Greetings to the Gravel Dad x Privateer community! 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 start running feed zones for wealthy gravel dads?

-The Cam Jones Media Tour

-The Karo Mignon Winning Everything Tour

-Are Euro Privateers in America on Temporary Work Visas?

-UCI Gravel is not a real thing

-Paul Sandmann to Holy Spirit of Gravel POD?

-How many Vermuelens are there?

-Rosa Kloser in the Tour De Suisse

-Friends and Family throwing your Pas Normal / MAAP bibs in the dryer

-GCN: they are really agonizing over the whole gravel versus road bike thing, huh?

-Daxton Mock, Lance Haidet and Taylor Lideen updates

-Safari Gravel, Canadian National Gravel Championship, and Lost & Found also happened

-zone2speak

"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 because Tulsa Tough happened. They are incredibly uninformed, but talk about Le6ion, The Golden State Blazers fka the Miami Blazers. Does it need a dirt crit or a Midsouth gravel crossover event? Holy Spirit says that we can unite American cycling if Justin Williams and Corey Williams did the Unbound 50 distance.

Eventually, Holy goes over the MAAP privateer collection and proceeds to describe every single jersey in detail for our visually impaired listeners. Will Pas Racing x Pas Normal Studios ever sell Pas Racing clothing to the general public?

The team begins to research grassroots races in America and becomes fixated on the Dozinky Doozy in Nebraska.

As always, JUSTICE FOR THE RAD in Trinidad Colorado.

RIFFS INCLUDE:

-Simon Pellaud's post-unbound schedule
-Politics of t-shirt rides-Post-Unbound race calendar having to be FUN-CODED due to activation exhaustion
-Festivus Gravel in Canada -- why is there a Christmas event in June?
-Gravelooza in Quebec: Canada is poppin off with grassroots events and even BWR British Columbia
-How to RESET after an intensive Unbound Block and race
-Garmin and WAHOO need a mental health UNPLUGGED setting for gravel dads
-Crit racers are mentally ill hot take
-Life before the gravel boom-- crit bros were once on top.
-The Miami Blazers moved to GOLDEN STATE?
-The most uninformed discussion on the failed American crit league of all time
-Holy Spirit to become gravel national champion of Vatican City to wear papal-coded kit
-Tulsa Tough x Bobby Wintel dirt crit at Tulsa Tough
-Planning to chase an FKT as a normie
-Corey Williams and Justin Williams to the Unbound 50
-Mass start at the Unbound Dirt crit: gravel normies vs. crit bros
-Tulsa Tough and gravel both happen in Flyover Country: FLYOVER THIS!
-Establishing The Unaffiliated Calendar
-The guy in the Le6ion jersey in your city is a maniac
-Stop sign etiquette: You can never win
-MAAP privateer jersey lineup
-Chad Haga traded from Pas Racing to MAAP privateer
-Pas Normal Studios won't manufacture bib sets for Large and XL riders-Freddy Ovett: His name is around
-Peyson McElveen is injured in his MAAP privateer kit photo shoot
-Paige Onweiller and mid-level provider awareness
-Was Finsty wearing SHOCKS headphones during Unbound 200? (Russell Finsterwald)
-Should privateers wear headphones during races?
-HSOG shares her Unbound playlist
-Does the PAS team talk about team tactics in English?
-Do we need a Triple Crown or Quad of Gravel?
-Why do women privateers have real jobs but the men are "just" cyclists?
-Gravel Studies Major at Grand Canyon University Online
-Aero Studies, Course Construction, Activation Maximization modules on UDEMY/Coursera
-Sea Otter Europe Girona is a real thing
-Dozinky Doozy in Prague, Nebraska
-Gravel Worlds moved from Nebraska to Minnesota
-No coverage of the Chase Wark Documentary
-Doss Gravel will be hitter coded
-Grass routes descriptions sound better than Unbound
-Starting our own grass roots race and making it purposely shitty. Self-timing without infrastructure
-Our first guest will be some one who rode in the Dozinky Doozy
-Project Echelon apologists and fake gravel teams
-The Dylan Johnson youtube views vacuum at UNBOUND
-Discussing the Red Hook to gravel privateer pipeline
-Getting Dylan Johnson's doctor on the pod (and first responders and truck drivers)
-We need a BWR Specialist in the privateer field
-Lifetime dropped The RAD in Trinidad, Colorado
-Should more people want to be in the Cat 5 master's livestream?

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 Prix is actually good this year because of Pas Racing, Cecily Decker, and Simon Pellaud. Also, Cam Jones might not be able to accept his prize money due to Visa issues. Was the real winner of Unbound Peyson McElveen's gravel commentating career? We define "the Double" which was achieved by Karo Mignon. And clear up the difference between Cecily Decker and Cecile LeJeune.

We talk about Rosa Kloser, PhD candidate, stopping by the E.F. tent, ketone cults, calling yourself a future Gravel Hall of Famer, equality for multiple distances, Holy Spirits parental support crew, denim jackets, and Holy Spirit's visit to the Pas House.

