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Cudzoziemiec
Ride adventurously and stop for a brew.
Gravel racing in Russia
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14 August, 2017, 10:34:48 pm »
The gravel racing scene is growing worldwide and the first race in Russia was held in June. There's a video of the race and, more so, of the meet, which makes it look oh so just like a YACF camping weekend. Apart from the badminton.
Also a race report in English (good English!):
http://www.gravelcyclist.com/race-reports/
цуклинг-гревел-кинг-tsukling-gravel-king-race-report-st-petersburg-russia/
Gipsters hlobal!
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Steph
Fast. Fast and bulbous. But fluffy.
Re: Gravel racing in Russia
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19 August, 2017, 09:54:43 pm »
I have raced gravel many times, and won.
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Cudzoziemiec
Ride adventurously and stop for a brew.
Re: Gravel racing in Russia
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22 August, 2017, 08:41:23 pm »
Some race it and lose. "Gravel and treachery will always defeat youth and enthusiasm," as someone might once have said.
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Andrij
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Re: Gravel racing in Russia
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22 August, 2017, 09:55:58 pm »
I lost to gravel once, but it wasn't an even match as the gravel had physics on its side.
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Cudzoziemiec
Ride adventurously and stop for a brew.
Re: Gravel racing in Russia
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23 August, 2017, 02:52:24 pm »
That's the thing; you race solo but gravel has a gang. It's the gs that will take you down.
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Cudzoziemiec
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Re: Gravel racing in Russia
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23 August, 2017, 02:57:00 pm »
Check their instagram account – cyklingru – for photos of crazy bikepacking adventures in forbidden military zones of the Murmansk peninsula.
https://www.instagram.com/p/7V76J5MF23/
It doesn't seem possible to actually display an instagram photo here.
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mattc
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23 August, 2017, 03:06:57 pm »
Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 14 August, 2017, 10:34:48 pm
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