Racing With The Best - USA Gravel National Championships

[@fabiomenini9635]

Fantastic Race & Video ✅️ I believe that will be the future of the cycling. Compliments from Italy 🇮🇹🇺🇸

[@0xKenneth]

Fantastic footage mate and congratulations on your ride. But can we all appreciate how much of a leader Keegan Swenson is? He's also as strong as a bull. Absolute unit. It comes as no surprise he's able to win all these races.

[@stbny4444]

Awesome content. Great editing and breakdown of the race. As a beginner in gravel it’s nice to see videos of people breaking down the race mechanics. Helps me a lot.

[@dalorenzo3266]

The FLOW with the MUSIC is AMAZING my boy!!!

[@TurneyUK]

Thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed the first person perspective. Well done.

[@Normally_aspirated]

Wow that intro is some of the best looking in race footage I've ever seen

[@DaveTheAligator]

That music is truly unfortunate

[@sco0tpa]

Nice recap. Good edits, commentary, data and music.

[@CraigRidesBikes]

Good content. It’s so much better when people, like yourself, add commentary to the race. Makes it much more interesting. Cheers

[@paulvanderheyden7373]

Thanks for that fantastic footage and congrats on your ride.

[@adamkubiak1933]

Great Clip! Congrats on your performance!!!

[@mattbgraves]

it was nice to ride along on the couch!

[@schnell356]

Great effort and video footage and glad you missed the crash. Never a dull moment on those roads, some were like the sand roads of northern Wisconsin.

[@robrigg8045]

Fantastic insight into the race - Both the terrain and race dynamics, especially with the wind and echelons / guttering that you don't see too often in gravel. Chapeau for going all in to stick with the lead group as long as possible!!! No point in saving anything at the Natty!

[@backofthegravelpack]

Really impressive race footage, well done!

[@beetrootpro]

Fantastic riding! Great working staying in the front group for a long time. That soft gravel looks difficult. Overall, well done. Let's go ride together!

[@jgoettl2.0]

Thanks Cam! Just finished my 2 weeks off, I’ll be peddling in corner canyon Thursday and/or Friday morning if your interested in joining!

[@user-DeDub]

Cool vid, looks fun. Wish there was gravel when I was racing

[@keatonverswi]

So impressive so be keeping up with Keegan for a lot of it!

[@shmoejoe1]

Wicked video! So fun to watch, but must have been so hard to ride. Thanks 🤙🏻

[@georgvonberg4377]

Thank you so much Joe!!! Best race videos ever!!! Keep those Watts and smiles going!!! :)

[@HanzhailMaruzing]

Great race man. Good luck on your future races.

[@popularyoutubeemoji9791]

Extraordinary video thank you

[@jordanschwartzberg]

Awesome, congrats!

[@ericsyd]

Fantastic footage.

[@dnbfarms9243]

Great job! Looks like a lot of fun! That’s the attitude I’ve been living by the last few years as I sign up for local dirt/road rides! September 16 my 11 year old daughter and I rode a tandem road race and finished 3rd!

[@thakoharris]

Man!!! Nice work! Great effort! Hats off!

[@jesserandall1819]

Great video and strong ride!

[@uknowbass]

Amazing. Hydration and nutrition are underrated and yeah you got power but pushed too hard first 1/2. These things are tough to pace

[@jempanuncialman9361]

Great Footage

[@gravelworlds]

Great job! We'd love to see you at Gravel Worlds next year in Lincoln!!

[@MaxBRoehl]

Does someone know the name of the song at 3:30 ? 🙏

[@dsmccormick]

Fantastic video. Congratulations for such a great accomplishment of being with the best gravel racers and the self-reflection on your tactics and how it turned out. I was thinking how incredibly hard the effort was and how well you did. I feel like every time you are expanding the envelope.

[@cyclingfan7303]

You are a beast dude!. I think you were too nice taking those pulls while others weren’t. I think you definitely had the legs to stay with the front group. As you mentioned, be more strategic with your pulls. Don’t spend your energy for others if they aren’t willing to reciprocate. I really enjoyed how you edited this video. I like your timing on the commentary. Also, where you fast forwarded and where you let the footage roll.

[@Adversitiv]

Thanks for the content

[@eltonslone2]

Excellent footage and great editing to boot. Loved the course topography overlays, music and the commentary. I’m amazed that you were able to switch Gopro batteries while you were beyond the limit. Chapeau. Great race. It’s freaky seeing those cars and trucks coming at you on these remote roads, especially after watching La Vuelta non-stop on a closed course. Glad Nebraskans are more considerate than Nor Cal drivers.

[@jgoettl2.0]

Thank you! We had lead motos ahead of the group (they were with John borstlemann and another in the breakaway ahead of us) and they were getting most cars to pull over for us! Pretty safe ride here compared to other gravel races in terms of traffic!

[@warwickpoole]

outstanding footage and edit, congrats on a Nationals top 20.

[@miamicyclist01]

Great narrative. Your style of narration resembles the Vegan Cyclist so it's a pleasure to watch your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@richardwhitehead4684]

Awesome videos, joe!

