When a ROAD CYCLING WORLD CHAMPION shows up to a GRAVEL RACE: Ranxo 2023

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My experience at the UCI Gravel World Series gravel race, Hutchinson Ranxo, in Ponts, Catalunya, Spain. Among the competition were 2018 road World Champion, Alejandro Valverde and current Movistar WorldTour pro cyclist, Ivan Garcia Cortina.
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00:00 Intro
00:45 About the Ranxo
02:47 BMC race bike
04:18 Race day
05:42 KM1
10:23 Post-race thoughts
11:53 How the race unfolded
12:54 WorldTour cyclist power output
16:37 Feed zones
18:25 Disappointment
19:50 What I learned
This race was a qualifying round for the UCI Gravel World Championships happening in Veneto, Italy at the start of October. Last year gravel World Champs was dominated by Alpecin-Deceuninck team rider Gianni Vermeersch, along with Daniel Oss, Mathiew Van Der Poel, Peter Sagan, Greg Van Avermaet, Magnus Cort-Nielsen, Piotr Havik, Alessandro De Marchi, Nathan Haas and Lachlan Morton. The women's race was won by Pauline Ferrand-Privot, Sara Mazzorana and Chiara Ciuffini. The Hutchinson Ranxo featured more than 800 male and female riders across three different race distances, including multiple road, gravel and mountain bike professional cyclists who live in Girona, Catalunya, Andorra and France.

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@MP-th4nx 11 ай бұрын

Great video Tristan and congratulations on your effort. We can't always finish where we want, but as long as you leave your all on the road/gravel then you can't ask anymore of yourself ... That's a win in my books ... very well done (fellow Aussie)

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

Thanks man 🙏🏼 Definitely left it all out there and it also leaves me hungry to go better next time. Glad you enjoyed the episode!

@emilioc700 11 ай бұрын

Gravel racing is absolutely it's own discipline. Lots to learn. Looking forward to see how you implement what you learned in the next one.

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely. It’s interesting how steep the learning curve is every time I race. Can’t say I’m excited for the next one (yet) but I’ll give it my best crack 😆

@Mr229357 11 ай бұрын

A nice day on the bike. You can't win every day. Well done 🙂👍👍

@beecoal 11 ай бұрын

Nailed the learnings and opportunities. Went through the exact same ones my first few races - it's so hard to wrap your mind around emptying the tank the opening 10K (of a long race), and then letting the "actual race" begin. You'll do better on the next one. Cheers.

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, that’s exactly it. Knowing you’ve got 5 hours of racing ahead and needing to pull out a max effort at the start to make the front split. Big learning curve but one that has to be experienced to be in a better position for the next one. Thanks man 🙏🏼

@nassimaoudia3833 11 ай бұрын

Tristan, you are a gentleman. Thanks for all the tips

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

My pleasure mate 🙏🏼

@barryharvey239 11 ай бұрын

Great vid Tristan. I did the Limburg gravel race, and my biggest lesson was to eat allot earlier than you would on a road race. As you said once you blow, there’s no coming back

@antoniocasablancasvilanova2207 11 ай бұрын

Exploding with a smile and learning from the experience..Thank you!. Great footage!!! Thank you!

@dchang7211 11 ай бұрын

That looked like a really fun route! Glad you made the vid. It’s the first of your vid that got recommended on my KZfaq feed. Subscribed and liked. It’s the journey that counts.

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

Thanks man, glad to have you on board. It was actually an amazing route, such a well organised event and had I been on a better day I’m sure I would’ve loved it. Thanks for your support! 🙏🏼

@andreviljoen9868 11 ай бұрын

Great video Tristan, nothing like a honest review, brilliant. I completely get the "no free miles", hard for road riders to understand where you are either one of off.

@robredpath9860 11 ай бұрын

Nice to see you have finally come round and upgraded the coffee machine!

@paulgibby6932 11 ай бұрын

6:57 the sign of a true videographer. 😊Beautifully made. Thanks. Joy to watch

@toddamelton 11 ай бұрын

I appreciate your race content and lessons learned summary.

@chrisfoz1948 11 ай бұрын

What a great video. Analytical and thoughtful, and so watchable.

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Chris

@richardstewart5499 7 ай бұрын

Tristan, thanks foe the great, high-qual content, Young Man! Sub’d…

@tristantakevideo 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Richard 🙏🏼 Good to have you on board

@leendertbakx6502 11 ай бұрын

Great filming...almost felt like I was riding myself. ... and jeahhh, there is always someone better. Thanks for shearing your experiences..keep on going!

