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![Nathan Haas on a reconnaissance ride on the new RADL GRVL route in South Australia](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hvrhxTvcpv6nDaNRJCiokP-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hvrhxTvcpv6nDaNRJCiokP-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hvrhxTvcpv6nDaNRJCiokP-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hvrhxTvcpv6nDaNRJCiokP-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hvrhxTvcpv6nDaNRJCiokP-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hvrhxTvcpv6nDaNRJCiokP-925-80.jpg 925w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hvrhxTvcpv6nDaNRJCiokP-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hvrhxTvcpv6nDaNRJCiokP-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
'Untapped gold' in store for inaugural RADL GRVL in South Australia
By Nathan Haas published
Blog Nathan Haas calls gravel course 'raw, fast, exciting' after pre-ride with co-founder Valtteri Bottas
![Nathan Haas, winner of 2022 The Rift, finished sixth in the 2023 edition of the Icelandic gravel race](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ucoTELZqJUjC5iLYQKR3oQ-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ucoTELZqJUjC5iLYQKR3oQ-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ucoTELZqJUjC5iLYQKR3oQ-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ucoTELZqJUjC5iLYQKR3oQ-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ucoTELZqJUjC5iLYQKR3oQ-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ucoTELZqJUjC5iLYQKR3oQ-925-80.jpg 925w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ucoTELZqJUjC5iLYQKR3oQ-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ucoTELZqJUjC5iLYQKR3oQ-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
UCI Gravel Worlds - new course, same criticisms cast doubt on event
By Nathan Haas published
Blog Nathan Haas hears feedback from fellow riders on course elevation being 'selective without being stupid'
![Bikes were clogged with 'peanut butter mud' after the early mud pit](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P9c9WD6xMqcQ3SYfoxVB6b-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P9c9WD6xMqcQ3SYfoxVB6b-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P9c9WD6xMqcQ3SYfoxVB6b-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P9c9WD6xMqcQ3SYfoxVB6b-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P9c9WD6xMqcQ3SYfoxVB6b-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P9c9WD6xMqcQ3SYfoxVB6b-925-80.jpg 925w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P9c9WD6xMqcQ3SYfoxVB6b-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P9c9WD6xMqcQ3SYfoxVB6b-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Nathan Haas blog: We need to talk about the Unbound mud pit
By Nathan Haas published
Blog Was it wrong to not re-route the course?
![Ellen Van Dijk (Trek-Segafredo) leading the peloton at the Tour de France Femmes 2022](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JmymUoi3btNSwnudA9SPsQ-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JmymUoi3btNSwnudA9SPsQ-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JmymUoi3btNSwnudA9SPsQ-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JmymUoi3btNSwnudA9SPsQ-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JmymUoi3btNSwnudA9SPsQ-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JmymUoi3btNSwnudA9SPsQ-925-80.jpg 925w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JmymUoi3btNSwnudA9SPsQ-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JmymUoi3btNSwnudA9SPsQ-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Ellen van Dijk - Leading by example
By Ellen van Dijk published
Blog 'I have the chance to show the world how normal it should be to perform at a top level as a mother'
![Rukhsar Habibzai (Virginia's Blue Ridge Twenty24 Pro Cycling)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LoTLBHUoDE5ZDLWHzZLcQS-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LoTLBHUoDE5ZDLWHzZLcQS-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LoTLBHUoDE5ZDLWHzZLcQS-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LoTLBHUoDE5ZDLWHzZLcQS-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LoTLBHUoDE5ZDLWHzZLcQS-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LoTLBHUoDE5ZDLWHzZLcQS-925-80.jpg 925w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LoTLBHUoDE5ZDLWHzZLcQS-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LoTLBHUoDE5ZDLWHzZLcQS-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Rukhsar Habibzai - The day I left home
By Rukhsar Habibzai published
Blog 'It is a story shared by thousands of Afghans. It is the day we left home, left our souls and left Afghanistan'
![Unbound Gravel 200 is famous for "primitive" roads in the Flint HIlls of Kansas](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CXTDK65rSC7Gj8KXqhjbuc-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CXTDK65rSC7Gj8KXqhjbuc-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CXTDK65rSC7Gj8KXqhjbuc-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CXTDK65rSC7Gj8KXqhjbuc-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CXTDK65rSC7Gj8KXqhjbuc-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CXTDK65rSC7Gj8KXqhjbuc-925-80.jpg 925w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CXTDK65rSC7Gj8KXqhjbuc-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CXTDK65rSC7Gj8KXqhjbuc-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Unbound Gravel - the making of an epic everything race
By Nathan Haas published
Blog Nathan Haas on the meteoric rise of the biggest gravel race in the history of the fledgling sport
