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BWR Race Recap Video and Waffle Podium Results 2021

BWR Race Recap Video and Waffle Podium Results 2021

The 2021 Belgian Waffle Ride California took place on Sunday, July 18 in unprecedented conditions for this “Hell of the West Coast” thriller. Held in North City, San Marcos, California, the BWR hosted its biggest race yet with a stacked field of pro gravel cyclists. In this story we share a great race recap that followed along the top men and women throughout the day as they took on the 132 mile, 11,000 ft course in San Diego county. We also share the 2021 Waffle San Diego route and 2021 BWR men’s and women’s results.

Videos, NewsDave MalwitzJuly 21, 2021bwr, belgian waffle ride, veloworthy, video, peter stetina, katerina nash

2022 Scott Addict Gravel Bike Looks Fast

2022 Scott Addict Gravel Bike Looks Fast

This week Scott announced an updated version of its Addict gravel bike, along with this video of Safa Brian ripping around the Eastern Sierras.

News, VideosDave MalwitzJuly 9, 2021scott, safa brian, scott addict gravel bike, video

Video: Inside 2021 Unbound Gravel 200

Video: Inside 2021 Unbound Gravel 200

Video by Veloworthy capturing the 2021 Unbound Gravel 200 race, with some solid event coverage and interviews for an inside look.

VideosDave MalwitzJune 14, 2021unbound gravel, veloworthy

Terry Barentsen's No. 22 Drifter Gravel Bike

Terry Barentsen's No. 22 Drifter Gravel Bike

We’ve been enjoying some of Terry’s recent gravel adventures in upstate NY on his YouTube channel and tossed him some of our new Dr. Pepper-inspired bottles. Just uploaded is a quick bike check on his beautiful titanium No. 22 Drifter gravel bike. Check out that SRAM AXS Reverb dropper!

Videos, ReportsDave MalwitzMay 14, 2021terry barentsen, no. 22, sram axs, dropper post, enve

The Impossible Route Death Valley Film

The Impossible Route Death Valley Film

Watch the Vegan Cyclist and Jeremiah Bishop take on The Impossible Route, a 7 day epic gravel adventure in Death Valley California.

Videos, News, ReportsDave MalwitzApril 29, 2021the impossible route, video, vegan cyclist, jeremiah bishop, death valley, death valley gravel route

2021 ENVE Grodeo Gravel Ride

2021 ENVE Grodeo Gravel Ride

ENVE’s Grodeo ride and Builder Round-Up weekend is set for June 25 & 26, 2021. Watch the video preview and see registration details.

Videos, NewsDave MalwitzApril 28, 2021enve, gravel event, gravel race, ogden

Changing Times Video with Payson McElveen and Hannah Finchamp

Changing Times Video with Payson McElveen and Hannah Finchamp

Life during the COVID pandemic as seen from an athlete's and team's perspective. Payson and Hannah experienced 12 months of solo training with no racing. It was a time to reflect, grow, develop, and pursue solo adventures which has not traditionally been possible to do and still meet sponsor requirements.

VideosDave MalwitzApril 20, 2021orange seal, payson mcelveen, hannah finchamp, video

Easton Overland 2021 Team Overview and Video

Easton Overland 2021 Team Overview and Video

This is #camploneliness, Easton Overland 2021.

News, VideosDave MalwitzApril 13, 2021easton cycling gravel, easton overland gravel team, easton overland, easton cycling, video, amity rockwell, thesis bike

Wahoo Frontiers: Lost Coast

Wahoo Frontiers: Lost Coast

Watch Ian Boswell, Pete Stetina, and Colin Strickland take on a new kind of training camp. The Lost Coast follows these riders as they explore Northern California and over 400 miles of mixed terrain.

VideosDave MalwitzApril 8, 2021wahoo, wahoo fitness, Wahoo Frontier Gravel, video, rides

SBT San Diego Black Course - Route and Video

SBT San Diego Black Course - Route and Video

The PPBC Gravel Grinders got out to tackle the SBT Gravelstoke San Diego Black gravel route as a warm-up for the 2021 Rock Cobbler in Bakersfield. With over 80 miles of terrain and 10,000 + feet of climbing (2/3s of which happens in the first 50 miles) this one is definitely a challenge.

