In an annual tradition, GVR riders packed up and headed to Westby, Wisconsin, for three days of riding in the Driftless Region of Wisconsin (That means there are a lot of hills and valleys).

True to tradition, early season weather was a challenge (temps never got out of the 30s and there was plenty of snow on the roadsides), but roads were largely dry and the team crammed in a bunch of miles – and elevation gain – over the weekend. We also got a set of nice team photos.

We also had one rider at another spring classic, Barry-Roubaix, in Michigan on Saturday.

A  rundown of team results can be found here.

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With cobbles and hard people of the peloton top of mind in the spring, a small group of GVR riders headed down to the Rough Road 100 mixed surface race in north central Illinois Saturday … then followed it up with more riding Sunday.

A  rundown of team results can be found here.

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We had riders all over the central part of the United States this weekend from north to south. One more sign the meat of the racing season is approaching.

A  rundown of team results can be found here.

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Photo: Ryan Lipski

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Photo: Ryan Lipski

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Photo: Ryan Lipski

There’s still plenty of snow (and winter) left across northern Wisconsin making it the magical time of the year where fat bike races (Fat Bike Birkie) and preparation for the upcoming road season intersect.

A  rundown of team results can be found here.

Photo: Once In A Blue Moon Studio-Kelly Randolph

Photo: Once In A Blue Moon Studio-Kelly Randolph

February was a challenging month for weather in the upper Midwest, but a number of GVR riders made it to start lines for real, and virtual, races.

Here’s to better weather in March.

A  rundown of results can be found here 

2019 Zwift Nationals Recap

Cold weather and a little bit of snow arrived just in time for weekend fat bikes at two Wisconsin venues.

A  rundown of results can be found here.

After a two week break for the holidays, GVR racers were back to the start line of a pair of fat bike races Saturday in m-than-normal winter conditions. The team’s 2019 kit also arrived at many doorsteps Friday.

A weekly rundown of results can be found here.

A new year and new season.

Gryphon Velo racing riders are already preparing for the 2019 campaign. Th team is looking forward to representing a full plate of team partners in the upcoming season.

Check out our Partners page HERE for links to all of the businesses who help us make GVR happen.

See you on the dirt, road and track!

We kinda hate to see 2018 go, it was a great season with a lot of individual and team achievements.

GVR riders racked up roughly 535 race and event starts during the year (unfortunately the number of starts and finishes don’t match, but they’re pretty close).

A weekly rundown of events can be found here.

Photo: Matt Becker

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There was one last weekend of racing in 2018 this past week at U.S. Cyclocross Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky. And, of course, it rained.

A rundown of race results can be found here.

A short video chronicling the three races leading up to, and including,  Nationals can be found here.