Unbound Gravel 2024 - The Biggest Gravel Race in the World!
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- Here's a look into my first go at Unbound Gravel, racing the elite men's 200 mile race. This was the hands down the HIGHEST level of competition I've ever raced with. About 135 riders started the professional race, and the fight for position in the pack was crucial going into each minimum maintenance road! I executed my stategy of going into each sector towards the front nearly perfect for the first 100 miles. Part way through the Little Egypt sector, my heart sank as air hissed out of my rear tire.
I was able to get my tire to seal within a minute, but the group was gone. I put my head down and chased my heart out, coming in for 29th place with a time of 9 hours and 31 minutes!
All in all, I am going to call this a successful first go and celebrate the achievement of placing top 30 at such a prestegious race! But as you know, I plan to come but next year hungry for more!
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0:00 intro
4:40 Made it to Kansas!
8:27 Bike Setup
13:55 RACE START
17:45 First Sector
20:08 Eskridge & Divide Rd
25:15 Fight for Christy Rd
27:07 Aid Station 1 and MUD
32:04 Battle for Little Egypt Rd
34:36 Chasing Back from a Flat
38:26 Petr Vakoc
40:54 Aid Station 2
42:59 Sprint Finish - Спорт
29th is very impressive still. It's absolutely bonkers, how fast the pace was this year. Last year was just over 10 hours, and this year, 61 riders were under the 10 hour mark. To think that you went 35 minutes faster than last years 1st place finish time, and got 29th, is hard to wrap my head around. Fantastic video, Joe! You did a great job! Thanks for sharing it with us. Take care!
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it! I think as the level of competition continues to explode, combined with some of the top guys having teammates, I believe it will continue to get faster!
Last year's course was longer and had the mud section(s) ... not to take away from Joe's awesome race! I was hitting Little Egypt right around when he was finishing.
Thats insane!!
Great job Joe..Fantastic placing..Kudo's to your wife and crew.. and Roxy too!
Thank you! I do have an amazing wife and crew!
Outstanding result, Joe! You were flying. Even after the race it looked like you had just completed a 50-miler. You looked fresh and strong!
Impressive finish for sure. I’ve been watching your videos as trainer encouragement and as vicarious memories. Headed to Vernal this weekend taking on 100 miles of gravel at 65. I know I won’t ever be as fast as you but your helping be to not get slower!
Congrats on your finish! Strong ride! I don't give 47mins of my time for a lot of videos but this one was worth it. Great job!
Congratulations on finishing in the top 30. Truly awe inspiring. Awesome video. It gives you a deep perspective into the race. Congrats again.
I love Roxy videos with a little bike racing on the side! Excellent camera work and race insight commentary, as always. Bummer on the flat, but you definitely belong among the best out there. Big props to your first-class pit crew. Keep it up, Joe!
Haha she is the star of the show! Thanks Eric!
Over 21mph over 200 miles on gravel is super!! Really enjoyed your video!
Absolutely crazy race! Outstanding job, Joe!
Thanks again Team Goettl for letting us live the dream vicariously through your passionate pursuits!
You’re very welcome and thanks so much for watching and your continued support!
Great coverage and well presented prep, travel, pre-ride, family & friends, RACE DAY, and wrap-up. Really enjoyed the tight elbow-to-elbow footage! Looking forward to your next one.
What can I say...inspirational stuff! Exceptional result, be proud.....excellent production too, really well narrated, modest, incitefull and informative....here is too your next adventure and triumph! And a great job by your wife and father in law, my partner is similiar, unwavering support when its most needed !
Great race. Sorry about the flat. But still a great result 29th. If it wasn't for the flat, probably top 10 the way you sprint at the end. Congrats again. One more thing, a small battery pack and usb cable attached to the frame could help with the gopro battery life. Keep the good video. Love the music.
CONGRATS - Great result in a VERY stacked field........You have paid Your dues, Trained hard & done all the homework - You definitely earned it. Enjoyed the Video journey😎 Thanks to You & Kendra.
