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Mads Würtz Schmidt discusses his transition from WorldTour to gravel racing and his victory at Unbound Gravel 2026.

EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/nero Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 👉🏼 Use JOIN Cycling’s training app to get faster. Get 1 month free, no credit card required at https://join.cc/neroshow We chat to 2026 Unbound gravel winner Mads Wurst Schmidt. The crazy journey from road to gravel professional, what is it about gravel racing that suited him, how heat training as transformed him as an athlete and we deep dive his Unbound Gravel 2026 win/ 👔 Support the show by buying The NERO Skinsuit: https://shop.nero.club/ 💻 For business and advertising opportunities, email: partnerships@nero.bike 🐶 Email your Dog or Fast Bike entry to: info@nero.bike Our Links: NERO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neroshowcycling/ Chris Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrismiller27/ Jesse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessecoyle/ Coaching Inquiries for Jesse: https://www.nero.club/coaching Chapters 00:45 WORLD TOUR PRO 08:44 OVERCOMING INJURIES 12:48 HOW YOU FITTER NOW? 33:00 HOW DOES WINNING UNBOUND RANK? 37:17 UNBOUND SET UP AND PREP 43:10 THE MUD SECTION 47:41 THE WHEEL CHANGE 54:24 TEAM TACTICS IN GRAVEL 1:03:00 DO YOU MAKE MORE MONEY IN GRAVEL…

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