April Fools’ Day Roundup – Velo

Continued<\/a>”,”tags”:[{“term_id”:120237,”name”:”Monuments of Gravel”,”slug”:”monuments-of-gravel”,”term_group”:0,”term_taxonomy_id”:50511,”taxonomy”:”post_tag”,”description”:”

The Monuments of Gravel are the five most prestigious gravel races on the calendar, as chosen by elite gravel racers, race promoters, and VeloNews readers. Every year, VeloNews covers them inside and out, front to back.<\/p>\r\n

The Monuments of Gravel are The Mid South, Belgian Waffle Ride California, Unbound Gravel 200, SBT GRVL, and Rebecca’s Private Idaho.<\/p>”,”parent”:0,”count”:58,”filter”:”raw”,”term_order”:”0″},{“term_id”:109148,”name”:”SBT GRVL”,”slug”:”sbt-grvl”,”term_group”:0,”term_taxonomy_id”:39422,”taxonomy”:”post_tag”,”description”:”SBT GRVL\u2014pronounced Steamboat Gravel\u2014hosts thousands of riders over four courses. The 2024 event is Sunday, August 18th.\r\n\r\nSee more about one of the biggest gravel bike races in the U.S. at sbtgrvl.com<\/a>.”,”parent”:0,”count”:120,”filter”:”raw”,”term_order”:”0″},{“term_id”:502,”name”:”SRAM”,”slug”:”sram”,”term_group”:0,”term_taxonomy_id”:271,”taxonomy”:”post_tag”,”description”:””,”parent”:0,”count”:396,”filter”:”raw”,”term_order”:”0″}],”id”:605492,”is_sponsored_item”:false,”is_prioritized”:false,”jw_id”:”uKkuXST6″},{“title”:”Video: Top pros explain their SBT GRVL bike set-ups”,”link”:”https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/video\/video-top-pros-explain-their-sbt-grvl-bike-set-ups\/”,”image”:”https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pros-Bikes.00_04_39_11.Still003.jpg”,”description”:””,”tags”:[{“term_id”:2277,”name”:”Cannondale”,”slug”:”cannondale”,”term_group”:0,”term_taxonomy_id”:1944,”taxonomy”:”post_tag”,”description”:””,”parent”:0,”count”:281,”filter”:”raw”,”term_order”:”0″},{“term_id”:8208,”name”:”Colnago”,”slug”:”colnago”,”term_group”:0,”term_taxonomy_id”:2087,”taxonomy”:”post_tag”,”description”:””,”parent”:0,”count”:122,”filter”:”raw”,”term_order”:”0″},{“term_id”:149558,”name”:”Lauren De Crescenzo”,”slug”:”lauren-de-crescenzo”,”term_group”:0,”term_taxonomy_id”:79832,”taxonomy”:”post_tag”,”description”:””,”parent”:0,”count”:45,”filter”:”raw”,”term_order”:”0″},{“term_id”:62461,”name”:”Lauren Stephens”,”slug”:”lauren-stephens”,”term_group”:0,”term_taxonomy_id”:7103,”taxonomy”:”post_tag”,”description”:””,”parent”:0,”count”:67,”filter”:”raw”,”term_order”:”0″},{“term_id”:109148,”name”:”SBT GRVL”,”slug”:”sbt-grvl”,”term_group”:0,”term_taxonomy_id”:39422,”taxonomy”:”post_tag”,”description”:”SBT GRVL\u2014pronounced Steamboat Gravel\u2014hosts thousands of riders over four courses. The 2024 event is Sunday, August 18th.\r\n\r\nSee more about one of the biggest gravel bike races in the U.S. at sbtgrvl.com<\/a>.”,”parent”:0,”count”:120,”filter”:”raw”,”term_order”:”0″},{“term_id”:4183,”name”:”Ted King”,”slug”:”ted-king”,”term_group”:0,”term_taxonomy_id”:156,”taxonomy”:”post_tag”,”description”:””,”parent”:0,”count”:130,”filter”:”raw”,”term_order”:”0″},{“term_id”:55096,”name”:”Tiffany Cromwell”,”slug”:”tiffany-cromwell”,”term_group”:0,”term_taxonomy_id”:7026,”taxonomy”:”post_tag”,”description”:””,”parent”:0,”count”:99,”filter”:”raw”,”term_order”:”0″}],”id”:604642,”is_sponsored_item”:false,”is_prioritized”:false,”jw_id”:”Wior2fw5″},{“title”:”Track 101: Jennifer Valente breaks down the Madison, the Team Pursuit, and the Omnium”,”link”:”https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/video\/track-101-jennifer-valente-breaks-down-the-madison-the-team-pursuit-and-the-omnium\/”,”image”:”https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Track-101-1.jpg”,”description”:”Team USA rider Jennifer Valente explains three events in the Tokyo Olympics: the Madison, the Team Pursuit, and the Omnium \u2014\u00a0which is itself comprised of four events in the scratch, tempo, elimination, and points races. Valente is competing in all three events at this year’s Olympics. Also watch: Inside Jennifer Valente\u2019s Olympic track racing