Ryan Simonovich

Journalist and content creator. Founder of Ryan MTB Media

[Ryan Simonovich @ryanasimono]

New piece up on @EscapeCycling chatting with Christopher Blevins ahead of the weekend's Lenzerheide World Cup

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Blevins is back. Recovered from a broken collarbone in South Korea, the 2025 XCC and XCO champion returns to competition at Lenzerheide, Switzerland, this weekend.
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Last week I spoke with Martins Blums about combining MTB World Cup racing with the Life Time Grand Prix. Check out the story on @EscapeCycling
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Here's my Life Time Grand Prix fantasy calendar and analysis of Life Time's broader events portfolio
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The Life Time Grand Prix have announced the seven athletes that will enter the hunt for the overall series title on wild card entries following Unbound Gravel. https://t.co/PAi6YzDkzs

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Bike Tennessee, a program of the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, has expanded its program by introducing 37 new gravel cycling routes to its library.

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Stéphane Goyard, a French gravel racer who ran the popular “Gravel & Bike” YouTube channel, was hit an killed by a car during the Défi200 gravel event on Saturday.

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The previous Olympic and World Champion headed to Canada to try racing BC's legendary trails.
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I wonder if X is throttling my posts because I post Substack links. Fuck Elon Musk

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The first round of the Enduro Mountain Bike World Cup took place this weekend in Loudevienlle, France, but what actually is enduro mountain biking?
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Updated with top 14 overall results
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The new era of gravel has landed, and Specialized are on top. Now it’s up to the rest of the pack to sort out what they’re going to do about it.

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Robin Gemperle has won the 350-mile Unbound XL, taking the first-ever professional gravel and ultra win on 32-inch wheels. https://t.co/TCuDiCyTsB

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Get to the know men's and women's Life Time Grand Prix U23 category racers ahead of Unbound Gravel 2026
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As the annual hype cycle kicks into gear, it’s a good time to take stock of the narratives that really matter this week at Unbound Gravel.
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#cycling #gravel #unboundgravel

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Joe Barr is hoping to set a fastest known time from Santa Monica to Chicago along Route 66 amid the iconic highway's centennial celebrations
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#cycling #ultracycling #route66

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How gravel pro Pete Stetina is helping his Canyon ATR teammates race for the win https://t.co/XQY9s8tRaM

[Dan Diamond @ddiamond]

Interesting column in the Sunday @sltrib: executive editor @laurengustus details how her paper and other outlets (including CNN, Fox, AP, Reuters, NYT and more) are fighting to keep the Tyler Robinson case open to the public and splitting the cost of doing so.

[Paul Farhi @farhip]

For the record: It’s been widely reported that the @washingtonpost laid off the equivalent of a third of its newsroom last week. Terrible enough, but this appears to understate what happened. 

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This weekend's XCO is Pidcock's first MTB race since the World Championships last August
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