Ryan Simonovich
@ryanmtb.bsky.social
Founder of Ryan MTB Media and the Ryan MTB Podcast.
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The Durango Derby will once again bring rally style XC stage racing to Durango, Colorado on September 12, 2026.
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Durango Derby returns in September 2026
Rally style stage race tours Durango's in-town trails
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January 29, 2026 at 12:48 AM
The Durango Derby will once again bring rally style XC stage racing to Durango, Colorado on September 12, 2026.
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Paige Onweller and Torbjorn Roed are joined by three newcomers for the 2026 gravel season ryanmtb.substack.com/p/trek-drift...
Trek-Driftless signs three new riders
Paige Onweller and Torbjorn Roed are joined by three newcomers for the 2026 gravel season
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January 26, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Paige Onweller and Torbjorn Roed are joined by three newcomers for the 2026 gravel season ryanmtb.substack.com/p/trek-drift...
News: Romain Bardet and Nicole Frain win RADL GRVL as former road racers rule the day in Australia. #cycling #gravelcycling open.substack.com/pub/ryanmtb/...
Romain Bardet and Nicole Frain win RADL GRVL
Former road racers rule the day in Australia
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January 23, 2026 at 1:22 AM
News: Romain Bardet and Nicole Frain win RADL GRVL as former road racers rule the day in Australia. #cycling #gravelcycling open.substack.com/pub/ryanmtb/...
Nice reporting here from Escape Collective.
January 23, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Nice reporting here from Escape Collective.
Valtteri Bottas cycling in a Speedo was not on my bingo card today.
January 23, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Valtteri Bottas cycling in a Speedo was not on my bingo card today.
Is the Life Time drop bar ban Leadville’s UCI downhill skin suit moment? Cycling journalist Ryan Simonovich explains how the rule change is not as tyranical as some believe, but it does have parallels with a 2008 UCI downhill rule. Read here: ryanmtb.substack.com/p/drop-bar-b... #lifetime #leadville
Drop bar ban is Leadville's downhill skin suit moment, kind of
The rule change is not as tyranical as some believe, but it does have parallels with 2008 UCI downhill rule.
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January 22, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Is the Life Time drop bar ban Leadville’s UCI downhill skin suit moment? Cycling journalist Ryan Simonovich explains how the rule change is not as tyranical as some believe, but it does have parallels with a 2008 UCI downhill rule. Read here: ryanmtb.substack.com/p/drop-bar-b... #lifetime #leadville
Colorado event is a winter tradition no matter the weather
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Old Man Winter attracts hardy riders and runners
Colorado event is a winter tradition no matter the weather
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January 21, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Colorado event is a winter tradition no matter the weather
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Australian gravel monument opens the international gravel calendar for 2026 ryanmtb.substack.com/p/radl-grvl-... #gravelcycling
RADL GRVL will serve up hot racing this week
Australian gravel monument opens the international gravel calendar for 2026
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January 19, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Australian gravel monument opens the international gravel calendar for 2026 ryanmtb.substack.com/p/radl-grvl-... #gravelcycling
American downhiller comes full circle as he signs with the Frameworks Racing team ryanmtb.substack.com/p/aaron-gwin... #mtb #downhill
Aaron Gwin to Frameworks is the best news of the off-season
American downhiller comes full circle as he signs with the Frameworks Racing team
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January 16, 2026 at 1:49 PM
American downhiller comes full circle as he signs with the Frameworks Racing team ryanmtb.substack.com/p/aaron-gwin... #mtb #downhill
Top EDR racers Jesse Melamed and Jack Moir brought fans into the action. What's next for enduro race coverage? ryanmtb.substack.com/p/a-new-era-... #mtb #enduromtb
what do Melamed and Moir's retirements mean for enduro coverage?
Top EDR racers Jesse Melamed and Jack Moir brought fans into the action. What's next for enduro race coverage?
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January 14, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Top EDR racers Jesse Melamed and Jack Moir brought fans into the action. What's next for enduro race coverage? ryanmtb.substack.com/p/a-new-era-... #mtb #enduromtb
Combacks, domination, a new sport, circuses, and injuries. These are the stories that will get people talking.
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Storylines to follow at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games
Combacks, domination, a new sport, circuses, and injuries. These are the stories that will get people talking.
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January 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Combacks, domination, a new sport, circuses, and injuries. These are the stories that will get people talking.
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Samara Maxwell’s decision highlights a growing awareness of athlete mental health in professional cycling.
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Sammie Maxwell's sabatical highlights athlete mental health
Maxwell isn't the only racer stepping away from the sport in the prime of her career
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January 12, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Samara Maxwell’s decision highlights a growing awareness of athlete mental health in professional cycling.
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Although the strike is over, the economic reality of living and working in a resort town still remains.
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Ski patrol strikes highlight economic reality of mountain town living
Telluride patrollers are back to work but challenges remain
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January 11, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Although the strike is over, the economic reality of living and working in a resort town still remains.
