Hey Rollers! We are pretty stoked to announce a new member of our team! Dana Walton. Many of you around the Augusta area know Dana well, but we want to share her with the larger Gravel Roll and Cycling Quests community.

First of all, Dana is an 8 time Master’s World Cycling Champion and 15 time Master’s National Champion.  So she’s kinda ok at riding bikes. But really, it’s this passion for bicycling that led her to introduce the sport of cycling to thousands of individuals through co-founding Walton Endurance. Utilizing her skills as an MS degreed educator, and as a mother of three, Dana developed a corporate cycling program that took colleagues from couch potato to endurance cyclist in 5 months.  

She also helped design & manage a cross country bike ride for a F500 company which changed the corporate culture.  After 3 years, the corporation saw what she remarked on after the first day of the event: “it’s more than a bike ride”   Over the 10 years she worked on it, the U.S ride expanded across the globe and has since raised over 12 million dollars for cancer research.

Having first ridden the Gravel Roll in 2022, the format and “super serious good times” led Dana towards wanting to work with us. Her words and presence will help us bring a calm, but, strong fearlessness that engages colleagues to accomplish far more than they ever imagined.

“The big picture is that there is more to life than just riding a bike,” Dana said. “The bicycle can be a portal to personal connection, fulfillment and purpose. Being a natural teacher and motivator, I want to inspire others to do more than they thought possible.”

Welcome to the team Dana!