Videos, ReportsDave MalwitzApril 8, 2021route, routes, video, sbt vrtl san diego, sbt vrtl, gravel route, san diego gravel route, alpine gravel route, rides

Gravelstoke X Mucho Arigato - GWR

Gravelstoke X Mucho Arigato - GWR

Special guest and Southern California gravel YouTube sensation Mucho Arigato joined us for the 2021 Great Western Reroute.

Videos, ReportsDave MalwitzApril 1, 2021gwr, great western reroute, youtube, mucho arigato, san diego gravel ride

Size Inclusion in Cycling - All Bodies on Bikes Film

Size Inclusion in Cycling - All Bodies on Bikes Film

Kailey Kornhauser and Marley Blonsky are on a mission - a mission to change the idea that people in larger bodies can't ride bikes.

VideosDave MalwitzMarch 30, 2021shimano, fat people on bikes, bikepacking, inclusion in cycling

ENVE's New Road Bike Makes Us Want A Road Bike

ENVE's New Road Bike Makes Us Want A Road Bike

Today ENVE will announce the Custom Road, a modern road bike with clearance for 35s that is manufactured at their Ogden, Utah based headquarters.

Videos, NewsDave MalwitzMarch 26, 2021enve, road bike, all road bike

White Rim Trail on a Titanium Flaanimal

White Rim Trail on a Titanium Flaanimal

This video is a first-person account of the White Rim Trail on a Flaanimal 5.0 Titanium rode and recorded by Steve Fitzgerald of Rodeo Labs.

VideosDave MalwitzMarch 24, 2021rodeo labs, rodeo adventure labs, rodeo labs gravel bike, flaanimal titanium, rides

Ride For More Film with Joe Cruz

Ride For More Film with Joe Cruz

Having traveled 6 continents on bike, bikepacker and philosophy professor Joe Cruz reflects on what it means to exist in a place and to be open to its story.

VideosDave MalwitzMarch 11, 2021hammerhead, joe cruz

L.A. Tourist Race 2021

L.A. Tourist Race 2021

75 miles and 10,000 feet of climbing, the L.A. tourist race is something you might only try once. Check out a video recap by Mucho Arigato and enjoy the view!

News, VideosDave MalwitzMarch 8, 2021l.a. tourist race, let's ride cyclery, rides

Dolomites Winter Bikepacking Adventure - XPDTN3 2021 Episode 1

Dolomites Winter Bikepacking Adventure - XPDTN3 2021 Episode 1

In the middle of February during some of the coldest days of winter three cyclists, passionate about snow and mountains, ventured unsupported around the Sassolungo and the ski slopes of the Dolomiti Superski area. Deserted because of the lockdown in force, they had the entire winter playground all to themselves.

VideosDave MalwitzMarch 6, 20213t, 3t exploro, bikepacking, dolomites, video

Wahoo Frontiers Season One

Wahoo Frontiers Season One

Reflecting on the past helps us prepare for the future. The year 2020 brought about numerous changes, adjustments, and refinements. One thing remains the same, we all love getting out there, challenging ourselves, and discovering what we are truly capable of achieving. Watch Wahoo Frontiers 2020: Season One.

VideosDave MalwitzMarch 3, 2021wahoo, wahoo frontiers

Palomar Mountain Descent with SAFA Brian

Palomar Mountain Descent with SAFA Brian

The Pray For Speed film follows cyclist, Safa, in search of some of the fastest descents in Southern California.

VideosDave MalwitzMarch 3, 2021safa brian, palomar mountain, rides

Film: A Trail For Everyone

Film: A Trail For Everyone

The Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship is developing a Trails Master Plan for Connected Communities. The Trails Master Plan (TMP) will create a vision for a recreation-focused lifestyle through community investment, shared stewardship, economic opportunity and important new local jobs, all benefiting economically disadvantaged communities in California’s Plumas, Sierra, Butte and Lassen Counties.

VideosDave MalwitzFebruary 23, 2021the lost sierra, sierra buttes trail stweardship, sbts