@derekcravenPT 11 ай бұрын

Once again, a great video. I hope you don’t give up on gravel racing.

@glennicol1361 11 ай бұрын

I like the honesty in your videos.

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 🤝🏼

@SteveBrill 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic vlog Tristan and awesome onboard footage during the race. But man, that looked tough. Well done. 👏😊

@deanrobertson2089 11 ай бұрын

Well done super hard race. I did the UCI road race in Peterborough at weekend and doing well then chain came off after hitting a pot hole cause we were riding so fast. Missed out on time qualifying for Glasgow by minutes. But you finished without injury so that's a win. I passed so many accidents due to bad road conditions and inexperience.

@SEBDISTEF 11 ай бұрын

So great, so useful video 🙌

@crazypaulinquebec 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video Tristan! Always interesting to see the pics and hear your analysis. We learn little from our successes but much from our failings.

@didierlegall2184 11 ай бұрын

Great resume, good job

@troycollett8540 11 ай бұрын

Great effort even giving it a go given the calibre of riders on the start line

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 🙏🏼

@jeffreycohen8511 11 ай бұрын

great video, thanks for posting. really enjoy getting the full experience

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 🙏🏼 That means a lot

@troycollett8540 11 ай бұрын

The rolling resistance of gravel means you need a lot more power to get up clubs and ride in general and it wears you down

@mickhurley7305 11 ай бұрын

Interesting analysis. Valverde on the hot sauce.

@lsc5403 11 ай бұрын

Great video thanks for the analysis. Haven't done any gravel races but have been in many xc mtb bike races in Australia and it is exactly like this at the start. I'd say training on the fire roads here, mashing pedals like going nowhere will definitely help! I've never used a hydration pack for the reasons you state as well. Not just extra weight, I'm sure it traps heat on your back. Looks like smaller tires and a more roadie bike was the call. Congrats on finishing and with the quality footage!

@davomccranko 11 ай бұрын

Great video Tristan. Looking fwd to following your next gravel adventures. I've a feeling you'll be surprised how much you'll improve in the next handful of races 😊

@silasrobertshaw8122 11 ай бұрын

Losing is a great learning experience if you are willing to listen to the lessons, which it sounds like you are. I am having a great time living vicariously through you. You helped get me back on the bike, but there is no competitive racing in my future, just lots of fun rides. Hopefully one day Girona. Keep busting your butt mate.

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

Thanks man 🙏🏼 Stoked to be a bit of inspiration for you!

@nicklewiscycling 11 ай бұрын

Gravel riding is like riding an Ergo trainer, as soon as you stop pedaling, game over!

@struancochrane753 11 ай бұрын

Tristan, that's how I feel every time I step up a group road cycling the gap opens, I can close it twice, but then is grows very steadily then exponentially! I keep telling myself if I could have clung on up the last climb..... It's a great leveller. However, next time.....Great honest video.

@zacharyolsonn 11 ай бұрын

I love your videos they’re so good keep up the great work!

@leewood4825 11 ай бұрын

Fair play Tristan, great video. Failures are a more important part of trying to race a bike at all levels so this helps to the lower levels like me. Even looking at yours as impressive and seeing the same feelings is good to see that we all go through it 👍

@peterunglert9260 4 ай бұрын

So nice to see this from you, 😊 your analysis and the comments here sum it up quite well; and i guess you were also dealing with this psychological factor of your expectations not being fullfiled as you wished. I really adore how ambitious you always are, thats of course what brought you here in the first place, but sometimes it can drag you down as well. So how do you shut your head down when it comes to the point that it is taking over your thoughts? I dunno. But it cost you 15 Watts i guess 😅

@deadly0078 11 ай бұрын

I feel you, im semi pro and sometimes i dont get the reselts i want even if people say wel done i still have big expections.

@marinolman 10 ай бұрын

Way to put yourself out there, some great learning lessons, looking forward to seeing how all these adjustments lead to improvements in more efficient gains….when is your the next gravel race?

@tristantakevideo 10 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 🙏🏼 I’m doing Badlands which is an 800k ultra in the south of Spain at the start of September. A little different to this but should be a good challenge!

