Longest Bike Race Of My Life | Unbound Gravel 200

[@Josh_Supertramp]

You did great. The math at the end isn’t necessary. Comparison is the thief of joy.

[@whatwouldjacobdo]

You don't let your low vo2 keep you from living your dreams. Stunning and brave!

[@MattThomas08]

“Low VO2” - they keep making fun of it but in reality it’s an elite VO2. So many of us regular folks would love a VO2 of 69.

[@jnstroik]

@@MattThomas08 and if he just weighed half as much it would be a vo2 of like 138! so there's his path to finally beating DJ

[@Timmeh2Buck]

☠️

[@burnsideisback]

Raced my whole life, cat 1. Would trade most of that to be able to say something like "me and Niki Terpstra were gapped off". 🎉

[@JustinMcQuerry]

Great recap, and great racing with ya dude! Big time appreciate the shout out, can't wait to get ripping with ya at the next one 💪

[@grahamgilley1618]

Great recap - ESPECIALLY appreciate the on-bike pee walkthrough. Insightful, refreshing, bold.

[@torrellex7634]

You might be as normal as Dylan Johnson. But you are not normal. You both are beasts 💪🏽

[@calebchristian9521]

You got your video out before Dylan !! Nice job out there Drew 💪🏼

[@bryanhutzler7010]

I love the kit. You are easy to spot in the crowd.

[@markcavandish1295]

This is wild. I don’t know anything about this kind of racing, but I’m an instant fan

[@clovioushoofus3928]

it would be aweome to have a Cav vlog of this race next year :D

[@DEXVD]

Great video and recap, that math at the end was a bit cringe but the racing footage and recap was great as always.

[@tjaxmanhattan]

I absolutely loved your Mid South recaps - so your channel deserved a shoutout at the Unbound finish line! Nice work out there, Drew! Both on the course and the channel! And yes, I had been waiting for this!! 😂

[@LordNormandy]

Awesome result, fun recap, sub 10 hours on the north course is legit.

[@ff2e]

It's crazy watching how far you let wheels go, but then you get up in the bunch and all of those guys ride so sketch I don't blame you. So many people look like they're not even paying attention to where they're going (dude who almost took himself out on the cone)

[@Shadowboost]

Sub 10 and finishing is good shit. Lachlan was just insane. Best not to try and compare those guys

[@ShawnMcAfee]

Great job Dizzle and nice recap. Your vids have come such a long way since the simple text on screen.

[@318ishonk]

I second the "best looking kit of all riders at Unbound Gravel" comment!

[@chrisharley4353]

Congratulations! Remember, only in the past 3 years could someone break the 10-hour threshold.

[@djsaintb]

Thanks for the live footage. Thank you (...but that math, though.... 😬)

[@KwadSkwad]

insane how fast and hard you guys were rolling the first 50 miles. I thought some of those clips were sped up almost. incredible performance, sub 10 is EPIC! you absolutely crushed it out there. Jansport backpacks are gonna be flying off the shelves again like it’s 1996 🤣🤣

[@pjbeattie1]

Congrats from Canada my dude!! I’m a 54 year old and love the pod, fun following you hammers!!! Just thought you should know that are reaching all sorts of peeps on the interwebs!!

[@Locknload556]

Was a fantastic video but I did not think the math added anything to it and was actually a distraction. With that said, it is always amazing to see your POV and ride along.

[@richardstewart5499]

Dizzle, that music was epic, man. The Niki Terpstra thang was awesome. We had a Aussie National Champ in our field in Kaiserslautern way back in the 90's at the Armed Forces Training Camp. Once the BDR bullet brigade (Profi and A/B's) realized who it was, they weren't so upset at nearly being lapped in that crit.

[@chrisbaum998]

Congrats on your under 10 hour finish this year!!!

[@matt.eggleton]

Hey, man. Nice job! Congrats on demonstrating grit.

[@redjustin97]

Great recap. Fast turn around. On the subject of budget, if Mohorič hadn't flatted and won, then more WT pros will show up with teammates. Unbound will turn into like a Spring Classic, with team leaders and domestiques. Solo riders will get squeezed out.

