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Rasputitsa Recap: The Northeast’s Gravel Spring Classic
Gravel Ben Brown 6/15/23 Gravel Ben Brown 6/15/23

Rasputitsa Recap: The Northeast’s Gravel Spring Classic

Recapping our annual pilgrimage to the Rasputitsa Gravel Grinder in Vermont

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Semi-Useful Resources for Rasputitsa 2023
Gravel Baker Donahue 4/27/23 Gravel Baker Donahue 4/27/23

Semi-Useful Resources for Rasputitsa 2023

TBD’s collected thoughts and tips ahead of the Rasputitsa gravel event in Vermont

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The Dirt Roads of Vermont & New Hampshire with the Garneau Groad Collection
Gear, Gravel Clark Fredricksen 8/25/19 Gear, Gravel Clark Fredricksen 8/25/19

The Dirt Roads of Vermont & New Hampshire with the Garneau Groad Collection

Earlier this year we were one of the first teams to put Garneau’s newly launched Groad collection through its paces at Rasputitsa. Some of our initial impressions from the dirt roads of Vemont and New Hampshire follow.

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Is Rasputitsa the future of Bike Racing?
Gravel, Road Racing Cullen MacDonald 5/19/19 Gravel, Road Racing Cullen MacDonald 5/19/19

Is Rasputitsa the future of Bike Racing?

Rasputitsa is unlike just about any other race on our calendar. Cullen recaps his experience finding happiness in ‘failure’ at the 2019 edition.

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Mega Gear Review: How to survive Rasputitsa
Gear Clay Jones 5/8/19 Gear Clay Jones 5/8/19

Mega Gear Review: How to survive Rasputitsa

A detailed look at all of the equipment we used to survive the brutal conditions at Rasputitsa 2019

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The Worst Weather Brings the Best Out at Rasputitsa
Gravel, Features Clark Fredricksen 5/1/19 Gravel, Features Clark Fredricksen 5/1/19

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.

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Weekend Forecast: Rasputitsa
Gravel Clark Fredricksen 4/22/19 Gravel Clark Fredricksen 4/22/19

Weekend Forecast: Rasputitsa

One of our favorite weekend’s of the entire year is here: Rasputitsa

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Road Is Losing. Gravel Is Winning. Here Are the Numbers.
Essays, Features Clark Fredricksen 2/20/19 Essays, Features Clark Fredricksen 2/20/19

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.

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State of the Sport: What Happens When Gravel and Road Racing Collide?
Essays, Features Matthew Vandivort 1/8/19 Essays, Features Matthew Vandivort 1/8/19

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

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Rasputitsa Through Daghan Perker's Lens
Gravel Daghan Perker 4/27/18 Gravel Daghan Perker 4/27/18

Rasputitsa Through Daghan Perker's Lens

One last look at Rasputitsa 2018 as captured in a Weekend Roll by Daghan Perker

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Rasputitsa: Is it a race or is it a ride?
Features, Gravel Matthew Vandivort 4/25/18 Features, Gravel Matthew Vandivort 4/25/18

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…

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Rasputitsa 2017: How the Weekend Was Won
Features, Gravel Matthew Vandivort 4/25/17 Features, Gravel Matthew Vandivort 4/25/17

Rasputitsa 2017: How the Weekend Was Won

Looking back at one very special weekend in Vermont.

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Rasputitsa
Cyclocross, Destinations, Gravel Matthew Vandivort 4/28/16 Cyclocross, Destinations, Gravel Matthew Vandivort 4/28/16

Rasputitsa

A look back at the 2016 Edition of the Rasputitsa Gravel Road Race

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Protecting the polka dots in Prospect Park! 🔴⚪️

The squad showed up in force for the latest rounds of the Lucarelli & Castaldi Cup. From chasing down breakaways to delivering lead-outs, it was a team effort here in Brooklyn to defend the KOM je
“After an action packed few weeks of racing in Newark, New Jersey the Branch Brook Park Spring Series wrapped up with the Cherry Blossom Challenge. After a choppy spring in New York weather-wise, we were graced with pristine racing conditions:
"Pedaling a bike is nothing more than creating a pattern." 🔁

In our latest journal entry, Lotte Birnbaum (@iclimbhillsok) reflects on the art of self-coaching, refining those patterns on the bike, and the undeniable value of learning alon
Our 2026 road racing campaign gets underway in Brooklyn. Head over to our blog for a recap of the first race of the Lucarelli & Castaldi Series. Words by @photorhetoric, pics by @stephmangan and @cjamesreeder.
Road season is officially here, and it's time to get your sprint form in shape. Join @shaneferro and @leahgold31 to work on form, timing, and tactics on Sunday, March 22 at Floyd Bennett Field. 

Open to all WTF racers. Meet at FBF at 9:30am or after
Corn sweat > polar vortex? James recounts some unique Midwest gravel racing at last summer’s @core4.bike over on our blog.
Up on the Journal now, we speak with Johan of @bravurwatches to learn more about the stories behind their Team Heritage Collection, an ode to the World Tour's bygone era. The collection pays tribute to the iconic cycling teams of the 1960-80s that co
“Seeing Emporia completely overrun by gravel riders is an amazing sight. Local shops were taken over by bike brands, ‘Welcome’ signs were everywhere, and even the local museum served as the registration center. The Expo was a bike n
We are pleased to announce the second year of grant awards for the To Be Developed Grant Program: Vulcan Cycling, WTF is Cross Clinic, NJCX Project, Shark River Devo, JAM Fund, Utica Bike Bus, TTEndurance Junior Development, and Grasshopper Race. Hea
A day at @nohocx 2025
TBD takes a mid-cyclocross season break for some gravel in one of our favorite rides: The Shawangunks. Head over to tbd.bike for the pics and route details.

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