Ep. 123 ~ Aleś Zavoral, Bike Nonstop US Winner
Aleś Zavoral from the Czech Republic just won the 2022 Bike Nonstop US Race with a time of 18d 11h 51m
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Ep. 122 ~ Nick Marzano, 22nd Place Tour Divide Finisher
Nick Marzano is back! And this time he has joined the ranks as an official Tour Divide Finisher with a time of 20d, 9h, 1m, which was good enough to secure 22nd place.
Ep. 121 – Manu Cattrysse & Adrien Liechti, Tour Divide 2nd & 3rd Place
We continue our Tour Divide coverage with an interview from this years 2nd and 3rd place finishers, Manu Cattrysse and Adrien Liechti.
Ep. 120 ~ Sofiane Sehili, Promises to Keep
This past weekend Sofiane Sehili became the 2022 Tour Divide winner with a time of 14d 16h 36. This concluded a journey that started 8 years ago when Sofiane toured the Tour Divide for the first time. He would return in 2016 to race it for the first time and claim a very respectable 3rd place, while Mike Hall would go on to win and set a new course record in the process. A record that stands to this day. In 2019 Sofiane came back to try again. Everything was looking promising as he was leading the race and contending with Mike Hall’s record until a massive snow storm stopped him in his track, forcing his return to Brush Mountain Lodge and taking him out of the race.
Ep. 119 ~ Nick Marzano, Live from Tour Divide
Last week I put a call out to anyone currently racing the Tour Divide to come on the podcast. I knew it would be a bit of a challenge, but I thought it would be really neat to hear from someone who is currently racing to give us a live account of this years Tour Divide. Nick Marzano answered the call via instagram and after a few days trying to make our schedules align we were able to chat while he was posted up in a hotel room in Pinedale, WY.
Ep. 118 ~ John Stamstad, Tour Divide History, Rules, & Ethos
In 1997 the Adventure Cycling Association released the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. What was billed as a touring route, caught the attention of ultra distance mountain biker John Stamstad. In 1999 John set out on the first ITT (individual Time Trial) of the GDMBR and set a the first FKT (fastest known time) of 18 days and 5 hours. His record stood until the 2007 edition of the Tour Divide Race.
Ep. 117 ~ Kuya Takami & Dennis Lastochkin, from Road to Bikepack Racing
Kuya Takami was our 2022 East Texas Showdown winner with a time of 23h 56m, setting a new Fastest Known Time (FKT) and Dennis Lastochkin was the second person to cross the finish line, but his time did not officially count after he accepted assistance on course.
Ep. 116 ~ Jacob Loos, DOOM SS FKT
On Friday the 13th of May, 25 racers gathered at the Oark General Store early on a foggy morning to take on the first ever DOOM race. By the end there would be only 10 finishers and Jacob Loos would take 2nd place overall and set a new Single Speed FKT (fastest known time) with a time of 2d 11h 18m.
Ep. 115 ~ Jerri Sterling, Riding the Divide and Spreading Her Husbands Ashes
We all have our own path to cycling and bikepacking and each is special and unique. However, Jerri’s introduction to bikepacking was much different than any I have heard before. Her story is tragic, sad, romantic, inspiring, and real, and it all started when she fell in love with a cyclist named Kyle.
Ep. 114 ~ Hailey Moore, New Doom FKT!
Just last week Hailey Moore became the fourth person to ever complete the Doom Route, created by Andrew Onermaa. She didn’t just finish though, she set a new FKT (fastest known time) with a time of 2d 15m, setting a new benchmark for racers this weekend.
