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March Gravel Ride of the Month – Off the Grid Grinder

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This 77 mile loop, located near Seligman AZ, covers one of the most historically significant and sparsely populated areas in the state of Arizona. You’ll travel along sections of the Beale Wagon Trail, the National Old Trails Road, Route 66…

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February Gravel Ride of the Month – The Wikieup Loop

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February’s featured ride is the Wikieup Loop starting at 17 Mile Road and Highway 93 55 miles north of Wickenburg (143 mile marker). Plenty of parking just off Highway 93 or you can drive a mile further north and park…

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Up for the Chino Grinder? ‘I’m bringing IVs and a different bike’

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By Ed Wisneski Excerpts from the Daily Courier article originally Published: April 30, 2015 6:01 a.m. CHINO VALLEY, Arizona – The inaugural 106-mile Chino Grinder cycling race last year from Old Home Manor Park in Chino Valley to Elk Ridge…

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The Ride Across Arizona – Topock Az to Blue Az (615 miles)

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By Harry Johnson   A few months ago, Craig Swetel, the co-founder/director (along with his wife Minnie) of the Chino Grinder Race, posted an event on the Riding AZ Gravel site that he called the “Ride Across Arizona”.  Basically, Craig…

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Arizona’s Original Gravel Grinder? The 1921 Tucson-Phoenix Bicycle Race

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Arizona Rebublic Headline: Tucson-Phoenix Bicycle Race ‘To Be Real Try-Out The Tucson to Phoenix bicycle race to be held May 1, 1921. The Tucson-Phoenix Bicycle Race was held on hilly roads of the old Borderland Highway over a course of…

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