The Ultra Cycling Show

After watching the film Inspired to Ride years ago, French-Canadian ultra bikepacker, Louis-Eric Simard, took on the famous Trans Am Bike Race Bike Race, crossing 10 States in the USA, coast-to-coast, self-supported. If that wasn't enough, Louis-Eric is now on to his next big adventures organizing his very own ultra bikepacking events, the Race Around Cuba and the TransCanada Bike Race, which crosses Canada from West to East over 12,500 km (7,767 mi) and climbing 319,000 ft or the equivalent of Mt. Everest 11 times! 

Louis-Eric is a successful entrepreneur and technologist, running his own software company and also creating his own bicycling products. And most interestingly one of his favorite ride snacks is crickets! Don't miss this fun and inspiring episode! Let’s roll! 🚲💨

In this episode, we talk with a very talented ultra racer from Austria, Dominik Meierhofer - Radsportler, who is still very young in terms of ultra cycling, but has achieved some astonishing results. Dominik was the winner of Race Around Austria 1500 km and reached the podium in a couple of 24-hr races and long distance events like the Glocknerman Sprint or the Austrian Championships in ultra cycling.

Recently, Dominik won 1st place overall in the 24h category of the 6-12-24 Hour World Time Trial Championships, which were held as a virtual event this year. For me, personally, this is something very special and maybe one of the toughest things you can do in our sport.

I will ask Dominik about his future plans and about his goals for the years to come. I know that if you have achieved so many athletic feats at Dominik's young age of 26 years old, you can have a very successful future in ultra cycling. Let's roll! 🚲💨

In this episode, we chat with Caleb Cline, an impressive relatively new ultra cyclist with an inspiring backstory.

Caleb is a graduate of the prestigious West Point - The U.S. Military Academy and served in the U.S. Army for 9 years 3 months 20 days. After suffering injuries in the line of duty, Caleb kept pushing the boundaries as a disabled veteran, motivated to not let his circumstances interfere with his potential. Since receiving his first trike bicycle, Caleb has been able to compete in ultra cycling events from the NCOM 375 in Texas to the Silver State 508 in Nevada.

Most recently, Caleb won first place in the 24-hr trike category at the Virtual 6-12-24 Hour World Time Trial Championships completing 375.10 miles. Caleb's story is sure to make you reconsider what's possible in your own life. Let’s roll! 🚲💨

Super Randonneur, Bharat Pannu, was the first Indian to successfully complete any Ultra race in India of a distance longer than 400 miles in the 1st edition of Inspire India's 1,000 km Ultra Spice Race (and he later went on to win the 1,750 km category in 2019). Bharat also completed the 2017 Race Around Austria (RAA) in a 2-man team, becoming the first Indians to successfully finish any ultra race in Europe.

Then after a last minute injury prevented Bharat from making it to the starting line of his 2019 Race Across America (RAAM) attempt, he went on to set the world record traversing India from North to South, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, a distance of 3,604 km in 8d 9h 45m. Still on Bharat's bucket list: London-Edinburgh-London (LEL), Paris-Brest-Paris Randonneur (PBP), and of course, RAAM. Let’s roll! 🚲💨

Mike Cohen has a heartfelt story to share with all of us after battling cancer for many years and most recently suffering from a heart attack. Mike's story is one of inspiration, resilience, and determination to live his life to the fullest and to give back to the world along the way.

As a cancer survivor in 2012, Mike bicycled 3,168 miles across America from San Diego, California to Long Island to show what's possible even in the worst of life circumstances. Then after suffering from a heart attack and receiving a heart transplant from a man who died in active duty while serving in the US military, Mike was determined to meet his donor's family. So in 2019, Mike biked 1,426 miles from San Diego to Jacksonville, Florida.

Life has never been quite the same for Mike since surviving cancer and receiving a new heart, but I think it's safe to say, it's all been for the better.  Mike is just 35 years old so there's still a lot of road ahead of him to continue telling his inspirational story. Let’s roll! 🚲💨

In this episode, we talk with Katharine Ford, the first Scot to ever finish RAAM when she was just 22 years of age. She started endurance cycling when she lost her driving license to epilepsy in 2005 and ever since then her bicycle has been a tool for her to achieve some sense of independence and adventure.

Modesty aside, however, Katie is also the former WUCA women's indoor track record holder at the marks of 100km, 200km, 300km & 6-hrs and she's a new World UltraCycling Association (WUCA) board member. In 2012, Katie had the great privilege of bearing the Olympic torch for the Games in London in part due to her ultra cycling achievements. Katie's story is one of incredible resilience and will make you reconsider what's possible. Let’s roll! 🚲💨

In this episode, we chat with Shreya Adhav, an award-winning nutritionist and founder of the SpirEat Sports Nutrition Clinic in India. With more than 5 years of experience advising athletes across the globe, Shreya has worked with runners, triathletes, swimmers, ultra-endurance cyclists, and many others.

