I Finally Feel Like a "Real" Racer | Big Sugar Gravel 2026

I went to Bentonville for my first-ever Big Sugar Gravel. The course is rough, loose, and twisty, with endless punchy climbs. But after a season of training, I showed up fit and ready. This gravel race was fast and chaotic, but I put together my best performance of the year. Read the blog story: https://obedbikes.com/blogs/stories/f... My Strava:   / strava   My IG:   / goose_ling    My Coach: https://fascatcoaching.com/products/r... My Gravel Bike: https://obedbikes.com/blogs/stories/t... 0:00 My athletic peak 1:00 Big Sugar Gravel bike check 2:27 Get to the start early 3:18 You call this neutral!? 4:18 Course breakdown 7:19 Race strategy & pacing plan 10:35 Friends will be enemies 12:24 Wait, am I strong? 14:03 Holy crap, I'm attacking? 16:37 Climbing the wall 18:12 The breakaway is over 19:38 Desperation and cramps 20:51 Finishing with... a crit? 22:06 My best result of the year 23:23 What's next?