More Than Miles™
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12-Week Coaching Program

More Than Miles™ — A Women's Gravel Cycling Program·In partnership with Trek Bicycle Shawnee

Become the rider you've quietly hoped you could be.

“I just want to see the world at my speed.” — More Than Miles rider

A safe on-ramp into gravel cycling for women — coaching, education and community all integrated into a mobile first platform to meet you wherever you are.

  • Coached rides
  • On-demand learning
  • One private hub
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Amanda Duling, Founder and Head Coach of More Than Miles™, standing with her bike
Built around
becoming, not proving
  • USA Cycling Certified Coaches
  • Red Cross CPR / AED Certified
  • Trek Bicycle Shawnee Partner
  • Kansas City Metro
More Than Miles x Trek Shawnee community partnership lockup
Community Partner

Stronger together with Trek Bicycle Shawnee

Bikes, service, and mechanical support for every rider in the cohort.

More Than Miles™ isn't another women's cycling group.

It's a category-defining, digitally integrated development system built to help women enter gravel cycling — and stay.

Is this you?

Most cycling programs teach people how to ride. More Than Miles™ helps women feel safe enough to stay.

If any of these sound like you, you're exactly who this cohort was built for.

More Than Miles women gathered with their gravel bikes before a group ride.
Pre-ride check-in — More Than Miles group ride.
  • You've tried group rides and didn't quite find your people.
  • You're physically capable — but feel behind on gear, etiquette, and confidence.
  • You want adventure, not a podium.
  • You're in a season of change, and cycling feels like part of who you're becoming.
  • You've been figuring it out alone and want real direction.
  • You'd rather build community than chase a KOM.
“I'd been wandering along trying to figure it all out. On gravel I felt safer than on the road — mentally and emotionally freer, even in the suffering.”
— More Than Miles rider

A 12-week program built around the four things that turn first rides into lifelong riders.

Permission

No-drop. No ego. You don't earn your place — you show up.

Guidance

Gear, fit, fueling, and etiquette — from coaches who've helped hundreds stop guessing.

Becoming

Learn to trust yourself. One day you're the one encouraging the new rider.

Confidence

Shoulder-to-shoulder coaching. Cornering, descending, loose terrain — handled.

This is not an elite race team.

This is not a suffer-to-belong program.

This is a supportive entry point into gravel cycling.

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What we expect

A proven 12-week program, refined across multiple cohorts. Show up, ride, and we handle the rest.

Safety-certified leadership. Program leadership maintains current American Red Cross First Aid, CPR, and AED certification.

A new model for cycling development

One program. One connected experience.

More Than Miles™ runs on Circle — a fully integrated, mobile-first gravel cycling program that connects real-world riding with structured education, coaching, preparation and community — all within one private digital platform.

No scattered group chats

Community conversations, ride announcements, and coaching updates live in one organized space.

No lost ride details

Routes, schedules, weather updates, and safety notices are always easy to find before you roll out.

No learning only when the group meets

Skills, preparation, and resources are available on demand — between rides, at home, or on the go.

Everything women need to learn, prepare, ride and stay engaged — wherever they go.

Enroll via email

Enrolled riders receive their Circle access as part of onboarding.

More than riding

Skills for the road and the real world.

Confidence isn't built only on the bike. We teach the practical skills most riders learn the hard way — drop tests, legal rights, and everything in between.

Drop test — learning how to safely put the bike down on gravel.
KC Bike Law attorney leading a legal rights session for More Than Miles cyclists at Trek Bicycle Shawnee
Legal rights — KC Bike Law teaching cyclists how to protect themselves.
Cyclists listening during the KC Bike Law legal rights session at Trek Bicycle Shawnee
Real learning — questions answered in the shop.
Coach Roger Williams holding KC Bike Law mascot Gretchen during the legal rights session at Trek Bicycle Shawnee

Coach Roger Williams with Gretchen, the KC Bike Law mascot, during our Cycling Safety & Legal Rights session.

"I learned a lot! This was a valuable session! Thank you for arranging it for us!"
— More Than Miles rider, after the KC Bike Law session
Becoming

Becoming Happens One Ride at a Time

One conversation, one ride, one small win at a time.

Week 1

“I hope nobody notices I don't know what I'm doing.”

Week 3

“I finally wore my cycling jersey.”

Week 5

“I stopped apologizing.”

Week 7

“I trusted myself.”

Week 9

“I answered another rider's question.”

Week 12

“I realized I'd become the rider I used to admire.”

We don't measure success by how fast you ride. We measure it by the moment you stop wondering if you belong.

On the road

This is what it looks like.

Real women. Real gravel. Real community.

Fits & rides — a look inside a More Than Miles Saturday.
Straight from the road — a moment from a recent More Than Miles ride.
Amanda Duling and the More Than Miles cohort riding together on a gravel road
In motion — a More Than Miles group ride.
Three smiling More Than Miles riders in helmets and riding gear taking a selfie together on a group ride
This is what community looks like — a pause mid-ride to laugh together.
Your coaches

Coached by Amanda Duling & Coach Roger.

