Best Decathlon Sport Podcasts (2025)

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Ep 192 With Kevin Slatten United Wheels 1:28:08

1h ago1:28:08

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After 20 plus years with Trek and most of his life in the bike business Kevin decided to take a break and sell Trailers. After a couple of years of that he knew he needed to get back in the bike business. Since his return he is now director of United Wheels for Specialty Retail. United Wheels supplies Niner, Batch, and Vaast bicycles to the IBD cha…

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Ep 191 Podcast update and story time 20:09

11d ago20:09

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You may have noticed that I have been flyin solo for these past couple of episodes and there is a good reason for that. My co-host took a job with Trek Bicycle managing a store and the position requires his full attention. Chris is a longtime friend of mine and I really appreciated having him as my co-host, that said I totally understand trying to …

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Ep 190 Liz Donahey Author, Podcaster, and Creator of MTB Girls Magazine 1:21:11

21d ago1:21:11

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Liz is a sociologist and has a very creative and analytical mind, while at the same time being an overachiever. She is an Author a Podcaster and Also just created a new Magazine that is both digital and in print dedicated to Women in Mountain biking appropriately called MTB Girls Magazine. While she has multiple books to her credit in this podcast …

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Ep 189 Avery Stumm Freelance Photographer and Adventurer 54:48

1M ago54:48

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Avery is someone who has been on our radar for quite a while. He is living his best life, doing epic adventures via bicycle and photography. From Nepal, to France, to the Tour Divide, Leadville, the list goes on and on. Avery has also been working closely with Gravel Pro Alexy Vermeulen creating lots of great race and lifestyle content. Check out t…

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Ep 188 with Adam Adrade Orbea Bicycles 1:31:54

2M ago1:31:54

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Like Father Like Son! Adam grew up in the bike business thanks to his father Nick. Nick did some big things in the Bike biz throughout his career that included stints at West Coast Cycle, Giant Bicycles, and Schwinn/GT amongst others. On thing that we are grateful for is Nick giving Adam his first real opportunity on the distribution side of the bi…

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Ep 187 Bike industry veteran Bill Armas of Bell Sports, GT Bicycles, and Park Tool 1:33:19

2M ago1:33:19

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I was fortunate enough to meet Bill early in my career at GT Bicycles and he had a big impact on me in those early years. Bill is semi-retired currently after many great years in the industry. He started his career at Bell Helmets and was involved in the Bell V1-Pro development and sales programs. Anyone else have one of those hideous buckets back …

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Ep 186 Ray Keener 50 Years in the Bike Biz 1:40:36

2M ago1:40:36

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Ray Keener is a jack of all trades when it comes to bicycles. He has literally done it all in this business. From working in and then ultimately owning a bike shop to working with Bicycle Retail and Industry News, and the NBDA. He is also a bike fit specialist and an incredible advocate for all things bicycles. I first was made familiar with Ray wh…

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Ep 185 with Thierry Attias Decathlon USA 1:34:54

2M ago1:34:54

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Today’s Cycle Jerks Podcast guest Thierry Attias can be described in one word, Entrepreneur. Thierry has spent several decades establishing roots not only in the Bay Area cycling community but also made his mark in the International cycling community. Thierry began his journey when he opened the legendary Bay Area bike shop Cycle Sports in Alameda …

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EP 184 Chris Cover From successful independent retailer to Trek Corporate Store 1:29:09

2M ago1:29:09

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16 Years as a social worker dreaming of one day working in a bike shop, who would have thought? Chris Cover's story is a great reminder of just how fortunate we are to work in the bike business. After working for Cycle Jerk Chris Padavana at Eden Bicycles in Castro Valley for 13 years Chris Cover decided to transition into a new role working for Tr…

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Ep 183 Aaron Kerson PNW Components Founder and Owner 1:29:41

3M ago1:29:41

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Sometimes you have to ask yourself how bad do you want it? Aaron Kerson and his wife Emily had a vision of creating a rider focused company that provided high quality serviceable components that didn't break the bank. They made the decision to go all in on their business idea with an initial order of 10K in product while only having 12K in the bank…

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Ep 182 with Jesse Garcia from retail to distribution 1:27:37

