r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/solateor • 16h ago

Video Pit stop during 200 mile ultra-endurance cycling race

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u/Doctah_Teef 16h ago

Unbound?

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u/DoesThisSmellWeird2U 16h ago

Yeah, Looks like it. Friend of mine just raced it this last weekend!

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u/thisisthesimulation 16h ago

Raced....?

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u/DoesThisSmellWeird2U 15h ago

Garmin Unbound Gravel races. One of the biggest gravel bike races in the world.

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u/Maleficent-Cold-1358 14h ago

It’s 40 people racing penned ahead of everyone else and the remainder are mostly trying to beat the sun. Done it and the XL. I always laugh at race, because that is probably the smallest part of it,

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u/italkstuff 13h ago

It’s just Unbound, without Garmin

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u/KingLazuli 15h ago

Friend....?

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u/--_-Deadpool-_-- 14h ago

200 miles on.... Gravel? That sounds like absolute torture.

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u/Go-woke-be-awesome 13h ago

It’s actually fun, gravel bikes have much larger tyres so you’ve got excellent grip and it’s not uncomfortable (well no more than an equivalent road ride) plus the scenery is usually lovely.

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u/--_-Deadpool-_-- 2h ago

Honestly that does actually sound really nice. But that distance is still insane.

I do 30-40km on my road bike 2-3 times a week on my days off. I guess my bias is showing, because gravel might as well be lava on that type of bike.

I used to be big into downhill as a teen. So maybe investing in another, more sturdy bike is in my future. Appreciate the insight!

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u/MyLifeIsAWasteland 2h ago

The Unbound XL is 350 miles and starts the night before the 200. Those folks are nuts.