THE SHORT ANSWER
Mads Würtz Schmidt, 2025 european gravel champion and traka winner, 2026 unbound gravel 200 champion, racing for specialized off-road, has appeared on the Roadman Cycling Podcast 3 times. Here's where Schmidt lands on ultra-endurance riding. The positions below are drawn from those conversations, quoted directly.
WHO IS MADS WÜRTZ SCHMIDT?
Mads Wurtz Schmidt is the Danish 2015 U23 World Time Trial Champion who built a long WorldTour career on time trial discipline and breakaway craft. After racing for Stölting, Katusha-Alpecin, and Israel-Premier Tech across Grand Tours and Classics, he moved to gravel with the Specialized Off-Road super team — and in 2026 won the Unbound Gravel 200, soloing one of the muddiest editions in the race's history. His perspective on the realities of being a workhorse-tier WorldTour rider, the professionalisation of gravel, and how time-trial-style pacing wins long races is candid and unusually useful for amateurs.
SCHMIDT ON ULTRA-ENDURANCE
Schmidt’s key positions on ultra-endurance riding.
- Long gravel races are won by time-trial-style pacing — steady, repeatable power beats surging, especially in bad conditions.
- Consistency beats volume in preparation: his Unbound build was about 35 hours over two weeks, not the 40-plus others were posting.
IN SCHMIDT’S OWN WORDS
Verbatim from Mads Würtz Schmidt’s appearances on the podcast.
“I'd say the king is the one who wins Unbound.”
HEAR IT ON THE PODCAST
Episodes where Mads Würtz Schmidt covers ultra-endurance riding and related ground.
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What does Mads Würtz Schmidt say about ultra-endurance riding?
Mads Würtz Schmidt, 2025 european gravel champion and traka winner, 2026 unbound gravel 200 champion, racing for specialized off-road, has appeared on the Roadman Cycling Podcast 3 times. Here's where Schmidt lands on ultra-endurance riding. The positions below are drawn from those conversations, quoted directly.
What is Schmidt's main point on ultra-endurance?
Long gravel races are won by time-trial-style pacing — steady, repeatable power beats surging, especially in bad conditions.
Which Roadman Cycling Podcast episodes cover Mads Würtz Schmidt on ultra-endurance?
Schmidt discusses ultra-endurance riding in these episodes: "How I Won The Muddiest Unbound In Years | Roadman Cycling Podcast", "Gravel's First Super Team | Roadman Cycling Podcast", "Gravel Cycling Training Secrets | Roadman Cycling Podcast".
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