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Hmmm
Maybe we interpret the styles of riding differently? I honestly don't see much difference between the two.
Ah, location = Paris. Got it.
Here's what gravel riding looks like here in Illinois:
40 miles west of Chicago, you can easily do 100 miles of roads like this and rarely touch pavement. Gravel events here are on roads like you see here. I suspect this is not the case in Paris. This is the context of my comments.