Shreya holds a Masters Degree in Sports Nutrition and has a personalized approach to dealing with her athletes ranging from Olympians, Arjuna Awardee Winners, Ironman triathletes, and national & international level competitors.

Shreya is also a frequent guest on conference stages, moderating and leading conversations around nutrition and how it can be implemented to improve performance, recovery, and overall well-being.

There's a lot to learn when it comes to the complexities of the human body from biochemistry to metabolism so we discuss things like macronutrients, the glycemic index, supplements, healthy fats, the ketogenic diet, and much, much more! Shreya's secret to success: Creating Healthy Habits & Not Restrictions. Let’s roll! 🚲💨

We talk with a legendary rider of the Race Across America (RAAM) and the sport of ultra cycling, the great Valerio Zamboni from Italy currently resides in Monaco and has won the Ultra Cycling World Cup 6 times, which is just incredible considering he is over 60 years old!

Valerio entered ultra cycling late in his life after being a mountaineer in his youth and then suffered a major injury. He fractured many bones and even required an artificial hip. Instead of only riding his bike for rehab, he really got serious as an ultra racer.

Valerio's top results include 7 finishes at RAAM and Race Across Italy, 8 finishes at Race Around Ireland, and several World Records in the age categories of 50+ and 60+. While others think about retirement, Valerio is a man who really loves the sport, never gets tired, and always looks forward to his next challenges. Let's roll! 🚲💨

When you get an award named after you, it's a sign you're doing something right. Inspire India's Ultra Award "The Kabir Rachure Ultra Award" was first won by and then named after Indian ultra-cyclist and 2019 RAAM finisher, Kabir Rachure.

Kabir is one of India's finest ultra racers having won and podiumed in the Ultra Spice Race, the Great Himalayan Ultra Race, and the Deccan Cliffhanger. Kabir has also completed the Race Across America in 2019, joining the growing group of elite Indian ultra racers who have done the same in the last few years. Kabir has also ridden numerous long-distance brevets and crewed for amazing athletes like the Mahajan Brothers Cyclists in their Golden Quadrilateral expedition. Let's roll! 🚲💨

Adam Bickett competed in the Race Across America and Race Across the West. He also won the legendary “Furnace Creek 508” (now called the Silver State 508). After getting into cycling and riding many centuries and double centuries, Adam entered road racing and made it to the Cat 2 USA Cycling division and also participated in the Collegiate National Road Championships.

Later on he switched back to ultras and made his way to a victory with an 8-person team in RAAM, scored solo finishes at the world’s toughest ultra races and added another victory in the RAW 4-person team race.

In the last years Adam reduced his training, focussed on other aspects in life, but wants to come back to cycling soon. Let's roll! 🚲💨

An Olympic hopeful turned competitive ultra-cyclist, it's Ryan Collins. We'll be seeing a lot more of this 26 year old in the years to come. In just a few short years of ultra cycling, Ryan became the 2019 World Ultra-Cycling Association (WUCA) 12hr National Champion in addition to his other podium finishes at the Bike Sebring 12 hr event.

In 2020, Ryan went on to set 3 world records at the marks of 6 hours, 100 km, and 200 km, and even broke the Maryland Cross State Record (from North to South) by over 2 hours.

Outside of racing, Ryan has worked with at-risk youth, the Wounded Warrior Project, and Bike MS. As a newly minted MBA graduate and nutritional physiologist, Ryan is more than just an elite athlete, he's also a high performing individual. Let's roll! 🚲💨

December was a month full of inspirational stories. There was a lot of action all around the world taking us from the United States to Europe to India. On today's episode, we'll recap the latest and greatest happenings in the ultra cycling world, including past events, guests on our show, and things to look forward to coming soon to this show. Let's roll! 🚲💨

Ultra cyclist, Ironman triathlete, scientist, coach, sports nutritionist, entrepreneur and athlete ambassador, it's Chaitanya Velhal - Team Chai, more commonly known by the name "Chai." As an athlete, Chai has completed many ultra events including the Desert 500 race and the 400-mile Deccan Cliffhanger hosted each year by Inspire India, which is a Race Across America qualifier taking racers from Pune to Goa in India. As an IRONMAN racer, Chai is also a competitive runner and swimmer. Professionally, Chai provides a holistic approach to coaching his athletes with credentials in strength training and nutrition, as well as a Master's Degree in Biotechnology and Biomechanics. In this episode, we'll hear all about Chai's own achievements, including his two TEDx talks, and how he coaches his athletes to success. We'll also get an inside look into the Everesting event his Power Peaks Athlete Lab hosted this year for Indian ultra racers. Let's roll! 🚲💨

Unfinished business. For many of us that's the case at some point in our ultra cycling endeavors. It could have stayed that way for ultra cycling veteran, Dex Tooke, who made it 99% of the way in the Race Across America in 2010 but had to make the difficult decision of DNF'ing just shy of the glorious finish line in Annapolis, Maryland. In his words, there are a thousand reasons to give up and not keep going, but you have to find that one reason to push on. And so in 2011, Dex came back strong with a successful RAAM crossing and has since crewed for countless other solo racers.

