DIRTY
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A Virtual Gravel Riding Challenge

101 miles or 101 km

May 20, 2023

Dirty Roads 101

Formerly Gravel Fest, Dirty Roads 101 continues to be a celebration and is now a one-day gravel riding challenge paying homage to bicycles, big rides, and dirt roads!

The challenge is to ride either 101 miles or 101 kilometers using a “gravel/dirt road theme” on your ride. And we look to showcase dirt roads and spread gratitude for our rite of passage through them.

Plan out a worthy route. And take the challenge!

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Share a fun fact about your local dirt roads…
#dirtyroads101

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Location: Planet Earth
Cost: Participate is Free

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Ride Date: May 20, 2023

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Distances: 101 miles or 101 km

Dirty Roads 101 Challenge

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RIDE 101

Take the challenge! No sign up or entry fee required. Rally some riding buddies or go solo!

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#dirtyroads101

Use the hashtag #dirtyroads101 on Instagram to share your ride and showcase your dirt roads!

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STRAVA Club

Join our DR 101 Strava Club. This is a great way to follow along and share your ride.

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Our DIRT ROADS

Give thanks for our rite of passage and share a fun fact about the dirt roads you ride. Thanks!

Bicycles + Big Rides + Dirt Roads

MAY 20, 2023

We Support

Trail Endowment Fund

We Support

DR 101 Classic Crank Lofo

Dirty Roads 101 Trail Endowment Fund

STRAVA Club Event

One of the ways to participate is by joining our Strava Dirty Roads 101 Club. This is a great way to track your ride and discover some new routes.

Strava Dirty Roads 101 Club

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STRAVA CLUB

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@dirtyroads101

A virtual gravel riding challenge... ▪️May 2

Event Update: Gravel Fest 350 is now Dirty Roads 1

Event Update: Gravel Fest 350 is now Dirty Roads 101.

Let’s start from the beginning. Back in 2018 (when this gravel-thing was just starting to get going) I wanted to put on a different type of gravel event. An event where all the rides were free. Basically an event where I could ride with my friends and do so during my absolute favorite time of the year in my hometown of Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

During Gravel Fest’s short tenure, a riding challenge element has always been in play. In 2019, it was Gravel Fest 500. The challenge was basically to ride 500 km in seven-days. In 2022 Gravel Fest 350 was launched. It was a 350 km riding challenge taking place locally in Steamboat, but we also encouraged riders across the country to compete in the challenge.

Dirty Roads 101 is a one-day virtual gravel riding challenge paying homage to bicycles, big rides, and dirt roads.

The challenge is to ride either 101 miles or 101 km. And we look to showcase dirt roads and spread gratitude for our rite of passage through them.

Share a fun fact about the dirt roads you ride and take the challenge.
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#dirtyroads101
Learn more at: www.dirtyroads101.com

Thank you!
JR Thompson

One from @sbtgrvl. The gravel riding around Steamb

One from @sbtgrvl. The gravel riding around Steamboat Springs, Colorado is the real deal.

I hope everyone is having a great summer and getting plenty of saddle time in! ✌️
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#grindforthefrontline
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#gravelfest
#dirtroadsnursesbicycles
#gravelcommunity
#nursesrock
#groads
#gravelgrinder
#goneriding
#thedirtyroads
#rideforacause
#sbtgrvl
@northwestcoloradohealth
@ananursingworld

Somewhere near Steamboat Springs, Colorado... Con

Somewhere near Steamboat Springs, Colorado...

Conditions have been stellar so far this June.👌

Routt County does a great job of maintaining many of our dirt roads.

And cool June temps combined with a little moisture have kept the dust to a minimum.

No crazy fire stoked smoky skies at the moment either…

Time to ride! ✌️
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#gravelcycling
#grindforthefrontline
#thankanurse
#groadslikethese
#ourpubliclands
#greatful

Just wrapping everything up from last week’s Gra

Just wrapping everything up from last week’s Gravel Fest.

I can’t thank everyone who came out and supported this event enough. From sponsors to riders alike.

We raised some money for nurses along the way too! And received a couple of very generous donations.

And we also had nine riders complete the 350 km challenge. With yours truly leading the way by riding a total of 458.7 km over the seven days.

Gravel Fest is a weeklong celebration of our divine right to ride the dirty roads as much and as far as we can during this “holy week of gravel.”

I hope to see you all out there once again next year!

And finally a very special thanks to Brad & Hannah Bingham of @binghambuilt for being the title sponsor and supporting this event. Your passion for bikes and attention to detail is inspiring!

Thank you to everyone involved,
JR Thompson / Event Director
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@binghambuilt
@zirkeldesigns
@veloscapes
@hardheadedsteamboat
@mootscycles
@mountaintapbrewery
@steamboatcoffee
@classiccrank
@thedirtyroads
@northwestcoloradohealth

Gravel Fest Day 7 Special thanks to John from @c

Gravel Fest Day 7

Special thanks to John from @classiccrank for hosting the ride.

Feeling greatful for all the friends the bicycle has brought me.
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#gravelfest #gravelfest350 #grindforthefrontline #groads #thedirtyroads #gravelcycling #gravelcommunity

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-JR

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