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The Class of 2019

The U23 Class of 2019 was insanely talented, and it included our guest this week Michael Hernandez of Best Buddies Racing. This week we talk inclusivity, we talk elite bike racing, and we talk about a love story.  We are brought to you by…

The Project Echelon Files: Chapter 1

The most ambitious effort we have yet undertaken, a show literally 30 hours and 500 miles of bike riding in the making. We proudly present the first chapter of our ongoing series following the men of Project Echelon through the 2022 season.  We…

2022 Season Preview Show

Inspired equally by The Slow Ride Podcast and the epic movie 1917, here is a one take episode of our show. It’s a bit more raw than normal, filled with all our hot takes, a game with ill-defined rules, and a few inside jokes that long-term fans of the…

I Am Shark Brained

What is your mantra? What are your centering words? Paige Kostanecki of ButcherBox Cycling joins us to talk about how she has battled negative self talk and invasive thoughts to turn defeat into victory. We are brought to you by Manscaped, the…

Collegiate Cycling featuring Tim Hall of Lees-McRae College

Collegiate cycling has expanded greatly in the United States in the last 30 years. It has slowly become a pipeline for riders from high school to college and then on to greater successes. What has helped spur that growth, along with the successes of…

The Long Road

Athletes want to compete and will compete even when hurt. It is their very nature that injury is ignored, often times until it becomes detrimental to a career. Harriet Owen suffered a serious concussion in March of 2021 at a training camp; but kept…

Everything. Has. Changed.

Danny Estevez of Best Buddies Racing launches the 2022 season for us. He’s an athlete who made the choice to leave the sport as a junior and then, when he was ready, to come back and drive for the top step on the podium. In 2021 he achieved that goal,…

What We Liked About 2021

The final episode of the season has arrived. Céline, Allan, and I breakdown, hopefully in a lighthearted fashion, what we liked about 2021. We are brought to you by the , a unique racing experience on RGT that brings together in real life racers and…

What We Should Have Learned in 2021