Two years ago, I made the half-joking suggestion to my bike racing teammate Dan Gonzalez that, "we should make a show called 'Behind the Element' where we hang out behind your Element and talk about the race."

It was a spoof of the defunct web series "Behind the Barriers" featuring American cyclocross champion Jeremy Powers.

"Yeah totally," Dan said.

Oh and I guess it's worth mentioning: Dan has a master's degree in film.

So two years later, with minimal planning, we started filming at this year's Cross Crusade. We filmed an episode for every race. We found stars in Stephen Beardsley and Ryan Weaver. And by the end of the season, people were cheering out "D-Bow" and "Behind the Element" when I raced by them.

It was fun.

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Director, Videographer, Editor: DANIEL GONZALEZ
Writer, Director, "Actor": Me

Uploaded by Behind the Element on 2016-10-14.

Uploaded by Behind the Element on 2016-10-19.

Uploaded by Behind the Element on 2016-10-20.

The one where people weigh in on Honda Elements and Beardsley retires from the single speed field.

Uploaded by Behind the Element on 2016-11-01.

Uploaded by Behind the Element on 2016-11-11.

Day 1 of Inside the Element where we follow the women's single speed race and then talk to racer Jade Koide

The Kiki episode

Uploaded by Behind the Element on 2016-11-30.

Uploaded by Behind the Element on 2016-12-06.

Uploaded by Behind the Element on 2016-11-15.

Single Speed Cyclocross Champion of the World talks about interplanetary life, his true feelings for cyclocross, and sizes up the local competition.