Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

Monster feels like a gross understatement.

Congratulations on the winner of Unbound Gravel for winning.

Wouldnt have been possible without this thread.

This guy.

https://youtu.be/pX47EW2_T9U

Sagz couldn't even top 10 the 100. Does he train at all anymore?

Boonen, Cancellara and Gilbert were still winning monuments at his age, not demeaning themselves in novelty races.

Boonen, Cancellara and Gilbert were still winning monuments at his age, not demeaning themselves in novelty races.

Ooofff.

It's just disappointing.

It was inevitable, no? He never struck me as being so single-minded that he’d be winning monuments into his thirties. He always prioritised money over his palmares.

And it’s not clear that he was ever passionate about road cycling. He often said he’d rather be mountain biking, as does MVDP and Pidcock.

The only people polarising cycling into different disciplines seems to be the viewers. Most cyclists just like riding their bike(s).

at his age ardennes week was called valverde week

I came flying down the main road from Llyn Ogwen to Capel Curig with a huge tailwind, and was knackered by that point so soft pedalling at 30mph was preferable to an unknown path. Could have definitely done with something as an alternate to the Capel Curig > top of Llyn Gwynant though; that road into the wind, knackered and on knobbly tyres was bleak. I came over from Llanberis via Dinorwig/Marchlyn Mawr, and up a bit of Lôn Las Ogwen which was beautiful, though they'd unfortunately run out of those vegan curry pasties at the Ogwen shop.

When Komoot suggested 10mph average I scoffed. Ended up barely doing that and was still absolutely done by the end. I'll be back in the summer and will head to the coast. I had planned to do Ffordd Pen Llech the day before after Stwlan, but had tyre issues so had to cut it short. I don't know how much fun it is beyond novelty value, though (Pen Llech, I mean, not Stwlan - that was unbelievably good).

https://www.strava.com/activities/7232547298

Pasties are ace in the shop .

I was pretty desperate by that point, could have really done with one. Looking forward to going back, I clocked that Ogwen road last time I was there with family. Glad I went back to ride it as it was definitely as good as it looked.

Aerobars are for trialethengers. Pls stop this nonsense

No doubt. A few weeks ago he did this one, a mix of mostly tarmac with a good bit of gravely roads mixed in.

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Yeah that doesn't sound much fun to me. Fair play to him though.

SS division

Dirty Kanza/Unbound controversy opens a new front?

i am already anxious about the blog post

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Is one of these Andy Critchlow, honestly can't tell.

Thanks, will pass it onto him

I thought that the acknowledged term was triantelopes?

No worries. I am facing the same dilemma, have the fork sitting here and yet to fit it, but I am only 2.5 mm over with my current set up on the Wolverine. I think loosing that little of a spacer probably doesn't result in a noticeable geo change.

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With the money spent on this monstrosity, a full custom e-bike with the fitting geometry would have been a much better option

With Spyres! Brave lads.