Is This America's Best Gravel Ride?

Clock00:00, Sunday 17th December 2023

America is the home of gravel riding but where are the best gravel routes? Hank and Ollie decided to find out, and they headed to Patagonia, Arizona, for a 50-mile gravel adventure through the desert. They encounter wildlife, ghost towns and more, taking in the spectacular American wilderness by gravel bike!

In association with Visit Tucson 👉 https://gcn.eu/Visittucson 🤝 @VisitTucson
Check out our ride 👉 https://gcn.eu/abW

00:00 Intro
01:20 Bike ride fuel
02:20 Gravel route plan
04:03 Gravel ride start
16:52 Gravel ride end

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🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵
Wind Storm 1 - SFX Producer
A Country Sunset - Constellate
Angel from the Country - Will Harrison
Auto Drive Off Gravel - SFX Producer
Can You Dig It - Banaras Baba & Kolkata Kid
Country Gold - Hunter Quinn
Gaze of the Cobra - Arc De Soleil
Neutron Skies - Roots and Recognition
Possession - Dylan Sitts
Secret Medicine - Sugoi
Slimmy Lemon - Arc De Soleil
Swoosh 06 Short - Jon Bjork
Vivaldi_ The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 _Spring__ II. Largo e pianissimo sempre - Michelle Ross
Wayfinders - Trevor Kowalski
What You Sayin' (Instrumental Version) - Bambi Haze
When Your Heart Breaks (Instrumental Version) - Mondays
Wind Blizzard 1 - SFX Producer

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📸 Photos - © Velo Collection (TDW) / Getty Images & © Sprint Cycling Agency

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