3M ago1:27:37

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Just a kid from Montana with BMX dreams moved to San Diego, with his then fiancé Tara, to become a Pro but becoming a pro BMX rider just didn't work out so he found himself working at a Bike Shop. Thankfully it was Bicycle Warehouse, one of the more successful bicycle retailers in the US. With the mentorship of owner Debbie Simmons Jesse grew into …

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EP 181 with Tony Karklins CEO Time Bicycles 1:40:55

3M ago1:40:55

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Tony has had a very impressive career in the bike business. From owning a shop at the tender age of 16 to now CEO of Time Bicycles. There were lots of stops in between and Tony's story is still evolving. He is currently building a state-of-the-art Carbon Frame manufacturing facility in South Carolina. This is a massive undertaking and is part of a …

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Ep 180 Jerking Around! Top Moments of 2024 1:23:21

3M ago1:23:21

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In this episode we look back at the year that was. We bring back former Co-Host Dave Dalton and together with Chris and I we recount some of the standout moments of 2024. We want to thank our amazing guests that made this year truly unforgettable! We're honored to have shared so many conversations with such insightful and passionate individuals in …

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EP 179 EP 179 Greenline Cycles owner Dacques Downey 1:31:39

4M ago1:31:39

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Greenline Cycles in Chico Ca was originally established in 92 when Dacques was just a young bike loving kid that knew his calling. Thirty some odd years later and he is still living his dream. We talk about his life as a bike junkie and later as a retailer. So many ups and downs in bicycle retail and Dacques has managed to weather them all. Greenli…

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Ep 178 NBDA President Heather Mason 1:17:32

4M ago1:17:32

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Today's podcast is full of surprises. Heather Mason now President of the National Bike Dealer Association has had quite a career in the bike industry from racing to retail, to working with Eddy Merckx, and now President of the National Bike Dealers Association. The NBDA is an incredible asset to Bicycle Retailers all across the country. They work t…

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Ep 177 James Duvall CEO and Founder of Trifundit 59:31

4M ago59:31

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Have you ever wanted to turn your fitness activities into a charitable contribution? Our guest today James Duvall has developed a platform that will help you do just that. James Duvall was a pastor for 28 years so working with and for charities is nothing new to him. Hear James inspiration for starting the platform and his personal charity alignmen…

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Ep 176 Steve Westover Team Booger 1:05:25

4M ago1:05:25

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This week Chris and I are joined by a former colleague at Giant Bicycles and now co fonder of the Digsbury Investment fund Steve Westover who along with his son Finn has put together Team Booger Racing. While the name is pretty funny, don't let it fool you, Team Booger is focused on human development and goes beyond just racing bikes. Take a listen…

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Ep 175 with the creative and talented Jess Hana aka Jess the Maker 1:19:57

5M ago1:19:57

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This week the Cycle Jerks had the pleasure of sitting down with the one and only Jess Hana or as many know her, Jess the Maker. This talented and enthusiastic creator has been making exciting and fun content on both Instagram and YouTube for the cycling community for a while now and things just keep getting better. CJ got to dig in and learn more a…

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Ep 174 With Bike industry veteran Rob Kaplan 1:16:45

5M ago1:16:45

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This week the Cycle Jerks had the pleasure of sitting down with Bike Industry veteran Rob Kaplan. Both Mike and CP have had the pleasure of working with Rob at early parts of our careers in the bike world. Rob's journey starts on the East Coast and takes him all over the world making lives better on bikes. These days Rob not only is Head of Sales a…

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Ep 173 with Former Pro Cyclist and now Coach Michael Sayers 1:19:24

5M ago1:19:24

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This week Cycle Jerks had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with a NorCal legend and former Professional Cyclist, Michael "Havoc" Sayers. CP had the honor of racing against and alongside Mike in the early 90's as we moved up the racing ranks. Mike's passion for the bike has extended over 3 decades and includes Director Sportif roles, taking…

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Ep 172 Jose Gutierrez owner of Danville Bike Shop 1:13:19

