This Week on the Trail: Race, Mystery, and the Spirit of Summer
We’re coming in hot this week with updates from the gravel frontier, starting with Oregon’s biggest stage race, diving deep into the legend of a quiet powerhouse from Perth, and rounding it all off with a soul-stirring retelling of our Midsummer Challenge. Plus, a bonus: a fresh review of the Supernaut GR3 by none other than James Huang.
Let’s get into it.
The Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder
The Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder returns to Bend, solidifying its place as a crown jewel of summer gravel racing. Over five days and four nights, riders are thrown into the wild heart of the Cascades, through high alpine passes, loose and dusty fire roads, and the kind of relentless elevation that makes this event equal parts celebration and crucible.
We’re proud to sponsor the OTGG this year, supporting the athletes who are out there pushing their limits on Argonaut bikes as well as the greater gravel community. This week, follow along on our social media for daily updates from the start line to the post-race glow. We’ll be capturing those raw, real moments—legs caked in dust, minds sharp from the effort, and that unmistakable introspection that only comes from racing bikes in beautiful places.
And don’t forget to follow our athletes directly for more behind-the-scenes action and the kind of access you only get when you race The Argonaut Way.
Meet the Team: 🖤 The Dark Horse from Perth
Cassia Boglio doesn’t need hype. She brings something more powerful: inevitability.
Born in Perth and hardened in Girona, Cassia rides with the quiet certainty of someone who already knows how the story ends. You won’t find her jostling for camera time or flooding the feed with finish-line selfies. Instead, she lurks in the margins—calm, composed, and quietly calculating. And when the moment comes, she moves. Not with flash, but with finality.
This year alone, she’s strung together a series of performances that have caught the attention of those who know what they’re looking for. The standout was a brutal solo effort across 124 kilometers of rugged Western Australian gravel. A daring escape, riding alone for hours, chased by a pack stacked with elite talent. Only one rider managed to catch her, Olympian Tiffany Cromwell, in the final minutes. Cassia didn’t win that day. But if you were watching, you saw it: that ride meant something. It wasn’t a fluke. It was a sign.
There’s power in restraint, in being underestimated, in hiding in plain sight.
Cassia rides the GR3 like a cipher, subtle on the surface, deadly underneath. The unidirectional carbon, the tuned flex, the calm composure over rough terrain; it’s all there, just like her. Understated, over-performing, built for late-race moves that no one sees coming until it’s too late.
She doesn’t race to be seen. She races to shift the shape of the race.
And when she strikes, it’s not with noise; it’s with certainty.
The Dark Horse doesn’t need to chase the spotlight.
She knows it’ll catch up eventually.
Midsummer Challenge: 200km, One Ride, No Excuses
We’ve given this story its own space. A true ride epic, told with all the dirt, wind, dialogue, and transcendence the solstice could deliver.
Bonus: Supernaut GR3 Review by James Huang
James Huang of N Minus 1 Bikes just dropped a review of our Supernaut GR3—and we couldn’t be more excited to share it. James brings deep insight and unflinching honesty to every review he writes, and this one’s no different.
Whether you already ride the GR3 or you’re still considering your next dream bike, this review is worth your time.