Gripped Racing is comprised of a great many cyclists with a range of special talent and fitness.  At its heart though, Gripped Racing is about mountain biking.  It is a team of cyclists who are drawn into the orbit of racing in the woods and who view the technical aspects to be challenging and magnetic. [...]

Its not often you get to experience a race from its inception. Kell Bell and Curtis Winsor have hatched something special with their Rocktown Cyclocross Festival and it’s not hard to see that this will be a favorite as it matures. If they can figure out a way to draw more people from DC, maybe [...]

This past weekend the weather could not have been better for mountain biking. A group of about 20 assembled at Schaeffer Farms Park in Maryland and picked up tips from the seasoned GR crew. Harris and JB got warmed up on the newly opened pump track. Kevin and Jared trade SM100 stories amidst a parking [...]

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Race #2 of the MabraCross Series went down earlier today in Winchester, VA. It was cold, muddy and brutal. Any weathered Belgian would have been proud to watch the hundreds of racers battle the elements and each other through the winding course at Jim Barnett Park. The morning was a brisk 45°f and it had [...]