Pirate Cycling League Announces Riders Selections for InauguralGravel Worlds Long Voyage

Lincoln, Neb. (January 13, 2021) — The Pirate Cycling League has announced the 100 riders it’s selected to

participate in the inaugural Long Voyage sponsored by Komoot.

New for 2021, The Long Voyage is a 300 mile, fully self-supported gravel race that will in conjunction with the

existing 150-mile, 75-mile, and 50km Gravel Worlds events, scheduled for August 21st, 2021. The Long Voyage

will start the day prior to the other events, during the rider Expo at the start/finish area in Lincoln, Nebraska.

According to Gravel Worlds Co-Promoter, Jason Strohbehn, the response to the new 300-mile event has been

incredible.

“We were expecting 25 riders for our first year and ended up with over 140 applicants,” Strohbehn said. “To pay

homage to our first Gravel Worlds in 2010, we capped the event to 100 riders, the same as our first year. We’re

stoked to have such is a deep lineup of experienced, accomplished ultra-endurance athletes, and we’re looking

forward to hosting them in August.”

The 100 riders selected for the first Long Voyage consist of 18 women and 82 Men coming from over 20 states

and 3 countries. Free will donations made to the Randy Gibson Memorial Fund were accepted as entry fees for

the inaugural event. To-date, Long Voyage participants have donated more than $5,000, to be used for Lincoln

Parks projects across the city. Randy Gibson was an accomplished cyclist and co-promoter of Gravel Worlds. He

was killed by a drunk driver while riding his bicycle in 2017.

“Giving back to our community has always been our number one goal and we’re honored this event will give back

to the community that has supported our entire gravel family,” Strohbehn said. “We’re so thankful for the

generosity of the participants of the Long Voyage who’ve donated to the Randy Gibson Memorial Fund.”

Registration for the primary 150-mile Gravel Worlds, 75-mile Privateer and 50km Buccaneer events opens up

Saturday, January 16th, 2021 at 8:00am CST. Registration is capped at 1,000 participants for the 2021 events.

View the Long Voyage rider list and find details for all 2021 Gravel Worlds events at the event website.