Kudos for 10th place, but MEGA kudos for being just under 6 minutes off 1st place. That is a huge achievement given the insane average speeds! Hats off to ya!
Your videos, from the very beginning, are about educating other riders. So your chit chat about tires and the results from wind tunnel testing fit perfectly with your well established philosophy. Keep it up, this information is what makes your channel so popular.
Your Top 10 finish and Lachlans win have made Unbound 2024 an absolute classic. Gravel vibes high from this one. Congrats, amazing. And thank you for still sharing everything, inspiring for many of us.
One reason why your race recaps are so popular is that you're excellent at telling a compelling story. On a cellular and instinctual level humans absolutely love a good story. Its why we can't wait to hear how you finished 17th. Great job on so many levels
The level of competition in Unbound is so much higher than 5-8 years ago. As a 50+ master I was at the very front of the race at 1.5hrs in 2017. Thats a distant dream now. To earn a 10th in this field is a quantum improvement and just huge result. Very nice ride.🎉
Please don't shut up about tires!! Loved this year's race and agree you should be SOOO proud of your race. Unbelievably cool!! Congrats and good luck with the rest of the year!
Congratulations, insane result. People underestimate the effort that went into this kind of race result. The training, the mechanical preparation, the nutrition, the tactics, the team coordination and of course the mental strength to hold the power and withhold the physical strain on the body for that long. Really happy to see that all of that effort awarded you with a phenomenal placement in this notorious race. 🔥
Proud of my parasocial friend! Been following your progression for ages and love how you've been able to maximize yourself, both from a training perspective as well as an equipment one. It's quite inspiring and I hope that you continue to improve and achieve awesome results!
To me this continues to be entertaining content. Hopefully one day people will have drones and ear pieces to communicate with coaches. Not that I wanna see the Tour de France style bike riding but if Dylan had at least two other guys that would do work for him he would be a contender for 1st next year. That being said I’d love to see some more fluidly in the feed zones. Sofia’s viral pit stop last year was spot on how it should be. Stay hungry Dylan, I believe you’ll be on the podium next year. Your gear was exactly what was needed and knowing the course from this year will make a huge difference.
Dude, I was really stoked for you when I saw the results sheet! You trully earned that! And as Francis said in the wild ones podcast, you're largely responsible for the shape gravel racing is taking. Cheers from Brazil!
If I’ve ever seen a course that calls for high-volume juggernaut tires and the Lauf fork, Unbound is it. It’s a way overkill setup for the dirt roads in my region, but Unbound has always come across as an outlier, which requires special measures. Now that the genie is out of the bottle, I look forward to seeing riders puzzle setup more than ever on more polarized elevation courses.
I can’t believe how happy I am for you. I’ve been following you for a while and really enjoying your videos and also a big believer in big tires and now you do this! Thank you. I will be forwarding your video to all my moronic friends who insist 38 gravel tires.
Totally agree with you Dylan, Mtb tyres in size 2.00 to 2.2 are ideal. Hence I feel that a hardtail makes an ideal platform to build a great gravel racer. The only challenge is the chain ring size limitation. That however is a design problem that can be overcome as offset drivetrains have been done before and are the way forward for gravel . My 2p
If van der Poel shows up at unbound he's winning regardless of sub optimal equipment 😂 Great result Dylan so stoked for you. Cheers from New Zealand 🇳🇿
10th against a who's who of world tour riders is insane. Great ride. One of my favorite bike races of all time is Niki Terpstra winning Roubaix. Go watch that youtube then pat yourself on the back.
Dylan, firstly, Chapeau for the amazing race and top ten finish, seeing you at the end of the race under the tent with Lachlan and the others was so heart warming. Chris from Nero show “predicted “ you coming in 17th as usual, I’m getting my popcorn ready for their next show when they will inevitably have a wee chat about this race and how optimized yours and all the other bikes were for this race.
Many congratulations on a splendid ride. By the sound of this we should be either getting mountain bike gravel bike tyres. Or converting our existing mountain bike to drop handlebars 😃
Sure, the finish position was a real breakthrough and monumental. I get it. But what I appreciate as a long-time racer is how Dylan kept thinking AND acting to win and advance, how to bridge with Beers, how to get away from his group at the end, etc. Would have been easy to just settle or sit on. To have Greg Van Avermaet chase you and out-sprint you, well, that’s because you went for the podium when it mattered. Which a perennial 17th isn’t supposed to do. Love the attitude. Love the strategy. Just a superior effort all the way around. Much respect. 🫡 ✊
For almost all racers, some sprint training wouldn't go astray, look at the difference in leg speed between GVA and DJ. When I was racing seriously, I took Greg Lemonds advice, do sprints twice a week, all year round. I can recall many times it paid off.
