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Ode to Ozarks Pt. 2: Big Sugar Gravel
Gravel, Destinations Greg Marchand Jan 19, 2025 Gravel, Destinations Greg Marchand Jan 19, 2025

Ode to Ozarks Pt. 2: Big Sugar Gravel

After a hard day at the Little Sugar MTB 100k, Greg makes the most of a few rest days in Bentonville before racing Big Sugar Gravel.

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Destination: Aruba
Destinations, Gravel Naveen Wall Jan 13, 2025 Destinations, Gravel Naveen Wall Jan 13, 2025

Destination: Aruba

Naveen shares her essential tips and firsthand experiences on discovering Aruba by bike.

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Ode to Ozarks Pt. 1: Little Sugar MTB
Gravel, MTB, Destinations Greg Marchand Jan 06, 2025 Gravel, MTB, Destinations Greg Marchand Jan 06, 2025

Ode to Ozarks Pt. 1: Little Sugar MTB

Greg buys an almost-reliable car, drives it to Arkansas, and races the Little Sugar MTB 100k.

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Destination: Catalonia, Spain
Destinations, Riding Steph Mangan Apr 17, 2024 Destinations, Riding Steph Mangan Apr 17, 2024

Destination: Catalonia, Spain

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24 Hours in the Old Pueblo Retrospective
MTB, Riding, Destinations James Martin Mar 04, 2024 MTB, Riding, Destinations James Martin Mar 04, 2024

24 Hours in the Old Pueblo Retrospective

New Yorkers storm the desert outside Tucson, Arizona for a 24-hour mountain bike adventure.

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Recapping a Week of Belgium Cyclocross
Destinations, Cyclocross Matthew Vandivort Jan 29, 2024 Destinations, Cyclocross Matthew Vandivort Jan 29, 2024

Recapping a Week of Belgium Cyclocross

Closing out the team’s Belgium cyclocross adventures with a recap of some of our favorite moments and races

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A Cyclocross Race and a Party in one: Diegem Cross and what we learned from a week in Belgium
Destinations, Cyclocross Matthew Vandivort Jan 08, 2024 Destinations, Cyclocross Matthew Vandivort Jan 08, 2024

A Cyclocross Race and a Party in one: Diegem Cross and what we learned from a week in Belgium

Our experience attending Diegem Cross in person

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The Rhino Run: A South African Gravel Expedition
Destinations, Bikepacking, Features, Riding, Gravel Naveen Wall Nov 27, 2023 Destinations, Bikepacking, Features, Riding, Gravel Naveen Wall Nov 27, 2023

The Rhino Run: A South African Gravel Expedition

In one of the biggest adventures we have ever shared on the Journal, Naveen takes us on her South African bikepacking expedition

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Winter Riding in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Destinations, Riding Alvaro Soltero Oct 25, 2023 Destinations, Riding Alvaro Soltero Oct 25, 2023

Winter Riding in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

Alvaro recounts some of his favorite riding during a winter partly spent in Puerto Rico

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L'Etape du Tour 2023: What it's like race a Tour de France Stage
Destinations Alvaro Soltero Aug 09, 2023 Destinations Alvaro Soltero Aug 09, 2023

L'Etape du Tour 2023: What it's like race a Tour de France Stage

Every year, the Tour de France picks one stage for normal people to ride and race. It’s amazing.

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The ill-fated, yet still fun, bike vacation to Calpe in Spain
Destinations, Riding Barb Blakley Millott Jun 12, 2023 Destinations, Riding Barb Blakley Millott Jun 12, 2023

The ill-fated, yet still fun, bike vacation to Calpe in Spain

The TBD squad goes to Spain for winter training but discovers difficult conditions for riding

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Stumbling into the Giro d'Italia Finale in Rome
Destinations Lisa Vandivort Jun 05, 2023 Destinations Lisa Vandivort Jun 05, 2023

Stumbling into the Giro d'Italia Finale in Rome

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Florida Getaway: A Weekend at Santos
Destinations, MTB Shane Ferro Mar 31, 2023 Destinations, MTB Shane Ferro Mar 31, 2023

Florida Getaway: A Weekend at Santos

A weekend at Santos, a trail system is just outside Ocala in central Florida, and has over 50 miles of trails crisscrossing the Cross Florida Greenway.

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Japan by Foot: Kyoto and Osaka
Destinations Matthew Vandivort Mar 07, 2023 Destinations Matthew Vandivort Mar 07, 2023

Japan by Foot: Kyoto and Osaka

Part 2 to a pre-pandemic journey across Japan - this time in Kyoto and Osaka

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Riding Australia's Great Southern Rail Trail
Destinations Rod Millott Feb 14, 2023 Destinations Rod Millott Feb 14, 2023

Riding Australia's Great Southern Rail Trail

I had come to enjoy a good rail trail and was excited to try a new one, complete my day’s intervals and grab a coffee along the way.  What I got was so much more.

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TBD's Dream Winter Destinations: Majorca
Destinations, Riding Mitchell Napolitano Jan 24, 2023 Destinations, Riding Mitchell Napolitano Jan 24, 2023

TBD's Dream Winter Destinations: Majorca

Majorca is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Baltic Sea, east of mainland Spain. The dry, temperate climate, rolling hills, and jagged mountain peaks create an amazing cycling experience

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Great Divide: Wyoming/Idaho Recap 🌪
Bikepacking, Destinations Baker Donahue Jan 20, 2023 Bikepacking, Destinations Baker Donahue Jan 20, 2023

Great Divide: Wyoming/Idaho Recap 🌪

Six months ago, my best friend Will Reynolds and I embarked on a life-changing experience on the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. The Wyoming and Idaho portion of the GDMBR rocked our worlds with ungodly headwinds, but we managed to capture the most content between these two states.

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Winter Escapes Gallery: A Week in the Mojave Desert
Destinations, MTB, Riding Shane Ferro Jan 21, 2022 Destinations, MTB, Riding Shane Ferro Jan 21, 2022

Winter Escapes Gallery: A Week in the Mojave Desert

Shane and Lucia are in the middle of a little winter desert escape to Las Vegas, Nevada, and St. George, Utah.

It’s been an incredible week. A full post is coming soon, but until then, enjoy this short photo essay on riding in a world with full sunshine, few trees, and monumental rock formations.

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A pretty perfect morning of Brooklyn bike racing, with @borks.n.bikes taking sixth in his race with Josh and @photorhetoric while @hlcamhi lit up the women’s field alongside @shaneferro and @lookfor.lisa.
NYC bike racing is generally rain or shine, but this past Saturday we mostly got a whole bunch of rain and no sunshine - which if nothing else leads to some pretty memorable photos. Head over to the Journal to read @shaneferro’s race report inc
The rain showed up for the women’s race in Prospect Park as @leahgold31 got into an early break and snagged an incredible 2nd place after a long solo effort. A much larger (and very damp) photo gallery coming to the TBD Journal p/b @castellicyc
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Montreal ➡️ Brooklyn on the Empire State Trail: 3 Days, 27hrs 7mins, 454 Miles, & 15,882ft elevation gain. 

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