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From The Ground Up
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Добавлен 26 янв 2021
From the Ground Up is a documented series where Professional Cyclists Alexey Vermeulen and Ryan Petry document the journey of novice cyclists as they prepare to take on the Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race.
Focusing on education and inclusivity, the series aims to make the sport of cycling less
intimidating and more approachable while inspiring riders of all abilities to take on a challenge of
their own!
Focusing on education and inclusivity, the series aims to make the sport of cycling less
intimidating and more approachable while inspiring riders of all abilities to take on a challenge of
their own!
From the Ground Up | S4 Ep. 5 | Mind Over Matter
In our last episode, we reach the culmination of all our riders hard work and arrive in Steamboat Springs, CO for the SBT GRVL race. Do they have what it takes to finish 125 miles with less than 6 months of training? Each person will battle their own self doubt as the gun goes off for the final time this season.
Filmed by: Avery Stumm, Ian McGrew, Roo Smith
Photos by: Robert Barranco
Edited by: Roo Smith
Massive thank you to our partners: Mazda USA, Victory Bicycle Studio, Industry Nine Wheels, Kuat Racks, Teravail Tires, Gorewear Clothing, Maurten Nutrition, Partake Brewing, Chamois Buttr, Sweet Protection Helmets, ESI Grips, Humango ai Coaching, Buff, Wahoo Fitness, Shimano and PRO, Visit B...
Filmed by: Avery Stumm, Ian McGrew, Roo Smith
Photos by: Robert Barranco
Edited by: Roo Smith
Massive thank you to our partners: Mazda USA, Victory Bicycle Studio, Industry Nine Wheels, Kuat Racks, Teravail Tires, Gorewear Clothing, Maurten Nutrition, Partake Brewing, Chamois Buttr, Sweet Protection Helmets, ESI Grips, Humango ai Coaching, Buff, Wahoo Fitness, Shimano and PRO, Visit B...
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From the Ground Up | S4 Ep. 4 | Setting An Example
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In Episode 4 we arrive in Steamboat Springs, CO and start to settle in before race day. We pre ride the course, pick up packets and find some nerves. In our final athlete feature we dive into what drives Kristen Myers? How does the super mom do it all and still find time to train? This episodes is all about the final preparations before race day. Filmed by: Avery Stumm, Ian McGrew, Roo Smith Ph...
From the Ground Up | S4 Ep. 3 | Redefining Limits
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In episode 3 we see our team begin to understand what it will take to finish SBT GRVL. We visit Gunnison, CO for a riding camp to push the limits 6 weeks out from race day. Our goal is to ride the distance and ascent of the race over two days at altitude and see what people struggle with. We also check in with Lou and his path to FTGU. Lou has big goals and finding balance in life and sport is ...
From The Ground Up | S4 Ep. 2 | Age Is Just A Number
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In episode 2 we arrive in Bentonville for arguably the MOST important stop on our journey to SBT GRVL, skills. After receiving their bikes in Memphis, TN - Victory Bicycle Studio got them all ready and shipped them to Arkansas to be reunited. In this episode we hear from Rich about why he chose to take on something as daunting as FTGU as well as learn valuable skills with The Ride Series team a...
From the Ground Up | S4 Ep. 1 | Where Do We Start?
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Welcome back to Season 4 of From the Ground Up! After a big year of success in Season 3 at the Leadville Trail 100, Season 4 sees a new group of riders reaching for gravel bikes as the race of focus becomes SBT GRVL in Steamboat Springs, CO. In the first of five episodes, the riders meet in Memphis, TN at Victory Bicycle Studio, a local business that is helping the riders find the best bike for...
FTGU Season 4: Gravel Training Camp in Gunnison, CO
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In an effort to prepare our riders for the mountainous, high altitude terrain they will face at SBT GRVL, we brought them out to Gunnison, CO to test their legs, lungs, and skills. Thank you to @GunnisonCrestedButte for having us out in your beautiful, adventurous, and fun town. We will be back! #FTGU
FTGU Season 4: Gravel Skills in Bentonville
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Only 2 weeks after first receiving their bikes in Memphis, the team met out in Bentonville, Arkansas for a skills camp alongside 16 additional riders from the FTGU community. In this mini-episode, we give a glimpse into our Bentonville Gravel Skills Camp and dive into why skills are such an important thing to focus on when diving into the world of off-road riding and racing. Huge thanks to @ric...
FTGU Season 4: New Bikes + Faces in Memphis
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Welcome to Season 4 of From The Ground Up! In our lead up to our latest challenge, SBT GRVL, we plan to release mini-episodes ahead of our main episodes so you can follow along in real time. 2 weeks ago our project kicked off down in Memphis, TN where we got our S4 riders together to get introduced to one another, the FTGU program, and get fitted on their new bikes from Victory Bicycle Studio. ...
Megan Mouser makes it to Twin Lakes cutoff!