@@gregmorrison7320 Dylan is a serious coach as well as a professional cyclist. I’m sure he knows how to train for sprint speed. But just like all specialties, some have inherent genetic qualities and some don’t. When testing the US National Road Team at the OTC, the difference in vertical leap (a good analogue for sprinting, explosive power) was 15”. That’s huge! Some had hops, some didn’t, and that simple test confirmed what we knew about those cyclists in terms of sprinting. (FWIW, the difference between the least and our track match sprinters was 30”.) Sprint training helps, of course, but Dylan was being objective about his chances in that case and like a beast, he actually went for it at a time when it best suited his lack of top-end speed. I believe his last-ditch move also got him a better placing, that is, not last in that group. I’m totally with him on that. And FWIW, sprint adaptations are quick to build and quick to abate. So sprinting in the off season has almost no effect on racing unless you’re doing some serious technique work with a coach to improve your ability to generate explosive power. Doing sprint work all the time just means you reach a plateau and stay there. Virtually everything in training has opportunity costs. I think Dylan did just fine but to your point, it would be interesting to hear how much actual sprint training he did going into Unbound. ☮️
I liked your move to pour water on yourself throughout. That’s the first time I’ve ever heard someone acknowledge how much power is lost when your body is using energy to cool itself.
Excellent. We've been waiting to watch your recap, explanation, and indepth assessment of your day. Truly the highlight of the event for those of us not present. PS - Congratulations on your result!
Man! When you get BHD to compliment you, you’ve arrived. Congratulations, Dylan. I can’t wait for your training video. I’ve been cycling for more years than you are old, yet you, young man, inspire me!
Yes!! Ah man, i was excited in the lead-up to this race, and was stoked to hear that the nerdy obsession bore such wonderful fruit. Congratulations man. Also i love the way the bike looks. Can't wait to see when the competition step their game up next year!
Amazing congratulations for yout top 10 finish and your fastest time! Crazy how much that race evolved. I haven't ridden the ubound or any US gravel race since I live in Germany. But I enjoy my 2.2" tires on my 3T for quite a while. Since I changed, I rarely had a puncture, and due to more dampening, I feel less fatigued even after 8 hour rides. Congrats again and hopefully we see another 7 place improvement for your next edition.
Mann, I'm so happy for you......Been following all of your Unbounds and other content, and this was a definite major breakthrough for you. You deserve it and I think you finally figured a few things out........
@@Emolokz Backwards Hat Dylan. As a character he use to represent an all encompassing "that guy" of cycling. But because actual Dylan is such a deep nerd, whom we love and come to this channel for, sometimes BHD brings us back to reality. On top of that, BHD helps us realize that we are all both nerdy about the sport and more of "that guy" than we'd like to admit.
This is a great video, of course I am biased since I like all your videos. Your struggle and perseverance inspire me, and likely many others. This is why I like this video a lot. There is always someone who could achieve a lot with talent alone. But you do it with efforts, dedication, and more importantly, a research mind. I appreciate people like you much more than those with talent only.
Most anticipated video 2024
Not gonna lie, I've never seen Dylan genuinely smile that much until that post race interview. Proud of you dude!
His smile on face full of dirt looks shining 🙃 probably the best makeup ever
Such a gem he is!
Same! I noticed true happiness, so wholesome
Honey wake up, Dylan is talking about unbound, hurry 😂😂
Dammit. You took my glory. lol. Bravo.
Could not resist, lol 😂🤣! Best comment ever!
real. all my homies love dylan johnson.
This comment was my entire week.
Honey, put the kids to bed early, Dylan’s video is out.
It's extremely nice, that you converts miles and F to kms and C. You earn millions of karma points!
Royale with cheese!
Much appreciated from straya
Can you convert millions of karma points to imperial and metric units for me? 😂
@@alpsalish I think ft-lbs and Newtons?
No
Kudos for 10th place, but MEGA kudos for being just under 6 minutes off 1st place. That is a huge achievement given the insane average speeds!
Hats off to ya!
1 minute 14 seconds from 3rd place
Yeah! Very nice ride! 🤩
@@genegade They were not the only ones ;-)
I came for the backwards hat Dylan commentary and I am beyond satisfied.
Congrats on the killer result.
Yeah! His comment about 10th place almost made cry out of fun! 😀
I thought I was the only one... LOL
Great recovery ride
Your videos, from the very beginning, are about educating other riders. So your chit chat about tires and the results from wind tunnel testing fit perfectly with your well established philosophy. Keep it up, this information is what makes your channel so popular.
