THE SHORT ANSWER
Alexey Vermeulen, former worldtour rider, professional gravel racer, has appeared on the Roadman Cycling Podcast. Here's where Vermeulen lands on ultra-endurance riding. The positions below are drawn from those conversations, quoted directly.
WHO IS ALEXEY VERMEULEN?
Alexey Vermeulen went from junior road prospect to LottoNL-Jumbo WorldTour rider to one of the early stars of the US elite gravel scene. His 10-year arc from junior road to Big Sugar podiums means he has lived both sides of the road-to-gravel pathway, which makes his beginner-gravel guidance notably credible — he isn't a roadie playing dress-up, he's an ex-WT rider who actually moved the entire stack of skills over and did the work to learn the new ones.
VERMEULEN ON ULTRA-ENDURANCE
Vermeulen’s key positions on ultra-endurance riding.
- Race-day pressures go low — 15 PSI was the all-day call at Big Sugar; road instincts push you too high for loose terrain.
IN VERMEULEN’S OWN WORDS
Verbatim from Alexey Vermeulen’s appearances on the podcast.
“most people I see who don't enjoy their first gravel races because they flatted and didn't know how to fix it or didn't have the correct stuff to fix it”
HEAR IT ON THE PODCAST
Episodes where Alexey Vermeulen covers ultra-endurance riding and related ground.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
What does Alexey Vermeulen say about ultra-endurance riding?
Alexey Vermeulen, former worldtour rider, professional gravel racer, has appeared on the Roadman Cycling Podcast. Here's where Vermeulen lands on ultra-endurance riding. The positions below are drawn from those conversations, quoted directly.
What is Vermeulen's main point on ultra-endurance?
Race-day pressures go low — 15 PSI was the all-day call at Big Sugar; road instincts push you too high for loose terrain.
Which Roadman Cycling Podcast episodes cover Alexey Vermeulen on ultra-endurance?
Vermeulen discusses ultra-endurance riding in this episode: "10 Things I Wish I Knew as a Beginner Gravel Cyclist | Alexey Vermeulen".
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