My Massive Comeback at the Unbound Gravel 200, Power and Race Tactic Analysis

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What a great ride. Doing 500+ watts for 30 secs after 10 hours must have hurt :)

Dylan, you do such a great job narrating these race videos. And your science-based training videos are also top notch. You are not just a incredible cyclist, you are also a great trainer, a great artist (yes the production of your videos is artfully done) and a great narrator. I'm a huge fan, you are extremely talented and generous in your contributions to the cycling community. Thank you Dylan! T

I find it quite amusing and humbling that it only took you an extra 25 minutes to get over 200 miles done compared to me who only did the 100 distance in 10 hours and 25 minutes. It's not like it was my first time on a bike, but that course beat me down on almost every turn. My thoughts on rerouting: I had a feeling it was going to be a long day when a train stopped us just 2 blocks into the race so I was totally ok with adding an extra 2 hours to my day by trudging through mud while trying to carry a bike that felt like it was covered in bricks (yet another reminder to start strength training). I have no complaints about the day personally, but I still think they should have rerouted. I was just doing the 100 distance so I knew all I had to do was keep moving forward and I would be able to get it done. However, I feel bad for the people who went knowing they would be cutting it close on the 200 mile course to begin with, then were faced with adding an extra two hours to their time the first 11 miles. That 4-mile mud section doesn't add any value to your cycling ability so not sure what the point of keeping it in was. Not to mention, all the people out there who don't have the budget to buy new bike parts after each race. There were a lot of damaged and unrideable bikes out there. It was a shame to see that I was surrounded by so many DNFs when I still had about 90% of the ride to go. I think mud is a cool aspect of Unbound, but 4 miles of unrideable peanut buttery/nutella like sludge? That seemed a bit ridiculous and unnecessary in my honest opinion. I think it would be great if they address the matter and make it a standard to reroute if there is more than an 'X' amount of a hike-a-bike section for future races.

Finally, its dropped 😊😊😊😊😊

if 0% of riders can "ride" through a long section of mud, it should be removed from the course...if its a puddle or stream that you have to contend with, fine leave it in...but the un-ridable section should(s) be more of a cyclocross obstacle vs a long jogging section

I would have made it to about mile 11 and then quit 😁 That being said, I like my roads paved perfectly :))

This is the video on unbound that i was most looking forward to

This is my favorite video of the year, every year.

It's kinda nice to see all these videos up. I no have no desire to ever do this race now after seeing what happened this year! Probably saves me a lot of money!

I watched the GCN video over the weekend - it was a BRUTAL day! Great perseverance! I reckon backwards hat would say all you needed were 33 more miles to take the win :)!

Congratulation for 17th place! And again, a great story, great analysis, great advice! Keep'em coming!

Connor Dunne from GCN did the event. He was woefully under prepared and suffered massively, taking some 17 hours to finish- which was near to a miracle. Great comeback from you 👍

Congrats and well done!

I would love to hear you talk about mental toughness, and how you have developed yours. Congrats on your incredible effort!

Thank You, THANK YOU!!❤

Been waiting for this one!! 🎉

Love the race analysis videos!

Great work Dylan!

well done, sir! I'm in awe!