Video: Yoann Barelli, Steve Vanderhoek & Friends Warm Up for the 2022 Edition of the 'Tour de Gnar'

Jun 13, 2022 at 7:24
by Yoann Barelli  

Last year Steve and I went on a not so common mission, we sent all the gnarliest and most iconic features of the Sea to Sky in one day, the Tour de Gnar was born. The concept is to ride a feature once and move on to the next one. The physical and mental fatigue was something we both never experienced before, the end became a pure battle.

This year the Tour de Gnar return and we want more, with more gnarly features and more riders, this celebration of Freeride in the Sea to Sky will be totally wild, the date will be shared soon and I cannot wait to share who will take part of it, some big names of the Freeride scene, females and males.

This video is a warm up and to see the group dynamics, Ryan, Steve, Ryan Rodriguez, it was a pure blast!!!

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35 Comments
  • 8 0
 Title : "The warm up"
My thought : Da f**k is the main course
  • 7 0
 I'm assuming Steve's wheel sponsor would not be keen on close-ups...
  • 13 1
 Considering the size of that drop I don't think any wheel would have survived
  • 4 0
 @Erku: True, but typically that kind of destruction would have been footage-worthy
  • 1 2
 @kingpine: or maybe they didn’t zoom in cause it was just the tire that blew and the rim is fine lol
  • 1 0
 Yeah I instantly expected to see a deconstructed rim on that one- if the rim held together with that impact would be a good look for the sponsor for sure.
  • 2 0
 I think that bike frame broke as well.
  • 4 0
 With the Sh!t this world is going thru, it’s nice to see YB cheerful and providing stoke. He is truly a great person. World needs a lot more of him!
  • 4 0
 Hopefully the toonie drop is on the list!
  • 2 2
 Pretty sure they made it rollable
  • 2 0
 someone needs to dust off digger's cliff on fromme one of these days.
  • 5 0
 I was at the toonie in January. No roller, is gnarly af.
  • 1 0
 oh baby
  • 6 0
 @freeridejerk888: No man, the toonie drop is a bit like a natural selection, very few try it every year and fewer ride it out.
  • 1 1
 Then I’m thinking if something else. Headed to google it now @yoannbarelli:
  • 2 0
 @freeridejerk888: you’re thinking about the dynamite roll on Seymour man Smile
  • 1 0
 Toonie more huck and pray than skill. Don't think that's gonna be on the list
  • 4 0
 Big time spooky
  • 2 0
 @16:12 you see the perfect Yoann shadow, legend says that it only shows up once a year on the gnarliest features
  • 1 0
 If Yoann is somewhat hesitant about a feature, or is giddy and shaking his hands after riding it, I'm pretty sure I will NEVER ride said feature. Mad props.
  • 1 0
 This stuff keeps me awake at night....but then again in my country a street curb is considered a double black feature ;-)
  • 1 0
 Of all of the "into the Gnar" trails, CopKiller for me is the scariest. Props to all
  • 1 0
 That poor wheel. Juice EVERYWHERE!!!!!!
  • 4 0
 It was like tracking a predator by the blood trail
  • 1 0
 Crazy they're riding those rotten wooden features!
  • 2 0
 no Remy?
  • 16 0
 Remy forgot his front wheel haha
  • 1 0
 @yoannbarelli: hahahaaaaaa
  • 1 0
 @yoannbarelli: The near death- landing on his beans off that drop he shared on social happened after this? So happy/amazed he rode that out sans major injury.
  • 4 0
 @snl1200: It happens the next day after the rain. Eh if I had not forgot my wheel, maybe I would have never entertained the internet!
  • 1 0
 @remymetailler: that thing has happened to me before but NEVER on anything that risky. I am glad you are still riding, dude. The skin on the back of my neck was electric when I saw that video. Yikes. So gnarly.
  • 2 0
 @remymetailler: That was one of the scariest things I have seen on a bike in a while. So happy you pulled it off some how. Definitely reflected watching it on risk and how much I appreciate you, Yoann and others who are great ambassadors for the sport and hope you can stay in one piece...
  • 1 0
 Yoann is a treasure
  • 1 0
 CopKiller lol :-)







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