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With Pace
Professional mountain biker Payson McElveen sits down with some of the biggest names in sports and adventure to get an inside look at what sets them apart. With no script, the casual conversations are as diverse as the guests, with topics ranging from harrowing tales of survival, to debates on current events, to everyday tips and tricks and everything in between. As Payson travels the world for his two-wheeled day job, listen in as he rubs shoulders with and learns from some of the most…
Episodes
- With Pace
Unbound preview with Betsy Welch
It’s raining in Emporia, Kansas and thousands of riders are about to head to the start line for this year’s Unbound Gravel. Payson caught up with Velo reporter…
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Ivar Slik and Jasper Ockeloen
Dutch cyclists Ivar Slik and Jasper Ockeloen have been traveling to the U.S. a lot over the past few years. After successful road careers in Europe, they made…
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Justin Williams on his new crit series, expanding L39ion, and F1
Justin Williams returns to the show to talk about the rapidly-evolving criterium scene. He pulls back the curtain on his decision not to take part in the…
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Taylor Lideen on navigating depression and anxiety as a professional cyclist
Ever since he was a child, Taylor Lideen knew he experienced the world differently. Even before he knew that he suffered from depression and anxiety, he…
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Caley Fretz, former Editor-in-Chief of CyclingTips and founder of Escape Collective
At some point during college, Caley Fretz realized that his aspirations of becoming a professional cyclist weren’t in the cards. By the time graduation rolled…
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Sea Otter recap, with Betsy Welch
This week, Payson and VeloNews journalist Betsy Welch break down the first race of the 2023 Life Time Grand Prix. While there were few surprises at the front…
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2023 Life Time Grand Prix Preview, with Michelle Duffy and Betsy Welch
The 2023 Life Time Grand Prix is about to be officially underway. The seven-month series will encompass seven races and involve 70 of the best gravel cyclists…
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Aidan Haley, film editor of "Crossing Tasmania"
Aidan Haley has edited productions for HBO, Mercedes, and Patagonia. Most recently, he helped edit an episode for the Emmy-nominated HBO docuseries Edge of the…
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Brennan Wertz, gravel racer and former champion rower
Brennan Wertz spent eight years as a top-level rower before transitioning to cycling. During that time, he raced for Stanford, nabbed a world record, and…
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Ted King on returning to racing after two years of setbacks
Ted King returns to the show to talk about the string of setbacks that left his career in limbo for the past couple of years. Some of those hurdles have been…
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Matt Fairbrother on bikepacking 4,000 kilometers to compete in the Enduro World Series
New Zealand cyclist Matt Fairbrother made a splash in the 2022 Enduro World Series when, at age 17, he bikepacked 4,000 kilometers to get to the races. The…
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Mid South Recap, with Kerry Werner, Marley Blonsky, a Q&A, and rider experiences
In our Mid South recap, Payson sits down with Kerry Werner who finished in third place behind Payson and John Borstelmann in a sprint finish. They talk about…
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Raylyn Nuss, cyclocross racer and Pan American Champion
Raylyn Nuss is a cyclocross racer who currently holds the Pan American Championship title. Before cycling, she was a basketball player who got a full ride to a…
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Taylor Phinney, artist and retired WorldTour cyclist
Taylor Phinney was one of the brightest stars of American road racing in the 2010s. The son of professional cycling luminaries, he was a world champion by age…
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Top 3 Finishers of the 2022 Men's Enduro World Series - Jesse Melamed, Richie Rude, and Martin Maes
In preparation for the upcoming season of the Enduro World Series, Payson talks to the top three men of last year, Jesse Melamed, Richie Rude, and Martin Maes…
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Top 3 Finishers of the 2022 Women's Enduro World Series - Isabeau Courdurier, Morgane Charre, and Hattie Harnden
In preparation for the upcoming season of the Enduro World Series, Payson talks to the top three women of last year, Isabeau Courdurier, Morgane Charre, and…
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Chad Haga, professional road racer
Chad Haga spent eight years in the WorldTour on Team DSM (formerly known as Giant-Shimano and Sunweb). During that time, he raced in 12 Grand Tours including…
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Shannon Vandivier, director of "Call of a Life Time"
