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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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!
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.
Friends, we can no longer be silent. Being a non-racist is not enough, we need to be anti-racist and create the change that is so desperately needed. Please listen to this message about what Bikes or Death, and I, are doing and how you can help.
My guest today are Taylor Plate, Nejahla Hopkins, Colton Rohrbach, and Kolby Donnell. Their experience going into this course ranged from None to Some and their stories range from inspirational to humorous. I’ve seen first hand the transformation bikepacking can have on someone when they are introduced to it for the first time. I hope this episode will inspires others to go outside and get a little lost on their bike.