USA Gravel Nationals - 2024 Raw Highlights

[@ZenEndurance]

"Dude... I can't do what you can do." lol. I can't think of a much better response. Imagine the extra 20-30 watts he was putting down in front!

[@markmacklin1]

This was a GREAT video. SO much better than the 9min recap that @usacycling put together. The footage was amazing. I felt like I was in the race. When your elastic snapped I was like "Noooooo" out loud to the computer. Nice race man!

[@xaviermelendez2639]

Wow, what a great race, Joe! Kudos for the fantastic GoPro footage, it's always awesome to watch your races. You're really looking stronger every race, knocking on the door of a big podium soon!!!

[@hambonelouis]

Incredible footage of an awesome race and valiant attempt. Thanks for sharing!

[@james.ainsworth]

Joe, this just shows the type of person you are... US Nationals... going all out... 100 miles into the race... you still thought to give that little gesture of thanks to the truck that pulled over to let the group pass 👍👍 (20:10). Amazing how quickly the group split apart in the deep sand section. Great footage. It would be great to see you at BWR British Columbia one of these years.

[@jgoettl2.0]

@@james.ainsworth Thanks James! It was a good day out there and a step in the right direction for me! I’m actually heading out to BWR BC this year! Come say hi if you see me!

[@h18p]

Thanks for taking a few minutes to chat after the race. I was riding as support for my friend who won the Para handcycle jersey. Great to see us in your video @ 18:32ish! Again, thanks for being such a decent human and spending a few minutes with us.

[@jgoettl2.0]

@@h18p Yes! I was excited when I saw that I got you guys on camera when I was editing after getting to chat with you at the race! Thank you for watching and saying hi!

[@jeffrice2412]

I enjoyed watching... as if I were there. Thank you for the footage and congrats on a terrific finish!

[@djsaintb]

Muchos Gracias! And impressive outing!

[@JustBrowsing777]

Thank you for sharing, great watch, got me really inspired to ride! Well done on finishing 12th, some strong riders to compete with.

[@clinchleatherwood1012]

What you guys do on gravel I can only dream of. I can leave my driveway and pedal on gravel for as many miles as I choose and I love it but no way could I pedal at this pace for 100+ miles. Absolutely inspiring!!

[@FantaconeBoxWorksCBG]

Great footage and editing, and thanks for no lame music. Great effort.

[@glassacre]

I always look forward to your race videos. As someone who'll probably never race in these scenarios (just seeing how closely people ride to each other gives me anxiety) I greatly appreciate this first-hand look at race dynamics. It's pretty intoxicating, imo. And great effort on your part!

[@phillipjust6828]

Great footage and... Incredible race, Joe!!! Well done on all accounts.

[@glenwells2359]

Great result and great video, well done

[@eszterdomina]

Excellent video and proper gravel race! Congrats 🎉

[@johnnewman8927]

That Rubidoux pass climb hits differently, specially at mile 112. Insane, love the content you are making!

[@yetnotdead9135]

The man who uploads faster than his shadow I love it, thank you for these videos!

[@tripleb7232]

Great finish Joe! Nicely done. I was there doing the 88 race and what an incredible experience I had. Around mile 38 I turned a corner not knowing on that road the Moto came up to me and said nice job but move over the boys are coming lol. Looked back and I see a wall of pros coming. The rider with the Ventum bike and crazy mustache grabbed me and pushed me forward with them and asked if I knew who was winning the woman’s race lol. I can honestly say I rode with you pros for a short time but I didn’t finish last so it was a good day. Beautiful area to race that’s for sure. See you guys in Wisconsin on Saturday

[@mrshadow392]

Love your response to Keegan.😅, It is a race you race to your strengths. 💪 great job

[@kalebzehr6850]

Great effort Joe. Looking forward to the full race recap.

[@J.S.Weimer-qw3xk]

Good job Joe! Great footage.

[@sadverysad1659]

the body language tells all...great perspective...& from the from the business end of the race great work!!

[@DD-xx8wh]

great video quality and comments...just like being there!

[@chad756]

Great footage.

[@Veloworthy]

Way to not be a pawn in Keegan's game. It benefits the attacker to make the other guy pull through and do work at their pace but not at your own expense. Bravo.

[@glassacre]

I was confused at that part - I don't know Keegan at all but initially it looked like he was getting annoyed that Joe was seemingly drafting him? That's why he said "Dude, ride!" It sounded kind of snarky but, I also am unfamiliar with race tactics.