To be fair absolutely NOBODY would complain about a hour and a half video
Yeah... I was actually hoping for it... or multiple videos to avoid the wait of the next one...
Backwards hat Dylan been silenced was a moment!
If Dylan ever podiums Unbound, BHD will disappear forever.
@@rlm4471 That or after taking his meds :P
He couldn’t have done it without the performance enhancing products BHD supplied him with.
@@MattThomas08 quiet. dont tell the other riders about it....
A great moment for sure
Your Top 10 finish and Lachlans win have made Unbound 2024 an absolute classic. Gravel vibes high from this one. Congrats, amazing. And thank you for still sharing everything, inspiring for many of us.
Can't comprehend a 200 mile gravel ride in under 10-hours. Just insane. Congrats on a Top 10 result!
Dylan, you're a REAL PRO! Don't forget that. Congratulations on your finish. Enough said.
One reason why your race recaps are so popular is that you're excellent at telling a compelling story. On a cellular and instinctual level humans absolutely love a good story. Its why we can't wait to hear how you finished 17th. Great job on so many levels
I saw a guy getting pipped at the line and then i was like "wait a second.... thats Dylan!"
Congrats man. HUGE! 🎉
A top 10 finish among world-class racers places you as a worlds best cyclist. Dylan, you are awesome! 👏 👏👏
crazy to see a youtuber in the top 10 at unbound.
awesome to see dylan!! nice work!
Dylan is a cyclist way before UA-camr 😂
@@MaxRothFitness that’s the joke 🤣
@@MaxRothFitness whoosh.... lol
Better coverage of how the men's race played out than lifetime provided! Congrats Dylan - you're the people's champ 🎉
The constant shade on Payson mustache here is willlld hahaha
He's jealous he can't get the marginal gains from growing his own gravel 'stache
well maybe Stetina, I think it's both.
The level of competition in Unbound is so much higher than 5-8 years ago. As a 50+ master I was at the very front of the race at 1.5hrs in 2017. Thats a distant dream now. To earn a 10th in this field is a quantum improvement and just huge result. Very nice ride.🎉
Looks like aero cables didn't matter in the end. Great result, insane effort.
When I found out about Dylan's result, a single tear of joy rolled down my cheek. Then I got hold of myself. True story🤣
“I am so happy, it’s unbelievable” 😐 what a demonstration on human emotion
283W NP for 9 hours is wild Lol. Good work bro!
Seeing backwards hat Dylan shoot a genuine compliment on the quality of the ride… emotional stuff 🥳
Please don't shut up about tires!! Loved this year's race and agree you should be SOOO proud of your race. Unbelievably cool!! Congrats and good luck with the rest of the year!
Congratulations, insane result. People underestimate the effort that went into this kind of race result. The training, the mechanical preparation, the nutrition, the tactics, the team coordination and of course the mental strength to hold the power and withhold the physical strain on the body for that long. Really happy to see that all of that effort awarded you with a phenomenal placement in this notorious race.
🔥
0:36, well played.
congrats on the placing, I'd be ecstatic too.
Proud of my parasocial friend! Been following your progression for ages and love how you've been able to maximize yourself, both from a training perspective as well as an equipment one. It's quite inspiring and I hope that you continue to improve and achieve awesome results!
Entire video builds until Dylan says, "I know I don't have a great sprint so....." lol. Great result, super happy for you!
I did Unbound in 2021 on a hardtail mountain bike, which made it a piece of cake from a technical standpoint. No flat tires, no other problems.
Dylan. You just leveled up.
"I hate seeing the win go up the road" This is it, the honest truth and I love it. you are smart, calculated but deep down you are 100% a racer
Finally backwards hat Dylan is put in his place by a great result from regular sized Dylan 👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks for bringing us along! We couldn't be happier for you!
Dylan, marginal gains…big time result. Congrats you’ve earned the results.
Is that Zapata Espinoza of Mountain Bike Action fame supporting at the pit? Legend.
i noticed that too. Love that man!
To me this continues to be entertaining content. Hopefully one day people will have drones and ear pieces to communicate with coaches. Not that I wanna see the Tour de France style bike riding but if Dylan had at least two other guys that would do work for him he would be a contender for 1st next year. That being said I’d love to see some more fluidly in the feed zones. Sofia’s viral pit stop last year was spot on how it should be. Stay hungry Dylan, I believe you’ll be on the podium next year. Your gear was exactly what was needed and knowing the course from this year will make a huge difference.
