SETTING THE TENNESSEE GRAVEL ITT FKT ON THE LITESPEED TOSCANO
After a successful UNBOUND Gravel, Litespeed's Digital Content Creator, Audrey Mace, decided to tackle the Tennessee Three Rivers Individual Time Trial Series. Watch her take on three of the toughest and most iconic gravel routes in Tennessee aboard her Litespeed Toscano:
The Best Gravel Riding in Tennessee
The Three Rivers ITT Series features three incredibly scenic and challenging routes created by Kim Murrell: Death March Revival (93 miles/12,000 ft), Dirty 130 (130 miles/14,000 ft), and Tellico Highlands (85 miles/10,000 ft). Every year, riders race against the clock on these routes for bragging rights, or just to test their own limits.
Each route is located in a different river region, and they feature some of the best gravel terrain that Tennessee has to offer. Complete all three routes, and you've done the "Triple Crown," netting 308 miles and 36,000 feet of elevation gain! You can check out the routes, as well as the official rules and finish times at tennesseegravel.com.
Setting the Fastest Known Time on a Titanium Gravel Bike
Audrey has the fitness and the skills to set a blisteringly fast time. She also has the world's lightest and most advanced titanium gravel race bike: the Litespeed Toscano. These routes are no joke, and Audrey had to conquer brutal climbs, bushwack through overgrown trails, cross rivers on foot, and ride through darkness to complete all three. With a lot of blood, sweat, and Coca-Cola, she finished strong with a time of 31 hours and 48 minutes.
Checking past results, Audrey is not only the fastest woman to set a Triple Crown time this year, but she also set the Fastest Known Time (FKT)! Not only that, but her partner, Austin Sullivan, who tagged along to help film the endeavor, set a new FKT for Tellico Highlands.
This is a seriously fast couple!
Follow Audrey and Austin on their new YouTube channel as they go on more gravel adventures, and maybe, set more records.
