
Route planning with Katherine Moore from komoot and Scandinavia's Nordic Gravel
03/07/22 • 50 min
Gravel Union Talks is a podcast series full of inspiring stories, news and events from the world of gravel biking. Each month hosts Carlo and Olly will be chatting with guests who are passionate about riding off the beaten track... adventure riding, bike packing and gravel racing.
In this episode:
Guests:
- Katherine Moore, komoot editor and expert gravel route planner - www.instagram.com/katherinebikes and www.instagram.com/komoot
- Maarten Peteeuw - Nordic Gravel Series - www.instagram.com/nordicgravelseries
- Gravel Union Talks podcast with hosts Carlo van Nistelrooy and Olly Townsend.
- GU’s editor-in-chief Olly on last month’s most popular articles on the Gravel Union platform.
Want to bring in ideas for topics or guests? Mail Olly at [email protected]
Check out our platform and socials: www.gravelunion.cc
Insta: @gravel_union / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GravelUnion/ Komoot: https://www.komoot.com/user/1080024447202
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Don’t forget: join us now for a free membership with loads of benefits! https://members.gravelunion.cc
Links:
Doorstep Challenge: check out www.gravelunion.cc for all the latest info!
Komoot webinar for Gravel Union members
Rescheduled Monday 21st at 19.00 GMT/20.00 CET - Learn more about komoot and how it can benefit your gravel riding. Register for free. https://www.gravelunion.cc/article/gravel-union-members-komoot-webinar
Ultra Distance Scholarship
Gravel riding has some pretty high barriers to entry – everything is expensive, you need some decent skills and fitness to get the most out of it and perhaps most importantly, you need someone to help, inspire and motivate you to give it a try. If you’ve grown up in a community where for whatever reason, cycling wasn’t an option, then how are you going to get to experience the joy of gravel riding? https://www.gravelunion.cc/article/the-ultra-distance-scholarship
South-Africa: Far Not Far
You don’t always have to travel hours to find adventure. It is often just around the corner, it’s all about knowing where to look. That’s the ethos that Charl Dettmer, resident of South Africa and co-owner of ACME bikes, followed when he put together this fantastic sounding gravel bikepacking trip recently. https://www.gravelunion.cc/article/Far-not-far
Gravel Events Calendar
The Gravel Union events calendar offers a comprehensive, worldwide view of gravel riding events and races. https://www.gravelunion.cc/events
Gravel Union Talks is a podcast series full of inspiring stories, news and events from the world of gravel biking. Each month hosts Carlo and Olly will be chatting with guests who are passionate about riding off the beaten track... adventure riding, bike packing and gravel racing.
In this episode:
Guests:
- Katherine Moore, komoot editor and expert gravel route planner - www.instagram.com/katherinebikes and www.instagram.com/komoot
- Maarten Peteeuw - Nordic Gravel Series - www.instagram.com/nordicgravelseries
- Gravel Union Talks podcast with hosts Carlo van Nistelrooy and Olly Townsend.
- GU’s editor-in-chief Olly on last month’s most popular articles on the Gravel Union platform.
Want to bring in ideas for topics or guests? Mail Olly at [email protected]
Check out our platform and socials: www.gravelunion.cc
Insta: @gravel_union / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GravelUnion/ Komoot: https://www.komoot.com/user/1080024447202
Thanks for listening. Please share a review, like and share!
Don’t forget: join us now for a free membership with loads of benefits! https://members.gravelunion.cc
Links:
Doorstep Challenge: check out www.gravelunion.cc for all the latest info!
Komoot webinar for Gravel Union members
Rescheduled Monday 21st at 19.00 GMT/20.00 CET - Learn more about komoot and how it can benefit your gravel riding. Register for free. https://www.gravelunion.cc/article/gravel-union-members-komoot-webinar
Ultra Distance Scholarship
Gravel riding has some pretty high barriers to entry – everything is expensive, you need some decent skills and fitness to get the most out of it and perhaps most importantly, you need someone to help, inspire and motivate you to give it a try. If you’ve grown up in a community where for whatever reason, cycling wasn’t an option, then how are you going to get to experience the joy of gravel riding? https://www.gravelunion.cc/article/the-ultra-distance-scholarship
South-Africa: Far Not Far
You don’t always have to travel hours to find adventure. It is often just around the corner, it’s all about knowing where to look. That’s the ethos that Charl Dettmer, resident of South Africa and co-owner of ACME bikes, followed when he put together this fantastic sounding gravel bikepacking trip recently. https://www.gravelunion.cc/article/Far-not-far
Gravel Events Calendar
The Gravel Union events calendar offers a comprehensive, worldwide view of gravel riding events and races. https://www.gravelunion.cc/events
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Inside GRX development with Shimano's Sander Kuik and Rwanda Beyond
Gravel Union Talks is a podcast series full of inspiring stories, news and events from the world of gravel biking. Each month hosts Carlo and Olly will be chatting with guests who are passionate about riding off the beaten track... adventure riding, bike packing and gravel racing.