![Morning light in Emporia, Kansas the day before 2022 Unbound Gravel](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/td4dzA9xcspgQVFC8kq7Ud-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/td4dzA9xcspgQVFC8kq7Ud-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/td4dzA9xcspgQVFC8kq7Ud-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/td4dzA9xcspgQVFC8kq7Ud-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/td4dzA9xcspgQVFC8kq7Ud-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/td4dzA9xcspgQVFC8kq7Ud-925-80.jpg 925w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/td4dzA9xcspgQVFC8kq7Ud-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/td4dzA9xcspgQVFC8kq7Ud-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Nathan Haas' 2023 gravel guide for new races, toughest races and wild adventures
By Nathan Haas published
Blog One-day rides and far-flung adventures stretch from Canada, Finland, Kenya and Kyrgyzstan
![Christmas holiday decorations abound in Belgium](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DwLjBtuzsuFMnqvUgPUR4Q-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DwLjBtuzsuFMnqvUgPUR4Q-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DwLjBtuzsuFMnqvUgPUR4Q-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DwLjBtuzsuFMnqvUgPUR4Q-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DwLjBtuzsuFMnqvUgPUR4Q-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DwLjBtuzsuFMnqvUgPUR4Q-925-80.jpg 925w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DwLjBtuzsuFMnqvUgPUR4Q-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DwLjBtuzsuFMnqvUgPUR4Q-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Corey Coogan-Cisek blog - Kerstperiode both stage racing and social events for cyclocross
By Corey Coogan-Cisek published
Blog A cluster of 'cross between Christmas and New Year's in Belgium brings memories of 'fatigue, mud, broken bike parts'
![Rukhsar Habibzai (Virginia's Blue Ridge Twenty24 Pro Cycling)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LoTLBHUoDE5ZDLWHzZLcQS-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LoTLBHUoDE5ZDLWHzZLcQS-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LoTLBHUoDE5ZDLWHzZLcQS-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LoTLBHUoDE5ZDLWHzZLcQS-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LoTLBHUoDE5ZDLWHzZLcQS-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LoTLBHUoDE5ZDLWHzZLcQS-925-80.jpg 925w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LoTLBHUoDE5ZDLWHzZLcQS-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LoTLBHUoDE5ZDLWHzZLcQS-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Rukhsar Habibzai - Living my mother’s memories of a Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
By Rukhsar Habibzai last updated
Blog 'We fought to attain the most basic rights for women to make their own personal decisions - and it's all been taken away'
![Nathan Haas' Unbound Castelli kit](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2sd2eWsrMtaYTHHiWHRFiT-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2sd2eWsrMtaYTHHiWHRFiT-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2sd2eWsrMtaYTHHiWHRFiT-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2sd2eWsrMtaYTHHiWHRFiT-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2sd2eWsrMtaYTHHiWHRFiT-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2sd2eWsrMtaYTHHiWHRFiT-925-80.jpg 925w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2sd2eWsrMtaYTHHiWHRFiT-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2sd2eWsrMtaYTHHiWHRFiT-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Nathan Haas blog – What to expect at the first Gravel World Championships
By Nathan Haas last updated
Blog Our gravel diarist gives an insider's peek at the route, contenders, and tactics for this weekend's event
![The Rift - Gravel Race Iceland](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/92xrqK8UEY4QsC4U5H7A5Z-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/92xrqK8UEY4QsC4U5H7A5Z-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/92xrqK8UEY4QsC4U5H7A5Z-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/92xrqK8UEY4QsC4U5H7A5Z-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/92xrqK8UEY4QsC4U5H7A5Z-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/92xrqK8UEY4QsC4U5H7A5Z-925-80.jpg 925w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/92xrqK8UEY4QsC4U5H7A5Z-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/92xrqK8UEY4QsC4U5H7A5Z-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Nathan Haas blog – The inevitable rise of teamwork in gravel racing
By Nathan Haas last updated
Blog After winning The Rift, Australian reflects on how team tactics are re-shaping gravel, for better or worse
![Serenissima Gravel 2021 1st Edition Lido di Jesolo Piazzola sul Brenta 1321 km 15102021 Scenery Thomas Champion FRA Cofidis Nathan Haas AUS Cofidis photo Roberto BettiniBettiniPhoto2021](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/psxhCvS7i2wjYfTNNw2Dod-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/psxhCvS7i2wjYfTNNw2Dod-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/psxhCvS7i2wjYfTNNw2Dod-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/psxhCvS7i2wjYfTNNw2Dod-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/psxhCvS7i2wjYfTNNw2Dod-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/psxhCvS7i2wjYfTNNw2Dod-925-80.jpg 925w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/psxhCvS7i2wjYfTNNw2Dod-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/psxhCvS7i2wjYfTNNw2Dod-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Nathan Haas blog: Stop calling it alternative
By Nathan Haas last updated
Blog 'Let's put gravel, adventuring, mountaineering, and pioneering on the same page as road'
