Gralloch UCI gravel race 2024

Join me at my first UCI gravel world series race of 2024!! I race the elite women's race at the Gralloch in Gatehouse of Fleet, Scotland. From the pre race rice to the post race lamb cuddles. Join me and Joe Nutt on a trip up to one of my favourite places in the UK.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
5:46 Bike check
6:47 Race morning
10:13 Race footage
21:53 Post race

[@joenutt8647]

No danger of being outshone by Swannie Cam this time. 😂

[@maxgamboltv9940]

Maddy you are making very inspirational videos

[@maddynutt]

Thank you!!

[@maxgamboltv9940]

@@maddynutt welcome, I make cycling videos and learning a lot from you.

[@gordonmackintosh4996]

Great vlog Miss Maddy Nutt of amazing trip to Scotland and Gralloch UCI gravel race in beautiful weather. Ah..Scotland,; such a cruel country, the hills, the midges, the rain and every now and then the sun shines.! Ouch.. cramp is so painful and debilitating and amazing effort to stretch out cramping and cycle to the finish line. Tough day on amazing looking gravel and rest and recover well. Well Done Maddy and Thank You for visiting Bonnie Scotland. After the race, feed the lambs and feed yourself ice cream. Ah bless and bliss.

[@RickRolling-tc7vb]

That looked like good fun, you were really flying there. Good work on the bike prep too if you made it through all that carrying that much pace and no mechanicals, it's a good sign. Thanks Joe for the camera work! I guess your experiment worked in the end though: now you know how hard you can push, which is 91% of that! Well done, good effort, and best of luck for the next one.

[@maddynutt]

Thank you!! :)

[@Richz2]

Swanny Cam taken to a new level..

[@maddynutt]

I thought this would be appreciated by viewers 🤣

[@deblordoutdoors5783]

Fantastic performance, Maddy. What a stunning setting too. Loving a bit of Joe cam😂🙌🏼

[@maddynutt]

Hahaha thank you!!

[@johnsenior478]

Great vlog…cakes coffee..Lambs..cafe reviews ..racing and I obviously need to name my bike.

[@maddynutt]

Apparently we all need to name our bikes 🤣

[@123aston456]

Another great vlog, well done on the race.

[@helenbenham19]

Wow, great ride Maddy

[@alasdairgardner3317]

Great video, appreciate the quick turnaround. Strange to get such severe cramps, maybe review the electrolyte intake during the event? Looking forward to the next event all the best

[@maddynutt]

Yeah I’m definitely going to review it and see what the cause was!

[@TriathlonDan]

Great ride Maddy!

[@Bikes-n-Stuff]

Brilliant coverage as ever - gives such a good sense of the race with the amazing footage and commentary, I literally felt my bones juddering over the rough stuff (ouch). The post-race in PJ’s just topped it off. Each video adds to the inspiration to get out and explore more…

[@abedfo88]

looks like gravel heaven!

[@alanbenham4139]

Good effort Maddy.

[@Balintrebeka]

Nice job Maddy! And yet another great video :). What a perfect positioning under those antlers during the pre-race interview :). And the swanny cam intermezzo, just lovely.

[@maddynutt]

Cheers :)

[@mojochaser6383]

Phew! Those descents had me watching through my fingers! 😳 Another awesome video! Good luck with your upcoming races. 🤞🏼

[@maddynutt]

Thank you!! :)

[@reecedawson6113]

The barn at Scorton is a great restaurant it just by my Nana's so it always a treat when i go to visit. Well done at the race

[@maddynutt]

Such a great spot! We went twice 🤣

[@hugoed3740]

Nice one Maddy, looks like you had a chance of a very respectable finish. Another excellent effort and learning experience, keep going 👏👏👏💪🏅

[@maddynutt]

Thanks so much!!

