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Today we're doing our first ever gravel race, the Vermejo Charcoal Burner at Vermejo Ranch in Northeastern New Mexico. As you know, we usually race mountain bikes and have been known to whine and complain (not to mention get dropped) on road sections, but we both hate having weaknesses in our riding game, so maybe it’s finally time to give gravel racing a shot.
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You guys really are some of the best story tellers out there. Thanks for taking us along, and congrats on the dubs.
Well said
Until then don’t forget “someone bring me a pizza” syd your editing has a real way of capturing your personalities and attitude in away that is really compelling, brilliant work
Checked the results, and Mackey finished over 8 minutes ahead of second place. Great vid, great effort - congrats to both of you.
If you can bridge two ~30s gaps (pit stop/pee break) that easily it is obvious that you are the much stronger rider. So from my POV Macky did the time trial effort just for fun.
So proud of you two! You are both strong, fit, and incredibly skilled. Syd, I’m so encouraged to see how well you’ve recovered from your injury…hard work and determination…what an inspiration!
Brad knew you were going to drop the hammer last lap 😂
More times than not y’all make me emotional at the finish line. Dang. Thank you for bringing us all along on your awesome adventures.
Love that you guys did a gravel race. I just did Stetina’s Paydirt that same weekend and was going to recommend it to you guys. It’s a timed segment style of race and all the segments are single track, so right up your alley. Consider putting it on your calendar for next year!
Great gravel riding. Love Syd’s matching yellow tape with her bottle cap. We have so many great gravel routes in south Georgia
That's literally right next to Philmont scout ranch! I hiked 70 miles through Philmont in high school and the terrain is amazing! Congratulations to you both!
Binging your episodes.. Really enjoy your attitudes, respect for each other, and great story telling.
Agree with many of the comments below, excellent story telling, it is like we are there with you.
I just did my first gravel race too! It was for fun and ti get in shape for the year, but I had a lot of fun. Had a rain change that went from 30 to 45 miles and I had to ride my hardtail with downhill tires haha. Wasn't the fastest but I drank the most beer.
Well done, you two! 1st place in your divisions! It was so obvious how hard you worked. So happy for you two!
The water bottle swap was hilarious. 🤣
Well done guys! Looked like a good time as far as gravel races go. Macky was absolutely flyyyyyying at the end there 😯
Congratulations, you two! Very impressive performances, and a very entertaining race! Things for sharing it with us!
That's really cool that Macky and the other top two worked together for a bit, but it's crazy that just his pull-away sprint was essentially my whole typical workout distance (me going much slower), haha. Congrats to both of you! It's a different type of pain, I bet!
Hey, both of you not only winning your first gravel race, but smoking your second-placers. GREAT JOB!!! You guys never cease to impress me...
Drafting for the win! Stay protected and conserve that energy! Congrats to both of you.
Congratulations to both of you on the wins. Man, that's a lot of pedaling!! I'm way too lazy for that. When I crawl to the top of a climb I usually just let gravity pull me to the bottom. Think I'm gonna adapt a reclining seat onto the Kona so I can nap on the way down. 😂 Great job as always you two. Keep rockin it. 👍👊
Gravel riding is too easy for you two!! Great job!
Lifetime Grand Prix! Please 🙏, please 🙏, please 🙏!!!!!!!
Congratulations to both
Watch out gravel scene. You guys look super!!
I’ve got my first gravel race coming up in 2 weeks. Incidentally, it’s a 65 mile, so similar distance. After watching this video, I am looking forward to it even more!
More gravel please, that was awesome!!
I really hope you get your 100k subscriber soon! I don't know why it didn't happen years ago! Your quality, storytelling, editing, everything is some of the best.
Nice job guys , Syd I love the yellow tape ! Macky you are a beast !
Congrats to both of you. Awesome to see all your off season work paying off. Kudos to coach Mike
Felicitaciones y un gran saludo de Santiago de Chile
Congrats you guys! Nothing like seeing hard work during training pay off. Woohoo!
Congratulations! Great job! Lifetime grand Prix would be awesome!!!!
This looks like a fantastic race and venue. Great job you two. I’ll put this event on my calendar.
such a killer race season thus far!
Great Video…. Congratulations on winning u 2.
Cheers
Kansas has a great gravel race you may want to check out.
Well thank you. I didn't mean to be nosy. You guys are awesome. You do so much to advance the most beautiful sport in the world. Thank you again.
Great video guys, nice to see something a little bit different. Spotted the phantom bottle incident in real time and was wondering what was up?! Great to see even the pros sometimes have a brain-fart moment too! 😂
I love your video's. thank you so much for for making them!
Love the yellow tape. Congratulations on the Win.🎉
"Don't forget... someone bring me a pizza." 🤣
As always, great work, guys!
The view looked amazing; I would have loved to be there just for that.
Love my Open Pro headphones. Not only are they great for riding but, taking calls when multitasking. I'll add that Open pro has the best hassle free warranty. If something goes wrong - I have a new pair in a couple days.
I really love my OpenRun Pro headphones. I barely notice them on my head and the sound quality is amazing.