[@kamilkaminski]

Wow! Such a cool video!

[@jeffkolodny]

Great job!

[@lazlo2511]

Finally some footage on what went down in this race… glad you got to film it. Here is my humble opinion: Now, you gotta look over and really see what you can do about wasting efforts, I think the excitement got the better of you very quickly and any potential strong riders will take advantage of that. I could see at least ten guys who were going full gas and I knew would be spat at the back when the real pressure was applied. You guys were going way too fast way too early … which means no group finish generally. Also once you get dropped, it’s normally a good idea to access is it worth chasing back on or waiting for your pace group? That first 50 was lots of matches … I thought, okay this is crazy to maintain, I reckon if you just stopped waited for group 2, let those front guys kill and burn each other and as the race closes you pick up each victim one by one. I reckon this course of action would had you finished in the top 10. I’m just glad you didn’t get caught up in the crosswind overlaps, pity it changed the whole race. Also if riders are using narrow bars then you don’t have the right control so that too could have been a factor on a surface that sure had its challenges. I think you got a good taste, you paid the school fees and now you know that it can get way better… but still managing a top 20 is an amazing job! Appreciate you sharing your experiences. Take care and keep peddling!

[@jgoettl2.0]

Thanks for watching and the input. While I do agree I was both a bit too nice and I might have been better off waiting for group 2 and then riding a steadier pace for a better finish, I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to ride with those guys at the front to see what it takes (all top 5 ridders we’re in that group) my long term goal is to eventually stick it out with them. Once they popped me and a few other riders off, their pace became more steady, so I was close to making it to that point! And on another plus side, it made for way better footage and a better video being in that pack!

[@GSmith215]

@@jgoettl2.0 - exactly

[@lazlo2511]

Yeah… it makes sense if you up to takings look, but I wouldn’t choose the Nationals to window shop. That’s just self inflicted torture.😂😂🤣 but I really do look forward to 2024 season because I think we will definitely be seeing more of you up front. Again all my own opinions so it’s all good. At least it’s fun to break it down and be able to use the data etc. You have the engine now you just need to dial in the software! 👍🏻 just don’t go doing silly shit like testing equipment in a wind tunnel. 👍🏻

[@ReVoltaire]

I didn't see Dylan Johnson in the results but I'm imaging him riding precisely 280w NP for the entire event. He's 20 min back two hours in but spends the next 3 hrs gradually reeling in guys to move up around 15-20 by the end 😅

[@sergioroberto3303]

Loucura,Loucura,loucura. Sensacional

[@karlbe8414]

Ouch! What was harder the soft or the wind? Mixing it up with Keegan and Tobin! Thank you for someone finally showing this race!

[@jgoettl2.0]

I think payson said it right “that course was soul crushing! Not sure if the surface or the wind was worse, but the combination is what made it extremely difficult trying to do echelons in it!

[@budlacombe3651]

Great stuff

[@erniemartineziidvmmba9220]

Great video! What GoPro mount do you use without a pack? Thanks bro. Way to roll in the lead pack! 🤜🏽

[@jgoettl2.0]

Thank you! I have an old chesty that i wear under my jersey (the old ones are less bulky, unless you can take the padding out of the new one) then I use pin up my jersey where the zipper cant get to. You'll have to mount the camera upsidedown, then I put it in superview with hypersmooth boost on and I just film 1080 to save battery!

[@dweyhrauch09]

Just discovered, subscribed! More of this content please

[@jgoettl2.0]

Thank you! Two more like this for the year are in the works!

[@slyfox1174]

Nice video joe keep making them

[@velohio3806]

I love the video and the quality! May I ask which program you use to edit? I always lose fidelity from the GoPro footage to my edited videos.

[@jgoettl2.0]

I use final cut pro and export in pro res 422LT. From what I've researched, that seems to help, then having a bigger channel helps to, but ultimately, its up to KZbin which coding your video gets. I've had that issue too and its frustrating! best of luck!

[@prfit]

Love the footage. Maybe I'm missing the "spirit of gravel" but why would you swap turns with Keegan in the group? Just sit on and make him work on the front.

[@danthefutbolman7526]

Great video, the editing was amazing, and the effort you put out was crazy too, it made me miss racing xc races. The music was pretty sweet too, what songs did you use for the racing part towards the beginning?

[@jgoettl2.0]

Thank you for the kind words! First song in the race section is called “Earth” by Tilden Parc! Can’t remember what the second one was. I use epidemic sound for all my tracks now

[@jgoettl2.0]

2nd is called NRG by STRLGHT

[@gabebikes]

Epic recap!

[@joshschrader4732]

Great stuff! What tires did you run and what tires would you run next time ?

[@jgoettl2.0]

Thanks! I ran the Pirelli gravel h in 40 and I will probably run the same tire in a 45, but I may also try a slick in 45, somthing like the challenge strade bianche. There’s nothing techy about the course aside from a little sand, but the whole thing is super soft so I think some extra volume will be better!

