The Traka

[ChewbaccaDefense]

This race looks fantastic, and the start list is filled with great talent.

My picks are Matt Beers and Rosa Klöser

 

[jono]

Men just finishing now.

Top 5: Mads Wurz Schmidt (DEN), Hugo Drechou (FRA), Matt Beers (SA), Ben Perry (CAN), Romain Bardet (FRA).

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Well, I got the women's right, right team for the men's.

Schnidt looks like the favorite for Unbound, though it is a different race, with completely different climbing. Still his lead and being under 10 hours, is crazy.

 

[jono]

Well, I got the women's right, right team for the men's.

Schnidt looks like the favorite for Unbound, though it is a different race, with completely different climbing. Still his lead and being under 10 hours, is crazy.

Unbound has been group racing the last few years, especially on the men's side, which produces a quite different dynamic.

I was able to view a few minutes of the live stream, and that was of a much higher standard than we've seen from most US gravel races. But Traka sure doesn't bother with live timing or even prompt results upon completion of the race.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Unbound has been group racing the last few years, especially on the men's side, which produces a quite different dynamic.

I was able to view a few minutes of the live stream, and that was of a much higher standard than we've seen from most US gravel races. But Traka sure doesn't bother with live timing or even prompt results upon completion of the race.

Cam broke away with 150 miles to go last year, though. With Simon.

Gravel is so hard to record. I do think Sea Otter, with the drones, was better than any that I've seen. I watched some of Traka, and it seemed okay, but yeah, the live tracking was terrible.

EDIT: No, it wasn't Sea Otter that had the drones, it was Levi's Fondo (or as I call it, Levi's Retirement Plan