5M ago1:13:19

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Located near the base of Mount Diablo Danville Bikes has been servicing the community for over 40 years and owner Jose Gutierrez has been there for almost all of those years. Buying the shop at the tender age of 23, Jose emptied his bank account for the down payment and he's been there ever since. The timing was fantastic as he took over right at t…

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Ep 171 with Rick Sutton Co Founder of the Sea Otter Classic and now with Enduro Bearings. 1:41:02

6M ago1:41:02

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Oh boy did I blow the introduction on this one! I totally spaced out and didn't acknowledge Chris and just went into some script that I had wrote out prior to the podcast, another thing I never do. I was nervous as Rick and the Sea Otter Classic have been a huge part of my career in the bike industry and just very excited to get him on the podcast.…

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Ep 170 with Laurent Frieden of Dirty Sundays and host of Velo Cosmos 1:39:16

6M ago1:39:16

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Like so many of us, bikes became our passion at a very young age. As a kid it is your first experience of freedom. The wind in your face and your only limits were how far your body could propel you. For an older generation, it was when the street lights came on. In the 1990's mountain bikes exploded into the mainstream. Bike manufactures small and …

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Ep 169 with Argentinian BMX Pro and Entrepreneur Ezequiel Helmreich 1:21:40

6M ago1:21:40

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BMX has been very good to Ezequiel. Growing up in a small mountain town in Argentina Ezequiel was first exposed to BMX thru the video games Dave Mirra and Matt Hoffman, from there he connected with a couple of locals and the rest is history as the saying goes. Eze style and skills on the bike are undeniable but his humble, nurturing character is wh…

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Ep 168 Bike industry Veteran and Co Owner of Enduro Bearings Matt Harvey 1:28:16

6M ago1:28:16

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Boy this was a fun one! Matt has been in the industry a long tme and with a very colorful history working in product development with great brands like Gary Fisher, White Industries, Bianchi. Ultimately leading to him co founding Enduro bearings with a friend from high school. Enduro makes all types of bearing for bicycle applications, and they hav…

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Bonus Episode Talking Mt Diablo Challenge with Mark Dedon 1:02:10

6M ago1:02:10

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Mark joins us again this year to discuss the finer details of this year's instalment of the Mt Diablo Challenge coming up this Sunday October 6th. If you haven't already signed up it is not too late. We also discuss the closures on the mountain this year to add additional turnouts, the funding effort and the benefit to all users as a result. Hope y…

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EP 167 Introducing new Cycle Jerk Co Host Chris Padavana 1:10:40

7M ago1:10:40

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We said farewell to Dave last week and this week we introduce his replacement, Chris Padavana. Chris and I have known each other and worked together for almost 30 years! Friends of the show will recognize that name as he has been on the podcast before when he was the owner of Eden Bicycles. In this episode we learn where he grew up and what his chi…

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Ep 166 Daves Farewell 50:36

7M ago50:36

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This one is bittersweet. Dave has taken a new job with Trek Bicycle as Manager of their Castro Valley location. This new role is requiring more time from Dave and he has decided to step down as Co-Host of the Podcast. This is a proper send off to a good friend and great contributor to the show. Thanks to Dave for all of his work on the Podcast its …

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Ep 165 With Lindsey Richter of Liv Ladies Allride 1:34:09

7M ago1:34:09

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Lindsey has lived a very interesting life, growing up in Portland and Bend Oregon then venturing to Hollywood and ultimately back to Oregon. She grew up as a tom boy playing sports and riding horses. later she was selected to be on the 3rd season of the reality show Survivor, then was featured in the "Without me" Eminem music video with Dr Dre, but…

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Episode 164 Cody the Kid Kaiser 1:19:47

7M ago1:19:47

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Being raised with a golf instructor father one might have thought his future was preordained. But at the age of 10 a longtime family friend brought him down to a local bike shop. Seeing all those bikes was life altering and since that day the wheels haven't stopped turning. He started out riding mountain bikes and quickly turned cyclocross. During …

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Ep 163 Returning Guest Anna Hicks discussing the twists and turns of her pro career. 57:29