![Nathan Haas' Unbound Colnago G3-X](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zkLGPAMGDMzZhbCYP5toaM-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zkLGPAMGDMzZhbCYP5toaM-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zkLGPAMGDMzZhbCYP5toaM-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zkLGPAMGDMzZhbCYP5toaM-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zkLGPAMGDMzZhbCYP5toaM-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zkLGPAMGDMzZhbCYP5toaM-925-80.jpg 925w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zkLGPAMGDMzZhbCYP5toaM-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zkLGPAMGDMzZhbCYP5toaM-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Nathan Haas blog: Misunderstanding heritage at Unbound
By Nathan Haas last updated
Blog Nathan Haas walks us through his Unbound 2022 bike and kit inspired by the Kansas flag
![Corey Coogan-Cisek racing in La Grandville](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6tvf4RXoEnaJbbGgBAJcK9-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6tvf4RXoEnaJbbGgBAJcK9-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6tvf4RXoEnaJbbGgBAJcK9-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6tvf4RXoEnaJbbGgBAJcK9-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6tvf4RXoEnaJbbGgBAJcK9-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6tvf4RXoEnaJbbGgBAJcK9-925-80.jpg 925w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6tvf4RXoEnaJbbGgBAJcK9-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6tvf4RXoEnaJbbGgBAJcK9-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Corey Coogan-Cisek blog - two races, two countries, two very different experiences
By Corey Coogan-Cisek published
Blog Sometimes getting to the start is the hardest part, other times there are crepes and coffee
![Corey Coogan-Cisek competing at Koppenbergcross](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mkVnsbZSkfbGFuckgibPjS-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mkVnsbZSkfbGFuckgibPjS-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mkVnsbZSkfbGFuckgibPjS-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mkVnsbZSkfbGFuckgibPjS-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mkVnsbZSkfbGFuckgibPjS-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mkVnsbZSkfbGFuckgibPjS-925-80.jpg 925w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mkVnsbZSkfbGFuckgibPjS-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mkVnsbZSkfbGFuckgibPjS-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Corey Coogan-Cisek blog - Slow times between fast races bring appreciation for Belgian countryside
By Corey Coogan-Cisek published
Blog North American cyclocrosser shares love of Boerderij, Nachtwinkels and lessons learned as individual at competitions
![Corey Coogan-Cisek racing in the mud in Ruddervoorde in 2021](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EB8nuoZKbz5WTbB4MTeuoX-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EB8nuoZKbz5WTbB4MTeuoX-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EB8nuoZKbz5WTbB4MTeuoX-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EB8nuoZKbz5WTbB4MTeuoX-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EB8nuoZKbz5WTbB4MTeuoX-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EB8nuoZKbz5WTbB4MTeuoX-925-80.jpg 925w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EB8nuoZKbz5WTbB4MTeuoX-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EB8nuoZKbz5WTbB4MTeuoX-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Corey Coogan-Cisek blog: The pros and cons of racing as an American in Belgium
By Corey Coogan-Cisek published
Blog Cyclingnews' newest blogger starts her sixth season in Europe
![Nathan Haas in action at the first UCI Gravel World Championships](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wJewzsCEHCrbCAJh7tTcq8-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wJewzsCEHCrbCAJh7tTcq8-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wJewzsCEHCrbCAJh7tTcq8-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wJewzsCEHCrbCAJh7tTcq8-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wJewzsCEHCrbCAJh7tTcq8-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wJewzsCEHCrbCAJh7tTcq8-925-80.jpg 925w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wJewzsCEHCrbCAJh7tTcq8-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wJewzsCEHCrbCAJh7tTcq8-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Nathan Haas blog – What's the point(s)? Unpacking Gravel World Championships
By Nathan Haas published
Blog My first impressions were not good, but I finished up with a grappa in my hand and a smile on my face
![Italian Elisa Balsamo of Trek - Segafredo celebrates after winning the women's elite race of the 'Classic Brugge-De Panne' one-day cycling race, 162,8 km from Brugge to De Panne, Thursday 24 March 2022. BELGA PHOTO KURT DESPLENTER (Photo by KURT DESPLENTER / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP) (Photo by KURT DESPLENTER/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZGJbcBvK2ykwDH5zFqipoH-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZGJbcBvK2ykwDH5zFqipoH-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZGJbcBvK2ykwDH5zFqipoH-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZGJbcBvK2ykwDH5zFqipoH-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZGJbcBvK2ykwDH5zFqipoH-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZGJbcBvK2ykwDH5zFqipoH-925-80.jpg 925w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZGJbcBvK2ykwDH5zFqipoH-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZGJbcBvK2ykwDH5zFqipoH-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Elisa Balsamo blog: The rainbow jersey was beyond all expectations
By Elisa Balsamo published
Blog 'It was an experience that I will carry with me for the rest of my life' says Italian ahead Worlds defence
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