Inside SBT GRVL, Leadville 100, LeadBoat 2021

Colorado plays host to two big events. The Leadville 100 and SBT GRVL in Steamboat Springs. For cyclists doing both it is the LeadBoat Challenge. We were fortunate to go to both events, as Leadville is on Saturday and SBT is on Sunday. Catch the amazing cooking talents of Allen Lim and the riders such as Lachlan Morton, Alex Howes, Mo Wilson, Maude Farrell, Peter Stetina, Ian Boswell, Lauren De Crescenzo, Lauren Stephens, Kaysee Armstrong, Sammi Runnels and more! We were only able to stay a short time in Leadville and then headed straight to Steamboat to cover all of the mountain biking and gravel cycling in the beautiful landscape that is Colorado. Did you do any of the events? Let us know in the comments!
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[@RunBikeRun1]

Your hard work and dedication to create and post these videos is greatly appreciated! 👍🏽

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks so much. Learning more and more.

[@AdamRobergeCycling]

WOAH, amazing video Brian. Thank you for the coverage. 🙏

[@Veloworthy]

You were great out there! Congrats!

[@mikevandale3529]

Great ride Adam! Danick and I were talking about how well you've been doing while we were on our Tuesday night ride. Chapeau 🎩

[@ridesofjapan]

Excellent coverage! 👍

[@Veloworthy]

🙏

[@chamoisbuttr.]

Stoked to partner again for another great video from your lens, Brian. We just wish you had time to join us for the 1,000 person donut and coffee pre-ride or stop on course at Mt. Butt’r for bourbon and bacon. We loved the diversity and community through the whole weekend at SBT GRVL. See you next year and happy trails ‘til then.

[@Veloworthy]

Events like SBT are changing the sport for the better. Riding a bike can be life changing and you guys are helping bring together that community. Thank you.

[@briangrieco32]

Excellent coverage of both events. Your focus on the interviews really paid off.

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks so much for checking it out.

[@timwhite2365]

Great coverage of the events. Particularly leaving in the shade thrown by some of the women on the team tactics. These events are evolving and the team games along with it. Hopefully it doesn’t begin to erode the grass roots nature of the events and turn it into UCI road racing on gravel.

[@nationsnumber1chump]

Tactics are what makes racing fun..

[@timwhite2365]

@@nationsnumber1chump just play it out to its logical conclusion. More racers decide to bring teams - either thru Expo Exhibitor slots or just signing up numbers hoping they get enough in via the lottery - limiting the slots available to riders just wanting to finish, then the average rider starts losing interest and then it becomes a team only event that very few care about and it goes the way of domestic stage racing, ie Tour of California. Having men on the team to pace the female leader and provide mechanical support happened at Unbound. Now we have a domestique fetching water bottles and supplies. Just seems to run contrary to the self supported nature of where it started. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see how it works out. From a tactics perspective there are plenty of tactics being leveraged without having teammates in the men’s race.

[@nickstayner]

@@timwhite2365 It is a testament to the character and ethics of the women that chose NOT to employ a team of male domestiques to aid them in their own pursuit. Plenty of other strong women could have chosen to do this, as it is currently not explicitly banned at most events. Poor form? Absolutely.

[@pmcmpc]

Gravel is now full of pros and ex pros with massive support teams. Too late already.

[@timwhite2365]

@@rogerwilson8023 I don’t mind the ex pros, rather enjoy seeing them compete at these events. I just think it should be a fair competition.

[@colink3265]

I love these inside peeks at these big gravel/mtb events.

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks so much for watching.

[@markanderson7412]

Thank you That was awesome Much appreciated And proper jealous Keep up the great coverage/content 🍻 Sydney Australia 👍

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks for watching. Lachy is one of the nicest Aussies!

[@jamesmacdonald3060]

Your Docu-films are absolutely next level awesome!! Look forward to everyone you do!! Keep it up!

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks James. Much appreciated.

[@gordonociao1231]

Thank you so much for this coverage on both events!

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks. Lots of driving around Colorado. Beautiful Mountains.

[@russellschwartz4228]

Awesome coverage love the beginning of the video where they show the food love how the race unfolded and at the end talking to the Riders when they finished again great coverage watched it twice

[@Veloworthy]

a double thank you! Glad you liked it.

[@Sergio_Math]

Another FANTASTIC coverage. This is my favorite format. Good job!

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks for watching Sergio!

[@genewest8426]

Lachy is the man!!!Way to go Alex!! Big thanks from OB San Diego

[@Veloworthy]

The whole EF squad is just pure class. Love OB!

[@lhowles3]

Awesome coverage man. Look forward to all your gravel recaps...wish there was more gravel and good weather here in the UK!

[@Veloworthy]

Cheers! Thanks for watching!

[@juanpagan2250]

Thank you for uploading these awesome videos. These videos are great motivation and a must watch!

[@Veloworthy]

Yes. Get excited and then get out and ride!

[@michaelr148]

Lauren @ the finish. So freaking awesome. Great work by all and excellent coverage!

