Call of a Life Time Season 2 - Episode 6 | Big Sugar Gravel
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- čas přidán 25. 01. 2024
- All roads lead to Bentonville, Arkansas, marking the seventh and ultimate stop of the 2023 Life Time Grand Prix: Life Time Big Sugar Gravel presented by Mazda. With a final opportunity to ascend the rankings and secure a portion of the $250,000 prize pool, the elite cyclists pour their efforts into the course, concluding the cycling season with a thrilling battle to the finish, and an afterparty for the ages.
A film series by Cold Collaborative
Executive Producers: Kimo Seymour & Michelle Duffy Smith
Directed by Shannon Vandivier
Producers:
Zoe Andrikidis
Bowen Parrish
Shannon Vandivier
Rebekah Sands
Ryan Cross
Edited by Blake Campbell
Field Producer: Zoe Andrikidis
Photographer: Wil Matthews
Assistant Editing by Tyler Domingue, Bowen Parrish, Shannon Vandivier
Cinematography by Hayes Baxley, Brian Freeman, Nathan McBride, Bowen Parrish, Benjamin Kraushaar, Connor Witton, Shannon Vandivier, Tyler Domingue, John Mathews, Joey Chapman.
Special Thank You to: 2023 Life Time Grand Prix athletes, the Life Time team and our partners at Mazda.
Learn more about the Life Time Grand Prix:
Website: www.lifetimegrandprix.com
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New cycling goals: be as cool as Lachlan, be as nice as Alexey, be as powerful as Keegan 🎉🎉🎉
This needs to be on a t-shirt.
you still riding that old Mongoose?
We approve of this ven diagram.
And as chill as Alex Howes.
Go listen to the bonk bros podcast with alexy you won't think of him the same.
There has been no shortage of footage and content posted about these gravel events, but i feel like this series is finally taking the format to a professional, "netflix" type level. The camera work, the music, the editing are all really high quality. The stories about the riders and the rivalries and the courses are presented in a way that really pulls you in. Really enjoying this series!
And we love bringing it to you!
Lachlan coming across the line with a PBR in hand is perfect.
Legend.
Classic
I have only been a road cyclist and runner my whole life, and I am absolutely FLOORED and ADDICTED to this series. One of the best and most high quality productions I have seen in endurance sports. All those that are behind the scenes, all those who participate in any way... HATS OFF TO YOU ALL!
I’ve gotta give credit to Lifetime. This series is spectacular. If you’re a fan of off road endurance racing, you’re getting fuzzies watching these episodes. We need more Kimo Seymour. No one runs a better racing series. All of the commentary from the athletes was so spot on outrageously good. These episodes get me SO pumped for the 2024 season and can’t wait to see everyone out there in some of these races. Oh and bring on Season 3!!! 🎉💪👏
Kasia is on another level, incredible to see her form. Would loved to have heard her interviewed. It'll be interesting to see Mohoric next year at Unbound and if Keegan decides to "ride for fun" too.
We are HUGE fans of Kasia and she wears the rainbows with true class! She gave lots of interviews and hung with fans throughout the weekend!
Sofia knew she would get binned - see ya
Watching Keegan & Russel roll into that crash to avoid injury so instinctively was neat (even though a crash is never neat). A crash course in crashing. Loved the series and the tandem male female coverage on the big events.
The world champion shows up, buries Sofia in about two hours, and Sofia then says that she only wanted to race for two hours. Oh brother. Sofia, you just got waxed by someone with a lot more miles in her legs than you.
Man, this stuff is exciting to watch! I’m glad the women got their own start this season. Great to see them battle it out.
I’ve been absolutely STRUGGLING with motivation to get on the bike for the last 5 months, but this video series got my motivation back up and the excitement to get on the bike is finally back. This season was awesome and can’t wait to see how yall handle season 3 next year!
This is just absolutely awesome. So happy you all made this for all of us to enjoy. Thank you.
Our pleasure! So glad you're enjoying the series!
🌟 What a captivating cycling adventure! It's a privilege to add such a high-quality video to our collection. Hats off to you for the amazing content! 🥳
Loved this series. Cheers to everyone involved!
Thanks for tuning in!
How ironic is it that the person saying it’s so dusty is also the person making it dusty…
I know production and edits takes a lot of time but man these long form race recaps right after each one would be awesome
not really possible to sort through many hours of footage and get it out right away. Not unless you have a big production team/massive budget.
BJ What a stud for moving on from a safe life to do something he loves. Big respect to his family also ❤
It takes a village, that's for sure! Never just about the athlete racing is it?
Great series of on the scene behind the scenes footage with insightful narration and authentic rider comments. This was the best way to watch the Life Time Rae Series. Thank you for doing this!
This is some of the best content you can find. Inspiring, entertaining,informative. Freaking love it!
Wow, thanks!
