Bike racing can be very hard and you don’t always get what you worked for.
On the 6th of April I had my first real gravel race of the 2024 season. A 150km gravel race on a very hard route. My preparation was not the best with a week of sickness a week before the race, but sometimes magical things happens when you pin on a race number.
Unfortunately this was not a magical day on the gravel bike. I had a brutal start to the 2024 gravel racing season.
The race is called Ulven gravel. A awesome and very hard route. Hope to come back next year in better shape.
00:00 – Intro
00:43 – The race, Ulven Gravel
09:14 – My thoughts about my race
#gravelracing #gravelrace #bikerace #bikeracing
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Respekt for at du stadig smed din video op. 🙂💪
Hi Mads, for what it’s worth as you grow the channel you are going to get people watching for all sorts of reasons. Me I ride gravel events, but I am in my 50s with various parts of my body made out of titanium after bike crashes, I watch it out of interest, the commentary rather than music is more interesting, and also to learn things, sure there are times when you learn something and I already know it, but there is always something to learn. As such you have always been fairly self effacing and amicable, if some thing goes right or something goes wrong you call it. This is what makes you channel interesting for me, I am glad you/made/posted the vid, keep it up 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 and best wishes to your wife
Hey Mads, don't let your head down, mate! Just look at it as a training ride after recovering from illnesses. You'll come back stronger! 💪 Glad your wife is ok. That was even more important that day! 🖖
Hi Mads, Thank you for sharing this video!
Keep up the good work and very good to hear your wife is doing oke!
I’m learning a lot from your videos. I have been training for 1 month right now +- 6h a week) along side my football training. After the football season I also want to go gravel racing with the ultimate goal to qualify in the future 😃
Keep up the work and keep beleving you can qualify this year 🙏🏼
Good thing you made the video. As a follower its interesting to see the ups and downs. Thats life and sharing those failures inspires others (including me) to keep going and learn from your mistakes rather than quitting. Keep it going and good luck with the racing 💪
Thank you for sharing this video. The fact that you don't hide the lows on your journey makes your documentation very honest and really interesting.
Not only do we both have the same goal – even though I'm competing in a different age group – but we also face similar challenges of not only focussing training on the goal, but also trying to balance it with family life. For me, that's another reason why I love watching your videos!
Keep up the good work and good luck with the qualifiers!
Hej Mads, Ulven er modbydelig hård. Jeg meldte selv pas på den da jeg heller ikke havde fået trænet nok og var sløj ugen op til. Dybeste respekt for dit forsøg, virkelig sejt! Og det ser trods alt ud til at du kører pænt stærkt💪
Thanks for sharing Mads,
It's nice to hear that your wife is doing fine and you are back in good health making progress on your training.
I'm 60 and going to enter my first race ever. I'd be participating on the Sea Otter Classic 2024 in Monterey CA.
Although I've been biking for many year, I picked up biking more seriously during the pandemic in 2021. I do not know what to expect during the race, but I am ready to give it all, specially in the second half of it.
Checking the tire pressure would now be on my list, thank you!
Best of luck,
Jorge
your honest analysis helps us mere mortals as well to avoid mistakes and make progress whatever our goals or age or circumstances are. Thanks a lot, head up and keep going your journey!
Interesting update on your journey. Glad your wife is ok now, concussion is always a worry. Looking forward to your videos from Spain.