Two USA Cycling Certified coaches. Both directly coaching riders.

Amanda Duling, Founder and Head Coach of More Than Miles, in cycling gear ready to coach

Amanda Duling, MS

Founder, Head Coach, and USA Cycling Certified Coach

Founder and Head Coach of More Than Miles™ — a structured women's gravel cycling program in Kansas City. Amanda coaches beginners in handling, confidence, gear, fueling, and first-event readiness.

Credentials

  • USA Cycling Certified Coach
  • MS — Master of Science
  • Experienced endurance athlete
  • Cycling Ride Marshal
  • Founder & Head Coach, More Than Miles™

What Amanda directly coaches

  • Beginner bike handling and confidence
  • Shifting, braking, cornering, and gravel-surface skills
  • Equipment and bike-selection guidance
  • Fueling and hydration education
  • Group-ride preparation and etiquette
  • Rider safety and supported progression
  • First-gravel-event preparation

Amanda entered gravel late, unsure, and intimidated — so she built the coached on-ramp she wishes had existed.

Published works

Sh*t I Wished People Told Me When I Started Endurance Racing

The honest beginner's guide nobody handed her.

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Butt 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 Amazon
Coach Roger Williams, USA Cycling Certified Coach, with his gravel bike

Roger Williams

Co-Coach and On Course Coach

USA Cycling Certified CoachBLS CertifiedFounder, Gravelleurs Coaching LLC

"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 works alongside Amanda as the program's Co-Coach and On Course Coach — providing complementary expertise in gravel-specific skills, bike handling, and on-course coaching during rides and events.

What Roger directly coaches

  • Equipment and bike-selection guidance
  • Shifting, braking, and cornering technique
  • Gravel-surface skills and line choice
  • Group-ride preparation and etiquette
  • On-course handling and skills clinics
  • Rider safety and confidence progression
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Safety standards

How we keep beginner riders safe.

Structured coaching means structured safety. Every rider is supported by clear expectations, planned routes, and clearly assigned coaching responsibilities.

  • Participant intake

    Every rider completes a short intake so coaches understand experience level, riding goals, and anything that helps us plan a safe, supported cohort.

  • Waivers & emergency contact

    Enrolled riders sign a program waiver and provide emergency-contact information before their first coached ride.

  • Ride expectations

    Ride briefings cover pace, regrouping, hand signals, and etiquette so no rider is ever guessing what happens next.

  • Route planning

    Routes are pre-ridden or vetted by coaches, with mileage, elevation, surface, and bail-out points shared in advance.

  • Supported rides

    Coached rides run with sweep support so no one is dropped. Ride Marshal experience informs how the group is managed.

  • Assigned coaching responsibilities

    Amanda leads rider development, confidence, equipment, fueling, and first-event readiness. Coach Roger leads gravel-specific handling, technical skills, and on-course coaching.

  • Safety-certified leadership

    Program leadership maintains current American Red Cross First Aid, CPR, and AED certification.

  • Legal-rights education

    Cyclists' legal rights are taught in partnership with KC Bike Law so riders know how to protect themselves on shared roads.

More Than Miles x Trek Shawnee — Stronger Together community partnership poster
Community Partner

Built with local support from Trek Bicycle Shawnee.

A local home base for bike confidence, beginner questions, and community — in partnership with Trek Bicycle Shawnee.

The bike shop is not just a sponsor — it is the physical trust anchor of the program.

Trek Bicycle Shawnee
10412 Shawnee Mission Pkwy
Shawnee, KS 66203
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Before & after

The quiet before. The becoming after.

Unedited words from current cohort riders.

Before
“I've never worn a cycling jersey because it felt imposter-y.”
After
“I finally wore it.”
Before
“I thought everyone else knew what they were doing.”
After
“I realized we were all learning together.”
Before
“The mean girl in my head imagined everyone judging me.”
After
“Suddenly, I could not care less what anyone thought.”
Before
“I bought the jersey thinking, 'someday, I might wear it.'”
After
“Someday became this Saturday.”

From the cycling community

Screenshot of Brett Downs' comment: I spent 17 years in the industry and realized women's cycling needs female leadership. Thanks for what you do.
Brett Downs — 17 years in the cycling industry

From the cycling community

Screenshot of Cori Ann's comment: Love seeing women sticking up for women. We are not little men. Our bodies are constantly changing and therefore our needs are constantly changing. Amanda McMahon is a hero for speaking up and not perpetuating the idea that women need to hide their cycle and how it affects them in life and in sports.
Cori Ann — on women supporting women in sport
More Than Miles riders together after a group ride with their bikes
This is what community looks like.

Quotes shared with permission. Names withheld for privacy.

More Than Apparel

More Than Apparel.

Not about matching kits — about celebrating the community. Participant, coach, supporter, or fan: you're welcome here.

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Questions

The questions we hear most often.

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Become the rider you already hoped you could be. You don't need elite gear, race experience, or perfect confidence — just a place where it feels safe to start.

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