I watched all these on the trainer and they were amazing. Melted the time away and so motivating - during the finish sprints I noticed my power would jump 10% automatically.
What a BOOST! So glad you're enjoying the series...any fun events on your calendar for '24?
I love seeing so much race action! Great season.
Thanks Payson!!! This is absolutely an amazing project!! Video was great and your commentary is spot on! Keep the videos coming!!!
Payson always does such a great job of bringing the fan and viewer along for the ride!
So excited for this season! Thanks to providing these :)
Glad you like them!
Y'all missed 3 races
Hi nice place and rece
Come visit Bentonville anytime!
15:03 THIS gives me the feels after all the modern times are doing to try to take away space for women to compete!! Some people literally think its progress to have men and women all together. Its not. Great job Big Sugar and Life Time!
great series guys
Thanks for watching!
No coverage on the other 3 races?
We went deeper with dedicated men's and women's episodes at Unbound and Leadville this year.
Chequamegon’s men’s race had arguably the most incredible finish to any race in the two years of this series so far. Sad that wasn’t even mentioned, let alone shown.
Top vidéo superbe course 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you, hope to see you at one of our events soon!
Great series. Would be cool to see all races in 2024…???
Keep your eyes peeled, we're making moves for '24!
❤
Looks like a really diverse crowd.
Feed zones on uphills for safety 😮
I want to love Pete so bad but he's making it harder and harder lmao
i really really want to make this race for 2025
Come on out this fall! It's an awesome event in a place that is unlike anywhere you've ever been...trust us!
I want to do the 100 mile which is sold out but I’m not physically there yet.
LT should consider some course markings so they don’t have athletes missing turns again like this. I get it that the pros should know the course and have GPS turn notifications, but if you have amateurs missing turns and getting lost, that could become a bigger issue.
Thanks for the feedback, we're already on it for 2024.
Would have liked to see a men’s and women’s on every race, but otherwise thanks for putting together such compelling content!!!
Thanks for tuning in!
Was that Tom Segura on a trumpet? 😂
I want to see MVDP show up for one of these races. Doing the whole series is probably never gonna happen - but just one race, pleeease
We would love to see MVDP, Puck, PFP, WVA, AVV and alllll the best come out to ride a GP event!
Interesting documentary. I watched both seasons. I do wish that they tried to incorporate more from outside of the races into the videos.
Like, when it cuts to Kimo at the end discussing new women's drafting rules, where did this appear in the rest of the series. I did see that a couple of races had the women amongst the men, but was that then discussed outside of the races as being an issue?
I think a breakdown of the competitors could also be useful. In the Leadville men's episode (close to where they were discussing Keegan having Torbin as his leadout domestique), it came up, but then there was not much else. It would be nice to know how many competitors are part of these groups and in addition to how many are primarily sponsored vs being pro-ams with full-time day jobs.
Idk. It's just I don't follow this stuff closely, so it just would help set some context to things.
We tried to strike a delicate balance between stories and race coverage, we'll take this feedback for next year!
How convenient that Sophia just wanted “to have fun on her bike” the one day some proper competition shows up 🤦🏼♂️😂
Spot on - she got worked on trying to keep up w the WC and blew up
Why is there no Chequamegon episode?!
It wasn't featured as an episode of COALT, but have you seen the great recap video? czcams.com/video/LORfIK6-5rg/video.htmlsi=9nAyAK-_5MMLRnZM
I like how Finsterwald thought it was a good idea to go through a feed-zone mid-road but still wanting to get a hand-out. Dude, come on... you're a pro, you should know better.
Agree that was rough to watch - That said, I can think of at least one time when I went full-knucklehead and took out myself and a teammate, so I'll return to my glass house rather than rant any further 😀
Yes. That was full dipstick move by Finsterwald. But seriously, that’s why feeds are on uphills…😮
PS is a baby
that furry vest....
Why didn't you interview Kasia Niewiadoma?
This episode features Kasia's victory heavily, but the focus of the series is on the LTGP. Kasia is a legend and that ride was incredible!
What happened to Torbjorn,s result.
Ya, I wish they focused on both Toby and Kasia a little more, even tough they weren't in the grand prix
@@cartersheley1567more focus on Kasia would only make the GP ladies look bad. I mean, she made them look like scrubs.
@@PtWhiteBelt your not wrong, top tier world tour pro better than domestic rider? Shocker
@@cartersheley1567 yeah, but Kasia although still very good, hasn't been at the really pointy end for a while now. Imagine if a Demi Vollering or a Lotte Kopecky were to show up. Or on the CX/XCM side, a Puck Pieterse or Fem Van Empel show up. It's guaranteed carnage.
@@PtWhiteBeltAbsolutely correct. And what a surprise, Sofia just happened to want a “fun day on her bike” the one day some real competition showed up and she couldn’t hang. Just accept defeat gracefully ffs.
I will pay you money for longer, mens and womens episodes of all 7 races.
