Gears With Chad

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Just want to clarify things on the prize purse and pro riders.

There are many ways to fund a prize purse beyond just using our subscription revenue. If we do this, it’ll be sustainably and intelligently done.

The reason for inviting pros is exposure and excitement. Putting on an event like this is a massive undertaking, and if it doesn’t have a big reach, that would be a failure.

But rather than worrying about prize purses and famous people attending, I think it’s much more productive to discuss what you would want out of a gravel event. I’m going to make some polls for y’all to vote on, and please share thoughts below!

What race format would you prefer?
  • Start-Finish timed race
  • No Timing – just route completion
  • Enduro format – Only select portions of the course are timed

0 voters

What social format would you prefer?
  • Solo
  • Duo
  • Team (+3)

0 voters

Do you want gravel-bike appropriate singletrack?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Indifferent

0 voters

How much road would you like in this gravel race?
  • None
  • Less than 30%
  • 50% or more

0 voters

How long would you like this event to be?
  • 50mi
  • 75mi
  • 100mi
  • 125mi
  • 150mi

0 voters

How much would you pay for personalized nutrition at each aid station?
  • I wouldn’t pay for that
  • I would pay $5
  • I would pay $10
  • I would pay $15

0 voters

During which season would you like the race to occur?
  • Spring (Likely cold/muddy)
  • Summer (Likely hot/dusty)
  • Fall (Likely cold/possibly anything!)

0 voters

What else would you like to see at the event? Live interactive podcast? VIP interviews? Live music? Any other ideas?

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