Just how fast will a pro World Tour roadie be on the gravel? We headed out to Occidental, California, to race former road pro Pete Stetina on the forest roads that inspired him to change his pavement-focused event to Paydirt, a unique gravel experience in the Nevada mountains.
For some, Pete's the first pure "pro gravel racer". And for others, that means he's out to ruin the sport by bringing road racing tactics and attitude to the casual camaraderie we all love about gravel races.
But is that true? Along the warmup route to the race, we chat with him about why he made the switch, how his training has adapted, and what we can expect from Paydirt later this year.
Check out the event here:
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And if you want to see screenshots of our race times, speed and output compared, check out the full post on Bikerumor.com here:
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Huge thanks to Wahoo and Bike Monkey for making this video possible. They covered the travel, lodging and other expenses associated with producing this video.
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