Ep 10: Jared Fisher is the co-founder of Las Vegas-based Escape Adventures and a true mountain biking pioneer

04/23/21 • 64 min

Escape Adventures has been a staple in the bike tour world of the American West over the last 30 years and we are so lucky to welcome the cofounder of the company, Jared Fisher, to the podcast today! Jared and his team have run amazing and popular tours, traversing iconic routes, while managing three different highly-regarded bike shops too! In short, Escape Adventures is an amazing business that has built a dedicated and growing customer base from their home in Las Vegas, Nevada, and their story is truly surprising and inspiring. Jared and company also conducted some incredible work during 2020, which we hear all about in our chat, and listeners can expect to come away from this episode with a desperate need to head out west as soon as possible! Our guest also opens up about the company culture at Escape, and how this has determined their continued success. A sizeable portion of this episode is spent discussing e-bikes, with Jared believing strongly that this new sector of cycling is an extremely positive thing for everyone, and why we should be embracing these advances with open arms. So for all this and much more from a true legend, join us on the show!

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Ep 09: Alison Tetrick is a former WorldTour pro and the current Queen of Gravel

Today we are very lucky to have an episode featuring the one and only Alison Tetrick! The three-time gravel world champion and cult-hero has more than a few tricks up her sleeve, balancing a career outside of cycling, and now continuing to evolve and shift her amazing career on gravel and in the mountains! Alison is the co-founder and CEO of SagaVentures, and we actually start this conversation considering the somewhat surprising duality of Alison's professional life. She talks about how switching between riding as a pro and work in marketing communications had very positive outcomes for both sides of the coin. From there we talk about the different stages of her cycling career, how she went pro, and the amazing relationships she has been able to maintain throughout. We also get to hear the inspirational and impressive story of Alison's recovery from two major accidents, and the obstacles she overcame through sheer determination to be stronger. Listeners can expect to come away with a real dose of the person behind the bike, as well as some great insight into what is on the horizon for Alison, so make sure to listen in with us, on Cycology.FM!

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Ep 11: George Russell is a Formula 1 Driver for Williams Racing and (Many Believe) a Future World Champion

Our guest today is Formula 1 driver for Williams Racing, George Russell. He is currently at the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix, the third of 23 races in the longest F1 season to date. You might already be a long-time fan of F1, you might be unfamiliar, or you might have watched Drive to Survive on Netflix but, in today’s episode, you’ll discover that there is plenty of overlap between cycling and F1. In 2020, we saw the UCI Road Cycling World Championships take place in Imola, Italy, and a month or so later, the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix took place at the exact same venue, with bikes and F1 cars using the same start/finish line at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari race track. Cycling is also a large part of how F1 drivers train and maintain their fitness. George talks about the role that cycling plays in his training, both physical and mental, and he shares who among the grid he believes would be off the front and off the back in a race. We also discuss the recent crash with Valtteri Bottas at Emilia and his thoughts on the new sprint qualifying format. Tune in today!