États-Unis·2026

Knoxville, TN

Knoxville sits in the Tennessee Valley with the Great Smoky Mountains rising to 2000m east and the Cumberland Plateau to the north—terrain that draws serious mountain cyclists to the Loyston Lost City Escape 55K MTB Race and gravel riders tackling the Cherohala Challenge's 185km remote ridgeline route between Tennessee and North Carolina. Local runners use the relatively flat urban core and riverfront trails for training, with races like the Finish on the Field 5K serving as community benchmarks, but the real cycling draw is the 1000m elevation gain over 50km rides into the nearby ranges—Tour de Rocky Top offers a signature 140km loop that showcases the region's climbing.