WHO WE ARE

Explore the rolling countryside of rural Eastern Iowa. Embrace your inner competitor. Enjoy one of the last weekends before winter with a ride for the memories. Whether you choose 100 kilometers or miles, a fun and challenging experience awaits. Welcome to our home. We're glad to have you join us.

-David & Todd

Todd Young
​Director

Todd started organizing events back in his college days when he would take 200 other students on weeklong ski trips to the Rockies over winter and spring breaks. After college he moved to Boulder, CO and worked with a tour operator to send groups to ski destinations around the world. While he enjoyed skiing the world and helping people enjoy the outdoors, the midwest was home and he returned here to raise a family. During the last decade he has been working in the transportation industry where he gets to solve problems daily. Seven years ago he raced his first triathlon. The sport reignited his love of the bicycle and led him to organize a beginner triathlon course that has helped many local athletes cross the finish line at their first race. When he is not racing or teaching his spare time is usually spent on a bike. Fatbiking, exploring gravels, RAGBRAI, or bikepacking with his trusty hammock are all ways he enjoys the outdoors here in Iowa.

David Heckelsmiller
Co Founder
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David comes to gravel cycling from a predominantly road and triathlon background. He has been active in endurance sports since an early age, beginning as a competitive swimmer and getting involved in cycling and coaching during his college years. David has a variety of experiences as an athlete and director of multisport races, camps, and clinics. He is excited for this opportunity to showcase the unique terrain and countryside of Johnson county and give back to the cycling community. 

Our Mission

Discover.

We are your ambassadors to gravel. Let us take you on a unique, challenging ride!

Compete.

Whether it's competing against the clock or the wheel in front of you, cut loose and put down the hammer!

enjoy.

Bring your friends. Make new ones along the way. Riding more than 100 kilometers is a lot of work, but that doesn't mean that it can't be a good time!