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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News - Gravel Union Recommended Events 2024
Each year we try and showcase a small collection of events which we think are worthy of your attention. The Gravel Union Recommended events have been chosen by us to represent the full gamut of gravel and bikepacking events and festivals. This year’s collection features everything from a weeklong gravel festival on a sun-kissed Mediterranean island to “champagne’ gravel riding in Scandinavia to a winter exploration of little-known natural parks in Catalunya.
The Gear - Inspired by the landscape Part 2
Back in 2022, we published a great story about how the colours and forms of the landscape of his beloved Costa Brava, was the inspiration behind the design of Timo Rokitta's custom custom-painted gravel bike. He developed such a good relationship with the owner of the paint company, that there was only one destination for him when he wanted to get a different bike resprayed. Timo gave us the background to his latest amazing-looking bike build.e.
#filmfriday - Iron Gravel
Wednesday night in the UK was the coldest so far this winter and the temperature outside the Gravel Union HQ dropped to -10 C. So we're sitting here, a few hours later with everything still frozen solid outside, watching an event film where all the riders are boiling their brains out in the Spanish sunshine. Somehow it makes us feel slightly warmer and it definitely makes us wish for the arrival of summer. If you need a bit of gravelly warmth in your life, you'll love today's #filmfriday offering.
Gravel Dad
Instead of bikes hanging on the wall, the living room is now characterised by kid's toys. For Shimano Gravel Alliance rider Erwin Sikkens, life changed the day he bumped into his smiling girlfriend, holding a positive pregnancy test in her hand. They say the rest is history, but what have the first 12 months actually been like?
Andrea Lodder - Finding the balance when gravel riding is both your hobby and your profession...
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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