UCI Gravel World Championship 2024 Leuven - Course Recon Highlights
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- Did a recon of the full course for the 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships in Halle - Leuven, Belgium. I made a short highlight video of all the things you will encounter during the race.
For me the course feels like a spring classic race. Small roads, a lot of corners, up and down all the time, mud and ofcourse cobbles.
With the weather forcast showing a lot of rainy days, some parts of the course are definelty gonna turn into a cyclocross mudfest.
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The cobble stone descent around km 32 will complete madness during the race with the upcoming rain. Considering all people at the start have a strong engine, the gaps will be not that small as during the qualifying races + the strong rides of older categories will by that time already have closed the 2min gap from the start.
Looks great 🇬🇧
Thanks for the video! Do you have the full GPX of what you rode?
@@FreekvandeGriendt you can find the gpx of the full course on the website of the UCI Gravel World Championships.
Hi, what do you think the predicted average speed will be for age groupers? The organizers expect the winner to arrive at around 4:30 p.m., i.e. after 4.5 hours of riding.
I don't think the pro's will ride with an average of 40kmph. I think the first guys will finish just short of 5h. I hope to finish after 5.5h with around 33kmph average. Especially with the rain they are forecasting, it might even get slower.
@@ride.withbart Thanks for the reply. In that case I hope to make it before dark😂 I would be happy with a speed of 30 km/h (M45 group).
What type of tires you recommend for this event? 😄😃
Depends what the weather will do the next 14 days
I am going to ride with 42mm pathfinders. For me the best combination of speed, puncture protection and grip. I would not go smaller then 40mm on this course. With the weather forecast showing alot of rain, I do expect the course to get muddy. If you are not confident in the mud you might want to go for a tire with more grip.
🤦♂️got me rethinking my tyre choice now…
Muddy sections mainly on the flat?
@@rougesim in the first 30k there are 2 dangerous fast descents (1 on bad cobbles) where you can expect riders to certainly crash … but overall the course is like 80% rideable so yes it’s a big question what to do, my guess is that most riders will keep low fast profiles. If your uncertain about your driving skills in muddy terrain you could choose more profile at the front. Choices choices …