Gravel Union Talks is a podcast series full of inspiring stories, news and events from the world of gravel biking. Each month hosts Carlo and Olly will be chatting with guests who are passionate about riding off the beaten track… adventure riding, bike packing and gravel racing.
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Gravel Inspiration - Gravel riding with a legend
There are not many sports where you can even get close to a superstar and former world champion, let alone spend an entire day riding with them, but on his recent adventure to take part in the TransCordilleras bikepacking rally, that’s exactly what happened for Jorge Padrones. He got to spend a day racing with former road race world champion Annemiek Van Vleuten who, after retiring from racing on the road, has taken up gravel riding. Would he be able to keep up? Would he be too star-struck to communicate with her? Read on to find out how he got on.
Armchair Adventure - Classics Story
At this time of year, many gravel riding fans probably spend a good chunk of time watching the different races that form part of the Spring Classics season on the TV. Although there isn’t a direct link between a love of bikepacking or adventure riding and a love of pavé, a lot of the principles are the same – riding an inappropriate bike on a surface that it’s not really designed for and having a lot of fun in the process. There’s a big difference though between watching it on TV and actually doing it in real life though. And an even bigger difference between riding one of the Spring Classics events and riding all of them, non-stop, over the course of just over 80 hours. That’s exactly what Jesko von Werthern did back in 2022 and we caught up with him to get the inside story.
News - Rebound 2024
Can you imagine a gravel event with 100,000 participants where the target for the combined total distance ridden is 10 million miles? That's what the organisers of Rebound 2024 hope to pull off this year and if they succeed, it will be the world's biggest gravel event. To find out how to join in the fun,
Gravel parents Carly and Erwin on balancing being a mum & dad and gravel riding
Grinduro - putting the purple into gravel events
Iris Slappendel on the women's peloton, gravel riding, activism, clothing design, reporting and more
Gravel Guide Francis King on the pros and cons of the ultimate dream job
John Timmermans on Land van Grind en Zand (Northern Limburg), Scotland and gravelling social media
Shimano's Rob Busser on GRX 12 speed - Unbeatable, Undroppable, Unstoppable
Adventurer Lee Craigie on doing things differently.
Racing, recons and results - how pro athlete Heather Jackson made the switch from Ironman Triathlon to racing on gravel
Saoirse Pottie with advice and tips on how to try out bikepacking for the first time.
Gravel Earth Series with Carla Playà
Gravel Racing with Erwin Vervecken: UCI Gravel World Series, qualifiers for UCI World Championship
Inspiring Gravel Adventures across the globe by FatPigeon (Video Professionals)
Gravelly "Fastest Known Times" (FKT) with Reese Ruland
Ultra Distance Scholarship with Alison & Taylor and Wild Wales
Ultra-distance gravel adventures with Sofiane Sehili and Annelore on the legendary Flanders Gravel Series
Route planning with Katherine Moore from komoot and Scandinavia's Nordic Gravel
Inside GRX development with Shimano's Sander Kuik and Rwanda Beyond
Henna's Winter Gravel Top Tips and Scotland's Pride Dukes Weekender
Gravel racing - UCI World Gravel Series, LtD, gravel rainbow jersey and the North London Dirt
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