In addition to RAAM, Dex set two cross state records in Texas, competed in the Tejas 500, and founded the well-known No Country for Old Men ultra event in Texas. Dex was a smoker in his younger years and also an ultra runner and has a wealth of experience and wisdom to share with all of us, as well as in his book aptly titled Unfinished Business. Let's roll! 🚲💨

It's fine. That's the ongoing joke inside of Jen Orr - Ultra-endurance Cyclist's circle, but in this episode there's no joke about what Jen has been able to accomplish in just a few short years of becoming an ultra cyclist, a transition from her previous life as a competitive triathlete. Notably, Jen has recently set 8 World Ultra-Cycling Association (WUCA) world records in her 24-hr record attempt in Borrego Springs, California, grabbing the distance records of 100-, 200-, 300-, and 500-km, as well as the 100-, 200-, and 300-mile records, and also the 6 hour timed record.

Last year, Jen won 1st place overall in the Race Across the West (RAW) and in 2018 she won first place in the women's category at the 6-12-24 Hour World Time Trial Championships (WTTC). Her RAAM qualifier was also at the 24 hour worlds back in 2017. In a short amount of time, Jen has also acquired a lot of experience through racing over 20 double centuries in California and crewing for Seana Hogan - Transcontinental Record Holder's 2018 Race Across America (RAAM). I can't wait to follow her RAAM journey in 2021!

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Jean-Philippe Soulé has led a marvelously colorful life. In this episode, we hear from Jean-Phi from the perspective of award-winning author, travel-adventurer, athlete, humanitarian, photographer, and motivational speaker.

Jean-Philippe ran ultra-marathons as a teenager, served in the elite Mountain Commando Special Forces of the French Army, worked as a mountain guide in rescue operations, taught ice-diving as a Master-Scuba-Diver-Trainer in the USA, raced cross-country ski marathons in Japan, became Japan cycling prologue national champion at a UCI Asia tour race, and sea-kayaked 3,000 miles while free-diving to spear his daily food. He is also a national USA cycling coach and licensed French guide organizing bicycle tours in the most spectacular mountains of Europe.

Most recently, he has organized the annual Ultra Bike Pursuit event through the Pyrenees Mountains (check out Ep 28 with Pierre Charles). Don't miss this storybook episode! Let's roll!

"People overestimate what they can do in 1 yr but underestimate what they can do in 10 yrs." On today's episode, we'll hear from Remek Siudziński who is not just an accomplished ultra cyclist himself but also the organizer of a brand new ultra cycling event launching in 2021, the Race Around Poland (RAP) - traversing 2,200 miles (3554 km) and climbing 33,000 m or 100,000 ft. While we discuss Remek's solo races in the Race Across America, Race Around Austria, and Race Across Europe, we also dive deep into the route, details, and logistics of his upcoming event catered for racers coming from all around the world with a fun twist and innovative format that you'll be excited to learn about. Let’s roll! 🚲💨

What were you doing just before you turned 18 years old? For Om Hitendra Mahajan, he was celebrating his birthday early by breaking a Guinness World Record, cycling the entire country of India from Kashmir in the North to Kanyakumari in the South––a total of 3,600 km (roughly 2,200 miles)––in a record time of 8 days 7 hours 38 minutes. But like most ultra cycling adventures, it wasn't without its difficulties. Fortunately for Om, he had an all-star crew with Indian ultra cycling great, Kabir Rachure who finished RAAM solo in 2019, and Om's own father, Hitendra Mahajan, and uncle, Mahendra Mahajan, who were the first 2-person Indian team to finish RAAM in 2015. Most surprisingly, however, is that Om has only been riding ultra distances for 3 months before his world record attempt, after 5 years of National level road racing. Om's next adventure: the 2021 edition of the Race Across America. You'll definitely want to follow this young superstar's journey! Let’s roll! 🚲💨

November was a month full of awesome ultra races and inspirational stories. There was a lot of action all around the world taking us from the United States to Europe to India. On today's episode, we'll recap the latest and greatest happenings in the ultra cycling world, including past events, guests on our show, and things to look forward to coming soon to this show. Let's roll! 🚲💨

