Santa Vall Gravel stage 1 Hill Climb; Gravel Earth Series event one

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2 ай бұрын

Full race, with commentary and power, speed, heart rate, and grade data. This was the first race of my season, stage 1 of the three stage Santa Vall Gravel in Girona, Spain, which was the first round of the Gravel Earth Series. This race had a unique format. They called it a "prologue", but ran it as a mass start, which made for one of the more unique race experiences I can remember. 2 minutes of flat pavement, followed up ~3 miles straight up a super steep, rough dirt road climb.
Thanks to everyone that's commented and sent messages about our Mid South video next week. I'll publish stage 2 of this Santa Vall race using the same format in a few days. Give us your feedback and we'll keep trying to make these a little better throughout the year.
Podcast episodes with riders in this race:
Jasper Ockeloen and Ivar Slik: open.spotify.com/episode/0Osz...
Chad Haga: open.spotify.com/episode/6hYx...
Petr Vakoc: open.spotify.com/episode/5Gsu...

Пікірлер: 56

@justchill Ай бұрын

I need more! Thanks for sharing this. Having this perspective and commentary at the pointy end of the race is awesome!!

@seagulls4life12 Ай бұрын

As a cat 3 road racer and gravel enthusiast it’s awesome to see what the pros are up to in Europe. Keep the footage rolling. It’s crazy that you guys can hold 600+ watts for so long, I do like 900 for 5 seconds and instantly blow up

@travistej Ай бұрын

Cool to see a pro being so open about their power numbers in a race.

@COMOMTB Ай бұрын

Really enjoy this format Payson, keep these coming. Adding the power data is great. Us mere mortals enjoy seeing what you guys can do

@efraer Ай бұрын

Great riding and narrating, Payson. Really enjoyable!!

@lazlo2511 Ай бұрын

I reckon the editing has also improved. Can’t be easy sitting behind a laptop when you just done a few hours with a pro field! Hats off to Payson for taking us with.😃

@mehrzadmazhari3144 28 күн бұрын

your video is very informative with the stats on the left and your commentary. I just bought a gravel bike and am planning to go to some gravel events in the near future. thank you!

@EVOQBIKE Ай бұрын

savage "prologue" for sure! dear Lord who is driving this pace!? great video format Payson

@jamessheker6109 Ай бұрын

That was brilliantly done Payson ! Kudos to you!!

@supakidgalaxy Ай бұрын

Loving these style of video.

@davidparrott2090 Ай бұрын

loved the data overlay, great video

@Goodbarsix Ай бұрын

Please keep these coming! Great to watch anytime, but amazing on the trainer!

@Fedelia86 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the numbers, it really helps to understand what's going on (and to be f*ing impressed)

@lucneree2270 Ай бұрын

That's pretty exciting! Thanks for sharing those gems.- Speed, power, and hr data a big plus. Can we get a sponsor for those race vids to keep them coming all year long?

@barrowsworm1226 Ай бұрын

Sick effort Payson, I am not used to seeing something like this in gravel. Love recording style and narration, and look forward to more.

@alexben927 Ай бұрын

Looking forward to seeing a glimpse at the front on some of these races where Keegan is dominating

@PaysonMcElveen Ай бұрын

I’ll capture as much of that as I can 🫠

@doddforeman5703 Ай бұрын

It’s truly amazing how hard you guys can go!!!

@dustyhoods Ай бұрын

It's really close to an MTB race. Interesting to see what other races will look like.

@Cole_Paton Ай бұрын

Sheeesh NATHAN HAAS WITH THE MOVES !

@DDai-qd8uk Ай бұрын

Gnarly dude, keep up the epic stoke

@joe.laverick Ай бұрын

I ran out of talent with 250m to go. Vakoc do be a weapon.

@PaysonMcElveen Ай бұрын

He’s pretty good

@86309 Ай бұрын

love seeing the metrics!

@breaklessbeauty679 Ай бұрын

Great video!

@cyclingnerddelux698 Ай бұрын

Really enjoy this format and your positive commentary. Greets from Austria.

@cassiopeia151 Ай бұрын

mais por favor! Thanks, Payson!

@lazlo2511 Ай бұрын

Wow… that’s some crazy watts, guys are killing it. Nice to get some riding done outside your comfort zone, you will need it, come Worlds. Great course and it’s so cool to see you mixing it with these other talents. Stay upright and focus on positioning so you can save a few breaths. Appreciate the upload, I think it needs to be called “IRF” In Race Footage”.

@keatongiett8012 Ай бұрын

This format is awesome, I’d love to see these for the rest of the Grand Prix!

@antonlasy7501 Ай бұрын

You know what. I'm watching this and thinking, Man, you need to recover better before the UCI gravel race next Sunday. Damn this is intense, I literally sweaty just from watching. And. Finally that day has come when someone from top 10 filming and covering those races. Thanks a lot Payson!

@mickhurley7305 Ай бұрын

Wow you are such a nice guy, the way you talk with such respect about your competitors.

@haemstah Ай бұрын

I like your narrating style and the data graphics. Looking forward to upcoming races. All the best!

@matthewsmith6486 Ай бұрын

Great job! And I love the POV voice over.

@joeyvalentic4439 Ай бұрын

“Drops down to 400w, gives you some time for recovery” 🤣🤣🤣 insane bro

@0Tesh0 Ай бұрын

Cool additional context with the metrics on screen, nice touch!

@katherineedman4857 Ай бұрын

Really enjoying this narration, inspiring me to start racing :)

@ralphteten2474 Ай бұрын

Recovering ?!?…..you got jokes 😂. Rad effort my man. Appreciate your vids 🤘🏼

@birdbro1990 Ай бұрын

Thanks for posting

@hugovangent4594 Ай бұрын

just insane how fast you go up that climb, it took me a few more minutes. Happy with your Fizik Vento Argo saddle though, see you at Traka and thanks for sharing!

@vcletsgetit Ай бұрын

once again, great coverage

@davidbianic4350 Ай бұрын

loving the format

@jesserandall1819 Ай бұрын

Another great video, thanks for sharing it!

@claytonious_johnson Ай бұрын

Another great race video. And BTW, your Midsouth video is 100% better than Drew's. Keep being better than him in every way imaginable.

@Mugochap Ай бұрын

Watts per mph ratio on those steep sections…. Dude. Impressive. Yes I know that’s not a real ‘metric’ but just had to call it out because of how crazy it was. 😂

@PaysonMcElveen Ай бұрын

ya, this climb was super gnarly

@garrettturbett593 Ай бұрын

Interesting observation regarding the closeness of racing in Europe. Perhaps that comes from racing crits on very tight courses from a young age. Or maybe it’s just a style. Sort of similar to how they drive in Europe 😁