Colby Simmons adds US Gravel Nationals to do-it-yourself Colorado altitude camp before Road Worlds

Colby Simmons is winding down a third season with the Visma-Lease a Bike Development team, still in pursuit of an elusive first victory as a U23 rider. The Durango, Colorado native has been in the winner’s circle before, earning the stars-and-stripes jersey as the men’s junior road champion in 2021 and winning a stage that same year at Grand Prix Rüebliland in Switzerland. 

That difficult-to-catch top result might just be found in a non-traditional way, like the US Gravel National Championships. Simmons will compete Sunday in the men’s elite field in Gering, Nebraska, where he’ll line up against defending champion Keegan Swenson and 47 other experienced off-road racers.