experience”,”tags”:[{“term_id”:73040,”name”:”Jennifer Valente”,”slug”:”jennifer-valente”,”term_group”:0,”term_taxonomy_id”:7828,”taxonomy”:”post_tag”,”description”:””,”parent”:0,”count”:68,”filter”:”raw”,”term_order”:”0″},{“term_id”:149648,”name”:”Track”,”slug”:”track”,”term_group”:0,”term_taxonomy_id”:79922,”taxonomy”:”post_tag”,”description”:””,”parent”:0,”count”:48,”filter”:”raw”,”term_order”:”0″}],”id”:602896,”is_sponsored_item”:false,”is_prioritized”:false,”jw_id”:”9U6dtDeD”},{“title”:”Video: Inside Jennifer Valente’s Olympic track racing experience”,”link”:”https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/video\/video-inside-jennifer-valentes-olympic-track-racing-experience\/”,”image”:”https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Valente.jpeg”,”description”:”Jennifer Valente is a highly decorated track cyclist, owning four world championship Team Pursuit gold medals, an Olympic silver medal, and a trove of national titles. Now, she is leading the heavily favored American women’s Team Pursuit squad at the Tokyo Games. Team USA has won four of the last five Team Pursuit world titles, … Continued<\/a>”,”tags”:[{“term_id”:73040,”name”:”Jennifer Valente”,”slug”:”jennifer-valente”,”term_group”:0,”term_taxonomy_id”:7828,”taxonomy”:”post_tag”,”description”:””,”parent”:0,”count”:68,”filter”:”raw”,”term_order”:”0″}],”id”:602568,”is_sponsored_item”:false,”is_prioritized”:false,”jw_id”:”npqBrrKA”},{“title”:”How do the Olympic track cycling events work? A Team USA coach explains”,”link”:”https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/video\/how-do-the-olympic-track-cycling-events-work-a-team-usa-coach-explains\/”,”image”:”https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/USAC_Cuore041221-111.jpg”,”description”:”Elimination, points, Madison, scratch, sprint, team sprint, team pursuit… there are a lot of Olympic events on the velodrome. Benjamin Sharp is coaching Team USA’s men’s program at this Olympics, and has worked with the women’s team at previous Games. He has also long been Jennifer Valente’s personal coach. Here, Sharp explains how each track … Continued<\/a>”,”tags”:[{“term_id”:149629,”name”:”Benjamin Sharp”,”slug”:”benjamin-sharp”,”term_group”:0,”term_taxonomy_id”:79903,”taxonomy”:”post_tag”,”description”:””,”parent”:0,”count”:8,”filter”:”raw”,”term_order”:”0″}],”id”:602537,”is_sponsored_item”:false,”is_prioritized”:false,”jw_id”:”p6z9lyOn”},{“title”:”Olympic Diaries: Haley Batten’s POV in Tokyo”,”link”:”https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/video\/olympic-diaries-haley-battens-pov-in-tokyo\/”,”image”:”https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Haley-Diary.jpg”,”description”:”Haley Batten is racing the cross-country event with teammates Kate Courtney and Erin Huck. Here, she shares a bit of what she is seeing upon getting her Team USA swag and previewing the cross-country course.”,”tags”:[{“term_id”:148976,”name”:”Haley Batten”,”slug”:”haley-batten”,”term_group”:0,”term_taxonomy_id”:79250,”taxonomy”:”post_tag”,”description”:””,”parent”:0,”count”:36,”filter”:”raw”,”term_order”:”0″},{“term_id”:63,”name”:”Olympic Games”,”slug”:”olympic-games”,”term_group”:0,”term_taxonomy_id”:563,”taxonomy”:”post_tag”,”description”:”The 2024 Summer Olympics<\/b>, officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad<\/b> and officially branded as Paris 2024<\/b>, is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 26\u00a0July (the date of the opening ceremony) to 11\u00a0August 2024 in France, with some competitions starting on 24\u00a0July. Paris is the main host city, with events held at 16 other cities spread across Metropolitan France, plus one subsite in Tahiti\u2014an island within the French overseas country and overseas collectivity of French Polynesia (Source: Wikipedia)\r\n\r\nSee all of our cycling coverage of the 2024 Olympics here<\/a>.\r\n\r\n “,”parent”:0,”count”:1360,”filter”:”raw”,”term_order”:”0″}],”id”:601792,”is_sponsored_item”:false,”is_prioritized”:false,”jw_id”:”xOK8W9Ts”}]”>