To BE DETERMINED JOURNAL
Adding a Women's Field Changes Everything
As the 2019 race season at Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field comes to a conclusion, Lisa from TBD-MDC reflects on how much of a difference it makes having a women’s field at this very unique race venue.
The Inside Track: A Conversation with Red Hook Crit’s David Trimble
TBD had the opportunity to sit down with one of the few folks to truly innovate the sport of cycling as we know it over the past decade
Mengoni Grand Prix 2019: Perfect is the Enemy of Good
The CRCA Open Race calendar comes to a conclusion with a day of fast - and longer than expected - day of racing at the Mengoni Grand Prix, reminding us that even when things don’t go to plan they can still be pretty great.
The Worst Weather Brings the Best Out at Rasputitsa
If Rasputitsa wasn’t legendary already, it will be after this weekend. This year’s edition—a 41-mile epic in the rain and snow, featuring 4,727 feet of climbing on Vermont’s soggy dirt roads—was one for the ages.
Ginger Boyd: Racing For All Women
We chatted with LA based Cat 2 road & fixed gear racer, Ginger Boyd, about the very common struggle that Women’s license holders face: finding races that make space for us, while simultaneously shouldering the burden of participation to ensure those races don’t take that space away from us.
Bikepacking in Japan Part 1: Dream Destination
“Do you want to go to a metal show? I have an extra ticket” my friend Joe Cruz asked. It was February 2017, years since my last metal show. I said yes. What’s memorable about the show wasn’t the band itself but the plans that were hatched over pre-show beers.
Hell of Hunterdon and a Better form of Bikes
We take a first time look at the Hell of Hunterdon, an early spring mass-start and mixed surface ride through New Jersey
Grant's Tomb Criterium 2019: The Behind the Scenes Perspective
TBD’s Matthew Vandivort, who also serves as CRCA Director of Open Racing, gives a behind the scenes look at the Grant’s Tomb Criterium
Road Is Losing. Gravel Is Winning. Here Are the Numbers.
TBD analyzed 123,000 race registrations from Rasputitsa to analyze its riders and their registration trends over time. Among other things, we learned that when riders start racing gravel, their days on the road are numbered.
What to See and Do in Norway: Ålesund
Our journey through Norway continues with the stunning fjords and mountains around Ålesund
State of the Sport: What Happens When Gravel and Road Racing Collide?
What happens when two of our favorite races/race organizations overlap on one of the biggest weekends of racing? In 2019 we are about to find out
When a Bike is More than a Bike
In a world full of slick custom paint jobs, fancy carbon bits, and vague performance related promises, sometimes the best bikes lack all of those things.
A Different Type-A
This weekend, a band of TBDers ventured north to seek those open pastures of congestion-free roads and a sizable dose of Autumn color. With a mix of gear, from slick-tired ‘cross bikes to aero road bikes with rim brakes, we came to party.
The Way of the Road: The Green Mountain Stage Race
The story of the 2018 Green Mountain Stage Race in Vermont. Featuring all of the suffering, joy, bad luck and happiness that bike racing has to offer.
A Journey Through Guatemala
Ten days spent experiencing the cultural warmth, epic beauty and historical significance of Guatemala with stops in Tikal, Lake Atitlan and Antigua Guatemala.
A Lady's First Floyd
Liz Marcello from CityMD takes you inside her first race experience on the famous fractured concrete at Floyd Bennett Field
Rasputitsa: Is it a race or is it a ride?
Three years in, we get asked one question about Rasputitsa more often than any other. Our answer…
My Heart is in Havana
Four Days in Havana on foot, on bike and of course in classic American cars.