Kathy Fegan-Kim and Alex Kim, founders and operators of DNA Pro Cycling, will end their 12-year run with the Utah-based women's team in December, and advisors and sponsors of the Virginia-based women's team Blue Ridge TWENTY24 to transition into a role as an advisor and sponsor of the Virginia-based women's team Blue Ridge TWENTY24.

Earlier this summer, the Kim family announced that they had closed the doors of their successful DNA Pro Cycling team but would look for opportunities to continue their involvement in women's pro cycling. When the new calendar switches to 2025, the Kim family will turn to supporting the women's team founded and run by Nicola Cranmer.

“It's a really good fit. Nicolas' program is solid and allows us to stay involved in women's cycling,” Alex Kim told Cycling News. 'Yes, we met in Paris [to confirm the deal]. We have exciting plans.”

Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY24 program will update its team name to TWENTY28 in the new year. The team will continue to operate under the management of Cranmer and the nonprofit Tam Cycling. Kim and her husband will not be involved in management again, but will provide financial support and behind-the-scenes counsel. [I've known Alex and Kathy for over 10 years and their unwavering support for the team is truly amazing. Running a women's cycling team is incredibly challenging and I deeply admire their dedication and accomplishments,” Cranmer, general manager of Blue Ridge TWENTY24 in Virginia, said in a press release.

“Both of our programs share a strong vision of supporting multidiscipline athletes with high performance goals, and this commitment will continue.”

Since 2005, Cranmer's team has focused on advancing women in cycling and providing athletes with a path to the Olympics. The most notable athlete in Paris was Jennifer Valente, who won two gold medals on the track for the US team.

“Over the past 19 years, we have witnessed the incredible impact of Nicolas‘ program, especially in the recent success of VBR Twenty24’s overall athletes in gravel, MTB, road, and track, and especially in Jennifer Valente's double gold medal win at Paris 2024 We have witnessed the incredible impact of Nicolas' program. We are confident that our continued investment in the sport with VBR Twenty24 will bring positive results for women's cycling, especially for the 2028 LA Olympics.

Life Time, owner and producer of the very popular Unbound Gravel event in Emporia, Kansas, has announced that the entry draw for next year's event will be changed from November 1 to November 15, 2024. This is two months earlier than usual and includes all five race distances of 25, 50, 100, 200, and 350 miles.

Athletes who have secured entries will be announced on November 21, 2024. Organizers said they hope this will allow more time for training for any athlete; the 2025 Lifetime Unbound Gravel event will be held May 29-June 1, with 4,000 registration slots to be filled by lottery.

Entry is guaranteed on a first-come, first-served basis for the Unbound Gravel Training Camp beginning October 15, 2024. In addition, entry slots will be available through official charity parties offered through the Life Time Foundation and through fundraising efforts for qualifying races such as The Life Time Rad Dirt Fest on September 28 in Trinidad, Colorado.

USA Cycling has announced that the 2025 and 2026 US Gravel National Championships will be held in La Crescent, Minnesota. The southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin region will be the first to host the cycling championships.

The 2024 US Gravel Nationals will be held over three weeks in Nebraska, with amateur and elite racing on Sunday, September 8. [2025 will be held the third week of September in conjunction with the annual Apple Festival in La Crescent.

“We are pleased to host the Gravel National Championships in La Crescent/La Crosse in 2025-2026. The diverse landscape of the region offers multiple options for developing unique courses with challenging climbs, creating new and different experiences for the riders who take to the course. Combined with the famous annual Apple Festival, it also provides a unique experience for riders and their families off the course,” said Kyle Knott, USA Cycling's National Events Director.

The Whiteline Foundation, established a year ago to honor the legacy of former U.S. cyclist Magnus White, hosted Ride for Magnus on August 11 in his hometown of Boulder, Colorado. The free event drew more than 4,000 participants for a 13.5-mile bike ride through the area where 17-year-old White was struck and killed by a car on July 29, 2023.

“This event is not only a tribute to Magnus, a promising 17-year-old cyclist, but also a powerful advocacy rally for the safety of all vulnerable road users,” his father, Michael White, said in a pre-ride message.

The free event, which began on the campus of the University of Colorado at Boulder and included a walk and bike ride, drew registrations from all 50 states and more than 20 countries. Organizers noted that the number of participants would make this one of the largest commemorative advocacy rides in U.S. history. [With changes at the local, state, and national levels, including increased penalties for vehicular homicide in Colorado, accelerated planning and construction of bicycle and pedestrian projects, and new federal rules requiring U.S. vehicles to be equipped with automatic emergency braking that can detect and prevent collisions with cyclists as well as motorcycles The Foundation hoped to make roads safer for vulnerable users.

White was a member of the US National Cycling Team and a US Junior Cyclocross National Champion. He died during a training ride just days before competing in the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Scotland.