173+ double centuries and there's no slowing him down! Steve Meichtry is our guest in today's episode and his story is sure to inspire you and push you to do something in your life. At 68 years old, Steve has competed in ultra events like the HooDoo 500, Silver State 508, Race Across the West (RAW), Race Across America (RAAM), and the 24-hr World Time Trial Championships in Borrego Springs, California. Just to think 26 years ago, Steve was battling an acoustic neuroma that threatened not just his cycling career and ambitions, but also his life. Since then, Steve has proven that you can accomplish a lot with the right mindset, and looking back, it's amazing to see how far Steve has come. Get ready to be challenged! Let’s roll! 🚲💨

John and Nancy Guth are no ordinary couple. While most grandparents enjoy kicking back, relaxing, playing with their grandchildren and watching them do ambitious things, the Guth's are the ones setting the bar for their entire family and quite frankly making us all look bad! At 67 years old and 70 years old, respectively, John and Nancy are often known by their Race Across America team name, Team Beau & Babe. Since 2010, Nancy has raced on 5 RAAM teams, setting records and making history along the way, including her 2012 2-person over 60 team record with her husband, John, in a time of 8 days 3 hours 43 minutes. This powerhouse couple also hold the over 60 mixed record in the Race Across the West and the four-person mixed record on RAAM team Beau, Babe and Boys in a time of 7 days 53 minutes. And to cap it all off, they've also won in the 6-12-24 World Time Trial Championships in Borrego Springs, California. In 2021, Nancy is hoping to become the first female to race in the 70+ age category.  Exciting stuff! I’m your host, Justin Too. Let’s roll! 🚲💨

The man, the myth, the legend, Christoph Strasser, joins us to discuss his ultra cycling journey and the road that led him to become the famous 6-time Race Across America champion and record setting ultra athlete that he is today. Amongst his many achievements, he is also a frequent keynote speaker and the author of the popular book, "Strasser's Road: The Story of the Record-Setting Race Across America Winner".

Christoph holds the 24h indoor record of 941km, which was the toughest thing he has ever done and he also held the outdoor road record for over 5 years with a distance ridden of 896km covered in 24h.

Along the journey of his 9 RAAM participations, he became the only 6-time champion and still holds the speed, time, and under 50 age category records for his 2014 performance with a total time of 7 days 15 hours 56 minutes. That was his second performance under 8 days and still the only ultra racer to ever break that time barrier.

In this first episode with Christoph, we take a whirlwind tour of his ultra cycling career from RAAM to Race Around Austria to World Records, discussing training, nutrition, pacing, race strategy, and much more! It's a fun and candid conversation with the world's greatest ultra cyclist, and just the beginning of our discussions - stay tuned for the following episodes! Let's roll! 🚲💨

16 years old and excited to carry on the legacy of an ultra legend - it's Nal Jure Robič, and his name says it all. Nal's father, the late Jure Robič, was the 5-time Race Across America champion and 24-hr world record holder, amongst his many other achievements, and his life and legacy continues to inspire all of us ultra cyclists. In this episode, we have the honor of speaking with Nal about his already 8 years of cycling experience on the road and on the dirt and his future plans and ambitions for ultra cycling. We'll be joined by another ultra cycling legend from Slovenia, the one and only, Marko Baloh ultra-cyclist, an elite ultra racer, RAAM veteran, world record holder, coach, and previous guest on this show, who will be sharing his wisdom and experience as a mentor for Nal and all of us. Let’s roll!

Adam Ashwill - we'll be hearing a lot more of his name in the years to come. This 17 year old ultra cyclist has accomplished so much in a very short amount of time and only has great things in store for his future. It was in 2015 that Adam was introduced to the famous Race Across America when he and his family setup Time Station #30 in Fort Scott, Kansas out of their home. Adam met Christoph Strasser and immediately fell into the RAAM addiction. Since then, Adam has lost over 50 pounds and in just a couple short years has gone from riding over 200 miles in his first 24h time trial at just 9.9 mph to racing a 100 mile century recently with an average speed of 21.2 mph. Amazing! Adam has also competed in the Texas Time Trials 6hr time trial, the Sebring 12h time trial, and The60 VRAAM race this year. Adam's story is nothing short of inspirational. Let's roll! 🚲💨

