Groadio - The Premier Gravel Cycling & Racing Podcast

June was a busy month on the gravel scene, with Lost and Found, BWR North Carolina, and the Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder keeping things going after Unbound. Amanda and Zach also talk about rider safety in the wake of some sketchy moves at BWR and some new perspectives on Women's gravel racing. Check out Groadio's sponsor Endura and receive 20 percent off your order when entering WIDEANGLE20 at endurasport.com. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach's on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Amanda Nauman and Dave Sheek are back to answer your questions about Unbound. As a special bonus, Amanda then talks with Unbound XL wide angle podium finisher Chris Mehlman about tactics and cycling computer strategy for the 350 mile Unbound XL. WAP BEANIE ALERT! Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network and our donor drive is going on now. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. In return, we will send you a Wide Angle Podium knit cap. Win\Win. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free Custom Color Kit AND an exclusive premium water bottle with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Chris Mehlman on Instagram at @cmehlman34. Catch up with Zach's on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected].

Amanda, Zach and Bill get into everything that went down at Unbound Gravel 2022. Check out Groadio's sponsor Endura and receive 20 percent off your order when entering WIDEANGLE20 at endurasport.com. Also for a limited time, our listeners can get a free Custom Color Kit AND an exclusive premium water bottle with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach's on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Amanda chats with Gravel Worlds race director Jason Strohbehn about the history of the event, what to expect for the 2022 races that happen August 19-20, and the 1000 Women of Gravel Worlds initiative. You can follow Gravel Worlds on Instagram at @gravel_worlds. This episode is made possible by our sponsor Hammerhead. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free Custom Color Kit AND an exclusive premium water bottle with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach's on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Amanda, Zach and Bill chat about Rasputitsa, BWR San Diego and the Whiskey Off Road. Check out Groadio's sponsor Endura and receive 20 percent off your order when entering WIDEANGLE20 at endurasport.com. Also for a limited time, our listeners can get a free Custom Color Kit AND an exclusive premium water bottle with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach's on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Amanda chats with up-and-coming gravel racer, Brennan Wertz, on his rowing background, how he got into bike racing and his experience at the latest San Diego Belgian Waffle Race. Follow Brennan on Instagram at @brennan.wertz. Check out this episode's sponsor Endura and receive 20 percent off your order when entering WIDEANGLE20 at endurasport.com. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach's on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Michael Marckx (MMX), CEO and founder of Monuments of Cycling and the creator of the Belgian Waffle Ride, chats with Amanda and Zach about the upcoming San Diego BWR. Follow the event on Instagram at @belgianwaffleride. This episode is made possible by our sponsor Hammerhead. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free Custom Color Kit AND an exclusive premium water bottle with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. Also, make sure to stay tuned at the end of the episode for Amanda's and Dave's Endura #stickyfoot picks of the week. And speaking of Endura, follow them on social media: @endura on Twitter and @enduraofficial on Instagram. And then go stock up on all your cycling attire needs at endurasport.com. You will receive 20 percent off your order when entering WIDEANGLE20 at checkout. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach's on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

The whole Groadio crew convened to countdown the first installment of the eagerly anticipated 2022 Groadio Power Rankings. Did we get it right? Of course, we did. But that doesn't mean the list is void of controversy. Let us know how we did on twitter at @groadio. And while you're there, let us know your Endura #stickyfoot slide and stick picks for the week. Speaking of Endura, they are this episode's sponsor! Follow them on social media: @endura on Twitter and @enduraofficial on Instagram. And then go stock up on all your cycling attire needs at endurasport.com. You will receive 20 percent off your order when entering WIDEANGLE20 at checkout. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach's on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Amanda and Bill break down all the action from the first round of the Lifetime Grand Prix series that took place at the Sea Otter Classic. It was the mountain-bikers time to shine and we overanalyze what that means going forward in the series. Check out our sponsor Endura and receive 20 percent off your order when entering WIDEANGLE20 at endurasport.com You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach's on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

For episode 36 of Groadio we have another installment of Amanda's "lesser-known gravel events that you should know about" series. This time around, she chats with Gavin Coombs, the race director of the Ned Gravel event that takes place July 9 in and around Nederland, Colorado. Check out nedgravel.com to register and for more information about the event. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free Custom Color Kit AND an exclusive premium water bottle with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach's on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

In the afterglow of the latest edition of The Rock Cobbler, Amanda chatted with former World Tour pro and current gravel racing privateer, Pete Stetina. You can follow Pete on Instagram at @pstetina. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free Custom Color Kit AND an exclusive premium water bottle with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach's on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Amanda chats with G3 Gravel Series race director Ray Trammel about his three events in and around Guthrie, Oklahoma. Follow the series on Instagram at @G3GravelSeries. Also, check out our sponsor Endura and receive 20 percent off your order when entering WIDEANGLE20 at endurasport.com. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach's on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Rob went to the Source Endurance BWR training camp, and he's here to tell Amanda how he's throwing away his crit bike and going all in on gravel ... or maybe not. Check out Criterium Nation at https://criteriumnation.com/. Check out Rob on Instagram at @criteriumnation. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free Custom Color Kit AND an exclusive premium water bottle with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach's on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Also, check out our sponsor Endura and receive 20 percent off your order when entering WIDEANGLE20 at endurasport.com. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.