@marinolman 10 ай бұрын

@@tristantakevideo whoa😳... Badlands is no joke...Lachlan did that... I believe it's totally unsupported

@tristantakevideo 10 ай бұрын

@@marinolman Yeah it's fully self-supported which should be interesting!

@marinolman 10 ай бұрын

@@tristantakevideo some people just love punishing themselves 🤷‍♂️ 😜

@jfrankish 11 ай бұрын

Greta video Tristan, have you reviewed your eq choice? 45mm tyres is pretty wide for a race. I wonder if most guys rode 38mm with lower rolling resistance I expect that would have helped you conserve energy over the 5 hours. As a smaller rider you would be putting out a greater % of your power than the bigger guys.

@jfrankish 11 ай бұрын

Commented too soon. Just finished the rest of the vid and saw you mentioned the narrower tyres

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, will definitely go narrower for next time. Bit of a stupid decision on my part..I thought they’d help, and they turned out to be a hindrance. Loved the extra grip but didn’t need that much for this race.

@CycoWarriorx 11 ай бұрын

But you did it… 😎🙌🏽🍻

@mejdrichj 11 ай бұрын

Great effort. When you look back on your data, how did you do? Absolute measures like place don’t provide context for evaluating how you really did…. Awesome video - thanks.

@TheChonsey 11 ай бұрын

Great video, thanks a lot! Did you take Heinz beans as a pre race meal? Genuinely interested 😊

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

Just as a snack the night before, but we had a proper sized bowl of pasta in the town nearby as well.

@icyourbs 11 ай бұрын

To be fast on gravel, you must train on gravel. Train your legs to deal with constant resistance and slightly lower average cadence. After a few weeks, your legs won't feel the additional resistance. I also train with my hydration vest even if I don't need it.

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, you’re spot on. I have definitely not done enough gravel training and paid the price. Learning lesson though, I guess.

@johnnycab8986 8 ай бұрын

Wide slicks look really good for races like this. It seems like knobs aren't needed unless there is a lot of slop.

@tristantakevideo 8 ай бұрын

Agreed. I learned this the hard way 🥲

@byrt001 11 ай бұрын

fantastic well done!

@wendysuperfan1014 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Tristan. What a great learning experience for you. You don't have to be good at all disciplines of cycling.

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Wendy 🙏🏼

@marcus_velo_9970 11 ай бұрын

kudos to you nonetheless, great achievement - great breakdown, you look like you had fun, you did your best now know what's required next time. did you use a heart rate monitor? it sounds like your effort level was always near the upper edge and therefore you had no buffer to chase/hold back on etc. as you said; gravel or dirt is simply higher resistance riding and economy through the terrain plays a bigger role, the torque requirement and torque endurance is significant compared to road. I've found you can only prepare by riding gravel or zwifting (never stop pedaling) in tt mode at 3-4 w/kg and to then deal with the accumulated fatigue whilst still pushing the pedals at a decent power.

@antspage 11 ай бұрын

mate i wouldn't be too hard on your self, like you said new element being gravel, im sure your first few road races you learnt a few things and made changes for the next races, i think we all have had an off day or race, maybe the camping, maybe the food, maybe the out of normal pattern for you, who knows. im sure with some time and refection you'll come back and kill the next race or maybe gravel isn't for you and road is your true passion and place...anyway great vlog as always and great insight into what happens when not at the pointy end.

@russme5463 11 ай бұрын

this is what mountain bike racing feels like ......welcome to hell 👿

@troycollett8540 11 ай бұрын

Would be interesting to know how the top guys train for gravel racing

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

I think with a lot of gravel riding, and high torque efforts mainly. It’s requires so much high-torque sustained power.

@MarkPhilp1970 11 ай бұрын

@tristantakevideo Is it comparable to Cyclocross? Obviously, with an emphasis on endurance, longer hours, kms etc.

@phwhitefly 11 ай бұрын

I would think about skinnier tires, a bit faster on the tame sections helping you to hold wheels and to close gaps. The 45's are good for the single track but you're not going to gain positions anyways.

@jedisdad2265 11 ай бұрын

That is a lot closer to what Gravel should be as compared to the “UCI WORLD GRAVEL CHAMPIONSHIP”. The World Champ should be the winner of UNBOUND!

@ianthedondaws7559 11 ай бұрын

Well done anyway 👍

@joseluisredondogarcia5244 11 ай бұрын

It's a brutal sport, I understand your disappointment :) Better days will come.

