The Gravel Family Podcast

It's here! Gravel World's week is HERE! This episode is a little different... We introduce each member of our team and everyone gives their favorite Lincoln recommendations! Then we break down the schedule of our whole week- From Wednesday night to Sunday morning!

Adventure for All is on their summer tour and we had the chance to sit down and talk to them about their initiative!

If you've spent time at local grassroots events around Nebraska and Kansas, there's a good chance you've shared the road with this week's guest. Trisha Luke is no stranger to long distance endurance gravel events (on her single speed) and she has big goals for this coming year. We talk about her latest adventures, including the 1000 mile Flint Hills Ultra, and what's to come fo...

Jason and Sofia switch roles and Jason has the opportunity to interview Sofia about her experience helping out with Gravel Worlds, her entry into the cycling world, and she is finally asked that burning question: "What does the Gravel Family mean to you?"

This episode has lots of good stories, memories, and history of the event we know and love now- Gravel Worlds

After an unexpected break in the podcast, we are back and better than ever! We talk about how our summer has been going and a rough overview of what Gravel Worlds 2023 will look like!

Laura King who is an avid cyclist, mom to two darling kids, and wife, shares her journey as a cyclist and her life as an active mom! You can find her on Instagram at @lauracameronking Thank you to Lauf Cycles for sponsoring this episode!

We're taking it all the way back this episode by interviewing the man who had a huge hand in not only the inspiration of Unbound, but other gravel events around the country. His presence in this community has created ripples in these gravel seas through his event TransIowa, his blog, and his reviews of cycling products. It's no wonder he is in the Gravel Cycling Hall of Fame! You can find his blog...

Welcome to the Unbound episodes! Starting off, we have Iz King! We talk about what got her into the sport, her inspiration in riding, and she answers a lot of your submitted questions from Instagram- including what her second favorite color is! You can find Iz on Instagram at @king_iz

Sitting down with the Founder of Gravel Worlds, Corey Godfrey, we learned so much about what went into his experience riding his bike from Canada to Mexico- The good, the bad, and the ouch. Check out this film from Pearl Izumi about the Great Divide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEEGIt6FC34

It's time to get to know your hosts! First up on the docket we have Jason! As promoter and Director of Operations and Marketing of Gravel Worlds, you mostly know him as Gravel Worlds Jason. In this episode we really dive into who Jason is outside of the race.

To know Paige Onweller is to admire Paige Onweller, and we're so lucky to have gotten to talk to Paige about her transition from PA to professional cyclist, her passion for encouraging women to dive into this sport, and her plans for the next year! You can find Paige on her Instagram: @paigepowered And on her blog: www.paigepowered.com

The owner of Silca, Josh Poertner, sat down with us for a super informative episode covering everything technical from tubes, to bar tape, to tire pressure! We learned a ton, and we sure you will too! As always, listen and subscribe at (www.gravelfamily.bike) @silca_velo

We had the chance to sit down and talk with Yatika Starr Fields at Midsouth! Yatika is a painter, runner, cyclist, and an incredible activist who poured out so much intention and education into this interview. We are honored to have had this conversation with him, and we left the interview better people because of it. You can find Yatika on Instagram at @yatikafields

Dr. Meg Fisher who has won one gold, two silver, and one bronze medal for Team USA at the Paralympic Games, holds a doctorate in Physical Therapy, was the 1st Para Champion of Gravel Worlds, and was the first para athlete to do Leadboat, took some time out of her busy Midsouth schedule to chat with us! We talked about her experiences at the Paralympic Games and Leadboat, and her background as a cy...

American former road racing cyclist and current off-road cyclist, winner of the last two BWR Utahs, 4th at Unbound for the last two years, and last but definitely co-founder of FocoFondo- Whitney Allison sat down with us at MidSouth talking about her experience as both a cyclist and a race promoter, her company Bike Sports, and her journey into the gravel scene. You can follow Whitney on Instagram...

We have officially been podcasting for ONE year! Thank you a million times over to our incredible listeners, guests, and supporters! This would not be possible without you. There are so many fun interviews that we will be releasing in the next few weeks. We have to know... What does the Gravel Family mean to you?

Logan Jones-Wilkins sat down with us at Midsouth and blew us away with his insight on the gravel scene! He shared some of his adventures, how he balances everything as both an athlete and a college student, and his answer of what the gravel family means to him was unlike any we've heard before. You can find Logan on Instagram: @ljoneswilkins

We had the chance to sit down at Midsouth with the legendary Ted King who is the Co-owner of Untapped Maple, 2016 and 2018 Unbound champion, 2019 SBT champion, former world road pro, husband to the amazing Laura King, and father to two amazing kids Hazel and Hayden. We talked about his entrance into the gravel scene, how he travels the country with a young family, his set backs in 2022, as well as...

Bonus episode alert!! We knew we had to interview the Midsouth legend himself while down in Stillwater, and boy are we glad we did. If you weren't able to make it down to Midsouth this year, it would be hard to be inspired not to go next year after listening to this episode. Big big thank you to Good’r for sponsoring the episode, as well as Stonecloud Brewing Company for hosting us!

Kristi Mohn- Promoter of Unbound, first round hall of fame inductee, co-host of the Girls Gone Gravel Podcast, athlete, proud mother of twins, and tandem winner of Gravel Worlds.. As well as an inspiration to all. We end Women's History Month by talking to Kristi Mohn who shares about Unbound, Emporia, the Hall of Fame, and diversity in the sport!

“It’s not spinning out your legs, it’s spinning out your brain.” -Betsy Welch Senior Editor for the Outside Cycling Group which includes Velo News, Cycling Tips, and Pink Bike- Betsy Welch sits down to share her experiences of being both a writer and rider! We talk all about her years as an editor, her trip post Tour de France where she rode through France and Italy, and we touch on the topic of w...

2022 Outspoken Award winner for coach of the year, Shimano sponsored gravel pro, wife, dog mom, and the 2022 Gravel Worlds 75mile female champ- Kristen Legan shares her wisdom from her experience as both a gravel pro and coach, as well as sharing some epic bike stories including her time riding the Tour de France route!  You can look into hiring Kristen as a coach here: http://rambleur.com/co...

#GravelFamily is my life. It is a vibrant group of like-minded people  who hug you regardless of your wins or losses. It is about encouraging  more people to get on bikes and celebrating the day. It is about being  raw and vulnerable and finding that soft place to land when you need it,  and a raging after-party when it is time. Gravel family brings a bike party every day. - Al...

“It’s more about bringing the people at the race along with you on that journey. The podium can be a lonely place. All the training and sacrifice that goes into getting there, it takes you away from other priorities in life. And the older you get, you realize that those other priorities are the ones that a lot of times matter more.” - Blaize Baehrens National sales manager and professional bike wa...