Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Two beginners. One ambitious goal. We challenged two Canyon employees with no gravel racing experience to train for Traka 100 in Girona. From their very first rides to the start line, this is their complete journey, with every setback, lesson and breakthrough along the way.

Can they make it within the 7 hours cut-off time?

→ Watch the second episode here: youtu.be/RVVOz-bbtYk

🕐 Timecodes 🕐
00:00 What is Traka and how difficult it is?
01:41 Meet Ilkin & bike unboxing
02:27 Meet Mira
09:30 Training & Motivation
13:27 Final Training Preparations
15:42 Race Expectations
16:36 The Bike Gets Stolen
18:17 Final Thoughts

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