[@davidvonslingshot]

chain catcher - in combination with an oversized pulley wheel rear cage offers more engagement points for spring tension on the cage. it’s an expensive proven fact. Especially for those 1x riders who don’t have mounts for front chain catcher. The K-Edge chain guide encapsulates the entire 1x. Sram clutch is weak, so 100% can mitigate chain drop with the notes above. Cheers

[@maddynutt]

I’ve got that setup on my other bike :)

[@waynejones9189]

Nice video. I got terrible cramp too for the first time ever in a race. The lovely girl in the boujie soap shop (Apothecally) said you’d been in and will be glad to have made the edit!

[@maddynutt]

Such a lovely bougie shop!!

[@warrensanders5842]

Maddy, your power numbers must have been amazing. I pulled the van over as your group came through - not that far before the viaduct. The elite women were so very strong - what a train what a privilege to observe close up! I walked bits of the course yesterday to check for litter ( not much ) and wondered how the bikes manage the speeds without falling apart! Thanks so much for being here in Gatehouse again..

[@maddynutt]

Gatehouse is just so great!!! Sad I’m not doing Raiders now 🤣

[@kitlab12]

Was going to fly a banner over your house today demanding a new video. luckily I didn't have to.. Swanni-cam on point yet again. Great video

[@maddynutt]

Hahahhaha

[@leebevan734]

Maddy awesome video, I did my first Gvl at the Gealloch this year. Managed to stay upright and finish, you went past me at 55 miles point, but hey im a roadie at 53, yeah I rode this on my birthday, pea gravel, mud, even more mud, bricks it was brutally beautiful. Let's go again.. ❤

[@maddynutt]

That’s awesome!! Hope you loved it :)

[@leebevan734]

@maddynutt oh yeah the email came through yesterday to register interest in 2025.. without hesitation im in... 😝

[@stubestrong]

good video, my legs totally cramped locked at 108km... so close yet so far

[@maddynutt]

That’s almost where I cramped !!

[@user-hr3eo5bo6z]

I cramped in same place not quite as bad as you though !! Great video ! What location was “the barn” at please ??

[@maddynutt]

@@user-hr3eo5bo6z Scorton!!

[@garymcvitie2561]

Well done maddy you done amazing supercproud maybe next time less rice ha ha gary from gatehouse of fleetv

[@maddynutt]

Hahaha I love the rice

[@shanelaird9032]

Another great race video, sorry about your cramps good luck with that mystery! I’m sure you’ll figure it out. Swanny has really aged it must be a very taxing job :)

[@maddynutt]

Hahahahahah

[@wendels16]

All my bikes have names..shame on you Maddy!!! 😊 Pity the go-pro ran out of battery. The last gravel descent was scariest bit for me and was hoping to relive it. You definitely had better food than me on this trip. Sooooo jealous. Got hungry watching this.

[@maddynutt]

It was a top notch food weekend !!

[@FlyingGravelMan]

The mic in the DJI Osmo 4 is so much better than the gopro. You might have a look at that (; Great video❤️

[@andrew_gardner]

Came for the race, stayed for the swanny!

[@mistersmith158]

Maddy great result without the cramping. You can sort that out wth hydration and so forth. Always lessons learned so full speed ahead mate. You are doing great this year. I think you might have a good result in Africa; for sure tweek the hydration down there. Those cramps are brutal. You were holding a potential top 10 spot in a UCI event with stout women riders. Go Maddy!!! PS If you ever come to the US, I want to be the guest swanny cam! That would be amazing.

[@maddynutt]

Ahahahaha I am racing SBT….

[@jamesmarshall1673]

Great video Maddy. That looked like a great race. Thanks for showing us your bike, the wheels look ace. Do you use 700c or 650b wheels?

[@maddynutt]

700!

[@jamesmarshall1673]

@@maddynutt Thank you. sorry if that was a silly question. Some of that terrain looked pretty rough for 40mm wide tyres - fair play (saying this as a mtb rider who rides some smooth gravel on 45s)

[@wendels16]

​@@jamesmarshall1673 it was rough gravel in places, especially last descent. I was on 44s and I would not want to be on anything less for gralloch

[@petrawiltshire6078]

I also cramped

[@maddynutt]

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one !!

