This week we’re going back to Gravel Worlds - and not to hear race highlights or the story of a big victory by gravel national champ Lauren Stephens or norwegian Simon Svendsen - this isn’t even a story about the marquee 150-mile race - but this week we’re talking with a couple of guys who did the Privateer 75-miler - and did they win? Nope - 19th and 20th overall - But this IS a story of friendship, of hard work and overcoming adversity - it’s also a story about how cool our sport is - and how cycling can help nurture unique relationships. Today we’re talking with Ted Longnecker and Jackson Webster - a couple of guys who’ve become friends thanks to the sport of cycling - and we’re talking about their trip to Lincoln Nebraska to race the gravel seas at the 2024 Garmin Gravel Worlds. https://www.gravel-worlds.com/

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If in the central Iowa area, join us at our weekly cyclocross practices at Renegade Cross - Tuesday nights at a variety of Des Moines parks. Tune in to BIKEIOWA.com for details and locations.

Also join the fun on Oct. 4 and 5 for Cross is Cumming and the Limestone 77.7.

Cross is Cumming: https://bikeiowa.com/Event/15926/cross-is-cumming

Limestone 77.7: https://bikeiowa.com/Event/15912/limestone-777-singlespeed-gravel-championships

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