JUST RELEASED - The New Factor Elara - Our First Impressions We get an exclusive first look at the all-new Factor Elora, a seriously aggressive gravel race bike making its global debut from Cape Town, South Africa. From its 55mm+ tyre clearance and aero-focused fork...
it’s time to talk about China | The Breakaway EP32 Tom Pidcock started the 2026 MTB World Championships XCO race from the fifth row of the grid. He finished it as world champion — his second rainbow jersey, won by clawing back through the entire field in Val di Sole,...
30 Hours, One Bad Night, and a Finish Line With My Family | Road to Gravel Burn Episode 8 PART 2 Dave first heard of the Sedgefield 500, a self-supported, 500km-plus gravel race through South Africa's Garden Route, watching a video of ultra-endurance cyclist Tegan...
The Complete Rig for a 500km Unsupported Ride | Road to Gravel Burn Episode 8 Every item on this bike earned its place. Ahead of a self-supported 500km-plus ultra-distance race with no aid stations and no route markings, Dave walks through exactly what's coming with...
Hayley Preen's Secret Bike, Swiss Epic History & La Vuelta's Wild Stage | The Breakaway EP31
The Deepest, Widest and Wildest Gravel Wheels We’ve Ridden | Meet their Creator We sit down with Mark Hopkins the founder of CSixx to find out how his 65mm deep gravel wheels became the biggest surprise in the insane crosswinds on our wheel test. From rim shape and...
Gravel Burn Episode 7: Bike Breakdown for Sedgefield 500 | The First Prep Race 517km Ultra In this episode of Road to Gravel Burn, Dave takes on his first major test: the brutal 517km Sedgefield 500. After failing to finish the event last year, this ride is about...
One of the Hardest Bike Races on Earth: Alec's TCR Story Alec is back; from finishing the Transcontinental Race. Roughly 5,000km, solo, self-supported, from Trondheim, Norway to Kalamata, Greece, riding on four hours of sleep a night with no outside help allowed. He...
Best Gravel Wheels 2026? Zipp vs ENVE vs Roval vs CSIXX Four of the most exciting gravel wheelsets go head-to-head in a real-world test, with the ENVE G SES 4.5, Csixx Gravel 65, Zipp 303XPLR SW and Roval Terra CL wheels tested on the same bikes, tyres and pressures....
Chain Wax Verdict, Gravel Wheels & an Incredible Comeback Story Three years ago, Bryce Carter broke his back. This year, he finished a seven-day gravel stage race on a handcycle — and he's just getting started. Bryce joins the Breakaway for a conversation that...