If you like delicious cake or good coffee then this episode is for you. The Race Around Lower Austria (or Niederösterreich as it's called) provides competitive ultra cyclists and their crews with a world class race experience starting in the historic town of Weitra, everything from a fast course through the four quadrants of Lower Austria to fierce competition with elite racers like Christoph Strasser and Philipp Kaider who we had as guest on the show in episode 23. Uniquely to this high-quality event, while just finishing it's second edition in 2020, has been a pioneer for ultra cycling by live streaming the entire 600 km race (around 372 miles) with professional commentators, world-renowned cycling guests, and live interviews on the road with crews and racers. In this episode, we get an inside glimpse into the nuts and bolts of the Race Around Niederösterreich from the founders and organizers themselves with Sports Journalist, Georg Franschitz, and his partner sports marketer, Christian Troll, both ultra cyclists themselves. Let's roll! 🚲💨

It's okay to suffer. On today's episode, we chat with Jeffrey Ritter, a Director and the Corporate Secretary of the World UltraCycling Association (WUCA) and an ultra-cyclist himself with the recumbent bicycle being his ride of choice, and there's a hair-raising story to go along with that... For over 40 years, Jeffrey has practiced law with a focus on technology law and has taught at the University of Oxford and other graduate level programs in the Washington D.C. area here in the US. He's even testified before the US Senate! His recent cycling achievements include winning the 12-hr recumbent US National Time Trial Championship, 5th place overall in the 6-hr Nationals, and 1st place in the 12-hr recumbent World Championship in Borrego Springs, California. Let’s roll! 🚲💨

October was a month full of awesome ultra races and inspirational stories. There was a lot of action all around the world taking us from the United States to France and across Europe. On today's episode, we'll recap the latest and greatest happenings in the ultra cycling world, including past events, guests on our show, and things to look forward to coming soon to this show. Let's roll! 🚲💨

23,000 miles of double centuries and much more, all with asthma and a bad hip. On today's episode, we'll learn how Kirsten Walker has managed to overcome the obstacles in her life to pursue her passion of riding ultras for so many years. Kirsten has ridden everything from the 1200 km Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP) to the Silver State 508, Leadville Mountain Bike Race, Dirty Kanza, Death Ride, and many more. Don't let anything stop you! Let’s roll! 🚲💨

Have you ever ridden to the starting line of an ultra event? How about riding to the starting line of two events, back to back, and then also riding back home afterwards? Well, our guest on today's episode, 28-year old Pierre Charles of France did exactly that riding 1500 km (932 miles) to the starting line of the Race Across France climbing through the Alps. Afterwards, Pierre rode another 2500 km (over 1500 miles) to the starting line of the Ultra Bike Pursuit, completing the 2300 km (over 1400 miles) of the Ultimate Pyrenees Pursuit in first place with a time of 10d 16h 45m after climbing 55,700m (about 183,000 ft). Pierre, who works as a bike messenger in Lyon, has already ridden 45,000 kilometers this year. That's 28,000 miles and the year isn't even over yet! Get ready to be inspired... or perhaps just shocked in disbelief. I’m your host, Justin Too. Let’s roll! 🚲💨

Imagine riding all around the beautiful country of Italy passing through historic cities like Venice, Milan, Rome, Naples, and over the snowcapped Alps. Well, now you can with Luca Masini's Giro d'Italia Nonstop, or GINS, as its abbreviated, with over 2,400 miles (almost 4,000 km) and 166,000 ft (over 50,000 m) of climbing. On today's episode, we'll discuss the first edition of GINS which was held in August, as well as Luca's future plans for the event and his own ultra cycling achievements, including riding the 1,600 km (994.1 miles) BikingMan Inca Divide in Peru, the 24h Finale Ligure MTB event in Europe, the 24h World Time Trial Championships in Borrego Springs, California and his involvement with the RAAM, RAW, Race Around Slovenia, Race Across Italy, Race Around Ireland, Silver State 508, and much more. Grab your favorite plate of pasta and enjoy this fun episode!

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The gold standard and benchmark for competitive ultra cyclists is the 24-hour individual time trial, just as the 1-hr TT is the standard for traditional road racers. On today's episode, we celebrate Stanko Verstovšek's glorious achievement in breaking and setting a new world record in the outdoor road category, a record previously set by the one and only 6-time RAAM champion, Christoph Strasser, and left standing for the last 5 years since March 2015. Stanko, an active police officer in Slovenia for 25 years, broke the highly coveted 900km mark by riding 914.02 km (567.946 miles) with an average speed of 38.08 kph (23.66 mph). Along the way, Stanko also snagged 10 other World Records at the marks of 100-, 200-, 300-, and 500-km, 100-, 200-, 300-, & 500-mi, 6-hr, and 12-hr. As an added bonus, we'll be joined by Stanko's coach and longtime friend, Aleš Suhadolnik, to discuss training, nutrition, and all the preparations leading to this incredible achievement.