7M ago57:29

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We first chatted with Anna when, after just two years of taking up riding, she was racing at the pro level throughout the US and Europe. 1 year later, a horrible crash at this year's Redlands and the folding of her Team inspired her to re-think her racing future. Now racing as a "privateer" she's competing on road and off in the Life Time Grand Pri…

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Ep 162 The Great Eddie Fiola 1:33:48

8M ago1:33:48

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This was a big one for Mike and he was downright giddy to have the man who inspired him to get into Freestyle BMX on the Pod. From his humble beginnings jumping garbage cans in his neighborhood to becoming a 5 time winner of the AFA King of Skateparks Competitions, Eddie Fiola became one of the most famous and highly paid freestyle BMX riders of hi…

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Ep 161 Todd Huffman BMX legend, turned film maker, turned Race Promoter 1:49:04

8M ago1:49:04

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Wow what a journey! Todd grew up in NorCal where he began racing BMX before moving to SoCal to join SE Racing at just 19 years old. After a stint working at SE Bikes he went on to head marketing at GT Bicycles. In a unique turn he left the bike industry to become a documentary filmmaker / TV Producer where he created among others the Motocross File…

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Ep 160 with Derek Teel of Dialed Health 1:26:54

8M ago1:26:54

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6 months after being struck by a car Derek Teel of Dialed Health returns to the pod to share his journey back from near life ending injuries to his goal of Everesting in the Swiss Alps. It’s an extraordinary comeback story fueled by personal drive and the love and support of people around him. Derek shares with us: his battle to overcome the physic…

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Ep 159 with Todd Newman From Freak Shake. 1:31:18

8M ago1:31:18

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Just when you think you know all there is to know about fueling and recovery you meet Todd Newman, endurance athlete and co-founder of Freak Shake. An alumni of the Hershey Company he brought smiles to our faces when we learned that cocoa not only make foods tastes great it has some incredible health and performance benefits. And what's in a name? …

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Ep 158 With Tyler Pearce the Vegan Cyclist 1:46:56

9M ago1:46:56

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Great conversation with Tyler. We cover a bunch of topics including maintaining balance with cycling and family life, Body dysmorphia with cyclist and his own personal journey, Ultra National Champs, Impossible Routes and what's next for Tyler. Enjoy! Fit, Healthy & Happy Podcast Welcome to the Fit, Healthy and Happy Podcast hosted by Josh and Kyle…

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Ep 157 Danville Police Chief Allan Shields talking E mobility safety and rules and regulations 53:22

9M ago53:22

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Danville CA Chief of Police Allan Shields makes an encore performance and sets the record straight on: eBikes vs. eVehicles; what and where they are legal; current and pending legislation and the community out reach to spread the word. But most importantly he highlighted the incredible danger and risks they pose to riders, especially young children…

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Ep 156 Dave and Mike talking smack TDF and Unchained amongst other topics. 1:03:57

9M ago1:03:57

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When your scheduled guest has an emergency and can't make it two great friends take the time to catch up, talk bikes and live vicariously through the Director Sportifs by sharing our opinions on the Tour de France so far. But we won't quit our day jobs just yet cuz we have trouble pronouncing some riders names. Fit, Healthy & Happy Podcast Welcome …

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Ep 155 Former BMX Pro Mark Jackson now happily racing vet amateur class and coaching kids 1:18:43

9M ago1:18:43

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He started racing BMX in 1990, and after a long and successful pro career he took a break from it all. But like so many of us riding is in our blood, and after BMX became an Olympic Sport he came back to racing, rejoined the amateur ranks and is still going strong today. And when he’s not racing, he’s coaching and mentoring our youth. We had an awe…

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Ep 154 Bike Shop Guru and now Podcaster John Dunbar 1:33:22

10M ago1:33:22

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It was like three bike shop guys sitting around after hours talking about our love of bikes, corporate stores vs. the LBS and making a career in the industry…except there was no beer and we were on ZOOM. A great chat with John Dunbar who broke up with baseball because of his love for downhill, he went on to manage Eden Bicycles for our friend Chris…

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Ep 153 Podcaster Michael Hotten AKA Hottie host of Marginal Gains and the Leadville The 100 Mile Mtb Race podcast 1:31:46

