Lover of off road adventure and wild places; founder of Special Blend Gravel; committed to community, coaching and connection.

We aren’t asking for a seat at the table, we are building our own. We are not looking at the past for a road map, we are drawing our own; we are setting our sights on our destination and heading straight for it.

Serena Bishop Gordon

Serena is a professional off-road cyclist, coach, and community builder with over a decade of experience racing at the elite level. She is the founder of Special Blend Gravel, a coaching and community-building organization committed to uplifting women through camps, coaching, inclusive community, and transformative experiences on two wheels.

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Special Blend Gravel

Camps, coaching and community designed to take your love of riding to the next level.

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The Seeker. We’ve been together for almost three months, ridden in Oregon, Arizona, Kansas, and Spain, and covered more than 3,800 miles. The questions grappled with and lessons learned aboard this beauty have been tougher and bigger and more
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