[@clovioushoofus3928]

yeah i feel like that is inevitable unfortunately, victim of its own success

[@laxplaysu91]

Congrats on the finish! Lachlan also gets to live and ride in Boulder, CO. Being able to afford this alone you know he's making BANK given the average house in Boulder costs like $800K for a 2 bdrm 2bath. He also has the opportunity to ride at altitude anytime he wants. Whenever I'm out riding and I see Lachlan he's drinking a beer mid or post ride. Maybe you need to drink more beers?

[@RichardWoodworth-by9mi]

Absolutely love the insight and honest appraisal of how the race went.

[@Dryocopus_martius]

Yo these videos are amazing! Thanks for the work you put in, give me great times and motivation!

[@cmcjvcltcbmc]

The announcer was right, that was a great recap. Thanks!

[@sherwoody14]

Good video. Only thing about the math is you'd need to divide annual salary by number of races to get to your figures.

[@andrewschirmer3849]

Top effort bro 👊🏼 a fab watch and super effort nonetheless 🎉

[@JBmadera]

another excallent video. I really enjoy your content and congrats on another great race.

[@neilashton9459]

Great race Drew - that depth of field was insane! Regards position if you can still see the helicopter you know the front must be near.

[@kevinw3621]

excellent recap and pretty amazing how well you did.. now for that Vo2 max thing!!!

[@connorclements7864]

I ran getaway XPs as well, absolutly 0 problems. My new daily tire they are industructable

[@astonrides]

The dizzle math is always fun to hear

[@swimmc7]

Another great video. Would like to see a little more details and footage of what you do at aid stations. Do you get off? Lube chain etc?

[@joepeel9233]

You pay $ for what you get. Greatness brings the $. $ doesn’t bring greatness.

[@patricktheattorney]

Love your recaps!!!!

[@aceshelman]

Great vid, thanks for uploading!

[@jmins-o4docsocal]

Live and learn, better planning for the next time. Still finished under 10hrs and top 1/3 ish... Congrats finishing unscathed!

[@guytamam5039]

Great recap and kit! But man that math at the end, common it BS😅🤣😂, it doesn't contribute anything and doesn't give you much respect, great ride though.

[@danwelch1122]

This was my 2nd video of yours I watched when adding about a dozen to the playlist I watch during my droning indoor sessions. The videos tick the boxes - good footage, good metrics, good recap, music to help keep things going.. The math at the end of this one was very disappointing though.

[@CyclistJack56]

Thanks for this great footage !..

[@ZenEndurance]

Justin McQuerry is super cool and one of the nicest guys in the sport. Cool seeing you ride together! How did the State frame ride? Like Lauf says, I think a heavier, cheaper frame is faster on choppy gravel because it's more stable. Then you can spend money where it counts, like wheels and drivetrain. When I surf on choppy days, my heavier longboard is actually a smoother/faster ride than my lightweight performance board. And for people saying an aero helmet gets too hot, Lachlan's obviously didn't and Chris Miller reviewed it as staying cool. Aero helmet is the best bang for your buck for speed. We need to get Dylan wearing one!

[@worldhorizonsnet]

if you're 'not saying anything' - then don't! Otherwise nice video, excellent ride and great time!

[@stevemunro9137]

Great video, thanks.

[@PuhPuhPuhShell]

Can you get Backwards Hat Dylan to do the end math for himself 😂

[@uknowbass]

Kentucky rocks!

[@rudyelizondo1935]

Great vid Bro!!! Man good race and super tuff, Beyound regular homeboy cyclist like myself, great Job!!! Good God man, just to survive and finish this grueling ride is an accomplishment of great portion!!!! Nice bike and tires, which tire were you using?

[@brickpasta]

I was wondering if you were going to do this race this year. Really cool footage, I envy you but in a good way.

[@user-hc6hu1yw7l]

Why are you coping with that money calculation. It doesn't matter at all, all pros are supraphysiological human beings and they build themselves to be where they are for a reason.

[@alanhughes1662]

Sub 10 !!!

[@thirdlooprules]

the same math could be used to suggest that ride faster = more pay

[@minidini10]

I also was doing napkin math and thought Lochlan might be the most financially supported racer at Unbound. I expect a Rapha film to come out of his victory after all the skinsuit testing they did.

[@oldanslo]

Guarantee that the rider with the most financial support was Matej Mohoric.