[@jgoettl2.0]

@@glassacre Keegan pulled up the steeper part of the climb increadibly hard, then elbowed me through when it flattened out. I looked back and we still had 20 riders on my wheel, and had I pulled through there it would have put me close to my limit. with a final steeper pitch of the climb still to come, I would not have been able to follow an attack from any riders behind, so I had to play it safe so I wouldn't get dropped. While this for sure would be annyoing for Keegan, I'm not going to sacrifice my race to help him get a gap. We ended up over the top with 25ish riders, and I did a ton of work helping chase back to the two breakaways after I gained my breath back from that climb.

[@glassacre]

@@jgoettl2.0 appreciate the insight!

[@fernfloyd]

Great video! Congrats on your superb results.

[@nereomarcon248]

Well done 👍

[@bluegreymtb3350]

awesome effort and video

[@esweg]

awesome job. especially in the feed zone. well done

[@budlacombe]

Banger day !! Well done Joe

[@michaelsteven1090]

Great video Joe..Were some guys running mtb tires?..A lot of them look very wide..

[@jgoettl2.0]

@@michaelsteven1090 thank you! Yes, Keegan, Tobin, Chase, and Dylan all had mtb tires, most of us were running about 45 including myself. This course I think both had their pros and cons, not 100percent what was faster but the winner had 40 slicks which is pretty crazy, I ran 40’s last year and the 45’s this year were way better!

[@jgoettl2.0]

Correction, the winner was on 44mm slicks!

[@stevekelly6544]

Keegan is a different breed…

[@lazlo2511]

Wow J!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 one of your best rides, love the confidence you had on the bike, your positioning was superb. Pity the tank got empty a the worst possible moment! Damn. Otherwise an inspiration ride, you really got involved with some heavy hitters! Again, Well Done. Next year I’m kinda hoping you aim higher. 👍🏻

[@jgoettl2.0]

@@lazlo2511 thanks! It was a good step in the right direction compared to last year, working hard so next year I can have a better shot at making it all the way!

[@lazlo2511]

I reckon you are capable of a top10 in any of the big events. Having watched you improve your A Game! It’s only a matter time.🙏🏻🤛🏻

[@JayRappa]

Nice job

[@dweyhrauch09]

sweet!

[@tonykonvalin9959]

Great ride - love the comment to Keegan early on. Reminded me of a road race back in the 80's when I got in a break with some 7-Eleven and 10 Speed Drive guys, I was only a Cat 2, and they told me to pull through and I said it was all I could do to hang on - so they proceeded to take me off the back:). I guess by the looks of it 45's look to be the standard now. What Top Tube bag are you using - and does it work well? Again, thanks for the videos.

[@jgoettl2.0]

@@tonykonvalin9959 thanks Tony, mostly 45’s with some guys on 50’s or mtb tires like Keegan, Dylan, and Chase! It’s the Almsthre too tube bag, I like the inside pockets to help keep my extra go pro batteries organized, then I put some extra gels in it! Only thing I recommend is getting their rubber straps, the Velcro is more seamless but it wears on your bib shorts. I also have it screwed in to my bike, but i put my phone in it for training and the extra strap helps keep it stable! I am thinking of switching to the bag that goes under the top tube though, more aero and out of the way and I believe it has two separate side pockets so I can keep fresh batteries in one side and used in the other

[@tonykonvalin9959]

@@jgoettl2.0 - Thanks, yes I have a small bag with velcro and has done a job on at least one pair of short. Getting a new bike I hope in the next year so can get wider tyres as have an 2016 Orbea and can only go up to 40's. I can see the wider tyres being good even on just the deeper gravel and not just the rough stuff . Will look at the bag.

[@PizzaPokerPsych]

cool vid

[@efraer]

Great ride, Joe!! You proved - once again - that you can be in the battle at the front with the best in the country. Excellent video, and I look forward to watching the recap version. Were you happy with your bike setup? I'm guessing you were rolling Pirelli H 45s, yes?

[@jgoettl2.0]

@@efraer thanks Eric! Yeah I rolled with the Pirelli gravel h’s in 45, no inserts, and felt they were great! I think the mtb tires for sure had advantages in the sand and cross winds so you could ride off the line and get a better draft, but there was also a lot of smooth fast gravel out there that these were perfect on!

