the world of gravel tech. Buy this man a drink, it was time someone said it. “I can’t believe how much chatter there is about drop bars being banned at Leadville, but the fact that…
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The Debate is Over: Drop Handlebars Banned from Leadville Trail MTB
Updated January 19, 2026 08:26AM Life Time just shook up off-road racing by banning drop-handlebar bikes from Leadville Trail 100 and Little Sugar MTB. Citing “rider safety and course compatibility,” the decision will transform these headlining U.S. mountain bike races. Elites and amateurs have increasingly favored experimental dropped front-ends over traditional flat bars in the…
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The Pinarello Grevil MX Is a Mountain Bike — Despite What the Handlebars Have to Say
Published January 17, 2026 03:53AM As of Friday, Pinarello is the latest bike brand to throw a hat into the drop bar mountain bike ring. The Pinarello Grevil MX is the name the brand has given this latest… creation and it’s essentially the Pinarello Dogma XC Hardtail. (Photo: Pinarello) No, it’s actually a copy of…
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The Mad Genius Behind the World’s Most Boundary Pushing Bikes
Updated January 9, 2026 10:59AM Best known for heavily modifying carbon fiber mountain bike frames and components to shave grams and hide every cable, Dangerholm set out to create two wild gravel machines based on Scott’s Spark RC and Scale frames. But the real talking point is the wheels used on both bikes: fully custom…