[@Mockle07]

@@oldansloKeegan will also be making WAY more than Lachlan. Lachlan doesn’t actually race on the world tour any more and hasn’t for some time, he gets barely any support for the niche races he does (Not that Unbound is one of those!)… I’d be shocked if he was on much more than $70k

[@pieterboshoff2982]

Excuses. Very bad. Loved your video until you started comparing yourself with the winner. 😢 you are super Good. To many excuses when you start focusing on you and you alone. You will Fly. Be blessed 🙌

[@ronskayakingandfishing414]

Good job Drew. A question though... you put out two other videos of racing crits in the week before Unbound? Would it not have been wiser to do a little tapering the week before and not working quite SO hard before the big race? Not a criticism, just something to think about.

[@RandumbNam3]

Very Nice Ride™

[@holdsteadfast]

Take forever why don’t ya?? I’ve been waiting so long on this video I had to watch the stupid LifeTime video recap just to hold me over.

[@brianzimny]

It would be interesting to know Dylan's numbers (power, etc) compared to yours and relate it to your equipment and race strategy differences.

[@staypufft80]

Dylan posted that his NP was around 283 for the whole ride.

[@brianzimny]

@staypufft80 yeah, I'd like to see how that number looks with the tire selection, what types of attacks he went with, etc. Show that the time differences weren't just from power.

[@mrshadow392]

Great ride, nice control on the pacing untill you got a little carried away. But that happens to everyone. Congrats 👏 I have a question how was your cadence with the 48t chainring 🤔.

[@lordraymondynostroza6798]

Sick video Dizz

[@disloyalyou5455]

25:19 Thomas dekker 🔥

[@char391]

some fuzzy math at the end there

[@toddpiedad651]

yeah that salary number is for all staff on the team, not just the riders.

[@Mockle07]

@@toddpiedad651And Carapaz alone accounts for $2m of that… and Lachlan won’t be anywhere near the top earners… and, and, and… 😂 Not sure what the hell that was supposed to be.

[@peterm.7497]

Congrats on a great race and thank you for the content. If I'm your agent...your aid station handoffs were too low-key; next time, despite being top 60, act like a top-10 diva during each stop -- it's KZbin gold, you're welcome.

[@lazlo2511]

Appreciate the upload but the numbers game don’t match up. Putting effort into a moneymaker equation is odd, not sure why you trying to compare yourself to the winner? You me did say you had different goals for this event? Right?. Be satisfied you were blessed to a non crashed and those Challengers upheld well. You need to go do the Traka!

[@rabo99]

And , you were able to hang with Dylan ( for a while).

[@haydenpucker6109]

I was in the stupid feed zone crash. I knew I had to go straight to get to my support so I took the outside line. I was not expecting him to take the inside line and cut me off. I didn’t really have time to miss him as I was looking for my support people .

[@lexington476]

200 is a little long for me, at least right now. How competitive is the 100 and 50 milers?

[@TurkeyBasterandLex]

17:02 was the pun intentional?

[@SimonVelez-zi9ki]

Chad Haga and Lachlan Morton are DEFINITELY not compatriots , maybe they raced a stage of the “vuelta italia” before ? or “tour de giro” i cant remember which one

[@h20s8804]

Nice recap. "Toba-Jorn?" Naw dude... "Toby" or 'Tob-Yorn" right?

[@Wds__99]

Are the top 10 guys taking a piss break????

[@DustinOrrick]

Go listen to Ted King podcast, Lachy isn’t a “rider” he is staff. But yeah comparing is never fun and you did amazing!

[@hmwelch99]

Excellent presentation! Very nice blend of analysis, people, and just watching the ride. Kudos to you also, sub 10! Question- what tire pressure would you have on this event?

[@troycarpenter3675]

Dirty kanza!

[@timtaylor9590]

someone tell dylan about aero helmets as much as he digs through the mud for marginal gains he missed one of the biggest ones. even in a bunch the helmet sees the most wind since its higher up. by the numbers alone i would estimate lachys aero helmet vs dylans would be 10 minutes through the length of the 200mi course. dylan finished less than 5 minutes behind lachy who actually was eating the wind more than everyone else.

[@yoda112358]

probably a balance between keeping cool and being aero. overheating can lead to huge power losses.

[@ff2e]

@@yoda112358 he's said this on the pod a few times. The watts saved from an aero helmet aren't worth the cooling hit

[@ZenEndurance]

@@ff2e Unless you pick an aero helmet that doesn't get hot. Chris Miller has tried Lachlan's helmet and says it stays cool.

[@peterm.7497]

Lachlan's helmet was key to winning it all.

