My FIRST EVER Gravel Race was...HARD (FULL Rasputitsa Gravel Race Story)

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I did my first ever gravel race in Vermont at the Rasputitsa Gravel Road Race. IT WAS INSANE! MUD, RAIN, COLD, SNOW...It had it all! I had an absolute BLAST even though I thought I was going to lose my fingers.
Rasputitsa Gravel Road Race is a 40mi mud race in Bruke Vermont. There is lots of backcountry gravel roads with 2 very technical sections. Almost 2,000 people were registered for the race so it was full gas form the gun.
Clifbar brought my coach Tony from ATP Coaching and my self out to the Rasputitsa Gravel Road Race to see what its all about. It did not disappoint! Gravel racing is so much fun as its a great mix between fools gas racing and having fun on a bike.
Really hope you enjoy the full story of my first ever gravel race at the Rasputitsa Gravel Road Race. Race Starts at 7:15 Strava route here ( / strava )
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@VIBorgia 4 года назад

I am watching your videos backwards since a few days and I laughed so much when I realized how you met Jeremiah Bishop, the legend who is now inviting you to his events and personal projects. What a story!

@Vo-iDstudio 5 лет назад

There is no bad weather - only bad gear.

@georgesherman6585 5 лет назад

Great story! Your cold hands - welcome to my world for every winter ride. I find the hands thawing out is worse than them being frozen 😂

@meatmotorendurance 2 года назад

The best part is Jeremiah laughing at you in the background at 18:22. I would LOVE to know what he was thinking right then.....please tell us @jeremiah.

@khinsabae8094 5 лет назад

Hey Vegan Cyclist, you said your feet were fine because you got velo toes? What do you use to keep your feet dry and warm?

@TheVCAdventures 5 лет назад

I wore super thick motocross socks and then the velotoze kept the water out.

@melbournecyclingsegments7510 5 лет назад

Dude.. The one time you can legally be a flannel lumber jack cyclist and you wear lycra.

@seanchisham4679 5 лет назад

hilarious that ya had no idea who Jeremiah Bishop is. he ain't just some Canyon rep. dude is one of the top pro mountain bikers in the USA. he probably loaned you his personal bike. total stand up guy.

@ghpatriot 5 лет назад

Sean Chisham Hell yeah!!!

@hugoyoung4890 5 лет назад

Hot damn, I had no idea who he was.

@BradKnapp 5 лет назад

I came here to say this! Jeremiah is a beast on the bike and is one heck of a great guy

@whip113 5 лет назад

Piling on here. VC comes to Boston and borrows a bike last minute from one of the biggest names on the east coast. The insanity of that is a story by itself.

@dustind9242 5 лет назад

Yup.. Mind blowing. LOL

@Simte 5 лет назад

*When the streets in your city are so damaged that everyday commute is a gravel race.*

@ALLIWANNADOISCOMMENT 5 лет назад

yea bruh ive been livin in the bay my whole life. try riding oakland. we dont have streets we have trails with street lights

@Simte 5 лет назад

@@ALLIWANNADOISCOMMENT Interestingly , quite similar to some places in Bogotá.

@PhilAndersonOutside 5 лет назад

The new American capitalism.

@marcuscheung5025 5 лет назад

Chinese government fixes our roads

@adventuresona700dollarhard5 4 года назад

Everywhere in North Dakota.

@abstractgroove160 5 лет назад

“I’m gonna send myself into fucksville” 😆

@rs.br.9584 5 лет назад

Simon Webbon or 🦊 ville ?)

@kchall5 5 лет назад

What, no flannel shirt this time? And socks for gloves?

@jeremiahbishopswheelhouse 5 лет назад

Ghost baby! ;) Luv it. Such a ridiculous race! I also was just trying to survive hypothermia! Glad you enjoyed that Grail!

@mathman76 5 лет назад

"Walking away to escape my hands". Don't do drugs, kids!

@aintezbeingsbz 4 года назад

I laughed so hard at that... because it's totally how it feels... you're so numb from the cold and your body doesn't feel like it's yours.

@briantruck2284 3 года назад

😆🤣

@jacksquat2067 5 лет назад

I would've moved that crib back while everyone was sleeping. 😂

@jamesong1316 4 года назад

imagine the reaction when they woke up and see the crib

@furyousferret 5 лет назад

When people ask you what happened here, tell them the northeast remembers. Tell them winter came for House Vegan.

