Ep. 16 – Alexandera Houchin


Hours ago Alexandera finished the Tour Divide as the first place female finisher. In doing so she became the first woman to win the TD in back to back years and she did it on a SINGLE SPEED! She also beat the previous SS record by over a day! Beyond her athletic achievements she is a superb human with a remarkable story.

I got to chat with her at CHUMBA headquarters days after she finished the DKXL and right before she embarked on this years Tour Divide. We talk about her 2018 win, the DKXL, and we shed light on her personal struggle with an eating disorder and how she overcame those obstacles to become one of the best endurance cyclist and a two time Tour Divide winner!

Alexandera is not on social media…like AT ALL, but she has a wonderful blog that I encourage you to check out: Alexandera’s Blog

A big thanks to Vince Colvin at CHUMBA for making this happen!

3 thoughts on “Ep. 16 – Alexandera Houchin”

  1. I answered the phone.. ha ha ha Yuppers I did.. my name is P, D. Rowed or Pavlovs Dog Rowed.. Actually the call was from G-d..who said Great F-cking Ride Ms. A. You are the Bomb!!! Ride On. The the Creator said.. Who are you? I said Pavlov.. and the Universe said. “Bike Off Eh! I called Alexandera not you so Bike You..and get outside and go somewhere else.. eh!” Which only goes to show that the Messah is a Canadian from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.. Bike You for fooling me with the ring ring mother biker red devil spincaster.. Back to Golden Pod Lake for another cast or too hoping for a Pickeral or a Bikeral and no piker-bikers or floundering flat fish..

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  2. So, so, good. Another couple of hours well spent.

    You were probably referring to the Adirondack Mountains in New York. (Or the Catskills.) Beautiful area, either way.

    Keep up the great work.

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