Nice to see your strategies for gravel racing worked out well for you. Hope Syd got her pizza!
I was looking forward to this day! Was awesome to see your parents at RPI, maybe we'll see you there!
Great video, you guy and girl rock!
When I saw (we did a gravel race) I could not click on it fast enough.
Loved every minute of the video. U GUYS ROCK
It sounds like Grinduro in California or Pennsylvania might be for you. It's technically a gravel race that would be better done on a fast xc setup on a rigid bike.
There is no limit to what you can do. So cool!
Nice! Love watching you guys do a Gravel Race!
Just out on the race website and there are a handful of really great pictures of you both.
Macky getting hit with a counter attack as soon as the race started with you mentioning tactics is hilarious. Also Macky getting flicked through by the guy with at least 3 teammates... I'd just ease off and let him pull because I'd assume they'd just keep counter attacking.
Wow this looks super coooll!
Congrats 🎉 Stunning landscape!!! Really enjoyable video, good edit pace 👍
This looked liked a better gravel race than most, no dust
Excellent as always. and *this* has to be you regular Outro (?Outtro)
I was foolishly having a sip of a drink then....... who knew that you could expel fluid through both your nose and eyes!! 😂
It would be so cool if y'all could make it up to New England for part of the season! We have super chill gravel races and decent mountain biking!!!
LOL. I saw the water bottle situation & thought , “did that just happen?”
Well spotted, I didn't notice until I watched the footage 🤣
Man guys I ALWAYS look forward to your videos!🤙
the new kit is looking awesomeee!
The Whole Package! My favorite athletes on the YT. ❤
If you guys ever come back to Tasmania, there’s the Devils Cardigan gravel race in July😉
We're not good at gravel racing... both "casually" come in 1st place. Well done. 👍
That was fun to watch! You guys are pretty awesome-
Great job guys
Come do Rule of 3 in Bentonville next year! Tarmac, gravel and Singletrack in one race on one bike. 😂
Congratulations, it looks like your training regime is paying off.
Good gravel and mountain biking in Central PA
Great job!
Well Done !!!
Congrat you two on podium finishes! Bravo Zulu (Marine/Navy speak for Job well Done!)OORAH
More gravel please! 🤘🏾🤘🏾
finally a gravel raceee.. awesomee!
Gravel is used to find single-track:)
Way to go you too hell yes!!
Next stop Unbound! 😎
Great race! What kind of bar tape is Syd using? It looks much thicker than anything I can find. Love your channel.
Pretty sure it's this one: amzn.to/3N0EeuU
Congratulations!
You should head to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and do the Marji Gesick MTB race this fall.
Why not carry a bottle in your jersey pocket? The added benefit is its also more aero than not having a bottle. You can even run an empty bottle in your cages and back pocket and its more aero than no bottles. Also, a pack is more aero as well so unless you hate the feel of a pack, which I get, the aero gains of a pack are documented, especially if you run in front of you (reverse it). That would take care of the need to stop….
We picked up two bottles (or tried to in Macky's case lol) so unless you want to carry two bottles in your pockets the whole race...we wear packs for mountain bike races all the time, but prefer not to if we can avoid it. Especially with the camera mounts they feel pretty restrictive. Honestly neither of us is super concerned about being aero 😂
I loved this episode!
Always watching from the Philippines ❤
Shout out to Zig! Top motoman
I put some 50mm tires on my old 10 speed Sir9 and covered the flatbars in bar tape and its been a lot of fun as a city/gravel bike. Have you guys ever tried the Sir9? STEEL IS REAL!
Way to go guys!!
Sooo awesome video
It vlows my mind that this is the first one 🤯
Great race both! Hopefully will encourage more (and scheduling Leadville? ). Mackey, the roadies will tell you that you don’t HAVE to stop to pee…not that I would advocate that approach…
Be more awesome y’all!!!
Now that you dipped your toes in the water, go do the GRANDDADDY of them all….UNBOUND GRAVEL in Emporia KS.
When will you guys do the ABSA Cape Epic in South Africa? It is one of the toughest stage races. Anyway, great content and congrats on taking the wins 🏆
Way cool!
Is there something you two can't do on a bike? Congrats!
Maybe the Rift Gravel Race over in Iceland?
have you looked into the Oregon triple crown?
Did you think it was the right decision to go with the rigid gravel bikes and not the full suspension? I thought Mackey put back the full water bottle in real time, but then I was thinking I just wasn’t paying attention until he said where is my 2’nd water bottle? 😅. You guys rock!
Yeah, I'm happy with my choice of bike because those roads are all private so get very little traffic and therefore almost no washboard. Had it been on high traffic gravel roads with washboard I think the MCR would be the way to go!
Are you guys going to make a video about the Rides and Vibes race you did in Grand Junction?
Yes, coming next week!
Amazing job! Syd, what kind of navy blue pants are you wearing on the podium? I want a pair!
Patagonia happy hike studio pant. Stupid name, great pants 😅 runs kind of big, this is a small and I am usually a medium
Idk if this really met Syd's training needs for sticking with a group on dirt roads.
You should do unbound 😂