[@GvnS360]

Another great vid. What do you think of the X1's?

[@maddynutt]

Absolutely love them! Really good grip and feel super fast

[@wendels16]

PS: given you got cramp you still had a very respectable finish time. Well done! Do you take magnesium citrate tablets at night? Could help. Plus don't use hydration tabs with artificial sweetener (can be diuretic). All the best for your next races!

[@maddynutt]

I don’t but definitely going to look into them!

[@joshschrader4732]

Good vid Maddy- gonna add Scotland to my gravel bucket list. Whats up with all the rice? Do you not like oatmeal? I can’t imagine racing without my oatmeal :) Keep up the good work !

[@maddynutt]

I do like it but oats have lots of fibre in, which isn’t so good pre racing :) I made the switch to rice a year or so ago for my pre race meal and honestly feel so much better on the bike. My taste buds are sadder but I feel better!

[@joshschrader4732]

@@maddynutt ok, you’ve convinced me to try it out next race :)

[@mellissanash7517]

Will you ever do any of the North America gravel races, like the Grasshopper in California, or the BC gravel race in Vancouver, Canada?

[@maddynutt]

I’ve got Canada on my to do for next year, it’s just working out which race I can get to :) I’m thinking of a North America block in June 2025

[@Martin-on2pp]

Maddy, one way to prevent the chain from coming off is this. You can (only) attach the cage of a front derailleur. Then the chain can't fall off at the front. Greetings from the Netherlands👍🚴‍♀️🇳🇱🇪🇺

[@veganpotterthevegan]

Chains definitely drop with front derailleurs on. They even make accessories like chain catchers for front derailleurs because they still drop

[@Martin-on2pp]

@@veganpottertheveganIt was a solution during time trials last year in the TdF...

[@veganpotterthevegan]

@Martin-on2pp it's not really a solution. It helps for some chain drops but not all. The front derailleur is too wide to do that. There are actually guides that mount to the hanger that are just wider than the chain though and that may be what you confused for a front derailleur.

[@Zyzzyx42]

What's your thoughts on the completely separate start for the women's race? Looked like it was well after the men had left, not just a few minutes.

[@maddynutt]

It was great! We started 45 minutes behind. We had our own race for once!!

[@mellissanash7517]

Any reason you went with X1 front and rear instead of a faster SK or even SS rear with an X1 front?

[@maddynutt]

X1 has a lot more grip and I actually think they might be faster !

[@mellissanash7517]

@@maddynutt It does, but for the rear I think the faster SK would have worked. Save a few watts to last that hair longer. I've seen people riding on the SS and tires like it in my part of Desert/IE and we have some steep fireroad gravel routes. Just in wider sizes cause it's dusty and rocky out here.

[@cameronelliott9709]

Plenty of bmi in these riders 🍕🍟🍔

[@grahampollitt1548]

Wear your seatbelt. Although I'm glad you like Galloway 'cos it ain't too bad

[@jdeckard1243]

Are you riding Unbound??

[@maddynutt]

Not this year! I’m heading to Rwanda instead

[@buzzman4860]

👍 bigger tires next time. Don't be sby about it.

[@maddynutt]

I like my 40s ahahah

[@valiantabello]

Where is my Swannie Cam!???

[@jeremyprodger6766]

So you started at the front of the grid and was well-positioned at the end of the neutralised section. Why would you spend time faffing with your bike computer and let so many people past? Isn’t this a way-marked and marshalled course with timing chips?

[@maddynutt]

Not sure brains are rational in races 🤣

[@craigblack7517]

Love you to bits Maddie but please learn to say loch!

[@maddynutt]

I think I need to learn from a Scot 🤣

[@gedpitts8879]

Would be good to see you wearing your seatbelt in the car

[@maddynutt]

I am!! :') It is under my gilet

[@gedpitts8879]

If you look at the video around 1 min 10s onward, no gillet and you are leaning forward without a seatbelt. Just want you to be safe 😊

[@rule3036]

Scotland ,rain and midges. Why bother?