Rapha Gone Racing - Tro-Bro Léon

With a parcours made up of unpaved farm tracks and a pig instead of prize money awarded to the best placed Breton rider, Tro-Bro Léon is the best race you’ve never watched. Established back in the 1980s by locals trying to save the Breton language, the race is little known beyond France but respected by all who’ve ridden it. Characterised by sectors of ribinoù - rough and rutted backroads that can be made of anything from cobblestones to compacted dirt - the race sits somewhere between a cobbled classic and a cross race. Add in the rain laden weather front that swept in off the Atlantic Ocean ahead of this year’s edition and the scene was set for complete carnage. Watch the first Rapha Gone Racing episode of 2021 to find out how Mitch Docker, Lachlan Morton and the rest of the EF Education-Nippo team fared on their debut on the Breton backroads of ‘Le Petit Paris-Roubaix’ - Tro-Bro Léon.
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Music: Builder’s Tea - builders-tea.com/
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[@Hurricanefuckface]

Lachlan and the alternative calendar got me into gravel cycling and Rapha haha

[@3400troost]

It appears to have reached us all

[@philipnelson79]

Ach we will miss you Mitch. The Peloton is losing the best mullet and the best mustache. 🥰 we wish you all the best.

[@dmv4554]

Love the honesty of the riders. Lachy and Mitch are legends!

[@SashaLokhtin]

3:21 totally agree

[@Hintonbro.]

Love the alternative calendar

[@drsus0]

This is what i love about EF’s program, seeing Pros doing these races, so cool.
Now if EF had raced unbound!! Such a bummer
And sounds like Mitch needs to do what other retired racers that love cycling do… GRAVEL RACING!

[@polsifter]

That builders tea track is fast becoming this series theme tune... love it!

[@caughcks]

Such a good beat. I don’t really mind they reuse their songs, all of them are perfect for these films.

[@aidanoc19]

Never heard of this race before, reminds me of some sketchy Irish races back in the day!

[@davomccranko]

It was all part of the fun :)

[@johnpayne2465]

You guys are awesomely nuts.

[@johngray1652]

Love Lachy and Mitch!!!!!

[@R2-DTu]

So much love for Mitch. Thanks for the good times and good vibes

[@nateisright]

Thanks for making things interesting, Mitch.

[@HGH44309]

I simply love these videos!

[@ianboylan91]

Great race, great film. And what a cast. Love it.

[@tossemanden]

Holy moly what a race!!!!! Fantastic stuff!!!!

[@leventejuhasz2525]

Yeeeah, my favorite race series is back!

[@davomccranko]

I came across Tro Bro Leon on TH-cam years ago, I always thought it looked like a really fun / brutal / crazy race. Good to see the big teams jumping on it

[@RudiDwiHartanto]

many people got into rapha ef and lachy from alternative calendar and gone racing series. Hopefully y'all continue making these videos. Good job. Congrats Mitch on a great career, looking forward hearing you in the broadcast

[@sham2bam]

So rock n roll and I’m here for itttt 🤘🏽

[@tieskuijpers936]

Yes! I have been waiting for this one.

[@gavinmaloney6773]

Love your style Rapha & EF 🍾The alternative races should be written into the UCI annual calendar. Thank you to all the hard men for the non stop entertainment 👊🏼

[@simondegraeve7452]

love it!
You motivate us

[@federicopalacardo5289]

Those blue sweatshirts the riders are sporting are elite! Would love one!!

[@daniellopez9622]

Mitch Bowen is one of the best lads out there, great bike rider and person.

[@marcterhorst375]

So damn good!

[@LeeGreenldgphotos]

Love this team

[@DarkAioL1666]

I watched this race live, this was crazy.

[@gamby16a]

Damn, it sucks that Mitch didn't get to do Roubaix. Rough to see him go, but best wishes.
Lachlan is stony and rad as ever.
EF is the coolest squad out there.

[@peterwilson3250]

Awesome EF - Rapha video - great to hear Lachy's comments.

[@davomccranko]

Their bikes are claaaaass

[@thebikebus3594]

#proper 🤘🏼

[@jonpoon3896]

At this point, Cannondale needs to come out with gravel bikes and XC bikes with EF team colors

[@davidland8551]

“I don’t know how you say it in English’... then says it in perfect English

[@ze_ep]

euro flexing

[@chrisbaum998]

Love your alternative races!! When will the fans see you guys at Gravel Worlds in Lincoln, Nebraska?

[@munzmedia2917]

"Inspiring me to train better"
*Shows 🥐
... NOW I RELATE!

[@Se0what]

legs shaven, mustache FULL

[@dumspirosperofilms2273]

nice

[@MCazsxdcfvgbhn]

Lachlan just have the big "chicken joe" energy from surfs up

[@travisgibbon936]

F*cking rad!

[@literallyanythingelseother]

yewwwww

[@CaiPrice]

These ‘films’ are so hipster it hurts….but they’re also really good…

[@W4TSKY]

LMAO I don't think you know what the word "hipster" means

[@israeladams6439]

can i get a rapha jersey?

[@duncanroche8213]

8:34 derailleur abuse

[@stewarddelgado9128]

As cool as this is its a shame these guys weren't at unbound 2021 howesy wearing the stars and stripes would of been awesome come on E.F u messed up

[@hollycow123445]

Clean the roads? Clean the... Roads? Wtf, they do that in road racing?

[@francescaosowska9331]

You will be a big loss to the peloton, Mitch. I hope you keep up with the podcasting and broadcasting.