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 we get more vibes than people shouting "let's go Keegan." The only true narrative about UNBOUND is the Mud vs. No Mud binary.

-Did Holy Spirit finish all her packing?

-Will privateers soon require bodyguards on eBikes?

-Should Russell Finsterwald make MAAP sponsored route planning screen share videos?

-Is there a rising class of celeb mechanics?

-Is The Bobby Wintle Project playing Unbound?

-Will Pas Racing truly take over America?

-Is Lauren Stephens as good as the Olympic champion and former venture capitalist Kristen Faulker?

-Is there a Barry Roubaix psy op?

-Can multicasts save the Lifetime Grand Prix Unbound Livestream (before we've even seen the first one)?

-Pas Team Tactics: Will They Happen?

-Will we one day be able to turn our remains into gravel?

-Is it going to rain in Emporia Kansas? (SEO bait)

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 livestream! Gravel is being 'perceived' by the masses? Well, at least we like livestreams. Also Holy Spirit does a FOMO Gravel Locos preview because Pas Racing is going and she won't be there.

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 and Pete Stetina's Paydirt ACTIVATED the Nevada grassroots gravel scene. Most importantly, our Vibes Based Coaching Protocol begins to define what makes a block and how to be as annoying as possible when you are deep in your block.

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riffs include:

• training Block culture
• the Block is hot
• what is a training Block?
• window shopping during an Unbound Block
• off the bike vs on the bike fashion
• Oakleys x Pas collab on sale
• the coding breakdown of Unbound attendees
• the cult of Pearl Izumi hi-vis gravel dads
• activations, activations, activations

• special edition HSOG cap?!
• Holy Spirit's Unbound Block so far
• heat exhaustion and wasps
• its hot where we live
• forcing your family to learn what musette bags are

• Emporia Activation culture
• Isaac del Toro Giro second place (first in GC) is a win for the culture
• "the mexican" - a british commentators favorite phrase
• gravel stages just hit
• "mountain biking background" anytime anyone has ever ridden straight bars
• "colonial-coded" british commentary
• Pete Stetina the early adopter privateer
• Stetina's Paydrit seems cool
• privateer travel life is insane
• UCI gravel vibes seem OFF to us
• The Gralloch seemed fun for attendees but
• the "livestream" was very mid
• Bjork copyright
• Taylor Phinney too cool to DJ at a UCI gravel race
• PAS racing UCI points
• PAS racing should have snuck into Giro stage 9
• Brandon McNulty should do Valley of Tears
• Rule of Three poly vibes - how to appeal to Gen Z
• Rule of Three ruining friendships
• Alexey Vermeulen: the next backpack kid?
• Shaking "the Chequamegon Specialist" label
• Deeper dive into vc.letsgetit: the European influencer template
• The Dan Bilzerian of Gravel Cycling
• Muesli vs Oatmeal: The Divide of Eurocentrism
• Creating the Ultimate CREATOR HOUSE in Emporia, Kansas
• SRAM Donuts and Coffee Pop Ups killing SMALL BIZ
• TUDOR gravel video was NOT up to par: too much muesli
• The Traka content barage is finally over?
• The Walmart gravel bike to Rapha bibs pipeline
• Predicting the UNBOUND underbiking gimmick of 2025
• Unbound weather forecasting: thinner tires? (NARROWER!)
• Riding Around Emporia looking for the Trek Driftless House
• Fantasy Gravel app: Who is it for?
• Allison Tetrick is back in the zeitgeist?
• Establishing the theory of pre- and post-COVID gravel
• Keegan Never Second sponcon on the Lifetime Grand Prix youtube channel
• "figuring out how to drink carbs" aka "nutrition"
• the Keegan protocol: Listening to blink182 while slurping Never Second
• SKRATCH guy was motorpacing for privateers?
• Vibes Based Coaching Tips
• Can you have an Unbound Block without going to Unbound?
• Pas Racing team stopping at BUCCEES in America?
• Gravel Locos preview--falling off the privateer/influencer gravel schedule
• Running into your mechanic when you have 2 mechanics
• Did Payson McElveen sell his privateer tour bus?
• Red Bull helmet gravel policy
• Hitters should duck Unbound to win regional gravel races
• Turning into an old heads podcast who hates young people in 10 years
• Workshopping the pre-show and post-show production

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 where all bikes have insta360 cameras on them for insurance and surveillance purposes.

