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Race draws big crowd to Pittsburg
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Approximately 216 cyclists hit the roads of Crawford and Cherokee County Saturday morning throughout the afternoon as part of the second annual “Coal Miner’s Gravel” event, which began and ended at Gorilla Village. - photo by Courtesy Photo
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Hundreds of cyclists from across the Four-State area and beyond took over the streets and gravel roads of Crawford and Cherokee County on Saturday with the return of “Coal Miner’s Gravel.” Hosted by The Running Collective, the event returned for its second annual gravel ride, which featured some of the fastest and, of course, flattest gravel rides in the region. Riders from Bentonville to Kansas City gathered to participate in the growing event. The event grew from 65 participants in its first year to more than 200 this year.