Reilly’s latest Ambassador is no stranger to racing,
Next up, she took her Gradient to Lauf Gritfest -in June
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BRITISH GRAVEL CHAMPIONSHIPS AUGUST 2024
6th Place Overall
A really enjoyable, hard fought race in a top quality field. I felt great for the first half of the race, and with hindsight probably got a bit excited and did too much work, attempting to push the pace when I should have been saving my matches! My old road race style of ‘on the front or off the back’ seems to have followed me onto the gravel!
Eventually, our lead group of 8 started to splinter as the strongest riders
pulled away. After that, it was a case of riding my own race and squeezing out
every last watt to hold off chasing riders.
Initially I wasn’t sure how I felt about my ride, but on reflection it’s a result that I’m pleased with. Sometimes it’s easy to forget who you’re racing against - it’s probably the only time I’ll be racing side by side with a Paris-Roubaix winner! -
RAIDERS GRAVEL BIKE SET UP
XS Gradient
Strada Gravel Ultra Plus wheelset
Panaracer GravelKings X1 TLR (45c front, 22psi, 40c rear, 26psi)
Setup tubeless with inserts
Deda alloy gravel bar, 12 degree flare
90mm Reilly stem
Shimano GRX 1 x 12 groupset
42t front, 10-45 rear -
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