Feel free to email us if you have any comments or questions: holyspiritofgravel@gmail.com

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Riffs include:

• ​Do you wear or "save" your nicest bibs?
• ​Protecting the MAAP / Pas Normal Bibs at all costs
• ​GCN got robbed leaving Traka and made their employee make an awkward video about it
• ​the GCN shoe testing video CANCELLATION [HSOG favorite Peak Torque]
• ​Holy Spirit is destined to be Locked Up Abroad?
• ​If you watch GCN, you are a cycling NPC
• ​The Bike Check Genre of Youtube Bubble is about to burst
• ​Holy Spirit apologizes for not uploading a youtube video [classic privateer]
• ​The GCN tip line is waiting for your call on the whereabouts of their drone
• ​Chase Wark is doing vo2 intervals as we speak
• ​We will have privateers who suck at Unbound on the podcast
• ​Maddy Nutt had the greatest post-race video of ALL TIME?
• ​Maddy Nutt met the plug at the end of Traka with torn ligaments
• ​What makes a good privateer video: ongoing FREE consulting
• ​vc letsgetit is Girona's top resident
• ​Gravel Teams: Is it going too far?
• ​Nathan Haas is he on Castelli SOG and Colnago team?
• ​The Lachlan Morton "weirdo" spot on a gravel team
• ​Meme Admin slot on Trek Driftless?
• ​Unbound Block for city folk is riding hostile greenways
• ​Holy Spirit crashed because of Gravel Dad?
• ​Greenways in deprived areas? Classist city planning
• ​Too cool to due group ride procedures and call outs
• ​Velo Sambas: Cop it or Drop it?
• ​Normalize Flat Pedals?
• ​Riding down a 9 lane stroad
• ​Missionary Work: Converting people to Gravel
• ​What happens if the Holy Spirit dies: will the account go on?
• ​Best tire width for stroad riding
• ​Euro Gravel Privateers love to bunny hop and skip
• ​Riding without a Wahoo / bike computer
• ​VIBES based coaching: a new model for performance
• ​Insta360 vs GoPro
• ​The future of self-riding bikes according to Elon Musk's insta360 future
• ​How do Girona work permits work?
• ​Payson McElveen's crash: a moment of empathy for his wife
• ​Trying to convert normies or mountain bikers to gravel
• ​Cargo bike moms are the the real bad asses of the cycling scene
• ​Sweet Protection vs MIPS 4 kids
• ​GCN Balance Bike content: Is this cycling content endgame?
• ​Buying your kid a carbon balance bike
• ​Remco Evenepoel was a Euro Soccer reject
• ​Belgian people hate Mattheiu Vanderpoel because he identifies as Dutch
• ​Women's Vuelta: Why it's better than men's cycling
• ​State Bike video of Matteo Jorgenson riding a fixie and using term "mentally ill"
• ​Midpack normie jersey
• ​Pas Normal Red versus Rapha Red
• ​Will Pas Normal sell PAS RACING kits to normies?
• ​MAAP Privateer collabs
• ​Did Team Jayco AlUlacopy Russell Finsterwald's privateer jersey?
• ​Dylan Johnson's wind tunnel testing video
• ​Cancel Bonk Bros for a Dylan Johnson x Adam Roberge podcast
• ​is the Rule 28 CEO just a grifter who wants to be friends with Dylan Johnson?
• ​Normies in deep cut Jumbo Visma red jersey and other pro jerseys
• ​We wish Sepp Kuss was worse so that he could be a gravel privateer
• ​Privateers are all from South Africa, New Zealand or Australia

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 America, and are they on their way to Rapha normie status?

riffs include:

• ​Who is winning 2025: Gravel Earth Series Vs Lifetime GP
• ​360 distance vs 200 distance explainer
• ​Ben Delaney beef
• ​Pas Racing AKA Pas Normal Studios Market Share-Rapha x WalMart x Bentonville VERSUS Pas Normal x Target x Minneapolis
• ​The Bicycle Station guys wear Pas Normal
• ​Cargo Bike Moms have all lived in Minneapolis
• ​Holy Spirit of Gravel (DJ SET) coming to Traka 2026
• ​Taylor Phinney's Soundcloud
• ​Gravel is Dead t shirt
• ​Should Dylan Johnson do Traka?
• ​Lachlan Morton and the EF Crew
• ​great Livestream experience
• ​Ode to Heather Jackson: Non Lifetime Athlete
• ​Pete Stetina's Strava caption
• ​Betting on Gravel on DraftKings
• ​Fantasy Gravel app
• ​Cycling Manager Game
• ​some Dutch guy modded out Gravel in the game
• ​Trek Driftless Team Choosing an AirBNB in Emporia Kansas
• ​Will Pas Racing win Unbound?
• ​Pas Normal "dusty brown" just hits different
• ​Holy Spirit of Gravel meme account is becoming too Euro and ditching grassroots
• ​American vibes
• ​Drinking IPAs at Midsouth VERSUS doing MDMA at Gravel Earth afterparties
• ​Do they have GU in Europe?
• ​Clif Gels to GU pipeline
• ​Set the gambling lines: How many women in the Unbound sprint?
• ​The Feed helmets in Europe
• ​Lachlan Morton doing unbound XL
• ​Keegan Swenson posted M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes"
• ​Veloworthy is back: gravel media origin stories
• ​follow the money: Alexey Vermuelen sitting in first class
• ​Having to download the Lifetime fitness app to watch Unbound LIVE?
• ​Road commentary versus Gravel commentary
• ​Will we one day watch Gravel Earth or Lifetime races on Peacock / MAX app?
• ​Gravel Earth to acquire BWR to take down LIFETIME?
• ​Saudis to buy GRAVEL

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