UCI Gravel World Championships - A race to the front of the race - M19-34

Ride the the UCI Gravel World Championships together with Bart! With 500+ participants in the m19-34 category it is going to be a wild race. Being at the front of the starting field is going to be important. Arriving at the start grit 2h before the start is appearantly not early enough as I am at around place 200 at the start. A big task to actually get to the front of the race. After about 30m of hard racing, I am actually in the first group. At the first critical point I am able to position myself at the top 5 as the group gets smaller. After 90km I have to let go of the first group (around 25 guys) and ride my own pace. In the end I am able to sprint to p57.

[@davidsofield7226]

Thanks for a great video- exactly what I experienced in my own age group . It was a fantastic event

[@fragfarmerCA]

Wow, P57 is very good, almost top 10% of our age group. I didn't recon the route, you definitely made a smart move being in the front at that tiny bottleneck just before the climb in the forest. Spotted myself early on at the start, but you rode smarter :D Good job avoiding the carnage in the first 1,5hrs. But man, what an incredible atmosphere at the course, never experienced anything like this.

[@ride.withbart]

@@fragfarmerCA Thanks! I was really happy that I did a recon. It was very useful to know when you had to be in the front. The first group got alot smaller after the climb through the forest, so I was really happy to be in the front there.

[@EduHopman]

Wauw ongelooflijk gave beelden. Mooier dan het laatste uur van de tv registratie 😁

[@thibaultdely2546]

Hey 👌 p53 for me 🤜🤛 with the pink Cervélo bike haha

[@lazlo2511]

Well Done, but to be honest, the field was far too big for that course. It’s never going to work, You will only really have 60 riders able to fully navigate the elements, the rest are just looking at wheels for 6 hours… incredible crowds… close your eyes and you can be transported to Paris-Roubaix! Belguim was an upgrade from Italy. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@roderik_b]

Nice video! What camera do you use?

[@ride.withbart]

@@roderik_b Thanks! I use the Gopro Hero 12.

[@hamishstrachan7481]

What tyres and pressures did you use I felt that was quite important on this course

[@ride.withbart]

@@hamishstrachan7481 I used the Pathfinder pro's in 42mm. 2.2bar in the rear and 2.1bar in the front.

[@jippevandrogenbroek754]

heerlijk zeg

[@ride.withbart]

@@jippevandrogenbroek754 volgend jaar in Nice kan je er ook bij zijn 😉

[@jippevandrogenbroek754]

@@ride.withbart ja zou wel Nice zijn als dat lukt