Holy Spirit of Gravel

Lots going on in this episode but it's mostly Holy complaining about getting harassed (just kidding, she loves it) by Gravel Dads at a privateer curious local, grassroots gravel race. First off, Tom Pidcock is doing UCI Gravel Worlds because he didn't get his Vuelta stage win.  If he wins the rainbow jersey, he WILL line up at Unbound so he can fight with Keegan (also in marathon mountain...

Someone wise once said recording a podcast between unhinged meme admin Holy Spirit of Gravel and youtube starlets The Bicycle Station would be like trying to herd cats...and we can proudly say they were not entirely wrong. HSOG needs a new bike and she thought who better to ask than the team that has tried just about every bike under the sun and lived to tell the tale. Jesse, Chase and Trey are co...

We don't know much.. but we know slightly more than you (unless you were there, because we werent). Some big races happened this weekend, Sea Otter Girona, USA Gravel Nationals and the European Gravel Championships. And sometimes its not what actually happens during race, (because how are supposed to know without some coverage and lengthy captions) but about how we, the normie, perceive the ac...

we had the 2025 Life Time Chequamegon MTB Festival finish line livestream on while we were recording and it ruined this episode and we will probably never pod again because of it topics include Xtreme Gravel (what is it? why is it? how is it?) marathon mountain biking Cecily Diesel Decker leads the chase Alexey Vermeulen is a grass specialist? reviewing Holy's Rosa Kloser interview Airbnb scam...

Maybe you've heard of the one of the best and most elite privateers on the planet by the name of Rosa Kloser? Well if you haven't then where the hell were you while the Rift/Corn Cup/German Nattys were going on? Holy Spirit gets ACTIVATED with the other half of Team RK to talk all things GRAVEL vs Road, HipHop, Corn Sweat, Mud Sweat, Academia and who's the Juan Ayuso of the women's peloton. Topics...

Protests, Bike Thefts, Ultra-Distance, Movies ... its all here! Holy Spirit of Gravel wonders: Are you my best friend?  Listen to one of the most unhinged gravel cycling riff pods ever recorded. Listen to us write the script for Gravel Privateer: The Movie in real time. Is this a prestige gravel hiatus? It must be, because listen to us go. Riffs Include: Zondocrypto to Gravel? Did we miss out on g...

From the heavens to the corn fields…this episode is sometimes casual, sometimes erratic Lauf Gravel Worlds riffing. All yall were either there or watching the livestream anyway so we don’t need to get too serious. Or maybe you commenting "cross is coming" on a stray piece of mud-coded media. Or maybe you were doing something sane with your time. topics include: the upcoming Gravel Race C...

Holy Spirit has her first in-race media gig from core4 in Iowa.  She recaps the vibes of the race, the course conditions, and what it takes to elevate a race into the gravel discourse for a weekend.  Maybe every race doesn't need a 6 hour livestream to capture the hearts of gravel fans? All-in-all a great weekend for gravel and core4. Topics include: the social politics of Flight Attendant whi...

We weren't there and don't know a whole lot about Mountain Bikes but that doesn't stop us from talking about the most gravel-coded MTB race in the world. Or maybe its just X-Treme Gravel? Holy Spirit and the Gravel Dad cohost ate at a really activated pizza spot featured on Barstool Sports and then just decided to pod before she went back home because even tho the vibes were off, the pizza was rea...

Alternate title for the podcast episode is: Did Axelle Dubau Prevot’s INSANE Leadville Block inspire her sister to win TdFF?? Your favorite unhinged Gravel podcast breaks down the paved race called Tour de France Femmes avec Whoop Cycling and DESTROYS the critiques of “women don’t know how to ride bikes”. Also Megre Gravel was happening during the queen’s stage and apparently pro cycling stats has...

The Holy Spirit of Gravel digs in on two weeks of gravel and whatever the Leadville stage race is because we were getting sick of the Tour (hommes) (we love it but). Gravel Earth Series seems to be winning the aesthetics war currently with their women’s Rift coverage… I think the men’s was in there somewhere. Foco Fondo had a dialed, grassroots-coded livestream where we could see some normie style...

Holy Spirit of Gravel DESTROYS NBC Sports' coverage of the Tour De France. As much as we enjoy this time of year, why does the Peacock coverage in America feel disconnected from the things that we love about cycling in America? Are we too gravel-pilled, or is the broadcast disengaged from the best parts of cycling in America? -guys in suits -Bradley Wiggins and George Hincapie working out -track c...

