Stephens raced a mixed calendar of road and gravel this year, which led to a fantastic summer in the dirt winning the U.S. National Gravel Championships, the unofficial Gravel Worlds and SBT GRVL.

Allied reckons that the big tyre clearance and updated geometry of its gravel race bike allow riders to tackle technical rock gardens, previously the domain of MTBs, as well as ride the fast, smooth ...