Today's episode is presented by PILLAR PERFORMANCE Check out pillarperformance.shop and use code NERO at checkout for 15% off We rode Amy's Gran Fondo this weekend, qualify for the UCI Gran Fondo world championships. But we wanted to deep dive into gran fondos in 2024. They are most popular road cycling events we have, but are we doing them right? Plenty of gear chat from what we saw as well as an adhoc Tavelo vs Cervelo debate. Finally 5 tips to make your road bike descending even better. Chapters 00:30 Qualifying For UCI Gran Fondo World Champs 12:51 What's Happening To GF Courses? 21:01 Has The UCI Stuffed Up Gran Fondos? 24:35 What Did Other Riders Think? 33:58 How Much Did It Cost? 37:51 Was It Worth It? 46:21 Gear Chat From The Weekend 55:53 Tavelo vs Cervelo 1:10:01 New S5 Expectations 1:15:33 YouTube Round Up 1:19:18 5 Tips To Better Descending Footage courtesy of  @FreshCrits   @TheCyclingTattooist   @JordanWatkinsRacing   @AmysGranFondo2024  Grab a Nero Kit: https://nero-club.myshopify.com SUBSCRIBE On Youtube: http://bit.ly/2gMWc1t The Nero Show is available on your favourite Podcast platform Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0UEODvANsVqrvSZV5TAqBv Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/28558e66-2a6b-4ff5-a6bf-709f05b1ffe9 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nero-cycling-show-|-unfiltered-cycling-podcast/id1659229051 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- INSTAGRAM: @chrismiller27 @nerocontinental TWITTER: @chrismiller @nerocontinental STRAVA: https://www.strava.com/athletes/186450 Check Out Jesse's Coaching: https://www.nero.club/coaching Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.