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Today marks our first ever interview on the Holy Sprit of Gravel podcast. We are calling this series the Beyond Privateer Chronicles (until I think of something better). We're joined by German pro elite hitter Paul Sandmann. You might know him for his 38th place result in Unbound 2025. He pulls back the curtain on life as a lesser-known gravel hitter, if the privateer model is worth it, and the di...

The Holy Spirit talks about SBT GRVL for way too long. It ends up being a podcast about lap races in gravel, neutral feed zones and MAURTEN's nutrition. (Not to be confused with Morton's Steak House or Morton's salt). The Cooldown with Alexey Vermuelen and Keegan Swenson provided insight into a race weekend of narrow tires and champagne gravel from the perspective of the gravel elite. Eventually,...

We had to reupload this episode due to the audio being horribly corrupted on the previous one (it made it seem like we were high on uppers interrupting each other constantly but in reality the audio was desynced). We are sorry and we strive to DO BETTER. We are not perfect but we will learn from this experience. Sorry again to everyone, now on to the show. If you were late and this is your first t...

The audio file episode that used to be here was horribly corrupted (that fact that no one seemed to notice is a testament to how insane we are maybe). Instead enjoy this Easter Egg from a Flint Hills local.

Father's day is done and dusted but The Pod Squad goes deeper on Gravel Dad theory and categorization.  Understanding that Gravel Dads can range from ages 22-100 with different skills and vibes.  Also--should sherpas stop escorting rich people up Mount Everest and help wealthy/pathetic gravel dads up climbs? Of course there is lingering Unbound banter. Other topics include: -The Cam Jones Media To...

"Is American crit racing WASHED?" -some one way too into gravel The Holy Spirit touches grass after getting TOO activated at UNBOUND. She documents going on a ride without her Wahoo. Then she starts reading about Gravel Earth's Festivus Gravel, attended by Lifetime Grand Prix hitter Simon Pellaud. The PD SQD (pod squad privateer team) accidentally starts talking about crit racing in America becaus...

Holy Spirit ventured to Emporia, Kansas to get ACTIVATED. The 200 mile pro field race was full of ruts, dangerous riding by non-elite riders, and clogged with normies on the course. Is it time to redefine the spirit of gravel? (aka the discussion that happens after every race) More importantly, did the Holy Spirit almost end the race of an unnamed privateer (named John Borstelmann). Lifetime Grand...

The Holy Spirit prepares to head to the most ACTIVATED city in the world--Emporia, Kansas. There's activations, there's GU wrappers, and there's apparently a gravel Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. The PD SQD (pod squad) previews the UNBOUND 200 with no information or data. More importantly, will normies be taking selfies with privateers at shakeout rides? The event will be livestreamed, but will...

EMERGENCY POD to discuss Dylan Johnson's accident--he was hit by a truck and details are scarce. All we know is that he won't be at UNBOUND--not even an activation. His absence will be felt, but will it lead to a revolution of DJ content? Is it time to break up the Bonk Bros? Alexey Vermuelen was on Payson's "With Pace" episode where they talk about gravel mortality. Unbound is going to have a liv...

The Holy Spirit's Unbound Block Party is going hard and she balances training load with activations. What is the future of Emporia, Kansas? Will it be filled with youtube CREATOR HOUSES in 2025? Elsewhere, the gravel calendar never sleeps as Giro Stage 9 featured 29.9 km of CERTIFIED GRAVEL, The Gralloch was a CERTIFIED UCI gravel race (they're real?) where the livestream didn't work a...

Today, we talk about the GCN crew getting carjacked by Catalonian gangsters when they left Traka.  By the way, who watches GCN?  The Holy Spirit begins to document her Unbound Block, including a fall and an extreme stroad ride.  We breakdown some of Traka's best content from Maddy Nutt and vc letsgetit. Musings include neglected greenways, Girona work permits, Sepp Kuss privateer arc, and a future...

Sorry Lifetime Grand Prix-- but is the Trakka was the greatest gravel race of all time? We digitally travel to the streets of Girona, attend some sick afterparties and activations, and embedded ourselves in the 10 hour Trakka livestream to bring you the best race and culture analysis available.  It was a huge day for Pas Racing aka Pas Normal Studios. Will this increase their market share in Ameri...