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Megan Mouser makes it to Twin Lakes cutoff!
From The Ground Up | S3 Ep. 6 | Hours : Minutes : Seconds
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The final episode of Season 3. Five separate stories that you have watched grow over the last 5 months, culminating in Leadville for the race. What is often missed in this project is that we truly believe in building a team, a family and more, that it would be even tougher to do alone. Sit down on your couch with some popcorn and a blanket, but don't forget to bring your friends - this one is f...
From the Ground Up | Ep. 6 Trailer
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The final episode of Season 3 is here! This episode is everything we could have dreamed up. Five separate stories that you have watched grow over the last 5 months, culminating in Leadville for the race. With this project we have always focused on building a family, a group of people who come together through a shared passion and goal that are able to push each other beyond what is possible alo...
From The Ground Up | S3 Ep. 5 | Rookies Again
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What does it take for ex-NFL athletes to redefine a healthy lifestyle and take on something as foreign as riding a mountain bike? Kawika and Amani took a leap this year, and are working to inspire and motivate other athletes post career. In this episode we look at Kawika and Amani's backgrounds and watch them learn to ride a MTB comfortably as they step onto a whole new type of playing field.
From The Ground Up | S3 Ep. 4 | Finding Balance
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From The Ground Up | S3 Ep. 4 | Finding Balance
From The Ground Up | S3 Ep. 3 | Greater Ambitions
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From The Ground Up | S3 Ep. 3 | Greater Ambitions
From The Ground Up | S3 Ep. 2 | All Systems Go
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From The Ground Up | S3 Ep. 2 | All Systems Go
From The Ground Up | S3 Ep. 1 | The Roots
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From The Ground Up | S3 Ep. 1 | The Roots
From The Ground Up - Season 3 Trailer
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From The Ground Up - Season 3 Trailer
From the Ground Up - Season 3 Apply NOW!
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From the Ground Up - Season 3 Apply NOW!
Season 2 From the Ground Up: Leadville Trail 100 - 2022 Applications!
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Season 2 From the Ground Up: Leadville Trail 100 - 2022 Applications!
From The Ground Up | S1 Ep. 5 | Culmination
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From The Ground Up | S1 Ep. 5 | Culmination
From The Ground Up | S1 Ep. 4 | Countdown
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From The Ground Up | S1 Ep. 4 | Countdown
From The Ground Up | S1 Ep. 3. | Intensity
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From The Ground Up | S1 Ep. 3. | Intensity
From The Ground Up | S1 Ep. 2 | Reality Check
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From The Ground Up | S1 Ep. 2 | Reality Check
From The Ground Up | S1 Ep. 1 | Novices
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From The Ground Up | S1 Ep. 1 | Novices
From the Ground Up: Leadville Trail 100. Intro and How to Apply!
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From the Ground Up: Leadville Trail 100. Intro and How to Apply!
Damn that was a good deal more emotional than I expected. So happy for all four to go way past what they thought was possible. That's what it's all about!
Amazing job to you all!!! You are all a big inspiration for me to keep following my dreams❤
Thoroughly enjoyed the series!
At 68 having pushed through CLL (chronic leukemia) and a reverse left shoulder replacement (bike crash 😮 ). who rides 6000 miles a year again and does gravel and road . Clipping in for a gravel event with insanely difficult climbs that our going to require WALKING is just a bad plan as you’re going to need to unclip on 12 to 18 degree section and fall over and hurt yourself multiple times Flat pedals with walkable bikes absolutely the better choice
I have followed every season of this series and this current edition did not disappoint. Congratulations to the creators and editors for a truly special set of videos. Massive congratulations, respect and kudos to the participants, you are truly legends! You are the inspiration and the role models that we should be holding up to ourselves!
I hope this series never ends, thank you to everyone involved. #perseverance
Brandi Lee’s “Lfg” after the last aid gave me goosebumps… and Kristin finding the turbo boosters in the end like that was friggin electric… my fire is now lit to get after it next season. Did not expect to be happy crying on this Friday morning but here we are😂 you all are badasses!
Each of the 4 riders did a fantastic job. Hold your head high, you got this!!
So awesome! Congratulations!!! So inspiring!
I love this video because it's about the everyday folks, not just the elite.
This is all great stuff. Let's recognize how high the fitness barrier is to cycling. It really is a herculean effort to come "off the couch" and start tackling big rides. Building up to a 124 mile / 10,000 ft ride takes time for a trained athlete let alone for people with a limited aerobic / fitness base. Carrying extra weight makes the task exponentially harder. Would love to see the team tackle something hard but a little more achievable.
I’m not crying. You are. Wow what an ending. Congrats to the team. Just amazing and inspiring.
As a 40 year old new to cycling in general, this was super motivating! Thank you to all.
WOW 🤩🥳 Gratz to all the riders and thanks for making this series (available all at once!)
