More Than Miles™ — A Women's Gravel Cycling Pilot Cohort·In partnership with Trek Bicycle Shawnee
“I just want to see the world at my speed.”
— from a rider in our current cohort
A psychologically safe on-ramp into gravel cycling for women figuring it out as they go.
You do not need to ride 20mph to belong here.
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Bikes, service, and mechanical support for every rider in the cohort.
This program is for you.
- For women figuring it out as they go.
- Built for the rider who never felt like she fit in.
- For the women who thought this world wasn't built for them.
- You are not behind.
- Want community before competition.
- Returning to movement, or starting something new.
A 12-week pilot cohort built around five things.
- Safety
- Competence
- Belonging
- Identity
- Lifelong participation
This is not an elite race team.
This is not a suffer-to-belong program.
This is a supportive entry point into gravel cycling.
Safety-certified leadership. Program leadership maintains current American Red Cross First Aid, CPR, and AED certification.
Everything you need to ride — and to stay.
Most cycling programs teach people how to ride. More Than Miles™ helps women feel safe enough to stay.
This program focuses on emotional safety, mechanical confidence, social belonging, and long-term participation.
- Confidence before competition.
- Adventure without ego.
- You do not need elite gear to begin.
The rider behind the program.
Amanda Duling did not grow up believing she belonged in endurance sports.
She entered gravel cycling the way many women do: late, unsure, intimidated, underprepared, and quietly convinced everyone else already knew what they were doing.
What started as an attempt to move her body again after bariatric surgery slowly became something much bigger — confidence, community, identity, and a completely different relationship with movement.
Over the years, Amanda immersed herself in endurance culture through gravel racing, long-distance training, community leadership, writing, coaching collaboration, and thousands of miles spent figuring things out the hard way.
She now works alongside experienced coaches, bike shops, endurance athletes, and cycling organizations to help create safer and more welcoming entry points into the sport.
Amanda is also the creator of One Gear Short of Normal™, a storytelling and educational platform exploring the human side of endurance sports through humor, honesty, science, and lived experience.
Published works
Sh*t I Wished People Told Me When I Started Endurance Racing
The honest beginner's guide nobody handed her.
View on AmazonButt Stuff: A No-BS Field Guide to Saddle Comfort, Skin Health, and Not Hating Your Bike
Real talk about the things riders quietly Google.
View on AmazonCoached by Amanda Duling & Roger Williams — both USA Cycling Level 3 Certified.
Program guidance is backed by credentialed cycling coaches who support riders with real training experience — not guesswork.
Roger Williams
Coach
"As a lifelong athlete I have found cycling as my therapy — and I want to share it." Roger is the founder of Gravelleurs Coaching LLC and supports More Than Miles™ riders with structured coaching experience rooted in gravel culture.
Built with local support from Trek Bicycle Shawnee.
More Than Miles™ is supported in partnership with Trek Bicycle Shawnee, a local bike shop serving the Shawnee and Kansas City cycling community.
This partnership helps create a safer, more welcoming entry point for women entering gravel cycling by providing a real-world home base for bike confidence, beginner questions, mechanic education, and community connection.
The bike shop is not just a sponsor — it is the physical trust anchor of the program.
Shawnee, KS 66203
You're not just signing up — you're shaping it.
This is a pilot cohort. Expect a supportive, evolving experience — and expect to be asked for feedback that helps shape the future of the program.
Demand for the current cohort has been strong, and future phases will continue expanding intentionally over time.
From the women in the program right now.
Unedited quotes from current cohort riders — the same nerves you might be feeling right now, and what shifts on the other side of starting.
Suddenly, I could not care less what anyone thought.
The mean girl in my head imagined everyone judging me.
I've never worn a cycling jersey because it felt imposter-y. I'm not a 'real' cyclist.
I bought it thinking, 'Someday, I might wear it.'
Quotes shared with permission. Names withheld to protect the privacy of the women in our current cohort.
Things we hear a lot.
Read the stories behind the miles.
Amanda writes One Gear Short of Normal™ on Substack — honest, funny, and human essays about endurance sports, body image, belonging, and figuring it out as you go.
Free to subscribe. No spam. Just the words she wishes someone had written for her when she started.
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You do not need elite gear, race experience, or perfect confidence. You just need a place where it feels safe to begin.
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