Gravel Race Series to Showcase Northern New Mexico April 12, 2024 [Video]

A three-round gravel race series in San Juan County hopes to bring something unique to the bike race scene in the Four Corners region. You’re watching the “Local NEWS Network” brought to you by Home2 Suites and Northern Edge Casino. I’m Connor Shreve. Aztec Adventures continues to grow since its inception in 2021, and the 2024 Summer Race Series includes some new venues and race improvements. The Galactic Grinder starts things off outside Aztec, New Mexico, April 6th.

That’s exciting because we’ve got a new event location, and so it’s the property just north of the Cedar Hill Cemetery. It’s a full 40 acres, we can camp out there at night, and it accesses these gravel roads in a very safe way. And it also doesn’t fill up the Alien Run parking lot, which we’ve done in the past.

The race features a sharp climb up the San Juan Alps …