Matt Beers, professional mountain bike racer
South African cyclist Matt Beers has done a little bit of everything when it comes to racing on two wheels. Starting out in motocross, he turned to mountain biking after he was sidelined by an injury,...
27 Aug 202259min
Leadboat recap, with Leadville winners Keegan Swenson and Hannah Otto, rider experiences, and a listener Q&A
Today on the show, we feature some of the experiences that riders in all categories had at Leadville and SBT GRVL last weekend. Payson answers listener questions about the races, including his trainin...
22 Aug 20221h 39min
Rose Grant, professional mountain bike and gravel racer
5x mountain bike Marathon National Champion Rose Grant joins Payson to talk about her recently announced retirement, how she hopes to finish out the season, and what she’s looking forward to post-prof...
13 Aug 202259min
Sarah Sturm on persistence, grief, and imagining life after professional racing
Sarah Sturm returns to the show for a wide-ranging conversation about the struggle to stay hungry in a profession full of uncontrollable inconsistency, Tour de France Femme, and the anxieties about wh...
6 Aug 20221h 46min
Barry Wicks, Protect Our Winters bike team captain on curbing climate change
Barry Wicks started racing professionally in 2002, competing on both the mountain bike and cyclocross world circuits. These days, he continues to race off road, but focuses much of his attention on ma...
1 Aug 20221h 19min
Sam Pickman, Director of Product and Engineering at Allied on their first mountain bike
Sam Pickman returns to the show to talk about Allied's first ever mountain bike, the BC40. He and Payson discuss how long it's been in the works, collaborating with Barcelona-based Cero Design to get...
22 Jul 202257min
Crusher in the Tushar recap, with winner Haley Smith and a listener Q&A
Today on the show, we review the third race in the Lifetime Grand Prix, Crusher in the Tushar. Payson is joined by winner Haley Smith to discuss her emotional finish, her new position as a Grand Prix ...
15 Jul 20221h 25min
Daniel Oss checks in from the Tour de France
Daniel Oss has raced the Tour de France ten times and has noticed many changes over the years, from equipment to rider mentality. This year, he’s racing for a new team, TotalEnergies, where he followe...
5 Jul 20221h 3min