@ca5ualm3dia 5 лет назад

what you experienced was a normal training week in new england !!!

@michaelbanks3571 5 лет назад

"Uh.. Jeremiah Bishop? I believe is his name?.." DUDE! Jeremiah Bishop is legend!

@xevilpetex 5 лет назад

Your perpetual north eastern US culture shock cracks me up. Big buildings and tons of people in NYC death basement in VT. I love it

@ruffrydazz2032 5 лет назад

Congrats! I think you'll find that most "Gravel" races are not particularly technical They're mostly just hard. If they do get more technical, they morph from a gravel race into a long distance XC are which is great but then the flat bar bikes tend to dominate. Every once in a while, a new gravel grinder will figure it out the hard way and a bunch of dudes on hard tail XC bikes win and tons of grumpy old dudes on Moots gravel bikes complain. Good luck at DK!

@brucedunston625 5 лет назад

Totally Hilarious! Walking to get away from my hands! Love that line.

@libettrick 5 лет назад

my wife went into hysterics!

@bscjake 5 лет назад

‘Running from the pain’ used to be a regular segment on Ridiculousness. Lol

@froids 5 лет назад

Man, that line was so goood LMAO

@SpacemanXC 2 года назад

I'm 38yo, 5'11" and 280 pounds. Just got my first xc bike last month and I've been loving it. But after binge watching your channel for a few days, I'm starting to think what I really wanted is a gravel bike. Anyway. Thanks for making this channel and being an inspiration. I'm not about to turn 40 whilst overweight. And your videos give me so much motivation to eat well and put down some miles. Who knows, maybe someday I'll find myself riding next to ya. lol that would be so wild.

@BIIIKES Год назад

Good for you dude. I have an XC, gravel and fat bike. Time and a place for each! I’m 45, lost 33 lbs and feel better than I did when I was 35. Keep riding, brotha and enjoy it! Sign up for something crazy and then tell everyone about it. It’ll force you to train and hold yourself accountable!

@chadwells7562 8 месяцев назад

You want the XC bike with improved gearing, alternate bars, and gravel tires. An XC bike is the most versatile bike you can buy. How do I know? I built a gravel bike and realized what I need is an XC bike with the above. 😂

@SpacemanXC 8 месяцев назад

This post is a year old. I've since fallen in love with my local mtb trails. I even hit a lot of the jumps. So my xc bike is just fine. I've stuck with the flat bars, even raised them just a tad when I got my air fork. Also got to take it on a bike camping trip through joshua tree two months ago. Great times. Kept up with my buddy, who has a gravel bike, just fine.@@chadwells7562

@draperdorm 5 лет назад

15:28 Tyler complaining about how it’s colder than the white walkers, cuts to guy riding without knee warmers, lol. Strong work, looks fun.

@Will_Clough 5 лет назад

200 years ain't old for a house! Come to Europe an you'll see that's just a baby

@maniac0303 5 лет назад

I live in an old smithery that is older than the united states...

@tylerhasabike5043 5 лет назад

Killer job with this video man. Love your race review videos. Also the drone shots at 14:11.. epic!

@brewce69 5 лет назад

I'm from Massachusetts, bruh, welcome to New England where if you don't like the weather wait a minute it will change *most likely not for the better 😂😂😂

@telkanuru 5 лет назад

"Welcome to Providence, where it rains 4 days out of 7, except in the rainy season when one of those is snow."

@tbone25 5 лет назад

"I wanted it to snow more" Hahahahahahaha. Welcome to the Northeast VC! We've got some epic races and weather up here. Great video! (and you borrowed a bike from THE Jeremiah Bishop. What a story!)

@Curtis3600 5 лет назад

You need to go back and mountain bike - some of the best mountain biking in the country (btw JB is an 18-time Member of USA National Team)

@rascal1234 5 лет назад

That race was so bad, it was fun. I had the same problems with my hands. I used my right hand to pull the left shifter, and could not grip a water bottle. Very painful, but a great character builder. I already signed up for more punishment next year. Change for next year: waterproof gloves.

@ChlorophyllCrusher 5 лет назад

Glacier Gloves worked a charm, duct taped to arms. Classic spring race set-up out here in the east of N.Am.