You all are so inspiring! I am a lifelong cyclist who has NEVER fit in so I am totally relating to this! I am short and muscular (with a bit more X than Y you might say.... @ 59 I am 5'6" 190# and look dumb as shit in lycra!)) and have been around the cycling world in some way shape or form for 40 years since retiring from gymnastics. "You don't LOOK like a cyclist" is something I have heard countless times in my career as a (exeptionally average pack fill road, mountain and cyclocross racer in Colorado from 1985 to 2010 ( 24 Hours in and Rage in the Sage were anchors in my season). I hate to say it, but cyclists aren't the most tolerant/friendly/welcoming group in the world....) and now gravel racer ever since in Pennsylvania, I have had to withstand being on the outside looking in regardless of how much I would diet and ride. Sideways glances that I just knew meant....what's HE doing here? Anyway......my point is...... I am so glad that I kept showing up and RIDING! It's worth it! My life is blessed and I have cycling to thank for that! It's funny but the challenges most of us face originate right in the space between our ears and can grow into insurmountable obstacles if we let "fitting in" hold us back! If anyone wants to connect on Strava....hit me up at Tom Jensen - Malvern PA (Pic is a time trialing Day of the Dead Skeleton) lol!
Absolutely amazing. A true testament of how the mind body and soul come together . Especially when you’re surrounded by loving people.
Nice I was waiting for this!
As a grieving father myself, peace & love to Cathy & Rich.
Do hard things so when you have to do hard things you can.
So Freaking Awesome!!! Congrats!! Bad ass and very moving
Let's go. ... you guys are rocking it.
Amani phoning it in... On the other hand damn to see those big lads (Kawika) peddling up those mountains is inspiring... bravo bravo bravo
I'm not crying, you're crying.
Your riders are so inspiring! What a journey and accomplishment for all of them.
such a great video!!!! wonderful!!!
SO GOOD!!!!!!! TRULY INSPIRING!!!
Man, I love this. I did Leadville this year because of this series--I went from two hip surgeries and never having done a mountain bike race to a year of dedicated training and a belt buckle!
Damn! Inspirational. What a great season. Well done. I've been waffling on signing up for the Lead Challenge in Leadville and this may have just tipped the scales. 👏
Great series!!
"Move that...bike!" Ha, ha.
We are with Rich on this one-the descent is worth the climb! Thanks for coming to Gunnison!
Yes!! Long awaited, I can't wait to binge the entire season!
someone cutting onions? Thank you for the inspiration that you share to the world. Great job everyone.
no lie! Wow
Your challenges are so hard there is no way for any of these guys to complete with a victory. They are set up to fail. I love your show I just think they should have a challenge they actually have a chance to complete.
I disagree. Yes, it is a significant challenge, but it is also a huge learning experience. Not completing does not mean failure. No matter how far they get, they will have achieved a huge accomplishment from where they started. That’s a win in my book.
That’s kinda the whole premise of the show. Keep watching to see how well this comment ages.
So often we get focused only on the end goal - Finishing the gravel race for example. This is about the process, the story, the journey of becoming a cyclist. They could come away saying I attempted a really hard race and didn’t finish and failed, maybe. But more importantly they will forever be able to say ‘I’m a cyclist! And I started from the ground up and you can too!’ That’s success and victory!!
Because of this show I trained for a full year for the Leadville 100. For at least 6-8 months I was convinced I couldn’t finish, but I was going to try. Making a cutoff or two would be an amazing accomplishment. I had never done a mountain bike race before and had lived with chronic pain before two hip surgeries. I kept pushing forward, training my ass off and I finished, beating my stretch goal with a time of 10:21. When you really commit, you can surprise yourself and do things that seem impossible.
And they will continue to come back and finish it…. Then move on to another challenge and another
Good to see Y'all back! I can't wait to see how the race went for everyone.
I appreciate the work you guys put into these! Excellent production, inspiring stories. Keep up the great work!
AND I GET TO BINGE IT ALL???
When will season 4 be available for viewing????
I believe it comes out today
Thanks 🎉
Why didn't they get them a full squish XC bike
This was super inspiring! I hope you guys keep this going or some form of this!
Did they scrap this season? Nothing new in a while
Leadville is too hard a challenge for beginners.
Im a little late to this.. This is so inspiring!! I definitely teared up multiple times during this episode. Thank you guys for creating this and showing us! I love the production and longer episodes this season. Keep it up, and can’t wait for 2024!
The production on this is amazing!! So inspiring!!
This was an AMAZING video.
As a 60 year old who started riding 2 years ago, I’m eager to see Richard cross that finish line. Go Richard!
Glad you connected With Dave Wiens! Amazing cyclist and very cool guy! Hopefully his famous wife will make an appearance in these videos! Hint- she was the mt bike bronze medalist in 1996 ❤️👍👏
Fix the squeaky chain!
thank God your back. Looking forward to this series.😏
this race is a very emotional one, every time ive been