The Traka is one of those races that doesn’t need a pitch. You either feel the pull of it or you don’t. For us, it’s never been about the podium. It’s about the land, the pace, the faces you haven’t seen since the last time you were all in the same dusty, sunburnt corner of Spain together.

This year, RPM Souplesse followed Maia, Hugo, and Liv into the middle of it. Three riders. Three completely different reasons to be there.

Maia was there for fun and sunshine. Liv was out to push her limits. Hugo came to ride hard, but also to watch the event evolve — to see who it’s become, and who shows up for it year after year. All three found what they were looking for. And a few things they weren’t.

A film made in controlled chaos

Behind the lens, making this video was its own kind of adventure. RPM showed up expecting chaos — and got plenty of it. National power outages. Unpredictable gravel. Moments unfolding faster than any shot list could anticipate.

That’s the thing about trying to document cycling honestly. The sport doesn’t perform for the camera. You either catch it or you don’t. Jules was on the bike, Obe was on the handycam, and between them they got something real — not polished, not produced, just true.

The result is a film that looks exactly like what it was: three riders going deep into a race they love, shot by people who care about cycling for the same reasons. Raw. A bit unpredictable. Full of stories.

That’s why we’ll be back

This is what the Cinelli Art Program has always understood — that the culture around cycling is as worth documenting as the sport itself. The laughs at the start line. The chaos of the road. The parties that happen when everyone lands in the same town at the same time, chasing the same thing.

We came for the ride. We stayed for the people. And honestly? That’s the only reason we need to come back.