Ep. 54 – The SStrempkes, YoYo on The Colorado Trail
Two things that intimidate me are the Colorado Trail and YoYo’ing the CT, but nothing kept Katie and Andrew Strempke from being the first people to Yo-Yo it.
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Ep. 53 – Sofiane Sehili
At this point Sophiane Sehili needs no introduction. Three days ago Sophiane finished the French Divide in 1st place and with a New Course Record to boot.
Bike Racing, White Privilege, and the Coronavirus
BY: CINTHIA PEDRAZA JUNE 3, 2020 Bike racers have been sitting at home watching the increasingly violent protests happening around the nation thinking “What can I do to help support Black communities?” In my local Austin community, I have seen donations in support of Black Lives Matter on my teammates’ Instagram stories, racers (including myself) protesting in support … Read more
Not just white Privilege
BY: CINTHIA PEDRAZA Aug. 12, 2020 I wanted to follow up my last essay with a general acknowledgement of privilege. A lot of folks were hung up on the word “white” that was used exactly twice in my writing. People were uncomfortable with generalizations about the color of their skin and its association. They felt personally … Read more
Ep. 52 – Cinthia Pedraza
Cinthia Pedraza calls Austin, Texas home. Some recent experiences in her hometown led her to write an article titled “Bike Racing, White Privilege, and the Coronavirus” that was published on The Radavist.
Ep. 51 – Lewis Ciddor
In this week’s episode I do my first “colab” podcast with Lewis Ciddor who not only won Tour Divide in 2017, but is also the host of the Overland Archive Podcast.
Ep. 50 – Leo Rodgers, One Leg :: Zero Excuses
Episode 50 is coming in hot! Today’s episode is with the charismatic, inspirational, and rowdy Leo Rodgers! He’s made a splash in the cycling world recently with features in Bicycle Magazine, a Lucas Brunelle Film, and most recently signed with Crust/Ronsbikes/Ultradynamico factory PRO recreation TEAM.
Ep. 49 – Mike Dion, Ride the Divide turns 10!
He didn’t invent the Great Divide Route or the Tour Divide Race, but Mike Dion quite literally brought awareness to both with his 2010 film Ride the Divide
Ep. 48 – Bailey Newbrey, Owner of Sincere Cycles
I got to meet up with Bailey Newbrey in his new-ish shop, Sincere Cycles, on a recent trip to Santa Fe, NM. Bailey made a some noise in 2018 when he finished the Tour Divide in second place overall on a Singlespeed!
Ep. 47 – James Mark Hayden
James Mark Hayden came on the ultra endurance bike racing scene in 2015. Since then he’s been putting down some incredible performances, winning the Transcontinental Race twice, shared 1st place at the Italy divide, getting 4th at Silk Road even though he was robbed by men on horses during the race, and most recently he finished 2nd at Atlas Mountain Race to Sofiane who came in only 4 hours earlier.