Love this! Look for more coverage of all 7 LTGP races this year!
Why wasn’t Kasia on the podium?
Thanks for checking out the series! At each event there are podiums for the day and for the series. Since this was the season finale, we went all-out with the Gravel Rave + podium!
There are so many important riders that are not taken into account. For starters, Dylan Johnson, who has a much more interesting and sophisticated discourse compared to the majority that are interviewed. It's boring to hear the same riders being interviewed in all the episodes. Also, tech is so crucial in gravel, yet there isn't any discussion of this in all the episodes.
Great suggestion on integrating tech into more of our content. We're riders and athletes ourselves and use tech in so many different ways. What's your favorite?
Keep an eye out for more Dylan in '24!
The Keegan Show
Lots of 👀 on him each race, eh?
mvdp or kegan swenson 🤣🤣🤣
We'd love to see them race too!
This is what you get when your parents are billionaires and you get spoiled. You create what now has become Bentonville.
Really cool series guys ! Kudos to the production team but for each episode, you just lost me at the podium ceremony. I understand that there is some sort of « you must be part of the lifetime Grand Prix to get to climb on the podium if you win » but watching this just doesn’t feel right to me. The winner of the day should get to climb on the box ! Maybe I’m missing something ?
We hold podiums for each event and then the series. This final event capped off the season long competition with the Gravel Rave (and big checks!)
As you can see, it was a pretty wild night and super fun!
The World Champion smashes the field and LifeTime elects not to interview her or show the two race winners podium moment? Shame on you LifeTime...very poor form for such a respected series of races.
Look out for this year's race coverage, we're always looking to improve! We'll bring you more athletes, more race action and more of everything you enjoy in racing.
It was embarrassing - they should have just owned it rather than airing all the chat about how good the level is.
why that dude just take out that other rider? side by side riding and he just turns in to him.
Gotta ask the question: are these athletes tested?
it's unfortunate, but agreed; it does need to be asked. Especially since LTPG is gaining a bigger audience, which will most likely result with bigger cash prizes...
From what I’ve heard they are. I’ve also seen the athletes post on their socials when being tested.
If they have a UCI-license they will be tested out of competition by chance: so maybe yes, maybe not. Anything else doesn't matter anyway.
But why ruin the fun: don't you want fast races and records broken?
@@pl4free not to sound too cliche but I would like an EVEN playing field for all riders!
Yes, we took on a robust anti-doping program through USADA when we launched the LTGP in 2022.
Hilarious to hear the euros complain about travel and jet lag....Huh! Kinda sucks doesn't it? lol
The world is a big place, eh?
The difference between the world tour riders and LifeTime is significant. 5th at worlds for Keagan is impressive... But they're leaving out that he was almost 7 minutes back which does delegitimize the level of the LT field. Same goes for the womens field unfortunately as evidenced by the huge win by the rainbow in this race alone.
Will be interesting to see if any A list names show up to these events in the future to calibrate fitness level between the world tour and LT.
Wout was also 8min back. So while I get you're argument, a gravel race isn't a road race. There are a lot more variables. Do I think Swenson has a shot against someone like Wout, MvP, Tadej, Pidock etc if they decided to focus on gravel....no. But then again, who in the world does?
Keegan also crashed in that race and bridged back. And he also raced it alone without teammates.
@@philipjohnson8444I'm pretty sure he had multiple teammates like Vermuelen, Wertz, McElveen, Lampert etc. His team was actually stacked.
@@daness40 Keegan had virtually no teammates close to him - think one of them made contact briefly (maybe Andrew Lydic?), but due to the start positions based off of UCI points none of the other guys were ever remotely close to him throughout the race
@brians6150 ahh true. I think that was the case for Mohoric as well.
there is no food on their place oncly pasta pure carbs nothing else and salad leafes wtf how do you eve want to win the race eating flour only??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What's your favorite pre-race meal?
@@LifeTimeGrandPrix Lagers
womens race seems kinda like a cat 3 or cat 4
race with one or two strong riders - separate start? I don't know, seems like it drastically reduces entertainment value
When the racers who are actually out on course wish for changes, we support them however we can! Come on out and ride with us someday soon.
Those same women will be more than happy to share a high-5 when you finish up your own race!
ltgp is just fore riders who arn't good anough for world tour
hmm, we can think of a few WT pros who'd disagree!
Why are women paid less?
In fact, Life Time Grand Prix prize money is awarded equally across the board!
These Americans are so funny. So overly dramatic for no reason. It's just gravel racing guys (aka middle class bourgeois nonsense), it isn't like real pro cycling...
There’s no whining in gravel!!!!
clearly, there IS
These documentaries show there's plenty of whining.
I hear whining is not within the spirit of gravel.
There is a LOT of whining in gravel! Have you literally never heard Pete Stetina discuss gravel? All he does is whine.