[@timtaylor9590]

@@yoda112358 right there has to consideration for appearance too not just over heating. Body temperature regulation is trainable as well.

[@Konzuug]

I love math

[@user-rl3ef4ju9k]

Music was loud!

[@The_Tree_]

I feel a Chase Wark VS Dizzle rivalry happening... he has beat you 2 out of 3 races.

[@chasewark3377]

Dylan is too fast for Dizzle now. I’ll gladly start a mid pack rivalry with Drew!

[@OpusXtr]

With the road racing all but dead and buried in the US, and the money and publicity in the US going into gravel the teams will be coming. You’ve already got EF and BV. When they start showing up with domistiques the solo campaigns are going to be at more of a disadvantage.

[@timtaylor9590]

getting aero is free, no?

[@disloyalyou5455]

Tell him to eat meat and he will get top 3 12:47

[@Wds__99]

I've had that thought too. He strength and recovery and would definitely improve with some red meat. Its a shame he wont reach his potential until he drops plant based.

[@GeekonaBike]

So, How much crap did ur buddy DJ give U about running the 45s?

[@ff2e]

I also definitely think you could have hung with dylan 🤙

[@quantumadmin]

In hindsight should you have pushed more to stay up in group to not get dropped? Seems like power was there but maybe vo2 limited you.

[@anotheremailaddress9664]

If Dizzle generally pushed harder earlier, he likely would have blown up earlier. The bottlenecks are always the undoing of placing really well using a strictly “negative split” pacing strategy. But, in general, negative splitting is a sound strategy because SO many people go out way too hard.

[@dustind9242]

Killer race recap. Good job beating several "Talented" euros.

[@rabo99]

Passed Mohoric, rode with Nikki Terpstra you did well. Change the music.

[@tristanjones896]

Math is good!

[@jayswavely6371]

The top riders might have some chemistry on their side?

[@Mockle07]

Or they are just solid pro riders who do it for a living and are good? Amateur athletes generally aren’t as good as pros in any sport…

[@Bong17]

It’s not the money man, you were an idiot pulling too hard and too long in the front. 😂 You could have been top 20 if you played your cards right, it’s when you’re feeling good that you fake it. Wait till they bring 6-8 people team and have domestics, that’s when you start complaining

[@ankjaers]

I just wish I could fly over the atlantic to experience getting hot, flatting and then quit

[@Mockle07]

The maths was not only wildly inaccurate (Carapaz is on nearly $2m himself and their other top 5 riders probably account for another c$2m so it’s $6.5m divided by 41! And there is no way Lachlan is on anywhere near $158k 😂), but it’s also completely unnecessary. EF barely do anything to support the stuff Lachlan does, they keep him around for the interesting races he does and the positive PR… it’s not like the EF bus and support crew was there. Yes, Lachlan is on a World Tour team but he was barely an average rider when he was actually on the World Tour and lots of people with similar experience and budget to you finished way better than you. It was actually a decent race video up until that point, and it was still a decent ride… the weird mental gymnastics to make things sound better at the end was just ridiculous 😂

[@garyf5622]

If you had Pogi money at $5Mill a year, your result would not be close to there top guys. I think you know that. Also Lachy not paid anything close to that $200k mark. I would be surprised if he is even at $100k. Don’t know if that was a joke or you are serious. IF you are serious, just less respect for you. The guy that won the Unbound 200 non pro race is a 50 year old Engineer. I don’t think there are many ex pros in the world who are 50, that could have beaten him. Either have talent or you don’t. Cant buy that.

[@Wds__99]

Yup, money cant buy you talent and genetics. And I agree EF prolly pays Lachlan a basic like 50k salary. He makes his real income from endorsements

[@Mockle07]

100% agree. Lachlan is kept around for PR and niche events etc. although this was obviously a massive result for him.

[@jonatonlome8421]

58th? God should have given you more talent...and faster tires

[@imrdata]

You have enough talent (v02). Grab some marginal gains from Dylan and keep training! No need for the comparisons. Sub 10 hour is pretty darn good!

[@makstym]

It's a nice video, but the loser speech at the end destroys the spirit of gravel(and the mood of this channel). If you can make money on cycling- do it, if you can't- ride for your own fun.

[@quantumadmin]

In hindsight should you have pushed more to stay up in group to not get dropped? Seems like power was there but maybe vo2 limited you.