Where to camp near Pisgah
Camping near Pisgah is probably the best thing you can do to get the feel of this beautiful area that feels amazingly untouched yet so close to a metro area.
Where to camp near Glenwood Iowa
Glenwood sits in a really unique place. Just 30 minutes from Omaha and Council Bluffs, but once you get into the Loess Hills you feel worlds apart from the busy city or suburbs. And, there are some great places for camping depending on the level of “roughing it” you want to do and how far you’re willing to drive or ride the morning of the race. Here are some suggestions …
2022 Silver City Century & Waukon 100
The Iowa Gravel Series Podium Podcast is an opportunity for us to sit down with the those standing on the podium at our races, learn a bit about them and their methods when it comes to gravel racing. In this first episode we have racers from the 2021 Glenwood Gravel, 2022 Silver City Century, and 2022 Waukon 100. We talk about nutrition, gear, training, and touch on just a little …
New Sponsor: &Collar
Announcing our newest sponsor, &Collar! Amazing performance menswear that looks great on and off the bike.
New Sponsor: XX2i
We are so excited to announce the newest Iowa Gravel Series sponsor, a brand we personally use and love–XX2i. The good folks at XX2i have been providing sunglasses for over a decade. It’s eyewear that looks great and is designed for athletes.
How to order your 2022 Iowa Gravel Jerseys
We worked with Iowa native cycling apparel company BikeRags to design and produce a custom jersey for the Iowa Gravel Series. They’re on sale now for pre-order!
2022 Silver City Results are live!
The results for the 2022 Silver City 100K and 50K race are live and we’re more than just a little excited! It might seem like a small thing, but to get here we had to do a fair amount of research and a lot learning and even a few calls to tech support to make sure we got everything right. And, we still messed up a few things, so if …
How to get from Glenwood to the Archeological State Preserve
If you’re staying in Glenwood at an AirBnB or at the Glenwood Lake Park campground, there’s a nice way to get to the Archeological State Preserve on the other side of Highway 34 without crossing fast moving traffic. There’s a tunnel. Here’s a link to the route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37523115 This route will take you from the Glenwood Lake Park to the Glenwood Archeological State Preserve through a tunnel under highway 34. …
Route Dilemmas
Race directors have to make decisions and trade-offs all the time. But some decisions are not just trade-offs, they are true dilemas, meaning there is no good answer. After riding the 100km route for the Glenwood Gravel last week I was faced with a true route dilema, a version of the Trolley Problem, a gravel Kobayashi Maru… I had to decide between “death by a thousand cuts” or “a swift …
2021 Strava Segments
Each race in the series has a number of Strava Segments that we pick out as either especially difficult or uniquely positioned in the race to provide some novelty. We post these segments with the route release the Wednesday before the race.