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

Thanks my friend 🙏🏼

@FlyingGravelMan 11 ай бұрын

You might also have lost some watts due to your tire pressure. Chances are you psi was too high. Did you review that? Thanks a lot for sharing the experience. Im doing the gravelonefifty in the Netherlands next month

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, I’d say that was also the case..I haven’t played around enough with tire pressures and in general came away realizing I know far less about gravel than I thought I did..😂 Always the best way to learn though.

@scugno 11 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed the video. 38 mate on tires. 45!! no way

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, lots to learn here!

@scugno 11 ай бұрын

@@tristantakevideo I was thinking also with the way you were descending through the trails I believe 38 would be perfect for you. In my humble, honest opinion, I think if you would’ve had 38 on there no drop. Well that start was a big mistake too 🤣

@capskibuttinski 11 ай бұрын

Going as deep as you can from the go is a hard way to go; kinda like a Zwift race. No such thing as failure Tristan; just another opportunity to learn............

@ChinCycling 11 ай бұрын

Great job bro, gravel is a different sport, you’ll do way better on the next one, nothing to be disappointed about

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

Thanks man 🙏🏼

@michelgoulet7538 11 ай бұрын

What was your power output before being hard to yourself? Did you do fine with your food income?

@anthonyharris483 11 ай бұрын

Chalk it up to experience. You'll be better prepared for the next race

@Naomi_Boyd 11 ай бұрын

I heard that UCI had changed it's name to FUCI. Maybe I heard wrong.

@ChrisMillerCycling 11 ай бұрын

Great video Tristan … hate to say it, GoPro adds 10 watts, just sayin’ 😂

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

Haha cheers man. Lemme add it to the list of excuses..🫠😂

@crack0n 11 ай бұрын

Why are feedzones in gravel races now like F1 pitstops? I have already seen this at unbound.

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

Just another chance to make it competitive I guess. I’ve done a few events with different timing formats (stopped timing at the feedzones for example) and they run into other complications. For example where riders wait to roll through the timing mat on the way out, then chase back on and therefore are effectively “faster” as far as timing goes. So it’s a tricky one. Unbound seemed to take it to another level though..I can’t imagine needing 4 support crew to keep me rolling in an event. Not sure what the solution is unfortunately 😕

@KetzalSterling 11 ай бұрын

Gravel really doesn't suit small w/kg type riders well. There is significantly higher rolling resistance the entire time and it's a greater percentage of a smaller riders lower total power. Very climby courses can help, but basically gravel really suits mid size high total power riders. Additionally, to excel at gravel you have to be able to maintain extremely high carbohydrate rates. You'll need to practice maintaining 120g an hour at a 1:1 fructose/glucose ratio for full race distances. This high fueling is vital for success in gravel.

@Richz2 11 ай бұрын

I think you are being a bit hard on yourself. First off 160km uci gravel race is hard. You’re use to road racing, something you have been doing for a long while with some impressive results. Your road bike is fitted for you, the tyres and tubolito‘s are super fast and gravel tyres aren’t. Your breakfast probably hadn’t had time to digest properly before you went full gas. The positives are you finished. You have obviously learnt a great deal which will stand you in good stead for future races. I’m sure if you did it again you would qualify. I look forward seeing you race gravel again…

@troycollett8540 11 ай бұрын

Was this the same race Lawrence did

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

Yeah

@perfectly_boring 11 ай бұрын

absolutely amazing race. At the risk of being overly pedantic, there is only one road world cycling champion (which is the current one), Valverde is a former world champion.

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

Changed it just for you 🤝🏼

@perfectly_boring 11 ай бұрын

@@tristantakevideo haha, I know it was pretty pedantic, but I fully expected to see Remco

@antspage 11 ай бұрын

fook me what an intro.... like a dubstep rave with rubber, lyrca and mud ( and a bit of gravel)

@antspage 11 ай бұрын

looks like a perfect day though!

@FaiscaaaH 11 ай бұрын

Easy start i see ... whats 462 watts AVG for 10 min ?? Hold my beer

@tristantakevideo 11 ай бұрын

Just a casual 6.5w/kg for 10 minutes an hour after waking up. Perfect start to a Sunday. 🥲

@edwin.jansen 11 ай бұрын

Of course Alejandro is not THE road cycling world champion. He was A road cycling world champion. But hey who really knows (the difference) in gravel? :P