@thatsnumberwang7432 5 лет назад

'I'm willing to cause permanent damage to my hands to stay with the group' 😂bloody amazing, I want to do a gravel race now

@evosportychop8332 5 лет назад

I love all the "dude" and "bro" transports me back to the 80's. As in the decade VC was born

@adamgriss2025 5 лет назад

Got to love the Quėbecois speaking English at 21:50. Vermont is just across the border from Quėbec and growing up in the Cantons de l’Est, we always had at least a half of our long ride loop in Vermont! It’s an amazing cycling destination ❤️.

@alexeygninenko6548 5 лет назад

Ras-pu-ti-tsa, bro, is a Russian word, meaning the time when gravel roads become IMPASSABLE. Great video, great story! Thanks for sharing!!!

@TheBassallyear100 9 месяцев назад

so funny going back to this video years later. the relationship with JB has changed dramatically. your relationship with numb appendages, not so much... 😁

@brianrowland4429 5 лет назад

Your videos are always so well done, interesting, informative and a joy to watch. Thanks VC

@jeffreythree 5 лет назад

Now you add gravel racing, doing it all! You ought to check out the gravel scene next time you are in Dallas 😉.

@royalmoline9197 3 года назад

Just wanted to point out that at 5:50 w/ Jeremiah is some SERIOUS FORESHADOWING. Crazy.

@robertmuckle2985 5 лет назад

On those harsh Canadian winter gravel rides, where less than -5deg Celsius (23 deg F) I'll ride with 'Hot Shot' hand warmers inside gloves and booties! Cold hands and feet = zero joy!

@jakementon8144 4 года назад

I love how 200 years old is considered very old for a house in America compared to the UK where there's 500 year old houses everywhere

@chrisblanchard4938 5 лет назад

You should check out the Rooted Vermont Gravel Race put on by Ted King and his wife Laura. 84 miles of roughly 75% gravel and 25% tarmac plus 2 sections of class 4 roads. 7800 feet of climbing. First week in August so the weather is beautiful. They also offer a 48 mile race which is what i did this year and it was awesome. 4300 feet of climbing. You should come next year and do a video on it. Love your videos. Keep up the good work.

@jeremyjohnson8374 6 месяцев назад

"Jeremiah Bishop, I believe is his name." It's the origin story!

@vladomie 5 лет назад

VC Dude, You can spin a yarn like no other.

@scrutch666 Год назад

oh i found the origin story !

@DD-sn4iz 4 года назад

Damn I feel like playing some sort of rpg game and today's chapter is how Tyler discovered Jeremiah Bishop

@HuntersCyclingAdventures 2 года назад

So that’s how you met Jeremiah bishop lol Lil did both of y’all know that this would be the start to some crazy impossible routes lmao

@TrevorOFarrell 5 лет назад

bro you're too much of a roadie lol, it shows. I think you under estimated CX/gravel racing

@piperjohn_3 5 лет назад

Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert changed road snobbery forever this classics season.

@grumpywoodchucker Год назад

Cool race. Fun to see the start of you and Jeremiah's relationship!

@markinzeroland 4 года назад

Look for synthetic glove liners that insulate when wet.

@neildelgado8057 3 года назад

bro im watching jeremiah laughing at you 18:24 XD

@bimmer3twenty5 5 лет назад

You should come out to Barry Roubaix in MI next year, always a good time and always unknown conditions.

@RafySantiago 5 лет назад

Lars Boomand Kevin Girkin s I think were driving the front. #RideAlert.app

@thecrankster4162 5 лет назад

Keep up the great vids,,, also you said you talked to Jeremiah Bishop Im assuming he was former Giant Factory racer great, if he's that one,, damm you should have gotten a signature.....

@chiz161190 5 лет назад

15:27 Wow, that guy with bib shorts must have really suffered.

@dietrich1529 5 лет назад

5 people told me to check out this video since I was the guy that nipped you there at the line haha, fun times!

@TheVCAdventures 5 лет назад

Man...25th would have been so much cooler than 26th LOL. Great riding with you Mike.

@madchemist01 5 лет назад

Snow, rain, mud, wind - welcome to spring/fall racing in New England!

@ovrlnd 5 лет назад

That hand de-thawing is called the “screaming barfies!!!” Bro... that was me in blue jacket and the Orange SuperX! Great riding. You should to The Overland. You’d love it. 🤘

@giovannistea7080 5 лет назад

Awesome race, awesome video, as always! By the way, Rasputitsa is Russian for the mud season, I just googled it.

