The Radavist

In a freak accident, total bad ass of a cyclocross star Katie Compton was mangled at the start of Saturday’s race – the Ijsboerke Ladies Trophy – in Lille, Belgium by a fellow racer’s disc brake rotor during a crash. This kind of event is exactly what the UCI will use to solidify their disc brake safety laws. You can see the graphic photo at Mr. Katie Compton’s Twitter. On a more positive note, it appears the laceration was clean enough to make dressing the wound easy. Personally, I think it’s one hell of a story and accompanying battle wound.

Congrats on your killer season, Katie. Heal up quick!!

Path Less Pedaled just posted their interview with her! Don’t miss the information on her “Lael Rides Alaska” scholarship.

Photos by Spencer Harding

To all the women who have wanted to take on a big, bad-ass bikepacking route in Alaska, read up!

“The “Lael Rides Alaska” Women’s Scholarship is available to one female rider who will design and ride a 1,000 mile route in Alaska during the summer of 2018. Based off of Lael Wilcox’s 2017 summer project to ride all of the major roads in Alaska, this scholarship is intended to enable another woman to engage in her own bicycle adventure in Alaska.”

Check out more details below and how you can enter!

… Get out and get up!

Whitney Ford-Terry is one of the forces behind the WTF Bikexplorers, the women, transgender, femme bikepacking and bike touring awareness and support group who just launched the Summit and Ride Series for 2018. This series looks to support, celebrate and connect women, transgender, femme and non-binary people who also identify as gravel grinders, mountain bikers, bikepackers, day-rider explorers, long distance road riders, bicycle tourers, backpackers converting to bikepacking and individuals looking to incorporate camping with biking.

Check out this Path Less Pedaled interview with Whitney and check out more information from the WTF Bikexplorers on Instagram.

I’ve been waiting for this to drop ever since catching previews of this race on Instagram. What an exceptional CX Nats this year, across the board!

Looking for a different kind of dirt road race in a totally different landscape? Grinduro Scotland returns this year, with registration now open. Head to Grinduro for details and check out our Reportage from last year’s event in the toolbar to the left.

The Sweetlines Junior Racing looks to educate and instill confidence in the next generation of mountain biking ladies.

Projects like this are an amazing by-product of the cycling industry’s outstanding women. Check out the WTF Bikexplorers!

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I dunno about y’all, but I’m really digging these interviews. They’re great for background while you work.

Russ from Path Less Pedaled interviews Nam while she sits under a palo verde tree in Arizona. Check it out for some very insightful thoughts by the world traveler.

Interested in supporting Ellen Noble’s kick-ass efforts? Head to her Instagram to order one of these awesome shirts!

Shred local, spend local! This is great, Tenspeed Hero!

French cycling apparel label Café du Cycliste take us on a wondrous spin through the Cols de la Bonette, Moutière and Lombarde, showcasing their 2017 Winter looks for men and women.

All-City has teamed up with the Women’s Bicycle Messenger Association on a limited edition cycling cap. This is for an amazing cause and for more information on the project, continue reading below.

Kym just uploaded this great video weighing in on the pros and cons of ‘cross racing, featuring clips from Nittany, DCCX and Bandit Cross at the NACCC NYC.