Keystone Gravel – 2019

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Keystone Gravel is the ultimate PA gravel cycling event. Donnie, along with his wife, Andrea, family, friends, and Jersey Shore, PA-area crew do it right! It is evident how much time, effort, and love go into Keystone Gravel. These folks know what it is about and how to put on an event! Professional where needed, grassroots for the remainder - pure perfection. The Unpaved Hub's JB rode in the...

Claysville Gravel Route

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The Claysville Gravel Route takes riders on the roads near or a part of the Whiskey Rebellion Gravel Race. The Hub wrote an article describing the race. Take a look at the article for additional information about the area and race. The Unpaved Hub's JB rode the 2017 25k, the inaugural year of the Whiskey Rebellion. Due to the pandemic and scheduling conflicts, JB has been unable to ride any of...

SweetWater Whiskey Rebellion Gravel

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The SweetWater Whiskey Rebellion Gravel Race commenced in 2017, just before the full-on gravel road cycling boom. It is apparent that the visionaries of the event, Laura and Don McKee of SweetWater Bikes, were in the gravel cycling know when they created the event and are still all-in on western Pennsylvania gravel. The Whiskey Rebellion Gravel Race is but one example. Another example is...

2021 unPAved of the Susquehanna River Valley Format and Course Changes

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unPAved of the Susquehanna River Valley recently announced the details and routes for the 2021 edition of the event. In the the event coordinators’ words, aking what we did (and loved) in 2019, adding in some of the changes we made for 2020, sleeping on it (see below) and voila!” Please take a read of The Hub's article on the 2019 unPAved to get the skinny on the weekend of festivities,...

unPAved of the Susquehanna River Valley – 2019

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"Easy on the eyes. Hard on the legs." This is how the event organizers describe unPAved of the Susquehanna River Valley. No truer statement could describe the 2019 unPAved of the Susquehanna River Valley (or any year for that matter). The fall foliage in central Pennsylvania in mid-October during unPAved is exquisite. However, the climbing that takes place while taking in those sights sure is...

CTS Progressive Power Classes 15 and 16

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CTS Progressive Power Classes 15 and 16 are the final two classes in the series. They consist of a Tempo workout and your final Field Test. We know that you are anxious to measure all of those gains, so let's get to it. Editorial Note: Below are links to The Hub’s articles prior to this article on CTS Progressive Power Classes 15 and 16: Introduction to CTS Progressive Power Interval...

CTS Progressive Power Classes 13 and 14

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Class 13 takes it down a notch and marks the end of intense intervals with a workout targeting the Steady State to Climbing Repeat ranges. Class 14 takes it down another notch with intervals in the upper end of the Steady State range. Make no mistake, CTS Progressive Power Classes 13 and 14 are still no joke, but you are inching closer to that final Field Test. Editorial Note: The following...

CTS Progressive Power Classes 11 and 12

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What intervals do you think you'll be completing in CTS Progressive Power Classes 11 and 12? If you guessed Power Intervals, go play the lottery. That's right, Classes 11 and 12 flow right from the lactate threshold and VO2 max training from the prior two classes. The good news is that neither class is as hard as Class 9. If you made it to here, you'll do just fine. Editorial Note: Links to The...

CTS Progressive Power Classes 9 and 10

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Training at lactate threshold and VO2 max commences in CTS Progressive Power Classes 9 and 10. Get ready for Power Intervals! Class 10 backs off a bit with some time trial efforts thrown in at your Climbing Repeat intensity range. Let's see what is in store. Editorial Note: If this is the first CTS Progressive Power article you are reading, as an FYI, it is a part of a series....

CTS Progressive Power Classes 7 and 8

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Now up is CTS Progressive Power Classes 7 and 8. These classes round out aerobic base building with Tempo and Steady State intervals. Editorial Note: If this is the first CTS Progressive Power article you are reading, as an FYI, it is a part of a series. The initial introduces the CTS Progressive Power interval training series. The other articles are as follows: Class 1 – the...