Top 10 Finish at Ranxo Gravel Caps Off an Incredible Season
Ranxo Gravel would be the perfect conclusion to my race season with a strong 10th place having battled for the win until the final climbs.
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Ben Thomas
Sep 245 min read
Podium Finish at Graean Cymru: Third Place at UCI World Gravel Series in Wales
Third place at Graean Cymru! I finally landed on the podium at the UCI World Gravel Series!
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Ben Thomas
Sep 94 min read
A Return to Mountain Biking at National Marathon Champs
The coveted stripey jersey, the symbol of a national champion, awarded only to the one who gives it their all and emerges as the best.
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Ben Thomas
Sep 36 min read
Raiders Gravel Race Report: A Journey Through Scotland’s Stunning Gravel Roads
Photo: Raiders Gravel / Sportograf Earlier in the year I had hoped to fit Raiders Gravel into my schedule, but initially it seemed...
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Ben Thomas
Jul 85 min read
Epic gravel riding in the Wiltshire hills - Hotchillee Stone Circle 2024
I’ve said it many times, but the Hotchillee Stone Circle was one of the best days on the bike last year.
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Ben Thomas
May 217 min read
Ice cream and gravel in Scotland: The Gralloch
On Friday, we embarked on a journey hundreds of miles north to the picturesque town of Gatehouse of Fleet in Scotland. This tiny, sleepy...
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Ben Thomas
Apr 231 min read
Dirty Reiver 2024, is this the UK's version of Unbound gravel?
Head over to my YouTube channel to see my video from Dirty Reiver 2024 including footage from the front, carb loading details, event...
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Ben Thomas
Feb 225 min read
Race Recap: Conquering the Santa Vall gravel stage race in Girona
After a big winter of training it was finally time to go racing again! After being hit pretty hard with covid in July last year and...
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Ben Thomas
Oct 5, 20234 min read
A super fast European Gravel Champs
The end of season is in sight but the two most prestigious events on the gravel calendar remained, European and World championships. Win...
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Ben Thomas
Aug 29, 20235 min read
Chasing World Champions at Houffa Gravel
The latest round of the UCI Gravel World Series took place this weekend in Houffalize, Belgium. Houffa Gravel would be the second last...
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Ben Thomas
Jul 26, 20236 min read
The Rift Gravel Race Iceland - a gravel race like no other, an adventure like no other
Nothing can prepare you for the spectacular nature that greets you in Iceland, to race through this landscape is a dream come true....
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Ben Thomas
Jun 28, 20235 min read
Hot Chillee's Stone Circle - a summer solstice adventure
Fun is fast but slow can also be fun. Who rides fast anyway for 215 kilometres? Ok so our friends over the pond in the US show it is...
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Ben Thomas
Jun 5, 20235 min read
Ranxo Gravel: Searching for the perfect gravel
Whilst gravel headlines are all about a certain race over in America big things are happening over here in Europe, that includes Ranxo...
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Ben Thomas
May 24, 20238 min read
BeMC - The Highlights Reel
A pilgrimage according to the Cambridge dictionary is a visit to a place considered special. Since 2010 I’ve visited the Ardennes most...
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Ben Thomas
Apr 25, 20236 min read
The really Dirty Reiver
Gravel racing doesn’t come any bigger in the UK than Dirty Reiver, this event had grown its reputation over the years and is now the...
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Ben Thomas
Apr 5, 20235 min read
Girona MTB Singletrack - Cycling Paradise
Girona has become a cycling paradise; many pro cyclists have chosen to call this city home and many more recreational cyclists flock to...
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Ben Thomas
Mar 29, 20234 min read
Battle on the Beach 2023 - Launching off the Welsh coast
Sun, sea and bike racing, what a recipe and year upon year Battle on the Beach delivers. This was the first big race of the year, race...
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Ben Thomas
Sep 26, 20225 min read
Podium at National Gravel Championships
We went to Kings Cup Gravel to race the 2022 National Champs ready to lay down some watts and have some fun. We came away with a podium.
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Ben Thomas
Sep 21, 20224 min read
Denmark hosts the 2022 World Marathon Championships
World Championships, the biggest date in the sporting calendar where the top riders come together to fight for the world champions jersey.
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Ben Thomas
Sep 1, 20226 min read
Shaking the gravel bug - Houffa Gravel
The new UCI Gravel Series comes as gravel cycling continues its rise in popularity, gravel is very much the buzz word this year.
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