@williamevans5018 5 лет назад

Newbie! You don't know who JB is??? History is so important

@chrischristakis3744 5 лет назад

Great video and editing as always! Great music choice! Shout out to Jeremiah Bishop for hooking you up with a Canyon. He is a mountain bike legend.

@ghpatriot 5 лет назад

Chris Christakis So fast!!!

@1RA787 5 лет назад

"...I was walking around to get away from my hands..." Classic!

@miner507 5 лет назад

Bishop is a cool dude! You should come race some of the Virginia races this summer!

@bluskydreamr1 5 лет назад

Looks like spring in Idaho! I ride with some goofy lobster gloves...I hate having cold fingers.

@evanmacdougall9715 5 лет назад

OMG, I went for a ride a couple months ago and i wore the thinnest damned gloves i own, and it was 39 degrees, and your comments on thawing out your hands PERFECTLY described my experience. I ended up lying on the carpet in my house with my hands tucked into my shirt for about 10 minutes just PRAYING they would unthaw because they hurt soooo bad. When you said "I walked around... trying to get away from my hands because my hands hurt so much", I laughed because I know the feeling. Ouch ouch ouch! That was the perfect description. Thank you!

@Glutzie 5 лет назад

"Walking around to get away from my hands" That is great - and then you forget - I remember now and don't like it

@cathygraham8005 2 года назад

Omg I totally laughed out loud BY MYSELF. You are hilarious. When you walk in after the race. I’ve watched almost all your videos this week and as a casual biker I’ve totally enjoyed them. Keep them coming.

@rs.br.9584 5 лет назад

Hey VC! Rasputitsa from Russian means bad messy spring road full of mud after snowy winter...like yours exactly 😎🤙🏻 what you say “Ruspatutsia” sounds almost like “prostitutsiya” that means prostitution in Russian and its very funny 😆

@MrPazuzu1991 4 года назад

Something I learned from cycling in Norway, always bring some nitrile gloves that are big enough to go over your gloves, they will save you butt in cold rain or harsh unexpected cold winds. Also, a toilet wax paper cover, is awesome on your chest to break the wind from chilling you, after you warm up, roll it up and put in in your pocket. Extremely light, and serve multiple uses. Like the toilet cover, it also serves as bib for eating messy pasta with frozen limbs.

@thomasstripes9169 5 лет назад

Your tires for you should be 30 psi I run 33mm wide tires at 35 psi and I’m 180 pounds

@Enigma71559 5 лет назад

Dude!! How have I NOT watched THIS vid before?!! AWESOME!! Of course, ALL your vids are fantastic. You're such a good story teller and so fun to watch. You are my absolute favorite RU-vidr!! When I get an alert that you have a new vid up, I'm like, "YES!!"

@crazypaulinquebec 5 лет назад

This is such good footage!! VC, you are dope! 55 pissy thumbs down ... they don't know what they don't know!

@jrekautocare8618 5 лет назад

Nice video! You should ride kingdom trails at Burke its mtb but amazing!

@davidharrington6273 5 лет назад

Specialized er... um... the bouncy one!

@austindavis3420 5 лет назад

HaHa, welcome to spring in New England. Nice to see a video from my neck of the woods. Love your videos.

@MartinMcShaneMScMSMRCGPMA 3 года назад

Going back in time and enjoying your earlier work. Made me laugh out loud as well as so enjoyable.

@raphbik1 5 лет назад

I was there it was a real fight! Also love the coffee shot, same situation waiting for the podium I was spilling coffee everywhere! Congrats on finishing!

@nerdly44 5 лет назад

Dude, everything you talk about when describing warming your cold hands is what I deal with all the time riding here in Canada during the winter/early spring. It's such an awful throbbing pain, and it never gets easier. Props to you for finishing so high despite that.

@ckokomo808 4 года назад

Some of my winter riding is my favorite. Freezing but makes you feel like a badass! Used to love when the muscles in my eyes would go numb and couldn’t move them...and frozen hands are the ABSOLUTE WORST. No shame, I’ve cried dethawing my hands.

@justjordan8018 5 лет назад

Impressive coverage, I wish I had the clearance on my frame for real Gravel tires :) Congrats this is how I felt as a commuter during this winter, minus all the glory for finishing a race, the glory was for living to see an other day. We should never ride in the cold, it is so utter nonsense and you can yearn permanent damage on your joints. I feel for you.

@martinemptage6798 5 лет назад

Great video, love this kinda stuff. If your shivering uncontrollably then you are suffering from hypothermia.

