D2R2: harder than I expected, more fun than I imagined
Gravel, Riding Matthew Vandivort Gravel, Riding Matthew Vandivort

D2R2: harder than I expected, more fun than I imagined

We returned to one of the original East Coast gravel events to take on some of the toughest climbs and jeep tracks that Western Massachusetts has to offer at the 14th annual Deerfield Dirt-Road Randonnee, better known as D2R2. We walked away wondering whether this is one of the best bike events on offer on the East Coast.

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The Virtues of Floyd
Essays, Road Racing Shane Ferro Essays, Road Racing Shane Ferro

The Virtues of Floyd

I love Floyd because of, rather than in spite of, its complete lack of course features—Floyd is as close as a road race comes to a long scratch race on the track. Despite this, or perhaps because of this, Floyd is good.

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