Hey J! I been waiting for this upload for days…. Great footage and superb content and race insight! You were on the pace, and in great company. I mean this field was stacked. It’s such a pity you got a flat at the most possible worst time, but that’s racing man. I think this is possibly your best performance without any issues from a health perspective and I think just reapply this same strategy and preparation and you will get that elusive result! You’ve gained a lot from this experience and look forward to your next adventure. Peace.🤛🏻
Truly an epic race! Very cool to see so much of the lead up and behind the scenes, as well as the in-race highlights. Fantastic result, and keep up the good work, Goettls!
Epic indeed! Thanks Jake!
Thanks for sharing your race experience, congratulations in finishing the race.
This race is like a boxing match
Great vid and strong finish! Love the music choices - so much better than 99% of other gravel vids
Such a great video to see how the elite pack does it
Nice job on the racing and the race video! Too be on Mohoric’s wheel turning into that rough section was too cool!!
Too bad you flatted….. wanted to see you top 10 . Great race and content. Thank you we enjoyed it !!!!!!!!! 🎉
Wow, well done, great coverage and very humble.
Great video as always. Like being in the race! Good job. Thanks for sharing!
Ride on bro!
Amazing footage - a real
insight into the race at the pointy end 👍
Great job!!
Your videos rock!
Outstanding video... and race result!
Great race, excellent video, loved all the commentary. Well done
amazing content as always Joe
Great video!
Nice Job!
Thank you for posting your race. It was great to hear your insights and see what it was like. I am curious what kind of gopro mount do you use, and what do the different race number colors mean?
Yours is the best in-race footage of Unbound. I have conducted an unofficial survey of all the post-event footage. What a retired guy has time to do.
I suggest you do a post-production edit of just those segments that vividly showcase the different sections of the race, such as the challenging uphill climbs and the thrilling downhill descents while the athlete bounces around. His navigation of the muddy sections is riveting. Then, provide the edit to the promoter and overall race series folks and to your main sponsors for posting to their websites.
No mentions are needed about how the athlete finished; just let the action tell the story.
Include the one section where the winner dressed in pink zooms up the side on the left as you need to give him credit for winning.
You have classic, to-die-for footage of what it feels like to be bounced around on that course. Use it for everything it is worth. Thanks for the wonderful video.
I am now going to watch it again. With appreciation, Darl DeVault
great video and great race, how did the trek perform?
Bike was flawless! Just the flat but that’s not the bikes fault. I actually really liked the drivetrain for this race with the gears closer together! But that new red 13 speed is going to be the ticket!
If you do get the current red explr, just make sure you get a chain keeper! I have not had a single drop or issue this year with that!
Was that a little chain tool in your kit in the frame? Which one is it?
Yeah I took apart this bontrager multi tool and just brought the chain keeper part as I already had a specific multi tool that goes in a purpose built spot inside the checkpoints downtube storage: www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/equipment/bike-accessories/bike-tools-maintenance/bike-tools/tools-for-your-ride/bontrager-pro-multi-tool/p/32853/
Great video coverage. I felt as if I was riding with you as you told your story. I am racing most of this course this Saturday at the Rock Ridge Gravel Race that Starts in Alma, KS. It will be just as tough terrain but 75 miles. I thinking of run the Perilli RC rather than the H tires for more grip and additional puncture protection. The RCs are definitely slower on pavement but think will give more confidence on the course. What sealant did you have in your tires?
Thank you!
I’d say that’s a good call! The H’s can take a beating but unbound is a different beast! I’m thinking about running the rc’s at big sugar as well!
Ive always just ran regular Stan’s sealant but I’m thinking about giving orange seal or the silica stuff a try! I think Paige Onweller tested a few in her unbound prep UA-cam video and found a pretty good sealant!
The design of those shorts show bad 😂
pro tip. lose the music.