Home of Gravel | Inside The Traka | Orbea Road

The Traka is no longer just a gravel race. It has become the meeting point for modern gravel cycling worldwide. Ahead of race week, the Orbea Hub brought together Lawrence Naesen, Morgan Aguirre, Griffin Easter, Hanna Nilsson, Rares Turtoi, Georg Egger and Lukas Baum to live, prepare and race together during one of the most demanding gravel events on the calendar. Featuring the Orbea Terra and Orbea Terra Race, this is a closer look at gravel racing from the inside, the preparation behind The Traka 360 and Traka 200, the atmosphere around Girona and the rhythm of life during a week completely dedicated to gravel. Read our journey here: https://stories.orbea.com/en/home-of-gravel/?utm_medium=social_organic&utm_source=Youtube&utm_campaign=26_TrakaHomeOfGravel_BR&utm_content=Orbea 00:00 Intro 1:21 What is The Traka? 2:14 Orbea’s compromise towards gravel 3:05 Recon time 5:23 Gravel bond 7:05 Griffin’s journey 10:20 Why choose Terra or Terra Race 12:47 Morgan’s approach to Traka 360 14:00 How Orbea understands The Traka 14:33 Last checks before race day 15:52 How Rares prepares for Traka 560 16:51 Bikepacking from Orbea to The Traka 17:55 The ups and downs of Traka 360 21:12 Traka 200 time 24:00 The proper farewell to an epic gravel week #Orbea Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/orbea/ https://www.facebook.com/OrbeaBicycles/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/orbea-s-coop-/ https://twitter.com/Orbea https://www.strava.com/clubs/205964 https://www.tiktok.com/@orbea