Press, podcasts, and announcements from the Arkansas Graveler — plus whatever we come back with from the route.
A gospel duo sang us out of Helena on Friday morning. Most start lines have a countdown. Ours had two voices in the early light, and it turned out to be exactly the send-off this day needed.
Thursday was a short day on the bike and a long afternoon and evening in town.
There was no sandwich bar for lunch on Wednesday. We skipped it on purpose. A very special purpose.
As the sun rose over Centennial Stadium in Jonesboro, to say there was nervous anticipation would be an understatement.
Jonesboro closed Main Street for us on Monday night. By five o'clock the tables were out, the lights were up, music was playing and gravelers were walking the street looking for faces they hadn't seen since last year. They found them.
Thursday is the shortest day of the week, 34.4 miles from Marianna to Helena, and I’d like y’all to spend some of the time it gives you at breakfast.
Number 1 for 2026 is sitting on my desk this morning. I keep picking it up.
The non-rider driving route is live in the Rider Guide, and it keeps growing. Here is how to use it, and what is waiting along the way.
Riders from twenty-eight states, ages 25 to 79, and nineteen who have done every mile of every Arkansas Graveler — the week is nearly here.
We wrote this piece for Velo — five days, six towns, and why nobody here gets a result sheet.
We hosted a live Q&A about the week — recorded September 10.
The Spring 2026 issue of Bike Arkansas puts the Graveler on the page again, ahead of the Delta Blues Edition.
Announcement, April 2026 — registration for the 2026 Delta Blues Edition opened on BikeReg. Online registration has since closed.
Bike Arkansas covered the Graveler in its February 2025 issue, following the inaugural year.
The Radavist's recap of the inaugural Arkansas Graveler — words, photos, and a good long look at the route.
The Bikes or Death podcast sat down for stories from the Arkansas Graveler.
