INTERVIEW
GRINDURO TURNS 10: CELEBRATING A DECADE OF GRAVEL GOOD TIMES
We chat with founder, Paul Errington about the event’s evolution, the gravel scene, and what the future holds.
Tell us a little about how things got started? In 2012 I took the start line of what is now known as Unbound (then Dirty Kanza), one of a little over 300 riders it was an experience that then shaped my future in kickstarting my love for gravel riding and offering me the basis of my own business, Northern Consultancy.
How did you first get into gravel riding? What was the appeal? My first experience of gravel as we know it now was racing gravel in the US in 2012. I was already doing a lot of longer events but the mid-western US gravel events took it up a
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notch in terms of distance. Before that, I was with friends who had always used CX bikes to explore our local trails and minor roads so it just felt like a continuation of that.
You’ve been involved in organising and consulting on a number of events. What are some of the key lessons you’ve learned about creating successful gravel events? One thing we have learned is that when dealing with something still growing and developing like gravel, is everyone has their own interpretation of what it is and events need to accommodate this (where possible).
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