Gravel bikes. They are fast, light and versatile. The true doitall bike! But can they truly do it all? Can a gravel bike keep up in a road race? To find out, we sent Conor to Thruxton Circuit to enter a crit race on his Orbea Terra gravel bike. With 40mm gravel tyres, a single 40T chainring on the front, 1042 cassette on the rear and MTB pedals, how long can he survive in this race?

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