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Breaking: The Mountain States Cup will return this summer with downhill racing at four venues in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Wyoming. View the schedule and details here. ryanmtb.substack.com/p/mountain-s... #mtb #mountainbiking #downhill
Mountain States Cup returns this summer
The long standing race series is being revived by Shawn Neer
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January 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Breaking: The Mountain States Cup will return this summer with downhill racing at four venues in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Wyoming. View the schedule and details here. ryanmtb.substack.com/p/mountain-s... #mtb #mountainbiking #downhill
The powerhouse Specialized Factory Racing team is stacked with talent, but how will they fare in 2026?
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Christopher Blevins is king. Specialized Factory Racing XC team analysis
The powerhouse team is stacked with talent. How will they fare in 2026?
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January 7, 2026 at 7:42 PM
The powerhouse Specialized Factory Racing team is stacked with talent, but how will they fare in 2026?
ryanmtb.substack.com/p/christophe... #mountainbiking #mtb #procycling
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How Lake Placid preserved its Olympic legacy for both visitors and elite athletes naturebreak.substack.com/p/lake-placi... #olympics #travel #winterolympics #lakeplacid #newyork
Lake Placid is an Olympic sports paradise
How Lake Placid preserved its Olympic legacy for both visitors and elite athletes
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January 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM
How Lake Placid preserved its Olympic legacy for both visitors and elite athletes naturebreak.substack.com/p/lake-placi... #olympics #travel #winterolympics #lakeplacid #newyork
Mount Van Hoevenberg had an ideal mix of Olympic legacy, terrain, and broadcast capabilities to host World Cups since 2024 ryanmtb.substack.com/p/q-and-a-ho... #mtb #mountainbiking #newyork #lakeplacid #travel #olympics #wintersports
Q&A: How Lake Placid landed the MTB World Cup
Mount Van Hoevenberg had an ideal mix of Olympic legacy, terrain, and broadcast capabilities to host World Cups since 2024
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January 5, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Mount Van Hoevenberg had an ideal mix of Olympic legacy, terrain, and broadcast capabilities to host World Cups since 2024 ryanmtb.substack.com/p/q-and-a-ho... #mtb #mountainbiking #newyork #lakeplacid #travel #olympics #wintersports
Trek-Unbroken brings a mix of youth and experience to the World Cup table
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Evie Richards to Riley Amos: Trek-Unbroken XC team analysis
Trek-Unbroken brings a mix of youth and experience to the World Cup table
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January 4, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Trek-Unbroken brings a mix of youth and experience to the World Cup table
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News organizations held off on reporting about the Venezuela raid, Semafor reports, “keeping with longstanding American journalistic traditions — even at a moment of unprecedented mutual hostility between the American president and a legacy media”: www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
News organizations held off on reporting Venezuela raid
The American news organizations held their stories over concerns about endangering US troops.
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January 4, 2026 at 5:06 AM
News organizations held off on reporting about the Venezuela raid, Semafor reports, “keeping with longstanding American journalistic traditions — even at a moment of unprecedented mutual hostility between the American president and a legacy media”: www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
World Cup racing doesn’t begin until May, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t high-level international racing to watch before the season fully gets underway. This is where top MTB talent will tune up their legs in 2026. #Mountainbiking #cycling ryanmtb.substack.com/p/early-seas...
Early season XC races to watch this year
These are the races where World Cup talent will tune up their legs in 2026
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January 3, 2026 at 7:53 PM
World Cup racing doesn’t begin until May, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t high-level international racing to watch before the season fully gets underway. This is where top MTB talent will tune up their legs in 2026. #Mountainbiking #cycling ryanmtb.substack.com/p/early-seas...
2026 will be a year full of bikes. Here are my goals
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My cycling New Year's resolutions
2026 will be a year full of bikes. Here are my goals
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January 2, 2026 at 9:07 PM
2026 will be a year full of bikes. Here are my goals
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Santa Cruz, California may be by the beach, but the town offers much more than just water sports. As the home of brands like Santa Cruz Bicycles, the hills are dotted with singeltrack flowing through redwood forests. #mountainbiking #travel #santacruz #california
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Where to mountain bike in Santa Cruz, California
This beach town features year round riding
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January 2, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Santa Cruz, California may be by the beach, but the town offers much more than just water sports. As the home of brands like Santa Cruz Bicycles, the hills are dotted with singeltrack flowing through redwood forests. #mountainbiking #travel #santacruz #california
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Trek Factory Racing is now Trek-Unbroken, and they’ve added successful elite racer Nina Graf to the roster. open.substack.com/pub/ryanmtb/... #mountainbiking #MTBWorldCup #TrekBicycles #TrekUnbroken
Trek signs Nina Graf amid factory team rebrand
Trek Factory Racing is now Trek-Unbroken
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January 1, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Trek Factory Racing is now Trek-Unbroken, and they’ve added successful elite racer Nina Graf to the roster. open.substack.com/pub/ryanmtb/... #mountainbiking #MTBWorldCup #TrekBicycles #TrekUnbroken
Any #cycling chat on Bluesky these days? Read my analysis about how Specialized likely sees race wins, product development, and marketing value in its new star rider
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Why did Specialized sign Keegan Swenson?
The brand likely sees race wins, product development, and marketing value in its new star rider
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December 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Any #cycling chat on Bluesky these days? Read my analysis about how Specialized likely sees race wins, product development, and marketing value in its new star rider
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