That’s an incredible ride. Amazing. Racing with GVA at the finish line is mega. 6 minutes off the win. Holy moly.
Hell yeah, Dylan! Never stop talking tires though
Dude, I was really stoked for you when I saw the results sheet! You trully earned that! And as Francis said in the wild ones podcast, you're largely responsible for the shape gravel racing is taking. Cheers from Brazil!
Chapeau Dylan 💪🦵🦵💪
Truly a very nice ride. Congrats on the amazing result!
If I’ve ever seen a course that calls for high-volume juggernaut tires and the Lauf fork, Unbound is it. It’s a way overkill setup for the dirt roads in my region, but Unbound has always come across as an outlier, which requires special measures. Now that the genie is out of the bottle, I look forward to seeing riders puzzle setup more than ever on more polarized elevation courses.
I can’t believe how happy I am for you. I’ve been following you for a while and really enjoying your videos and also a big believer in big tires and now you do this! Thank you. I will be forwarding your video to all my moronic friends who insist 38 gravel tires.
Dude you are the Equivalent to the Engineering Explained but for bikes!!! Love the content !!!
Well done, dude. Impressive as hell.
Totally agree with you Dylan, Mtb tyres in size 2.00 to 2.2 are ideal. Hence I feel that a hardtail makes an ideal platform to build a great gravel racer. The only challenge is the chain ring size limitation. That however is a design problem that can be overcome as offset drivetrains have been done before and are the way forward for gravel . My 2p
Stoked on your ride. You mixed it up with the greats!
If van der Poel shows up at unbound he's winning regardless of sub optimal equipment 😂
Great result Dylan so stoked for you.
Cheers from New Zealand 🇳🇿
The anticipation was REAL - great ride Dylan, stoked to have you sharing it all 👏
10th against a who's who of world tour riders is insane. Great ride. One of my favorite bike races of all time is Niki Terpstra winning Roubaix. Go watch that youtube then pat yourself on the back.
Dylan, firstly, Chapeau for the amazing race and top ten finish, seeing you at the end of the race under the tent with Lachlan and the others was so heart warming. Chris from Nero show “predicted “ you coming in 17th as usual, I’m getting my popcorn ready for their next show when they will inevitably have a wee chat about this race and how optimized yours and all the other bikes were for this race.
Followed your channel for about 4 years, you are killing it Dude, 21+mph for 200 gravel miles!🎉🎉🎉
Backwards Hat D explains the gravel rider mentality better than anyone I've ever heard!
Many congratulations on a splendid ride. By the sound of this we should be either getting mountain bike gravel bike tyres. Or converting our existing mountain bike to drop handlebars 😃
i was literaly waiting for this video, congrats for the result!!!!!
I was happy I listen to you about race king mtn bike tires , never did I wish I had 38mm
I live for these (and tires)
Sure, the finish position was a real breakthrough and monumental. I get it. But what I appreciate as a long-time racer is how Dylan kept thinking AND acting to win and advance, how to bridge with Beers, how to get away from his group at the end, etc. Would have been easy to just settle or sit on. To have Greg Van Avermaet chase you and out-sprint you, well, that’s because you went for the podium when it mattered. Which a perennial 17th isn’t supposed to do. Love the attitude. Love the strategy. Just a superior effort all the way around. Much respect. 🫡 ✊
For almost all racers, some sprint training wouldn't go astray, look at the difference in leg speed between GVA and DJ. When I was racing seriously, I took Greg Lemonds advice, do sprints twice a week, all year round. I can recall many times it paid off.
@@gregmorrison7320 Dylan is a serious coach as well as a professional cyclist. I’m sure he knows how to train for sprint speed. But just like all specialties, some have inherent genetic qualities and some don’t. When testing the US National Road Team at the OTC, the difference in vertical leap (a good analogue for sprinting, explosive power) was 15”. That’s huge! Some had hops, some didn’t, and that simple test confirmed what we knew about those cyclists in terms of sprinting. (FWIW, the difference between the least and our track match sprinters was 30”.) Sprint training helps, of course, but Dylan was being objective about his chances in that case and like a beast, he actually went for it at a time when it best suited his lack of top-end speed. I believe his last-ditch move also got him a better placing, that is, not last in that group. I’m totally with him on that. And FWIW, sprint adaptations are quick to build and quick to abate. So sprinting in the off season has almost no effect on racing unless you’re doing some serious technique work with a coach to improve your ability to generate explosive power. Doing sprint work all the time just means you reach a plateau and stay there. Virtually everything in training has opportunity costs. I think Dylan did just fine but to your point, it would be interesting to hear how much actual sprint training he did going into Unbound. ☮️
Dylan’s videos have come a long way from the days he used to discuss research paper 😂❤😊
Congrats man! You're ELITE
Amazing performance. How many of us will want have that performance. Just Felicitaciones!
