Gravel Union Talks

Getting hooked on Ultras with Nicole Van Batenburg

Carlo & Olly

Gravel Union Talks is a podcast series full of inspiring stories, news and events from the world of gravel biking. Each month hosts Carlo and Olly will be chatting with guests who are passionate about riding off the beaten track… adventure riding, bike packing and gravel racing. 

In this episode:

Guests: 

  • Nicole Van Batenburg, Ultracylist
  • Gravel Union Talks podcast with hosts Carlo van Nistelrooy and Olly Townsend.
  • GU’s editor-in-chief Olly on last month’s most popular articles on the Gravel Union platform.


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Articles Highlighted.



  • https://www.gravelunion.cc/article/news-gra-via-gravel-race-launched
    • Long term Gravel Union readers will know all about our love of urban gravel riding, so when news of a new gravel race which starts in central London later this summer was announced recently, it was fair to say that we were quite excited! Read on if you’d like to find our details of what GRA-VIA is all about.


  • https://www.gravelunion.cc/article/ride-report-a-day-in-hell-of-rheinhessen
    • The old cobblestone paths of Rheinhessen are a reminder of times when the pace was slower and the roads more arduous – and therefore more intense. Riding them today on a gravel bike is like taking a small journey through time, with every meter carrying a piece of history. In their imperfection lies a unique beauty – raw, authentic and grounded, just like gravel biking itself. Timo Rokitta reports back from the recent A Day in Hell of Rheinhessen which took participants across some of Germany’s finest sections of pavé.