UCI Gran Fondo: The Race You Didn't Know Exists | NERO Show Ep. 101

Today's episode is presented by PILLAR PERFORMANCE
Check out pillarperformance.shop and use code NERO at checkout for 15% off

We rode Amy's Gran Fondo this weekend, qualify for the UCI Gran Fondo world championships. But we wanted to deep dive into gran fondos in 2024. They are most popular road cycling events we have, but are we doing them right?

Plenty of gear chat from what we saw as well as an adhoc Tavelo vs Cervelo debate. Finally 5 tips to make your road bike descending even better.

Chapters
00:00 intro
00:30 Qualifying For UCI Gran Fondo World Champs
12:51 What's Happening To GF Courses?
21:01 Has The UCI Stuffed Up Gran Fondos?
24:35 What Did Other Riders Think?
33:58 How Much Did It Cost?
37:51 Was It Worth It?
46:21 Gear Chat From The Weekend
55:53 Tavelo vs Cervelo
1:10:01 New S5 Expectations
1:15:33 YouTube Round Up
1:19:18 5 Tips To Better Descending

Footage courtesy of
‪@FreshCrits‬
‪@TheCyclingTattooist‬
‪@JordanWatkinsRacing‬
‪@AmysGranFondo2024‬

Grab a Nero Kit: https://nero-club.myshopify.com

SUBSCRIBE On Youtube: http://bit.ly/2gMWc1t

The Nero Show is available on your favourite Podcast platform

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/0UEODvA...

Amazon:
https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/285...

Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...|-unfiltered-cycling-podcast/id1659229051
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
INSTAGRAM: @chrismiller27 @nerocontinental
TWITTER: @chrismiller @nerocontinental
STRAVA:   / strava  
Check Out Jesse's Coaching: https://www.nero.club/coaching