[@Veloworthy]

Glad you enjoyed it! She's great!

[@tewaewae]

helps when you are paced and catered to by a team of men. Not a good advert for that team.

[@meatmotorendurance]

@@tewaewae Amen.

[@neilashton9459]

Great job and startin off with Allen Lim and nutrition central - street cred for sure. Impressive turn around time to edit all that. Hope to see VW at BWR Asheville this weekend!

[@Veloworthy]

So bummed I can't go. I will be in Montana for The Last Best Ride. So much gravel so little time.

[@robthompson6674]

Very nice video. You clearly have great rapport with all the racers. This is just a suggestion but a gimbal of some sort might be a great investment (IMHO upping the stability of the images would really help). Either way, thanks for the coverage.

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks for the idea!

[@monrezee]

Lachlan Morton is Bad Ass.

[@Veloworthy]

Class guy and cyclist!

[@VeeVeeArcher]

Tyvm for all the footage!

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@benthilwind6908]

Mate, you smash this coverage thanks soo much. love watching this wish we had events like this Is England, cheers pal

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks for watching Ben!

[@benthilwind6908]

@@Veloworthy loved the nutrition section, very helpful also thanks buddy

[@maksimloginov9365]

CoooL video ! Thanks ! 🎉🎉🎉🥳🤘

[@xhrrdg]

Nice video, thanks. Was at both SBT events as well.

[@Veloworthy]

Glad you enjoyed it! Quite the experience in person.

[@Kylie-xp1oy]

From the Velonews article on the race. "While the rest of the women stopped at the fourth of six aid stations, De Crescenzo was able to keep riding, and once she got a gap and was riding with some male racers, she never gave up the lead." I guess there was no "honorable" agreement to stop. It's been suggested that De C got water bottles from her teammates, though I've not been able to confirm this. This whole gravel racing feed zone situation is a mess.

[@Veloworthy]

When cycling gets bigger it's bound to get more complicated. Thanks for watching.

[@gabeszilagyi254]

Great report!Enjoyed!

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks for watching!

[@jayclark1551]

Gravel is still so new to be taken this seriously. I knew it wouldn’t be long till the grassroots self supported hometown vibe was lost but it’s happening even quicker than I imagined. Not stopping at a feed zone is totally the riders choice, but having domestiques bring you things you needed at skipped feed zone seems like cheating plain and simple. Nobody wants to complain and be a poor sport but cmon.

[@reddiver7293]

Team riding. Taken seriously.

[@gregcavanaugh6259]

doesn't take long for things to go from cool to douche... especially in cycling.

[@al-du6lb]

Man, I miss steamboat. Thanks for the upload.

[@Veloworthy]

Glad you enjoyed it. Can't wait to get back there!

[@WoodyWillisIII]

I'm not a racer and don't know the guy at 22:03 who said, "Feed zones are BS" but it seems ungrateful. Those people are making/supplying the food, etc should be appreciated. And yeah I know this is a year old video, but that's how I live my life.

[@RobinBassett]

I keep preaching! Eggs are the super food hiding in the open!

[@Veloworthy]

Eggcelent point!

[@tamaracousineau2329]

Adam Roberge! I recognized the familiar French Canadian accent right away!

[@Veloworthy]

He did a great job out there.

[@sdhaskell]

Great Vid!!

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks so much!

[@ebhkkc1]

Great Job !! Loved it

[@Veloworthy]

Glad you watched. Thank you.

[@ebhkkc1]

@@Veloworthy it was awesome. I just finished the Leadville 100 MTB and I am amazed that they went straight from leadville to Steamboat. Amazing !!

[@omarsrigs7480]

The Rad Fest in Trinidad Colorado is happening in October 2nd. I believe its first year by the same parent company of Leadville 100.

[@kylemacdonald9202]

REST IN PEACE MO

[@carlosinostrozajofre3594]

nice work man 👍🏼🚴🏼‍♂️

[@kivriel2660]

Great Video!

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks for watching!

[@daubstep5003]

was waiting for this!

[@Veloworthy]

Thanks James. Tried to get this one out quick!

[@rayF4rio]

I know Lim could not have cooked all that without the Oakley's on. And the hat, he's a Chef after all.

[@Veloworthy]

It's his full on cooking kit now. They always come in handy!

[@msudz1548]

After watching the excellent coverage you have provided ... it seems to be rapidly evolving into a professional level event and losing the family and amateur aspect ride style behind .. such a shame some events are better with out this type of hype and level of competition.. excellent doco to tbh thanks for posting it

[@chadrathbone]

Leadville has always been a gravel race before gravel racing was a thing. I only say this because I have done leadville and the whole time I thought if I only had a cross bike with a little bigger tire. At the time I think we only did 2 miles of single track out of the 100 miles.

[@Veloworthy]

Amazing accomplishment. Hard to breathe up there.

[@AngelGonzalez-hc4zw]

Oh Shit!! I never say this but %@#$ !! I want to be 25 years old again!! Just to do this for another 30+ years. Freaking Awesome!!!