[@joshschrader4732]

@@jgoettl2.0 sounds logical- i run the Pirelli H 45’s as standard so I’ll probably stay with that after getting your thoughts - good luck this year :)

[@blairdalgleish8247]

Impressive

[@BearHawkful]

What go pro do you use to get enough battery for the whole race??

[@jgoettl2.0]

I use the 11 filming 1080x60fps. I had two spare batteries with me and used them both. I can usually find a little lul in the pace to do the switches

[@erniemartineziidvmmba9220]

what gopro mount were you using? I thought it was the uswe pack until the end. Great video and ride. Way to roll out there for a long way with the big dogs! @@jgoettl2.0

[@jakebailey146]

Awesome racing and fantastic footage! Two questions: 1) What was your biggest training factor in transitioning from an FTP of 300 W (around where I'm at) to being able to ride in this range for hours? Because for me, ~300W is a lot of muscular fatigue and torque on my legs, not just a cardio demand. 2) are you related to the Goettls on the North Shore of Lake Superior?

[@jgoettl2.0]

Thank you! I can’t say any 1 factor was the biggest thing, maybe consistency. Key workouts would be z2 and sweet spot (3x20 SS is a killer) then some short efforts and intervals ahead of group rides to blend structure with enjoyment in the same ride! I don’t believe I’m related to those Goettl’s. My realatives are mostly southern MN.

[@andeez4663]

Dylan Johnson not at this event?

[@jgoettl2.0]

He was not here

[@viper2fast505]

What FTP is required to put down that power for that long.

[@jgoettl2.0]

380w ftp at 173 lbs at 5,500ft altitude

[@viper2fast505]

@@jgoettl2.0 I am 272 at 182 lbs...got some work to do

[@jgoettl2.0]

@@viper2fast505 all is relative! I’d like to stick with the lead pack longer and this was not enough, so I’ve also got some work to do!

[@dankeeney425]

With all those turns, this course was technical AF. Feel sorry for the guys who are so unsure of their skills and/or gear that they can't resist putting a foot down in the corners LOL.

[@AJAcevedo]

Does anyone know what gloves Joe is riding with?

[@jgoettl2.0]

These are pearl Izumi full finger gloves with road bike padding in them. Worked pretty good for gravel racing but I did drop them at the aid station at mile 98ish as I was getting a bit hot

[@ZachAllenGolf]

Great video really well done. Shave those arms and I think you would have won it all😂

[@blue-wanderer4392]

As a marathon rider I have to admit that this terrain would be soooooo booooring for me. Wide roads, sand, no singletracks, no shadows.

[@jgoettl2.0]

Yeah the riders definitely make the race in this one, not the terrain. You’d probably like the BWR races, I did AZ, Cali, UT, and Kansas last season and have videos up for all of them!

[@ebhkkc1]

Great job and great race. You definitely had some weak ass riders not taking their pulls. New Sub now...Onward and upwards for you. Get it..

[@jgoettl2.0]

Thank you, they were just younger riders (and mountain bikers) out of their element. However, I will be more assertive with them next time.

[@ZenEndurance]

Great video! Those hairy arms only cost you about 10 minutes. Just kidding. Only 5. And wow, that was a lot of littering by #8. Hope somebody did something about that.

[@jgoettl2.0]

Thanks for watching’ Haha I’d be interested to see the science on how many watts hairy arms cost! We were in a “green zone” just before the aid station where we are allowed to throw our garbage when #8 got rid of it. The race volunteers come back to pick it up in that section!

[@ZenEndurance]

@@jgoettl2.0 Shaving arms does save watts, depends on how hairy you are. My arms aren't that bad, so luckily I don't have to decide. I'm not sure I could do it. I have a friend that does and it looks.... odd. Good news on the green zone! And again, great footage! I've started videoing races and rides and there's a sharp learning curve, so props on getting it done. Adds a little weight, but sponsors love it.

[@egoistejeans]

You work too much, you have to be smart to let the carriers work, leave power for the attacks they will give you later

[@Eurocycling]

Your power looks good, but unfortunately, you need to lose a few kilos to be super competitive.

[@dryburn]

Flat, sandy, and absent technical sections. I fail to understand how this could have been enjoyable or challenging outside of one’s ability to FTP for the duration of the course. Snoozeville.

[@jgoettl2.0]

Sometimes its less about the course and more about the riders who show up! The sand and wind combo made it extremely challenging to ride as a group! If your a mountain biker I can see how you came to your conclusion, but if you've spent time racing on the road in crosswinds its easier to understand how mentally "on it" you have to be with positioning in the group.

[@GrvlPeter]

Straight corner straight corner straight corner and straight and corner . Boring three quarters of the race

[@1980bundy]

Awsome Ride!! You're on 🔥 congrats!! Thanks for great vid like always!! ❤

[@imoldandurinmyway]

thumbs ups

[@DigitalCity-sj4es]

I did not want to put this out there but he uses a motor in his bike .

[@DigitalCity-sj4es]

PS..im acting out because my penis is small.

[@erniemartineziidvmmba9220]

Great video! What GoPro mount do you use without a pack? Thanks bro. Way to roll in the lead pack! 🤜🏽