At the weekend, Ivar Slik upset the gravel racing purists after he won Unbound Gravel… with aero bars! Gravel bars are perfectly legal but it’s argued they are against the spirit of the event. To clear up this confusion and controversy, and to help save gravel’s soul, we came up with our own 8 rules to follow when racing gravel. Simple!

00:00 Intro
02:11 GCN’s 8 ‘Rules’ of Gravel
09:45 Cillian Kelly Update
12:08 GCN Inspiration
15:09 Cycling Shorts
21:02 GCN+ Racing & Documentaries
22:39 Hack/Bodge
29:02 Caption Competition
30:33 Comments of the Week
32:42 Coming up on GCN

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Do you think gravel racing is taking itself too seriously? Let us know in the comments below! 💬

GCN Inspiration:
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2nd place 👉 https://gcn.eu/7kB
3rd place 👉 https://gcn.eu/7kC

Hack/Bodge:
Coffee cup holder 👉 https://gcn.eu/7jD
Custom made cycling mugs 👉https://gcn.eu/7jE
100-mile commute back issue solved 👉 https://gcn.eu/7jF
Side-by-side cargo tandem 👉 https://gcn.eu/7jG
DIY custom frame bag 👉 https://gcn.eu/7jH
RideLondon electrical tape rescue 👉 https://gcn.eu/7jI

Vote on next week’s hacks/bodges:
Reuse/recycle of old inner tubes 👉 https://gcn.eu/7kD
Double brakes double seat post 👉 https://gcn.eu/7kE
Wires to keep chain from dropping 👉 https://gcn.eu/7kF
WD40 is not lube 👉 https://gcn.eu/7kG
Cadence sensor 👉 https://gcn.eu/7kH
Day 3 on the Mawson Trail finished 👉 https://gcn.eu/7kI

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