Sahara Gravel stage 3 recap with Maddy Nutt and the GRL PCK

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Payson McElveen

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4.9 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Stage 3 of Sahara Gravel in Morocco was harder than pretty much anyone was anticipating. Despite seeming to have hardly any climbing, it proved to be the toughest day yet and the first stage that took the riders deep into the Sahara Desert. Payson sat down with British rider Maddy Nutt, who has been battling for first place with Luise Valentin since day one. She talks about getting caught in the sand, how this race stacks up with Migration Gravel, and why she avoids events with a certain type...

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0:00.0	highlight of the year this trip
0:01.6	oh okay i also think it's like
0:04.5	like i'm cycling since like 13 14 years
0:08.7	and i think this are like some like my top five rides
0:11.6	that i've ever done it's really amazing
0:13.7	it's showtime everybody showtime
0:19.2	you've been living in a dream world, Neil.
0:22.7	This is the world as it exists today.
0:27.6	Life moves pretty fast.
0:30.0	You don't stop and look around once in a while.
0:32.3	You could miss it.
0:35.6	Listen, we talk about practice.
0:38.8	Repeat on the dude's room.
0:40.4	Donnie, you're out of your element.
0:42.7	I see, you think this has nothing to do with you.
0:46.6	Don't ever trash talk black Jesus.
0:51.3	This is the Adventure Stash with Payson McElvin.
0:55.9	Hello and welcome to our stage three recap of Sahara gravel.
1:00.5	I'm getting tired and you might be able to hear it in my crokey voice too.
1:05.9	Today's stage was tough, much tougher than the profile and distance suggested. It was about 61 miles or 100 kilometers
1:14.3	and had only 2,000 feet of climbing or 6,000 meters of climbing, but it was rough, technical
1:22.1	in spots and even included some really challenging sand pits.
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