Holy Spirit of Gravel

• Tech Talk and riding With Pace

  It's been a minute since the last episode, you could say we had an OFF SEASON to enjoy this American holiday but really we just had nothing to talk about til HSOG put silly tires on her gravel bike and the With Pace team uploaded their Big Sugar episode. Yes, you read correctly, our very own Holy Spirit of Gravel meme page admin was featured on what Forbes, CNN, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times call "cycling's most Payson McElveen-coded podcast". She reflects on the experience of hanging with Payson and his team and talks quite a bit about being a crappy ebike handler. It was an awesome experience. watch the race vlog herewatch the full interview herelisten here Oh yeah, tech talk, she also rambles on and on and on about putting cyclocross tires no one wanted on her road bike as if it's paying her bills. Her cohost remarks on how his sad, indoor peloton trainer won't die. Wahoos, power meters and pedals all make an appearance. They end up pivoting to F1 because even though it's boring as hell, there's some light drama...much like a gravel race but even more boring (I will die on that hill). Also they talk about disgraced celebrities because why not.

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• deepest analysis on early LIFE TIME GRAND PRIX and GRAVEL EARTH SERIES announcements

  Welcome back to Holy Spirit of Gravel: The Podcast, the only gravel podcast willing to say out loud what everyone else is whispering into their Wahoo head units: Did Lifetime just deal Gravel Earth a quiet, corporate deathblow… or are we finally watching two gravel series split into their true identities? LTGP came out with a star studded female line up and a unknown-ish euro coded male line up (simon pellaud coded if you will). Will the most talented roster ever live up to its name?People are dogging on Gravel Earth series right now but is it a bit too early to pile on?Does any of it even matter because we are just two normies (out of many) who will watch anything presented to us anyway and find ways to talk about it while also bringing up Chase Wark regularly?Lifetime rolls out the prize purse, the infrastructure, the media machine… and suddenly half the hitters are signing NDAs and smiling for drone shots. Meanwhile, Gravel Earth is posting artsy European B-roll and hoping the Americans remember how passports work.We’ll break down:Europeans invading Leadville like it’s a cultural exchange program with altitude sicknessAmericans descending on Traka trying to cosplay as Girona localsGravel Worlds deciding it might actually be Unbound’s real rival… and not just the quirky cousinBWR quietly sharpening knivesAnd unaffiliated races like Mid South whispering, “You know we were cooler before everyone started chasing series points, right?”Plus:Our totally not-actionable new bike pitches for ScottThe Dylan Johnson backlash, which is the gravel version of a bar fight in a Whole Foods parking lotPrivateers telling their fanbases to stand down in the comments like they’re running a militiaThe Rift being spiritually annexed by Cuckoo Gravel, whether it likes it or notAnd Holy Spirit of Gravel reminding everyone that she “DMs everyone,” but still refusing to say what those spicy insider messages actually contain. Classified. Sealed. Buried under the dangerous feed zone that everyone hates but actively contributes to its potentiality for disaster.

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• HSOG Gravel Awards 2025

  The end-of-season list highlights notable achievements within the sport, including, but not limited to, exceptional performances and landmark moments. This is a not an exhaustive list, and the omission of certain events or individuals does not imply a lack of significance, but rather reflects the necessarily selective nature of such a compilation and the mental duress of what it takes to produce a satire podcast for a niche sport. Gravel is over for 2025 (unless you live in a hot place, now is our time to shine) . And privateers and normies alike have never been happier! Gravel racing is more fun to talk about than to actually DO anyway. And do we ever talk...it's a long one. If anything mentioned in this pod offends you or we forgot about something....blame Holy's cohost who is desperately trying to get her cancelled. ----------------------------------------------------------------Welcome, normies, podcasters, privateers, Ben Delaney’s frenemies, and everyone who thinks they’re too cool for their local non-gravel group ride — this is the Holy Spirit of Gravel Awards 2025.Tonight we honor the brave souls who attacked in the feed zone, denied it later on Instagram, and still somehow posted their power files publicly. Remember: gravel doesn’t believe in team tactics… unless your ‘non-team’ has matching kits, a nutrition sponsor, and a Team House with a full-time videographer and espresso machine.In a sport where cancel culture means reporting your opponent for renting an Airbnb too close to the start line, we’re here to celebrate imperfection, chaos, and the beautiful delusion that this is still about fun.We’ve got heroes, we’ve got villains, and by the end of tonight at least one of you will be crying like Chase Wark watching his own documentary. If you came here for structure, fairness, or clarity — you’ve taken a wrong turn somewhere around mile 47.So clip in, unclip immediately because we’re on loose dirt, and let’s begin the only awards show that still refuses to define what gravel actually is.

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• Hannah Shell - Beyond the Privateer Chronicles ep 3

  Hannah Shell and Holy Spirit of Gravel meet up in the digital space after meeting in the real one to discuss all things Gravel Racing, International Travel, Sponsors, Why Gravel Mexico is so cool, What Happened at Unbound, The "Real" Gravel Worlds, Elevating The Women's Field, Road Being Stressful, Does The Feed Have Beef With HSOG?, Schedule Planning and much more. Hannah Shell has been around to see the gravel field transform in recent years and has thoughtful insights on what that means for the future.

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• feel the GRAVEL BURN

  Just when you thought the season was over and we could all go back to our normal lives not having to care about the most niche sport thats ever existed...GRAVEL BURN in South Africa debuts. It's extremely dialed and activated, probably because its put on by the same people who do Cape Epic (an MTB race I'm forced to care about because it is gravel-adjacent). Call it the Matt Beers effect!!! South Africa! Springboks! Toyota!Anyway, young cyclist girls are all wanting DJ decks to compliment their on-the-bike skills. Call that the Alexis Skarda effect!Before we get to any of that though we go through the On The Attack Life Time videos and some last bit of Big Sugar housekeeping til I remember something funny LDC and Deb said/did. I made some reels. Did you see them? I'll get back to making memes.There was some interesting Midsouth news (I'll still find a way to fuck up their race). Chris Froome was/is on that team.DFL Culture - here to stay or downright offensive???When editing the sound for this episode, I accidentally activated the software's AI singularity and it went ahead and summarized this episode and this is what it said:The episode touches on the dynamic and sometimes chaotic state of content around races like 'Big Sugar' and Grazel Burn, delving into the complexities of race organization, team compositions, and the broader cultural aspects of the competitive and social sides of gravel racing. Speculations and commentary span from race logistics, fan engagement, marketing strategies, and potential industry changes. The hosts also ponder on the future of podium celebrations, cultural shifts in the sport, and the possible integration of new race formats.It called the race GraZel Burn.

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