OC 08 // Inside Perspective: Getting to Girona Just in time to Leave with Noah Granigan

03/30/20 • 14 min

Welcome home everyone. Whether you were launching into a new venture—say, a year of bike racing overseas like our guest today—or maybe just getting the kids off to school in the morning, we’re all trying to figure out what the plan is now. Back at home amid the COVID-19 chaos. We thought it would be fun to check in with friend of the pod, Noah Granigan, a member of the Hincapie-Leomo team, about what it was like to get to Spain just before the pandemic hit there with full force, his reaction to hearing the U.S. president announce that coming back to the U.S. wasn’t an option, and how he and his teammates made their trek back home—or at least to a place near home where they could safely quarantine themselves.

Let’s get Off Course!

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OC 07 // Joe Lewis #AussieInBoulder #BoulderJuniorCycling

This week on Off Course we’re joined by Australian pro roadie Joe Lewis, formerly with Holowesko-Citadel, and now a Clif Bar sponsored cyclist and Boulder Junior Cycling coach. Joe and I work together closely and share stories about the great development program that is Boulder Junior Cycling.

We then shift gears and discuss cutthroat group rides. He’ll also tell tales of life as a teenager racing in Europe, far from his family, at a time when global communication was not what it is today. One anecdote: Joe would often sit outside by the ping pong table to access the internet where he was staying, just so he could contact his family back home.

Today, Joe has his own coaching business, called First Wheel coaching. Throughout the episode he shares his insights on the topic, particularly about how communication is a vital part of being a great coach.

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OC 09 // Emerson Oronte #OpportunitytoReframe

My guest today, Emerson Oronte of the Rally Cycling team, won the 2014 U.S. Amateur National Championship Road Race and the 2015 San Dimas Stage Race. He’s been racing at an elite level since 2011. But our conversation isn’t so much about the bike. In this episode, the conversation begins with a discussion of the work he did to prepare for the 2020 season. We then talk about the cultural differences that American athletes face when training and competing in Europe. We also discuss the pandemic and the way that Emerson is reframing this time, choosing to focus on his gratitude for being able to be outside and for broadening his horizons and developing new skills and hobbies. Let’s get Off Course.