Your social media followers are proud of you, Dylan. Congratulations.
F’ing AWESOME! Way to go Dylan. Very proud of you, crap always happens & you did super. Hope gravel keeps is roots, you are part of 5he legend.
Couldn't wait for this to be posted - it didn't disappoint either 🙂
the amount of applied learnings is very impressive. congratulations on the result. 👏
Now it’s Mr. 10! Top 10 baby! Woot!
Man i'm really happy for ypu. The way you push your limits is truly inspiring
“I attacked … but was caught by GVA” Mic drop 🎉🎉🎉
Never before have I been waiting this much for a video to drop.
Great result! Awesome!
"even worse than road" I think you mean even better! Huge congrats, Dylan!
Happy for you result!!!!👍👍
I liked your move to pour water on yourself throughout.
That’s the first time I’ve ever heard someone acknowledge how much power is lost when your body is using energy to cool itself.
We are so proud of you Dylan, amazing work!
Backwards hat Dylan giving praise made my day lol.
Excellent. We've been waiting to watch your recap, explanation, and indepth assessment of your day. Truly the highlight of the event for those of us not present. PS - Congratulations on your result!
Man! When you get BHD to compliment you, you’ve arrived. Congratulations, Dylan. I can’t wait for your training video. I’ve been cycling for more years than you are old, yet you, young man, inspire me!
Congrats! Great ride and great video… also, some of us really appreciate the level of detail and thought you put into your bike setup.
Congratulations!!!
10th Place is huge. 2 1/2hrs faster from 2018 is huge accomplishment on its own. 👏 👏👏
Yes!!
Ah man, i was excited in the lead-up to this race, and was stoked to hear that the nerdy obsession bore such wonderful fruit. Congratulations man.
Also i love the way the bike looks. Can't wait to see when the competition step their game up next year!
Non-racer/casual rider who loves this channel for its insights and geekiness. So pleased with your Unbound results -- congratulations!
very nice ride!
Whatever people say about your bike setup, they've got to give credit where it's due: massive result and very well deserved. Congrats!
it had to happen !!
This was my first year. Did the 100. What an amazing group of riders. Congrats on top 10 finish!!!
Amazing congratulations for yout top 10 finish and your fastest time!
Crazy how much that race evolved.
I haven't ridden the ubound or any US gravel race since I live in Germany. But I enjoy my 2.2" tires on my 3T for quite a while. Since I changed, I rarely had a puncture, and due to more dampening, I feel less fatigued even after 8 hour rides.
Congrats again and hopefully we see another 7 place improvement for your next edition.
Congratulations on such an outstanding result. Both Lachlan's win and your Top Ten-couldn't have happened to two better men.
Mann, I'm so happy for you......Been following all of your Unbounds and other content, and this was a definite major breakthrough for you. You deserve it and I think you finally figured a few things out........
Dylan is absolutely beaming with elation in this video. Could even make backwards hat Dylan crack a smile!
Great fucking job man! Love your content, love your tuning and testing. Beast!!!
“Excuse muscle”! Brilliant.
Well deserved Dylan!! You put a tremendous amount of thought and effort put into this so a 10th place with this competition is amazing!!!
Dylan coming in clutch with a better race recap than Lifetime could put together 🎉
Waiting for this one. 😀
Most anticipated cycling video of 2024!
Congrats on top 10 DJ. Well deserved!
Unbelievable Dylan. What a great race. I can’t tell you how happy you’ve made all your Canadian fans.
Called out by BHD and you know he can't refute it. BHD has become my favorite cycling personality over the years.
I'm not in the know? BHD?
@@Emolokz Backwards Hat Dylan. As a character he use to represent an all encompassing "that guy" of cycling. But because actual Dylan is such a deep nerd, whom we love and come to this channel for, sometimes BHD brings us back to reality. On top of that, BHD helps us realize that we are all both nerdy about the sport and more of "that guy" than we'd like to admit.
@@SeraStaplz omg it's so obvious 🤣🤣🤣. I was so tired after work that I was like huhhhhh. 🤣🤣🤣
This is a great video, of course I am biased since I like all your videos. Your struggle and perseverance inspire me, and likely many others. This is why I like this video a lot. There is always someone who could achieve a lot with talent alone. But you do it with efforts, dedication, and more importantly, a research mind. I appreciate people like you much more than those with talent only.