@danwelch1122 7 месяцев назад

I've been watching VC Adventures videos and all the impossible routes over the past year. Digging through the older videos and I was thrilled to see the initial meeting between Tyler & Jeremy Bishop. It's interesting seeing that, knowing what that friendship would turn into years down the road!

@The_Brenton 4 года назад

"De-thaw"?? Wouldnt that be to freeze something? lol. Nice race dude

@CharlesM236 4 года назад

Wednesday 15-01-2020 You name it I'm in shock and awe and that comes from a Dutchman cycling paradise Amsterdam (YEAH right) This film age restricted::))why not watching 5 minutes..... OK what's next no bikes... film of bikes Ok, now I have to wait for his Vegan brains to talk bike race... BUT wait, no bike to ride here no bike to ride here. Soooo you walk up to that guy,... he dude Give me that bike I wanna ride it::) BOOOM, never ever saw so many EExpensive BIKES in the shortest race ever, wash IT... And many without ass protection..(::)) to eexpensive) winteriscoming, oooNO naked legs, wait, waitwait snow from a DRONE, can you do that from jeah BIKE dude, coolUSA::) Hmmm braking in cold weather with disk brakes that's can be an issue... epic winter cycling dutch man Giro italia 1988 Johan van der Velde

@TheMisterSpok Год назад

It's "Rah-spoo-tee-tsah" :) It literally means "weather conditions that make roads intractable and muddy" in russian.

@Spazticspaz 4 года назад

Looks easy compared to the race I did which was nasty winding gravel up hill then downhill left and right left and right. and then fricken SAND DUNES for like 6-8 miles SAND SAND SAND.

@jaywomer2313 10 месяцев назад

Dude i bout $hit bricks when i realized that was Jeremiah. Watching your vids backwards

@traversecitysufferclub 3 года назад

Hey, Vegan Cyclist! You should come out for Iceman Cometh Challenge in Northern Michigan. It's a mountain bike race, but it has mostly two track and gravel roads. It has been won on a drop bar bike! Let's ride!

@markschreiber1921 4 года назад

Beginning to like your stuff. Watched Dirty Kanza last night, many others previously. Maybe get a "dude" count on each video. Might help viewers appreciate the significance of each video.

@uknowbass 2 года назад

Been frozen in last years Redbud Ride in London Kentucky. After the race, I ordered heated gloves, heated socks, and “bar mitts” so I’m ready for freezing next time in the winter.

@aridubov7627 2 года назад

Doing the race this year, question: 700-37c riddler or G-one ultrabite , or 650B with senderos?

@christiankilleen7626 2 года назад

THIS is how you met Jeremiah Bishop! 😆😆 I wondered how you guy met and how it led to the Impossible Routes.

@flashgord2007 5 лет назад

your wild i like that you take chances keep going for it ,i got your back DJFREECAN

@wildaviation5528 Год назад

"We stayed in a 200 yr old house. A very old house" Scoffs in European

@andrewmurray5542 2 года назад

19:27 surely you mean 'thaw'. 'De-thaw' would mean you're re-freezing. Same at 19:47 That aside, it's a great video which I'm glad to be watching in the warmth!

@wyattmattas8294 5 лет назад

What distance are you doing for the dirty kanza @thevegancyclist ? I am doing the 100 this year

@lvkkk3875 5 лет назад

do paris to ancaster next year

@Neith93 5 лет назад

why you dont have biking gloves on? your hands wouldnt habe freezed+ if you crash your hands are open for 2 weeks which sucks bad

@raanyroad9110 4 года назад

Gravel races tend to be at the worst times of the year weather-wise. One tip for hands is to have a back-pack with a extra pair of gloves. Won’t help you if you are trying to be among the leaders but will definitely come in handy.

@bloodsord9 5 лет назад

If your hands are frozen, put them under cold water. I mean icy water. It will help. Using hot or warm water will fuck them up

@georgepepper5993 3 года назад

Hi Gortex mittens work great for me with super cold and wet. They make a lobster claw for more hand movement. You guys are tough congrats on a great race.

@mbastos1000 4 года назад

Despite you never win, I like to watch your daily failures lol! Very entertaining! You are like the antihero of the USA!

@ifonly2675 4 года назад

200 years old house ! That's insane ! I thought people were still monkeys in those times and that they were still living in caves and riding bikes made of rocks with wooden wheels and tires made of leather !