Thames Trippin’

Riding along the river Thames “Hey, look at those seals,” Russ cried out, pointing towards the low waterline. Seals? In the River Thames estuary? Surely not. I could see four...

British Cycling Cyclo-Cross National Trophy: Peel Park

Bradford, specifically Peel Park, is steeped in cyclocross history, hosting the National Trophy every year, and also the National Championships more times than I can remember. The big news at...

Never F’n Relent: the Richard Sachs Cyclocross Team

There is a chill in the air as the sun slowly starts to crack through the pine trees surrounding Genesee Valley Park in Rochester, New York, perhaps the first notable...

The GR247: the Woodlands of the South of Spain

The first trip… I’ve been into mountain biking for as long as I can remember, and over the last couple of years have also taken a fancy to longer road/gravel...

Satellites: Rapha Prestige Cross Manchester

Tom explores the places in between – forgotten corners of Manchester and escapes to the country.

Catalonia from North to South: the CAT 700

There’s a saying in Spain that roughly translates, “After three attempts you will get it.” I had to wait for the third CAT 700 edition to convince myself that I...

Gritty Dramas

Words by Ian Bailey Photos by David ‘Sanny’ Gould The Cairngorms National Park is long-esteemed as a superb and testing venue for walkers, climbers, skiers, and those quintessential hardmen, the...

Charm City Cross 2017 Gallery

Words and photos by Erik Annis The Charm City Cyclocross race has a special meaning to me. The race’s promoter, Kris Auer, and the course designer, Jay Lazar, were also...

Will ride for frites – Dirty Boar 2017

Tom has an alternative Belgian riding experience, taking in 170km of Belgian forks and countryside at the inaugural Dirty Boar.

The Three Peaks World Championship Cyclo-cross Race

Did someone say something about a World Championships? My first Three Peaks didn’t get off to a good start. In fact, it didn’t start at all. I’m not new to...

Jingle Cross World Cup Gallery

Photos by Ken Sherman/kkimages.us ’Tis the season — it’s not exactly Christmas, there was no snow, but there was a Grinch. The 2017-2018 Telenet UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup calendar kicked...

The Torino-Nice Rally

Words and photos by Ed Wolstenholme I felt right at home 2000 metres up an alpine col surrounded by men (and women) in full colour-coordinated Rapha strip. Sitting on the...

Good Vibes Only: Meet the maker of Mercredi Bikes, Adeline O’Moreau.

I make bikes to be ridden, not to be shown. That’s why I will never file my filets. But don’t worry, I make very good looking joints straight off the...

Brighton Big Dog 2017: Taking a butter knife to a gunfight and then forgetting about the fight altogether

Photos by Digi Dave’s Photos I was going to write about being stupid. I was going to tell you how I was one of those people who turns up at...

My Bikepacking Setup

Everyone loves packing lists. So I’d like to kick off what I hope will become a regular feature here on Grit.cx: Bikepacking Setups. It’s endlessly fascinating to examine what fellow...

The Rocky Road to Recovery

Getting injured sucks. Here are some ways to make it suck less. I’m sitting at my desk with an ice pack on the back of my neck, again. Fortunately it’s...

Storm Dodging in the Alps

They say, “Pack light, travel far.” My dad always said, “Pack what you think you’ll need, then halve it.” I did that, which led to a social riding weekend becoming...

East vs. West

Oh, East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet… Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great Judgment Seat; But there is neither East...

Maxin’ and Relaxin’ in Scotland. Grinduro comes to Arran.

It is three days since Grinduro. I’m still trying to answer the same question that I asked on the day. What makes this event so beautifully special? I’m not sure...

Yorkshire True Grit, AKA “Do you like riding yer bike uphill, lad? You’d better had do.”

Photos by Michael Kirkman There are plenty of people reading this who know all about Boltby and its place in mountain biking history. There’s probably a fair few out there...

Silesia, or what not to do and where not to go.

Words and Photos: Fed by Wild The damn daily treadmill had bent our necks so low that when we had finally raised our sight above the desks, keyboards, and coffee...

Photo: Bruce Dalton

The Distance

It takes some doing, getting out of a family weekend away to spend that time riding bikes and living like a homeless person in the Galloway Hills in Scotland with...

Dirty Kanza 2017

Photos by Jason Ebberts The first time I visited Emporia, Kansas, was in 2012. Obviously it was to ride a bike, and Dirty Kanza was my first taste of true...

The Blossoming of Irish Cross

Photos by Nicholas Keegan Until recent years, cyclocross in Ireland has been a parochial sport. Localised in extremis. Diminutive. Ratty. The little brother no one in the family likes to...

This Is My Road Bike

The typical definition of a ‘road bike’ is flawed. It’s time to change it. Hannah’s piece from a couple weeks ago got me thinking … or rather, became another set...

The Jeroboam 300

A true challenge is one where to finish isn’t a certainty. Words by Paul Errington, courtesy of XPDTN3. Photos by Marc Gasch. Since riding my first gravel event in 2012,...

Death Of N+1

Hannah suggests that a gravel bike is all you\'ll ever need

A Bluffer’s Guide to Cyclocross

So, cyclocross: it’s just a bunch of roadies riding around a field for an hour, right? Well, strictly speaking, you could say that, but you wouldn’t be able to hold...

’Cross vs. Mountain Bike; or, A Proper Weekend Getaway

In the Spring a cyclist’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of bikepacking. At last, the leaves are unfolding a green canopy over road and trail, prompting thoughts of where best...

The Night We Called It A Day

You often hear people referring to tone, athletes and coaches in pre-game interviews speaking about “setting the tone early in a game.” Musicians obsess about tone—is it too warm, too...