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‘Gravel organizers are beyond a community. We are family’
Heidi Myers, co-founder of the Rasputitsa Spring Classic, reflects on her time volunteering at the Mid South.
PHOTO GALLERY: A MUDDY MESS AT MID SOUTH GRAVEL
The conditions were horrendous – rain had fallen all night and showed no signs of stopping. The mud in that part of the world isn’t forgiving when wet. It’s peanut butter. A man handed out paint stirrers to scrape the mud out from between wheels and frames, just so riders could keep moving.
The winners were two mountain bikers from the same team: Hannah Finchamp and Payson McElveen. Both battled through the course, dunked their bikes in rivers, and came across the line solo to enthusiastic greetings, fist bumps and elbow-taps from promoter Bobby Wintle.
What riders say about The Mid South: “You can race the whole thing”
Riders like The Mid South because of the event's production and founder, and because the 100-mile course is short enough to actually race.
The pivotal moment of the 2019 The Mid South gravel race happened at a red light.
Monuments of Gravel: The Mid South
Oklahoma's The Mid South is fast and tactical when dry and a muddy slog when wet. And every finisher gets a hug from Bobby Wintle.
Land Run 100 Changes Name to the Mid South for 2020
A Weekend in Stillwater, Oklahoma at the Land Run 100
Mud. It’s hell. A catalyst for catastrophe and the end game for any bike event. Honestly, it’s been the one thing grating at my conscious since first accepting the invitation to the Land Run 100 late last year….