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Georgi Stoychev, a Bulgarian ultra cyclist, set a new WUCA Cross State Record traversing from South to North across the state of Maryland on the East Coast of the United States. In an official time of 7h 25m, Georgi averaged 18.7 mph after battling strong winds and gusts up to 25 mph from the very start of his ride. It was a beautiful route with an awesome support team, and an end result that Georgi can absolutely be proud of for years to come. In this episode, we'll chat with Georgi about his nutrition, preparation, crew, performance metrics, and much more.

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10 years ago we lost one of the greatest ultra cyclists the world has ever seen, Slovenian ultra racer and fan favorite, Jure Robic. In his career, Jure won the famous Race Across America 5 times and held the 24 hour road record amongst his other 150 podium finishes and 100 race victories. Before ultra cycling, Jure was the Slovenian National Road Champion and served in the Slovenian Army. On today's episode, we have the privilege of commemorating Jure's life with his former crew chief and longtime friend, Matjaz Planinsek, on the 10th anniversary of Jure's passing after a bicycle accident while training near his home. This is one for the history books. Thanks for tuning in!

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Imagine racing Christoph Strasser, arguably the world's premiere ultra cyclist, in his home country of Austria. Today's guest Philipp Kaider did exactly that and came in just behind Christoph in 2nd place, in the Race Around Niederösterreich (abbreviated RAN), or translated to English, the Race Around Lower Austria. Philipp, as a local Austrian himself, was a smoker for over 10 years from the young age of 15 and has only been racing ultras for the last 4 years, but has already achieved a lot. On today's episode, we'll discuss his stellar performance at RAN in addition to his experiences with the Race Around Austria, Race Around Slovenia, Glocknerman Ultracycling World Championship, and other 24-hr races. I’m your host, Justin Too.

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Being invincible is a choice, and in today's episode, we'll hear from a world-renowned ultra cyclist who has made that choice for over 20 years. Chris "Hoppo" Hopkinson is known for more than just his fun and colorful mohawks, he has 4 solo RAAM finishes to his name, and a fifth being the virtual RAAM this year in 2020. He was the first British rider to complete RAAM in 2005 and is featured in the classic RAAM documentary, "Bicycle Dreams." Chris has also completed (86) 24 and 12 hr races, holds 26 world records, most course records in Texas, 12 WUCA World Titles, and was given the highest honor as the 2015 Ultra Cyclist of Distinction.

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34 ironmans in 34 days, including almost 4,000 miles of bicycling. On today's episode, we have the privilege of speaking with Shangrila Rendon, a Filipina ultra female in her own right, as the Guiness World Record holder for fastest female to complete 5 ironmans in 5 consecutive days, as well as a competitor in the Red Bull Trans-Siberian Extreme race through Russia, double century rider in California, ultraman, uberman, and ironman triathlete, ultra marathon runner, and coach. You don't want to miss this episode as we dive into Shangrila's feisty story that's sure to inspire you, especially her upcoming record attempt in Long Beach, California!

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There was a lot of ultra cycling action all around the world in September and it marked just the second month of this brand new show dedicated to ultra-minded content.

September took us from Ireland to Italy to France to the United Kingdom, the United States, Austria, and online to the virtual world of Zwift. On today's episode, we'll recap the latest and greatest happenings in the ultra cycling world, including past events, guests on our show, and things to look forward to coming soon on this show. Let's roll! 🚲💨

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Everesting 29,000 ft up Alpe D'huez is one of the highlights of today's fun episode with Lori Hoechlin, a female ultra racer from Orange County who just took the number one spot on the female podium in this year's HooDoo 500 stage race. We'll also be chatting about the Race Across America, Tour de France, Race Across Oregon, Silver State 508, and 200-mile races. Lori loves riding in France and has a need for speed so grab a croissant, your favorite espresso, and let's get this show on the road.

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There's ultra athletes, and then there's Chris Calimano. On today's episode, we'll hear all about Chris' virtual HooDoo 500 race. As a bonus round afterwards, we'll also get a glimpse into the over 500 races that Chris Calimano has accomplished in just about 10 years from ultra running in the deserts, including Antarctica, to ironman triathlons and Paris-Brest-Paris, this episode is one packed with adventure, inspiration, and fun. So grab a bag of popcorn and get ready for another episode of ultra-minded talk!

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512 grueling miles and 31,000 ft of climbing, plus headwinds through a lot of that, was the challenge for racers of the HooDoo 500 event recently, taking riders through the beautiful state of Utah, including Red Canyon, Bryce Canyon, the Grand Staircase, Escalante, and Cedar Breaks. On today's episode, we'll be chatting with the solo supported division winner of this year's HooDoo 500, Giovanni Prosperi, an Italian ultra cyclist who now resides in the US.

