Late at night on May 30 -- what would have been the 2020 race formerly known as Dirty Kanza -- Ted King set out from the northeastern corner of Vermont with the goal of riding nonstop to the southeast corner of the state. Over the course of the 22 hours that followed, Ted took on a 310 mile journey, 90% gravel roads with a large portion of those as Vermont's notoriously unmaintained "Class 4". There was also an "accidental Everest" as he climbed more than 34,000 feet. During the course of this video, you'll see a steady decline in Ted's... well, his everything. A challenge like this is unlike anything ever attempted by the King of Gravel, and it's a place for Ted to learn, to grow, to suffer in ways unlike he knew was possible.
This epic ride is part of the #DIYgravel series. Being that this episode is about the race formerly known as DK, it deserves a bigger than normal place on Ted's calendar, hence the bigger than normal undertaking. This route is the brainchild of Joe Cruz, professor of philosophy at Williams College, lifelong adventure cyclist, Vermonter, and contributor to to bikepacking.com.
Film crew and final production, thanks to Ansel Dickey and Nick Keating of Vermont Social Thanks go out to Cannondale, SRAM, and Dirty Kanza.
Ted's Bike:
Cannondale Carbon Topstone Lefty
SRAM Force AXS drivetrain featuring 46t front chainring, 10-50 Eagle cassette
Zipp Firecrest 650b wheelset
Rene Herse Switchback Hill 650x48c tubeless tires
Zipp SL Speed seatpost and Stem
Zipp XLPR handlebar
Moosepacks handlebar and frame bag
UnTapped waterbottles and a lot of UnTapped nutrition everywhere in his set-up
Arundle waterbottle cages
Fizik Tempo Argo R1 saddle
Saris MTR-2 bike rack for the drive north
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