FoCo Fondo gravel race course preview 2023

[@MacLeanWright]

Ben thanks for the great video as always. Love the route previews, that's probably the biggest decision point that I make when I'm deciding what races to sign up for! The extra "prize" of a bolo tie for a completion time is a super cool idea. I'm so proud to be part of the bike community that is trying their best to make the sport as inclusive as possible with non-binary categories. The race I'm doing Saturday, the Dirty Dino in Vernal, UT, also has a nonbinary category. The "spirit of gravel" if anything is about inclusivity, so I'm so proud of our community for sticking to that. Thank you for highlighting that with your platform!

[@dcv9460]

Awesome, Ben 😎👍💯

[@themidsouth]

These roads look AMAZIN!!! Gotta make it there soon!

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

We drive east to The Mid South every year. This year you should go west, young man. :-)

[@ryanolson8295]

Great video, please do more of these types. Introduces the race well and set our expectations, covers most of the important points. I may consider this now.

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Glad it was useful. They are fun to do, and I hope to do more.

[@erikkraai1533]

That looks utterly fantastic! Wish gravel biking was a thing when I lived in that area....definitely missed out on some great riding

[@amandablosser9974]

It is on 2024!!! So excited...

[@nickcarolan2805]

Looks like a cool place to ride.👍🇮🇪

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Sláinte.

[@cjohnson3836]

I'm jealous of Colorado. I remember an interesting article from some years back in Conservation magazine that went into all the steps New Belgium had taken to green their production line. Even using the gas production from the fermentation process to produce electricity to power other parts of the facility.

[@bcm1013]

My son and I will be there...looking forward to it!!

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Cool. See you there.

[@bafasbl]

Hi from old Belgium 😊

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

The Motherland of classics riding and farmhouse beers. Going to Flanders was always a highlight of my years covering pro racing.

[@terrillford7784]

Damn Ben, you get to go everywhere

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

So many cool places the bike can take you.

[@georgeisenbarg8302]

sounds like a great event. about how many watts will you ave for the event mr. delany? trying to gauge wether or not i can finish in seven hours...

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Errrr, no idea. Whether you can finish in seven hours? One way to find out!

[@jacquieleson5708]

Are there any technical sections on the 53 mile course ? Or super steep roads? Thos is my first gravel event and im a little nervous !

[@jackelracer593]

is the vip ticket the 118 mi course

[@jonathanwoo6597]

Nice video! Whitney- if you're reading this, which model sunglasses are you wearing? My wife wants something similar.

[@bikesportsco]

They are the 100% S3 👍

[@aprendizdeingeniero1787]

what do you think about aspero 5?

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

It's in my Top 5: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2XaeJ2bg96Umrs

[@sccxvelo]

We need more events like FoCo fondo that welcome everyone and give to charities that the community. Some events will not do non binary and basically tell us we are not welcome. Others will have it more after thought or kicking TINB out the women or men field then not give the same respect as to the men and women's fields. Keep up the good work to the event organizers. Maybe next year when I can afford the trip from SoCal to do your event as it is on my list to do.

[@wesleycurrin1457]

stopped watching when I heard the non binary rider

[@douglasbracken7562]

Do nonbinary riders compete against who?

[@paulvanreesch2493]

Against a few binary nitwits, like you🙂

[@bspark8099]

Other non binary 🤷🏼‍♂️ wonder if they get the same prize money as the men /women?

[@bikesportsco]

@@bspark8099they sure do! It’s difficult to win any category and we seek to honor that.

[@NewDoughs]

I will be competing in that catagory if the price purse is the same

[@picklestoast4081]

​@@NewDoughs doubtful you're getting any prize money in any category

[@palicar]

Call me soft, but I think those bullet casing bolos are cringy at best. Looks like an awesome loop!

[@jonphotos8631]

Realize know one cares what u think. Cringy is a girls word. U don’t like bullets? Thanks for letting us know ur a mentally challenged liberal.

[@bikesportsco]

It’s a spillover from our early years and based on the old western horse-racing movie Bite the Bullet. Probably hard to find to watch: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bite_the_Bullet_(film)

[@palicar]

@@bikesportsco context is everything. I’ll check it out. Thanks

[@whatwouldjacobdo]

Sounds like the non binary category is for you!

[@zed625]

> non-binary riders cringe

[@jonphotos8631]

Yeah super lame! Will never go to this race!

[@mattdavis855]

​@@jonphotos8631 I'm sure they'd be very happy to hear that

[@redauwg911]

@@mattdavis855 but you can still go honey🤣

[@jonphotos8631]

@@mattdavis855 every one knows u like little boys. Regardless of ur profile pic.

[@zackallison5993]

@@jonphotos8631 think you are smart for sitting this one out. I think it’s brave of you standing up and saying you’re just not ready to do this event until you’re able to accept and understand there are people out there different than you and be able to interact with them. Once you guys feel ready to break out of your shells and experience events with all kinds of people, just let me know and hopefully FoCo Fondo will still be around to introduce you to a great gravel riding event experience.

[@jonphotos8631]

Ben stay away from ppl that use words like non-binary, and for sure don’t put them in ur videos!

[@zackallison5993]

Ben, be warned that people that write comments like this, probably ride R-SYS wheels.

[@jonphotos8631]

@@zackallison5993 Ben be warned that ppl like zack defend pedos.

[@veganpotterthevegan]

Don't leave your church, not even to use the internet🤦