Training in Thailand for gravel racing with Innokenty Zavyalov

Pro racers have been doing winter training in warmer climes for decades. And many gravel racers are now gunning for the $250,000 Life Time Grand Prix. But can you name a Grand Prix racer who moved to Thailand for the winter to train for gravel?
Until I was chatting with Innokenty Zavyalov last fall in Pueblo about his plans, I certainly could not name such a rider.
Now that Inno has been living in Chiang Mai for several months, I caught up with him over a video call to learn about his experience living and training in Thailand.
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[@innogravel]

That turned out so well Ben!! Thank you for having me on and thanks for all the nice comments everyone. Ride nutrition update: I switched to eating gummy bears and even better.. gummy dinosaurs, and then just adding salt to my USWE hydration pack. The gummies are are a pretty much ideal mix of glucose and fructose and I’ve been able to take in 120+grams of carbohydrate per hour with those. Kap Khun Na Khap 🙏 (“thank you” in Thai)

[@cmcjvcltcbmc]

Seems like a nice, very interesting dude. Good luck to him in the Lifetime series.

[@retrogrouch2387]

Thanks for making this happen, Ben. Good luck to Innokenty in 2023!

[@justinofboulder]

Love this content, thanks Ben and Innokenty!

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Our pleasure!

[@AlexeiPavlov]

Кеша кроссавчегг!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥давай жги!

[@buzzman4860]

👍👍

[@user-rp8nf3mk8p]

Did you climb the “Doi Suthep” ?

[@WishTheMorrow]

Sugar water sleep

[@jfthietard]

Very interesting discussion and topic - should I say as usual- Best wishes for 2023 for this YT channel

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Thanks very much. Happy new year to you, as well.