Part three of our "Where Be Boru" series as we track down Boru McCullagh on his epic "Mind Mapping" round-the-world bike ride. In today's show, we find him in Vietnam. Please check out the links below and consider donating to the wonderful cause that Boru is supporting. Enjoy. Instagram: @marlboru_ Where is Boru: www.followmychallenge.com/live/mind-mapping-2022 Where to donate: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mindmapping What is Mind Mapping: www.albioncycling.com/2022/09/mindmapping   ..read more

TGJ News Show . A regular news round up show of whats been going on in the two wheel world over the past week or two. Think more "talking shop over beer" and less 'news desk' but you get the point. This week we unpack a bit about this past weekends UCI Gravel World Championships. Might have used the term 'Spirit of Gravel' more than is totally necessary. Oh well...Enjoy!     ..read more

Registration for the Ceder bike race was held at the cool Clubhouse venue so we headed down to catch up with a few of the riders taking part in this years race and see how they are feeling before the big day.  Make sure to follow @thegraveljunction @ thecederrace for race updates and information! Enjoy! Also check out the Clubhouse at @o_s_c_s_clubhouse ..read more

As promised, here is a short recap about my time at the recent Gallows gravel bike race. I thought I would sit down and chat about the event and my experience trying to ‘commentate’ on the action as well as discussing how the race unfolded for the front running men and ladies. Enjoy! The Gallows : @the_gallows__ The Gravel Junction: @thegraveljunction ..read more

Our guest today is Brady Lawrence, a Seattle-based documentary filmmaker. His first feature documentary, "Into The Rift" was selected for 'Best Event Documentation' in the Bikepacking 2020 Awards and tells the story of the Atlas Mountain Race in Morocco. A gruelling event created by the one and only Nelson Trees, creator of the Silk Road Mountain Race.    It was the Silk Race that lead to Brady’s next project in which he followed the 2021 version of this race releasing a film called "How to Bikepack the Silk Road Mountain Race".    We sit down with Brady and unpack what goe ..read more

In todays show we sit down with Adventurer, Bike Packer, Ultra-Racer, Film Maker and Guidebook Author Markus Stitz. Hailing from Germany but calling Scotland home for the last 13 years, Markus has plenty of stories to tell. From riding a single speed around the world in 2016 to starting bikepackingscotland.com to being a film maker and author. Thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with Markus and I am sure you will too. You can find more information about Markus and his various projects and books through the links below! Check out his new book, which can be bought for £25 & signed by the A ..read more

A bit of a different show today so join me as I discuss a few points of view on whether gravel should be in the World Tour including the beautiful new Spanish gravel race - Clasica Jaen Paraiso Interior and finish off the episode with a bike packing short story I recently had published on The Gravel Union website. Let me know in the comments what you think of this format as there might be one or two more in the coming weeks before I make it back to dry land and normal programming can resume. Enjoy! https://www.gravelunion.cc/article/Far-not-far ..read more

It’s been a minute but we are back and what a great show to kick off with! Taking advantage of a few days in Girona, Spain I managed to sit down with the one and only Sami Sauri aka Sami the Adventurer / Film Maker / Story teller and now Clothing Designer (more on this BREAKING NEWS in the show). I hope you enjoy this entertaining yet super relaxed conversation I had with Sami in her old town Girona photo studio. If you dont already, follow Sami on @samisauri on instagram for the latest news and adventures. Enjoy ..read more

Welcome to the first episode of The Gravel Junction Podcast. We have a great first show for your today and to kick things off who better to talk to than Mr Kevin Benkenstein aka “Benky”. One of South Africa's ultra endurance cycling strongmen.  We sat down with Kevin to unpack his latest victory in the Munga Mountain bike race as well as a host of other topics. Enjoy!   ..read more

Great show today, sitting down with Berlin based Raphael Albrecht. An ultra-endurance cyclist taking on events such as the Silk Road Mountain race & Atlas Mountain Race to mention but a few. Now working full time on Orbit 360, a gravel cycling festival and initiative where their homepage has the great line - "Welcome to the galactic future of (gravel)-riding. We are a bunch of friends who want to make ultra cycling accessible for everyone! We discuss a number of topics today such as Raphael's personal experience riding the Silk Road (great story in there involving a local herdsmen, a cycli ..read more