[@efraer]

@@jgoettl2.0 Cool! Same tires at Worlds, right?

[@gabrielmarias972]

Lamazing race and rythm! For racing in general wath width of tire you will recomend 40? 45? Mixed fr and rear? Inserts? Thanks a lot and keep going with this amazing footage

[@bluet3073]

bravo

[@ZenEndurance]

Just had a realization - If you are on gravel tires instead of mtb tires, you can't ride anywhere near as close to the guy in front of you during the gravel sections and/or can't take the fastest lines without getting a flat or crashing. Mtb tires allow gravel racers to ride more like drafting road pelotons and as a result go waaaaay faster. A little front suspension to take the surprise hits doesn't hurt either. You can draft closer, switch sides easier, take the inside lines faster... They basically turn gravel into pavement and if you want to stay in the lead pack, you're going to need mtb tires to stay in there. Skinnier tires have you picking your way through stuff and you're gonna get dropped.

[@shawnomeara6153]

Except the guy that won it was running 40mm slicks!

[@ZenEndurance]

@@shawnomeara6153 goddammit!!!!

[@keirfarnum6811]

@@shawnomeara6153 That’s insane!

[@antoniovaldes8951]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@emifra]

Do you still have the Raptor 700r?

[@anthonyrodiger3793]

I know in your non-raw videos you talk about your watts throughout the race, curious if you've explored posting the watts on screen during the raw footage. I've seen it on a couple other you-tubers, have no idea what technology they are using tho. thks for all the footage!!!

[@jgoettl2.0]

@@anthonyrodiger3793 thanks for watching. I will have power/data overlay on the full “Raw Files” videos I’ll release this winter. It’s a time consuming process to get the data on and it’s more important for the KZbin Algorithms to get this video up asap!

[@Oldguy-k3t]

Wish there was a data on video. Speed, rpm's, watts, etc.

[@jgoettl2.0]

@@Oldguy-k3t it will be on the full “Raw Files” video! It’s a time consuming process to do which is why it’s not on the highlights as getting this video up fast is more important for KZbin algorithms

[@Hokum48]

Well done bro, too bad you blew up at the end but excellent 12th place!! What bike, tires (and size) and groupset drivetrain (gearing front and rear) were you riding hope you dont mind if i ask? And for the last commenter gravel is amazing!

[@jgoettl2.0]

Thank you! -Trek Checkpoint SLR 9 -Pirelli Gravel H’s in 45c -SRAM red explr (old generation) 1x (46t chain ring, 10-44 cassette) Setup was pretty great, if I were on the new red with the 10-46t cassette, I’d go for a 48t chain ring

[@Hokum48]

@@jgoettl2.0 Great info thanks! My Pinarello Grevil came with Rival 1X XPLR, 42t chainring 10-44 cassette AXS. I do a ton of climbing as I live in So Cal, so climbs like Puerco Cyn (Off of PCH in Malibu), Bulldog (Malibu) and others left me wanting lower gears. I ended up switching derailleur to an Eagle GX, with the Garbaruk 10-52 cassette 42T chainring and the gearing is amazing! But the XPLR was phenomenal minus the big gears! Thanks again look forward to more of your videos! God Bless!

[@jgoettl2.0]

@@Hokum48 no problem! Sounds like a smart decision on your part! While I don’t recommend for non pro’s, I do ok with the 46t front and 44 biggest in the rear. I was hoping the new red was going to have a 48 on it but they only went to 46 biggest cog. For me, I think it will be optimal to run run a 48t front ring with the 10-46 cassette (when/if I switch to the new red) over the mtb cassette to have the gears closer together. But I think there is still for sure a place for the mtb gearing on gravel bikes for a lot folks in mountainous areas!

[@GreggBennett-j3p]

Where is this? Nebraska?

[@jgoettl2.0]

@@GreggBennett-j3p Gering Nebraska

[@holdsteadfast]

Keegan already has a teammate that will completely sacrifice his own race to pace for Keegan… no one else in the race has that, they may have bike sponsor teammates but they are going for their own wins… it’s kind of annoying that he’s ordering other riders around and trying to get them to pull through. Don’t get on the front if you don’t want to do the work yourself.

[@dizzzy69]

Not much climbing🤔

[@jgoettl2.0]

But lots of sand!

[@IliaMatveev-v3i]

Твою мать, Инокентий !

[@heathfranklin4296]

Gravel is woke!