Petr Vakoc: His Gravel Season Recap and Ambitions for Next Year In this episode, we sat down at Casa Athletic Studio with Petr Vakoc, one of the season's standout gravel racers known for his consistency and strong performances across the year. Petr opens up about his season’s highlights, what keeps him motivated, and his big dreams and goals for next year. We also dive into his thoughts on where gravel racing is headed as it keeps growing. It’s an inspiring and down-to-earth conversation...

Mattia de Marchi: Reflecting on Gravel Racing’s Evolution and What’s Ahead I've known Mattia de Marchi since the early days, long before gravel racing took off. We finally sat down at Casa Athletic to chat about the season after the Ranxo finale. We explored the rise of gravel racing, Mattia’s unique perspective as a key voice in Europe, and some exciting developments on the horizon for 2025. I did my best in Italian—hope you enjoy the conversation!

The Gravel Earth Series is wrapped! After the grand finale at Ranxo, we sat down in our studio with Gerard Freixces, the mastermind behind GES and Traka, to reflect on the past year. We discussed the highlights of the series, exciting new developments, and his insights into the current global gravel racing scene. For those not fluent in Spanish, we've also uploaded the video podcast to the Athletic Affair YouTube channel with subtitles, so you can follow along and enjoy this fascinating...

During the UCI Gravel race in Girona, we cheered on Alison Jackson as she put on an incredible performance, finishing second behind Tiffany Cromwell and earning her spot at the Gravel Worlds. Alison joined us at Casa Athletic for an insightful conversation about the Girona race, the growing gravel scene, and her upcoming challenge at the Gravel Worlds. Tune in to our chat, and don't forget to explore more about the riders on the Fantasy App⁠ . We'll be in Belgium next, thanks to Visit...

After the UCI Gravel race in Girona, the final qualifier for the Worlds, we sat down at Casa Athletic with Alex Martinez to discuss his Badlands victory and the year of preparation leading up to the race. This episode is in Spanish, but if you're not fluent, you can find the full podcast with English subtitles on Athletic Affair’s YouTube channel. Enjoy the relaxed conversation with Alex! If you want to discover more, listen to the full episode, and don’t forget to play it on our app. Open...

Maya and Xavi sat at Casa Athletic Studio with Cynthia Carson and Danni Shrosbree,  joining us at our studio in Girona to talk about the gravel season so far and the upcoming Badlands ultra cycling event that Cynthia has won the past edition and it is the first time for Danni.  Cynthia is not racing this year but gives really valuable advice to Danni about how to enjoy and survive one of the hardest events in the world of cycling.  If you want to discover more, listen to the full episode...

Maya and Xavi sat at Casa Athletic Studio with Morgan Aguirre, our first guest joining us at our studio to talk about the gravel season so far, and the American races she did in the last weeks; Unbound and Oregon Trail  Morgan Aguirre is racing for the Enough Collective this year, the rider based in Girona also talked about how gravel racing is changing.  If you want to discover more, listen to the full episode and don’t forget to play in our app, open the⁠ Fantasy App⁠ and learn more about...

Maya and Xavi sat at Casa Athletic Studio to talk about the ⁠Migration gravel race⁠ with both winners of the 2024 edition. Hans Becking, from Buff Megamo Team, chats about his love for Africa, his crazy plans with Lucas and why he is so good at stage racing, and especially in the last stage. Sarah Sturm also joined the show to talk about her experience in Kenya, her love of camping and all the research, planning and travelling she did before the race. Join us to discover their experience...

What’s a normal day for Rosa Klöser, winner of Unbound 2024  Maya and Xavi sat at Casa Athletic Studio to talk with Rosa Klöser, winner of Unbound 2024 where she spoke about what a normal day in her life looks like and all the challenges of being a privateer, also she told us what she did just after winning Unbound so if you want to discover more listen to the full episode and don’t forget to play in our app, open the Migration Gravel race at the⁠ Fantasy App⁠ and choose your hot picks for...

Migration is around the corner! - Pre Race special Maya and Xavi sat at Casa Athletic Studio to talk about the Migration gravel race and the fresh news we have about it!  Shawn, the Marketing & communication manager for Team Amani, explained the race's big news for this 2024 edition; Livestream for the stages and leader jerseys by Rapha! Maria Ice also joined the show to talk about her experience from last year, and yes, now we are more excited about the race.  If you want to discover...

Unbound was just AMAZING!! We had an incredible weekend following the athletes enjoying each race, it was the year that all changed and with the women's field with an independent start it was just awesome. Maya and Xavi had a conversation about the race and they had some special guests; Chad Haga, second at Unbound, Anna Victoria, the race tech supported by SRAM to talk about the behind-scenes and two of the strongest women on the race, Sara Sturm and Gee Schreurs, both played great...