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There's a group of talented ultra racers from India competing in some of the world's most challenging ultra events from the Ultra Spice 1000 km in India to the Race Across America. In today's episode, we'll be hearing from Mayank Tripathi, a young and very competitive racer who recently won the Indian  24h Virtual Time Trial Championship hosted by the Irregulars through Zwift. In addition to learning about why Mayank is so driven to race indoors, we'll also be discussing all the usual ultra-minded subjects from training to nutrition to racing.

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10 completions of the famous Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP), the Transcontinental Race in Europe, and supporting breast cancer are some of the big goals of today's guest, Georgi Stoychev, a Bulgarian ultra cyclist, but in the meantime, Georgi has kept himself very busy with ultra racing all around the globe ever since he was just 14 years old, participating in everything from 12- and 24-hour time trial races to 1200km brevets and the virtual Race Across the West. Buckle your belt and get ready for today's episode of awesome ultra talk!

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Life is so much better when you have someone to share it with.

And this couldn't be more true for our two guests on today's episode who have bicycled together for over a decade in some of the world's longest and most challenging events from the Silver State 508 and 24-hr world time trials in California to the Race Across America and Paris-Brest-Paris. They've also toured all over the world on their tandem. So grab an espresso and enjoy today's awesome ultra talk!

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512 grueling miles and 31,000 ft of climbing was the challenge for racers of the HooDoo 500 event recently, taking riders through the beautiful state of Utah, including Red Canyon, Bryce Canyon, the Grand Staircase, Escalante, and Cedar Breaks. On today's episode, we'll be hearing from the overall winner of this year's race, American racer Dave Haase, who rode HooDoo self-supported in the Voyager category, setting two course records and clinching the number one spot on the podium overall, out competing both the self-supported and supported racers.

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Reaching further is the theme for today's episode where I'll be chatting with one of Ireland's finest ex-pro turned ultra cyclists. We'll be discussing everything from world records to racing ultras in Ireland, the Race Across America, 6-12-24 hour time trials, and living a performance lifestyle. Over a million people have already tuned in to the recent adventures of this rider so this is an episode you don't want to miss!

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How fast can you ride 100km (around 62 miles)? Would you be able to ride it at 20 miles per hour? How about 21 or 22 mph?

Well, on today's episode we'll be chatting with Marc Poland, the president of the World Ultra Cycling Association (WUCA), who just set a new world record in the 60+ age category by riding just about 25 miles per hour on an outdoor track at the Bristol Motor Speedway on August 25, 2020.

This is one for the record books so buckle up and let’s roll! 🚲💨

A 200-mile double century ride is a lifetime in itself - it's half way the distance from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Now imagine riding 100 double centuries in just about a decade, the equivalent of biking 50 times from SF to LA. It's nothing short of incredible! And to achieve it as a female ultra cyclist, now that's inspiring!

On today's episodes, we'll be chatting with the fiercest, yet friendliest, cyclists I've ever known about riding an ultra amount of double centuries and also the HooDoo 500, Silver State 508, 24-hr World Time Trial Championships, and the Race Across America.

This is going to be a fun one! Let's roll! 🚲💨

The World Ultra Cycling Association is an international nonprofit organization that is dedicated to promoting the sport of ultra cycling while also maintaining global rankings of ultra racers. At the same time, WUCA, as it's abbreviated, sanctions events and world record attempts from 100km in distance and up, including cross state records and 6-12-24 hour records. WUCA is also the official ultra cycling source for the guinness book of world records.

On today's episode, we'll be chatting with WUCA's current president to learn more about the organization, its past, present and future plans, and we'll also discuss his upcoming 100 km outdoor track world record attempt.

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The Race Across America, more commonly referred to as RAAM, is known as the World's Toughest Bicycle Race. The route from Oceanside, California to Annapolis, Maryland traverses over 3,000 miles and climbs 175,000 feet across 12 states. On today's episode, we'll hear from Dustin Dinh, a dentist turned ultra cyclist who rode in the 2015 edition of RAAM.

We'll be covering what to do and what not to do out on the roads of RAAM, and we'll also be getting a glimpse into what it's like to crew for a RAAM racer from one of his crew members, Dawn Morgan Ellis. There's a whole lot of awesome ultra talk ahead, so grab an espresso and let's roll! 🚲💨

Today's episode is with one of the world's legends, Marko Baloh. Marko competed in UCI road races from 1985 to 1995. His first Race Across America (RAAM) qualification was in 2000 and his first solo RAAM was in 2003.

In total, Marko participated in 10 RAAMs, and as a solo racer, he has completed the 3,000 mile distance in an ultra fast time of 9 days 2 hours in 2011. Marko has also achieve 1st place in the 50+ age category and 1st place in a 2-man relay team. He has also participated as a crew chief and race official.

