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October 2023

Justice for Mark Miller
It’s not perfect, but it’s something
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The shared misery of Delta Epic
A 293-mile race through the small towns and farms of the Mississippi Delta tests more than just fitness.
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Rick Swagler
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May 2023

Gravista's punch in the mouth
... and repaying Baron von Fancypants
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3
The challenge of a stale green light
Imagine you’re on a committee at work focused on operating efficiency and safety in real time, but the leaders of the committee change every couple of…
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7

February 2023

The accessibility of cycling and its pros
It's getting better, and in some ways it's already unmatched.
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4
On the start line, we’re simultaneously winners and losers
...and sometimes we're neither. This is what happens when Schrödinger's Cat gets on a bike.
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January 2023

Food is just fuel, but what is it fueling?
Last week at the second race in the Mississippi Gravel Cup, I rode for a little over six hours and didn’t eat any solid food. All my fuel was in my…
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Focusing on the path around an obstacle
I know, it's embarrassingly obvious
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How do you measure a year of riding?
It depends on what I want to believe, or maybe it’s what I want you to believe. In 2022, I either rode over 8,000 miles, or just over 4,000. But maybe…
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October 2022

I had pre-riding gravel courses all wrong
...and why the Greek philosopher Heraclitus would have loved Forest Service roads
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