In this episode:
- Gravel Union Talks hosts Carlo van Nistelrooy and Olly Townsend welcome:
- Sander Kuik, Digital Transformation Director at Shimano Europe on the development of GRX components and his favourite own titanium bike build
- Simon de Schutter, organiser of the Gorilla Gravel gravel event in Rwanda and the social programme he is supporting
Want to bring in ideas for topics or guests? Mail Olly at [email protected]
Check out our platform and socials
www.gravelunion.cc
Insta: @gravel_union
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GravelUnion/
Komoot: https://www.komoot.nl/user/1080024447202
Thanks for listening. Please share a review (it really helps us!), like and share!
Don’t forget: join us now for a free membership with loads of benefits! https://members.gravelunion.cc
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Back in May, we launched an occasional series of features called Gravel Gear, which was all about the gravel bikes that you’ve built and use. This time we’re featuring this fantastic looking build from Gravel Union reader Gideon Thomashttps://www.gravelunion.cc/article/gideon-thomas-genesis-croix-de-fer
How do you fancy racing over a 200km gravel circuit, taking in more than 8500m of climbing through the stunning scenery close to Mont Blanc? If you do, then we have just the thing – the 2022 Gravel Tour du Mont Blanchttps://www.gravelunion.cc/article/gravel-tour-du-mont-blanc-2022
Sander Kuik made his dream come true. With the help of T-Lab Bikes he built his own titanium gravel bike. Follow the whole journey; from idea to reality:
https://www.gravelunion.cc/article/the-custom-built-dream-gravel-bike-part-1
https://www.gravelunion.cc/article/the-custom-built-dream-gravel-bike-part-2
Sander Kuik talks about his job at Shimano. You can also land your dream job. Check out the current opportunities https://shimano.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Shimano
Simon De Schutter pitches Gorilla Gravel (https://www.gravelunion.cc/article/Gorilla%20Gravel%202022) in the podcast and tells us more on the Rwanda Beyond project; a great example of joint growth. We also did a long read on it with great photograpy: https://www.gravelunion.cc/article/rwanda-beyond-project
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Ultra-distance gravel adventures with Sofiane Sehili and Annelore on the legendary Flanders Gravel Series
Gravel Union Talks is a podcast series full of inspiring stories, news and events from the world of gravel biking. Each month hosts Carlo and Olly will be chatting with guests who are passionate about riding off the beaten track... adventure riding, bike packing and gravel racing.
In this episode:
Guests:
- Sofiane Sehili (http://www.instagram.com/sofianeshl), multi-event winning gravel and adventure racer
- Annelore Cleuren (www.flandersgravel.cc) of the Flanders Gravel event series
- Gravel Union Talks podcast with hosts Carlo van Nistelrooy and Olly Townsend.
- GU’s editor-in-chief Olly on last month’s most popular articles on the Gravel Union platform.
Want to bring in ideas for topics or guests? Mail Olly at [email protected]
Check out our platform and socials
www.gravelunion.cc
Insta: @gravel_union
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GravelUnion/
Komoot: https://www.komoot.nl/user/1080024447202
Thanks for listening. Please share a review, like and share!
Don’t forget: join us now for a free membership with loads of benefits!
https://members.gravelunion.cc
Links:
- Launch of Omar Di Felice’s Arctic World Tour
- Ultra-endurance rider Omar di Felice is currently riding solo around the top of the world on his Artic World Tour. Setting off in the middle of winter, he wanted to be the first ever cyclist to successfully traverse the fearsome Kamchatka region of Russia. We catch up with how his adventure has panned out so far.
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- It's another posting in our random "ooooh, look what we found" video series. This time we're off to the south of France on a bikepacking and pack rafting trip courtesy of Kona. Two minutes of stunning, peaceful entertainment for your viewing pleasure.
- Interview with Stayer Cycles
- "There’s been a long history of bike builders in this part of London - since around 1890, so we feel like we’re carrying on a tradition” said Sam. Olly heads down to the Big Smoke to spend an afternoon with Sam and Judith from Stayer Cycles.
- Sofiane Sehili https://sofianesehili.com/
- Flanders Gravel :
- Saturday 11 June 2022 Diksmuide (Flanders Fields)
- Weekend 1-2-3 July or Saturday only 2 July Koppenberg (Oudenaarde)
- Saturday 6 August 2022 Limburg (Bilsen)
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