GRAVEL ALLIANCE: Gijs Bruinsma
Posted By Gravel Union
On 27 February 2020
Rider Name:
Gijs Bruinsma
Location:
Zeist, The Netherlands
Tell us what your local gravel riding is like:
Combination of gravel roads, singletrack and unpaved cycle paths roaming through forest, heath and farmlands.
Gravel bike:
Steel Koppel, build in Amersfoort. With a Shimano GRX 800 groupset.
Last event ridden:
Lumberjack Gravel Ride in Belgium
Favourite Gravel Ride:
Long and wide gravel roads on hilly terrain.
What events do you want to do in 2020?
- LtD Gravel Fest;
- Smugglers Path;
- Grinduro Switzerland or Wales;
- Frontier 300;
- LtD Gravel Raid.
650 or 700c?
700c
Mechanical or Electronic Gears?
Mechanical
Favourite mid ride snack?
Stroopwafel and Clif bars
What do you see as the future of gravel riding?
A boost of events that have a festival vibe and where the gravel roads are wide and endless, so no more ‘schelpenpaadjes (unpaved cycle paths)’