[@israeladams6439]

nice footage bro, thx for the content, curious what happened to lachlan-mechanical?..

[@Veloworthy]

Lachlan only did Leadville not SBT. I don't believe he had a mechanical.

[@nickstayner]

Great footage! Who hit Boswell in the face with the can though?!

[@Veloworthy]

Good eye! It wasn't intentional. Just an accident. Not sure who it was.

[@andrewwoods1891]

What was Colin complaining about? Were some riders getting aid from their crew at the stations while others were not??

[@leefitler4597]

To me it did not look like a “neutral” feed zone.

[@andrewwoods1891]

@@leefitler4597 yeah maybe. Hard to tell. I know when I went through, randoms offered to help me. But of course I'm not anywhere near the front and so it doesn't matter for me

[@florianabrahamson2834]

Gravel the MLS of cycling.

[@thatonenigeriansformula]

I heard a formula 1 driver was apart of the competition is that true and if so where did he finish

[@Veloworthy]

Valtteri Bottas was there. He got 2nd place in the shorter course event.

[@thatonenigeriansformula]

@@Veloworthy wow when will you have footage of thqt cuz i didnt see him in any of the clips

[@meatmotorendurance]

@@Veloworthy He got beat by Verstappen again? #redbullforlife

[@rosscads]

How long is the transfer between Leadville and SBT? Crazy that people are racing both! 😯

[@andrewwoods1891]

Let's see... Leaders finish Leadville at probably 130 or 2. It's a 3 hour drive between the towns... then SBT starts 6:30 the next morning. So not a lot time!

[@J3SSEB]

Sounds like the aid stations are a real choke point for this race.

[@Veloworthy]

It’s turning into crucial points at gravel events for sure!

[@memos_povreviews5539]

This was awesome insight! I live in Monterey Bay Area and look forward to participating in the BWR next year with goals of unbound and now SBT. Seeking advice of either Canyon Grizl or endurace? Any thoughts or advice from you guys?

[@Veloworthy]

It depends on which race. I've seen Canyon athletes use a variety of bikes. Although the predominant bike used at SBT was the Grizl.

[@memos_povreviews5539]

@@Veloworthy thank you for the feedback! Keep up the great work!

[@BIIIKES]

(10:47) Peter Ste-TEEN-a? 😂

[@Veloworthy]

😂😂😂

[@deeric7115]

Cool vid. I would have liked it even better with a more direct microphone. Yours took on too much of the surroundings into it, for my taste

[@Veloworthy]

Yeah. Still experimenting with equipment. Thanks for watching.

[@FaiscaaaH]

I just love to watch Pro's and Former Pro's taking on this "amateur" races that seriously and winning them ... :\

[@bric4989]

26:50 Ted King is 🔥

[@luisguevara4113]

Forget the race, I will go for the food! how do you sign up to staying that house?

[@Veloworthy]

The food is great! Maybe you can be our assistant. 😜

[@raynold5156]

Team tactics in gravel with support riders providing feed and water on the fly? That’s bullshit! Great video though.

[@staciacarola1086]

Dude, you left out Sarah Sturm's third place win at Leadville and her 1st place win for the Leadboat challenge. I understand if you were stoked on interviewing your friends and literally every other woman that finished, but leaving out her accomplishments, even in a dialogue, is part of the issue with women not being represented enough in the cycling world.

[@MaxRothFitness]

Will you ever make more podcasts v

[@Veloworthy]

🤷‍♂️🤔

[@freddyoslen6343]

Great coverage but very shaky at times and that made it harder to see what was happening. But thoroughly enjoyed Thank You

[@keeneypr]

@10:46 - "Peter Steneeeeena" WTF? Where did that pronunciation of one of the best known last names in US racing for the past 50 years come from?

[@buzzman4860]

That was awesome

[@Veloworthy]

Thank you.

[@ClockCutter]

What did Colin say at 22:03?

[@ASGundogs]

A sarcastic “Feed zones are Bull S**t” I think 🤔 🤣

[@ClockCutter]

@@ASGundogs Yeah, it seems fairly clear now. I couldn't get the "feed zones" part. Thanks.

[@ellerybice3787]

Hey Chef, shut up and cook!

[@stephenmathes1]

great to see thanks but that camera guy is too worried about commenting needs to work on better angles/ steady camera etc...gave me a headache

[@bender4077]

carry your own consumables. fixed.

[@shieldofdr3588]

How come Pete Stetina and Ted King weren't on aero bars? They must be really hurting now. It's cruel not allow them to rest on aero bars and go faster than everyone else. I feel so sad for them. SBT GRVL is mean.

[@jonromenesko9693]

No aero bars allowed at SBT GRVL

[@meatmotorendurance]

@@jonromenesko9693 As it should be at all gravel races?

[@RepublicanJesusthe2nd]

Sorry but talking over someone else's food is unsanitary.

[@diegoelmacho2080]

Me m me m me