In addition to his RAAM achievements, he has also participated in the Race Across the West (RAW) on three occasions, once as a solo racer, once in a 2-person relay team, and once in the virtual RAW.

Specific to this episode, his other notable achievements include over a dozen world records, including three 24 hour time trial world records. In 2008, Marko completed 890 km on an outdoor track. Then in 2010, he became the first person ever to complete over 900 km in 24 hours (903.75 km to be exact). This episode covers Marko's spectacular recent achievements in setting 12 world records in the outdoor road category, including besting the existing 50+ world record of 856.3km in 24-hours and setting an entirely new record of 1000km in 28h 50m.

This episode is packed with wisdom and experience - you don't want to miss it!

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In today's episode, we have a chat with a speedy ultra racer, Mark Christopherson. Mark has been an ultra-endurance cyclist since 2013 and to date has completed 40 double centuries in the California Triple Crown (CTC) series of races. Notably, Mark won first place in the 2017 CTC Stage Race, which included three of the most difficult double centuries in the series: Mulholland, Oceanside, and Terrible Two.

Mark has also competed in LoToJa (Logan, Utah to Jackson Hole, Wyoming) on two occasions.

Outside of road cycling, Mark also competes in Mountain Bike races, specifically the Over the Hump Mountain Bike Race Series in Silverado, California, largest mid-week mountain bike race in the country. Mark rides for Team Simple Green / Specialized / Rock-N-Road.

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Imagine climbing over 46,000 feet across 600 miles on a recumbent bicycle that weighs 10 pounds more than the average road bicycle and then taking the victory in a 3-stage double century road race.

On today’s episode, we’ll be hearing all about the epic journey of one recumbent rider, Jason Perez, who against all odds claimed victory in the 2016 California Triple Crown series stage race, which included the Devil Mountain Double Century, the Central Coast Double Century, and the White Mountain Double Century.

In part 3 of 3, we’ll learn about Jason's race in the White Mountain Double Century, the third stage and final race in the series.

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Imagine climbing over 46,000 feet across 600 miles on a recumbent bicycle that weighs 10 pounds more than the average road bicycle and then taking the victory in a 3-stage double century road race.

On today’s episode, we’ll be hearing all about the epic journey of one recumbent rider, Jason Perez, who against all odds claimed victory in the 2016 California Triple Crown series stage race, which included the Devil Mountain Double Century, the Central Coast Double Century, and the White Mountain Double Century.

In part 2 of 3, we’ll learn about Jason's race in the Central Coast Double Century, the second stage race in the series.

Let’s roll! 🚲💨

Imagine climbing over 46,000 feet across 600 miles on a recumbent bicycle that weighs 10 pounds more than the average road bicycle and then taking the victory in a 3-stage double century road race.

On today’s episode, we’ll be hearing all about the epic journey of one recumbent rider, Jason Perez, who against all odds claimed victory in the 2016 California Triple Crown series stage race, which included the Devil Mountain Double Century, the Central Coast Double Century, and the White Mountain Double Century.

In part 1 of 3, we’ll learn about Jason and the Devil Mountain Double Century, the first stage race in the series.

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Dzung Dang is an accomplished ultra-endurance cyclist and randonneur residing in San Jose, California, organizer of the Carmel Valley Double Century, and founder of the XDV bicycle club.

Dzung's palmares currently includes 2 Paris-Brest-Paris crossings, bicycling across America twice (2015 self-organized and 2019 RAAM 8-person team), 3 finishes of the Silver State 508, 75 double centuries, and bicycle touring in Vietnam. Dzung has also used ultra-cycling as a platform to support non-profit causes such as anti-human trafficking and orphans.

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Welcome to the brand new ultra cycling show! I'm your host, Justin Too. Let's roll!

The vision of this show is to bring together the ultra cycling family through fun and friendly interviews, news, and ultra-minded content.

And when I say ultra cycling family, I really do mean family. As an ultra cyclist myself for over a decade, I've crossed paths with so many strong and courageous riders out there on the roads, and without fail, I've always received so much care and support from them all from single day events up to several hundred miles in length to multi-day events across states and countries.

There's so much fun, beauty and adventure when it comes to ultra cycling, both in the people, the courses, and the events, so it only makes sense to showcase them with compelling content to keep the ultra cycling family connected and growing strong.

On this show, I'll be interviewing ultra cyclists from all around the globe, from racers to randonneurs, to get in the minds of the ultra-endurance community covering everything from events to training to nutrition to all the tips and tricks in everyone's ultra cycling toolkit.

I'm also excited to spotlight popular ultra events and courses while highlighting the latest in ultra cycling news.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, or in this case, a single episode. So thanks for tuning in and I hope you'll join me on this ride as we kickoff the ultra cycling show together.

Together, let's keep spinning ultra! 🚲💨