10M ago1:31:46

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This one kinda blew our minds. A sit down with Michael “Hottie” Hotten, 4-time finisher and 5-time crew chief of the Leadville Trail 100. He’s also the co-host of 2 deep dive podcasts, The Leadville 100 Mile MTB Race Podcast where they give training tips, course details, and share stories about the highest and hardest one-day mountain bike race in …

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Ep 152 Pinarello's National Sales Manager Doug Hall 1:21:46

10M ago1:21:46

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We had a blast recently talking with Doug Hall, National Sales Manager for the Iconic Bike Brand Pinarello. It’s an entertaining and enlightening journey from college shop rat; to Giant Bicycles; to entrepreneur first as independent rep then to successful Bike Shop Owner; to meeting Fausto Pinarello and to helping launch Pinarello’s new pure race m…

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EP 151 Unbound XL with Vince Murdock 1:23:48

10M ago1:23:48

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Professional MMA Fighter Vince Murdock makes a return appearance “fresh” off his Unbound Gravel XL adventure. He shares his deeply personal and touching motivation for taking it on, as well as what it took to physically and mentally to push on and finish. In case you are wondering, it was 353 self-supported miles over 28hrs with 19,000ft climbed an…

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Ep 150 Race Course designer, promoter, and all around bad ass Asa Shoemaker 1:16:09

11M ago1:16:09

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This week we sat down with Asa Shoemaker and her two pet birds Sqeables and Cinder. Asa shared her journey from kid on a BMX bike in Woodstock, NY to a Folsom, CA based XC racer turned downhiller. While still a bad ass on a bike these days her focus is on race course design & promotion for Folsom Rodeoccross, CX at Bariani, W. Sac CX and the Prairi…

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Ep 149 Hungarian BMXer and Reality TV Star Danny Josa 1:19:52

11M ago1:19:52

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Danny and I have been friends for just about a decade now and I'm so thrilled to be able to share his story with you all. From very humble beginnings in Hungary to traveling the world competing in BMX and doing BMX shows working with impressionable kids to deliver a message about hard work, discipline, kindness, and the benefits of a healthy lifest…

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Ep 148 The Return of one of the OG's Shawn Remy 1:25:27

11M ago1:25:27

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We got one of the Original Cycle Jerks back to check in on him and share all of the things he has been up to since leaving the Podcast. We touch on his difficult childhood and ultimately being raised by his grandparents. Remy has been very busy, buying his first home, racing bikes, running a bike shop and just generally kicking ass in every way. Hi…

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Ep 147 Multinational Champ Road and Track racer and all-around good guy Larry Nolan 58:32

11M ago58:32

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We could have talked for hours about his cycling accomplishments: multiple Masters National & World Championships, three former UCI World Records and success as a USA Cycling Level 1 Coach. But during our chat with Larry Nolan we quickly got to what is really important family, balance, perseverance, perspective, mentoring others, inclusion and what…

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Ep 146 Paragravel Cyclist Jeremy Raeszler 1:18:33

11M ago1:18:33

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This week we had the opportunity to speak with Jeremy Raeszler aka paragravelcyclist on Instagram. Paralyzed from the waist down after a motorcross accident, one day over lunch with his wife he declared he "wanted to ride a bike." 9 months after that he defied science by completing the French Fry at Rebecca's Private Idaho and regularly rides his g…

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Cycle Jerks Podcast episode 145 with Bike Racing legend turned Paralympian Tara Llanes 1:44:22

12M ago1:44:22

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In this Episode we are joined by Tara Llanes. Tara had a prolific career as a bike racer that included many championships in BMX that put her in the BMX Hall of Fame, as well as several National Championships on the Mountain bike in both 4 cross and Downhill. Her professional Mountain Bike racing career was cut short due a crash while racing in Col…

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Ep 144 Liv Ambassador Jaime Baeza 1:13:42

12M ago1:13:42

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We were initially excited to have Jamie Baeza on the pod because, as a Liv Ambassador, she shares our passion to see more women on bikes. But consider our minds blown! During our chat we learned the depth of Jamie’s commitment to getting more of “everyone” on bikes. As a Be Good Foundation Bikepacking Scholarship recipient and active Trips for Kids…

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