First year GRAVEL RACING - What I learned.

In 2023 I did my first full season of gravel racing. With no background in bike racing I had a lot to learn and I did learn a lot.
In this video I'll share what i learn from my first year racing gravel.

Please share what you have learned from racing gravel, so we can help each other become smarter and better gravel racers.

Gravel racing is a thrill. There's nothing like racing on gravel with dust in the air and rocks flying left and right. But if you haven't raced gravel before there's a lot to learn.

In this video I'll talk about why training on gravel is key for faster gravel racing, gravel bike, tires for gravel racing, using a hydration pack ect. to be more self-sufficient, the right equipment for gravel racing and listing to people smarter than you and about being aware of the physical requirements for gravel racing and training according to them.

Last year I did lots of gravel races. From small local races to an UCI gravel race - the gravel onefifty in the Nederlands. All the things I've learned from racing gravel in 2023 I'll share in this video.

In this video you'll get tips for gravel racing, so you hopefully don't have to make the same mistakes I did.

00:00 - intro
00:38 - My first gravel race
01:00 - Lesson 1, Train on gravel
03:17 - Lesson 2, Tires for gravel racing
04:49 - Lesson 3, What I learned at the gravel onefifty
07:14 - Lesson 4, Using the right equipment for gravel racing
08:52 - Lesson 5, The right training for gravel racing

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