COLORADO SPRINGS — Gravel bike racing is a new addition to the Pikes Peak APEX off-road bicycle race series.

“It's sort of a mix between road, pure road and mountain bike,” said APEX Racer, Oliver Rutberg.

“Gravel cycling. Is the new big jam,” said APEX Course Director, Daniel Matheny

Course Director.

A gravel bike has drop handlebars like a road bike and then more rugged tires and suspension similar to a mountain bike.

Rutberg who is from Colorado Springs and just graduated high school has gotten noticed in the ranks of mountain bike racing.

He was recently selected to join cycling’s Pas Development Team.

He said his squad is, “more focusing on gravel.”

At this year’s first ever gravel race Rutberg will be among the pro racers going the135 miles from Colorado Springs, through the

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