Can the sport’s trendiest discipline reinvigorate its national governing body? And should we even care?

"...it’s hard to care too much about USAC’s relationship with gravel, because no matter what happens there will always be event organizers ready to serve the competitive needs of the over-40 set, and the idea that capturing a larger market share of this fickle demographic will ultimately trickle down to younger riders feels mostly like a matter of faith."