F1 Driver Tries Bicycle Racing

  Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team driver (17 F1 wins) Valtteri Bottas recently tried some gravel racing in Colorado. Bottas’ girlfriend, Tiffany Cromwell, is a pro rider for Canyon-SRAM and was part of the draw, but many racing drivers use cycling as a way to maintain fitness.

The SBT GRVL race course was 144 miles of gravel, which ain’t no joke even for experienced riders, but this was Bottas’ first race. He finished second in his age group and fifth overall. Maybe F1 fitness training is perfect for cycling? Job applications are tough to come by, though.

Bottas rode an N+ bike. Similar bikes are available from N+ at Mercedes-AMG dealers.

Here is more on the event from Cycling Weekly.