Debbie Dust hops on the phone to discuss the landscape of Domestic Pro Cycling and how it's changed. We discuss a bit of what it means to be a pro and/or at what level is sponsorship seeking and crowdfunding really just having friends pay for your hobby?
Note after the podcast from Debbie: "One other thing about being a "pro" that I didn't mention but is certainly something to include: a pro doesn't take to social media to complain and whine about "sketchy" riding that causes wrecks. A pro knows where to be in the group so they don't get sucked into the "sketchiness." If you don't know "how" to race, yeah, you're going to wreck. Go learn how to race. I was wrecked relatively infrequently in all my years of racing and have very few scars and injuries tied to those years. Even when I wasn't the strongest rider, I still know how to race and ride intelligently. I also never called anyone out unless they were being lazy cuz that's not racing. It's just being an a-hole."
Cast:
Debbie Dust
Anthony Mikos
Robert Curtis
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Val Brostrom
Leah Sanda
Anthony Mikos
Robert Curtis
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Kelli Richter
Barron Gira
Leah Sanda
Anthony Mikos
Robert Curtis
Alex Edwards walks into a bike shop with a 6 pack of beer. What ensues is a bit of a sleep deprived fueled spouting of thoughts regarding many things.
Cast:
Robert Curtis
Alex Edwards
Anthony Mikos
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Good stuff and a bit of a filler until we can talk Bro Deal in the upcoming episodes. We cover the changes to the cross schedule here locally - talk about Ryan Trebon's work and then cover the purchase of Rapha by a private equity firm that has some stretched ties to descendants of the Walmart founding Walton family. Delicious jokes ensue.
Cast:
Anthony Mikos - The muddy Redbeard of Bicycles
Barron Gira - Everyone's Prince Charming - will he ever reveal his dark side?
Leah Sanda - 5 seconds of Leah at the end. She was busy practicing her Tawny Kitaen routine for her 35th high school reunion
Rob Curtis - Acting like he didn't have any coffee that morning.
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We take a look at the current state of tubeless technology as it pertains to Cyclocross racing specifically. In preparation for the episode we discussed the issue with a lot of pros who have had documented success running tubeless in racing scenarios.
Cast:
Leah Sanda
Anthony Mikos
Gary Dicicco
Robert Curtis
Part 2 of 3. Great stuff. Stories of the old days.
Cast:
Wayne Simon
Kevin Moncrieff
Anthony Mikos
Robert Curtis
There's name dropping galore in here - Lance, Julich, Hincapie, among many many others. Multi-time bad ass and Enzo's creator and owner Wayne Simon stopped by to kill some time. A little into the discussion Kevin Moncrieff dropped in. Turns out the two have a lot in common. The discussion went for 3 hours - we cut a lot but it's still a 2 part. Enjoy
Cast:
Anthony Mikos
Robert Curtis
Leah Sanda (briefly)
Wayne Simon
Kevin Moncrieff
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Barron Gira
Anthony Mikos
Rob Curtis
Jen finishes her discussion of what it is like to be a souigneur and what she sees herself doing in the future.
Cast:
Jen Agan
Anthony Mikos
Robert Curtis
Cast:
Anthony Mikos
Robert Curtis
Jen Agan
Laura Van Gilder calls in to discuss a bit of a snub that came from a VeloNews video regarding her win in the women's 50+ cyclocross national championships. They in essence called her a sadbagger. What's a 52 year old supposed to do when they aren't contending the top race anymore? Isn't that what a masters race is for? Is masters supposed to just be for those amateurs that couldn't make it in elites?
Cast:
Robert Curtis
Anthony Mikos
Leah Sanda
Laura Van Gilder