Shannon Vandivier is a filmmaker and photographer who directed the recently released Youtube series following the inaugural Life Time Grand Prix, Call of a…
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Seth Alvo of Berm Peak
With 2.5 million subscribers, Seth Alvo (founder of Berm Peak and Seth’s Bike Hacks) runs one of the most popular mountain biking channels on Youtube. Sharing…
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Griffin and Cullen Easter on returning to racing with OpiCure
Griffin and Cullen Easter have been racing with and against each other since college. The brothers graduated from separate universities but went on to ride for…
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Russell Finsterwald, off-road cyclist
Russell Finsterwald holds five national titles in mountain biking but stepped away from the World Cup relatively early in his career to pursue longer distance…
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Ellen Noble on early retirement and starting conversations about mental health
In 2018, 2x cyclocross national champion Ellen Noble was coming off the best season in her life when she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. After…
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Off-season Adventures: 2x Olympian Ruth Winder and Enduro World Champion Jesse Melamed
In the third installment of our series about pros in the off-season, Payson chats with two cyclists from different sides of the racing world: former WorldTour…
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Off-season Adventures: Keegan Swenson, Russell Finsterwald, Savilia Blunk, and Chris Blevins
This week, Payson chats to some fellow pros about what they’ve been up to during the off-season. From snorkeling in Hawaii to meditation retreats, they’ve used…
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Hillary Allen, ultrarunner and endurance athlete
Hillary Allen was one of the top-ranking trail runners in the world in 2017 when a 150-foot fall off a mountain in Norway during a race nearly ended her life…
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Off-season Adventures: Payson and Nichole in New Zealand
In this week’s episode, we’re closing out our series on Australia and New Zealand and kicking off a new series about what athletes are up to this off season…
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Steve Bein: A chance encounter with a bikepacker in New Zealand
Payson and Nichole met Steve Bein earlier this week at a hotel in rural New Zealand while on a bikepacking trip. Steve is a Philosophy professor in Ohio who…
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Crossing Tasmania Q&A
Payson answers listener questions about his 32 hour, 360 mile traverse across Tasmania earlier this month. He talks about gear, wildlife, why he's drawn to…
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Emma Flukes, Tasmanian adventure cyclist
Emma Flukes is an adventure cyclist and bikepacker from Tasmania who was instrumental in developing the 360 mile route across the island that Payson undertook…
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Crossing Tasmania crew recap
Less than a day after riding 360 miles from coast to coast across Tasmania in 32 hours, Payson sits down with the crew that made the ride (and the upcoming…
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Veronica Ewers, top 10 finisher at the Tour de France Femmes
Veronica Ewers didn’t start riding a bike seriously until a few years ago when she joined a local cycling club. In 2019, she participated in her first race…
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Big Sugar recap, with Paige Onweller and Russell Finsterwald
In our final Grand Prix recap of the season, Payson sits down with the winners of Big Sugar Gravel, Paige Onweller and Russell Finsterwald. Paige was the dark…
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Red Bull Rampage Special
This weekend, 18 of the world's best freeride mountain bikers will compete at Red Bull Rampage, the legendary event held in the Utah desert. Each rider has…
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Sarah Sturm on UCI Gravel Worlds
Sarah Sturm returns to the show to talk about the inaugural UCI Gravel Worlds which took place in Italy last weekend. The event sparked controversy when it was…
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Keegan Swenson talks about racing UCI Road Worlds
Keegan Swenson returns to the show to talk about his experience racing the UCI Road World Championship in Australia at the end of September. Though he spent…
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Lachlan Morton on his return to the Colorado Trail
Earlier this month, WorldTour racer turned “alternative” cycling adventure seeker Lachlan Morton returned to the Colorado Trail for the second time. His first…
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Chequamegon recap, with winners Savilia Blunk and Bradyn Lange, rider experiences, and a Q&A
Payson sits down with the winners of Chequamegon, Savilia Blunk and Bradyn Lange. Savilia talks about her breakout World Cup season and navigating the…
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Meg Fisher, Paralympic Gold medalist and professional cyclist
When Meg Fisher went to college, she was a walk-on for the University of Montana's Division 1 tennis team, but was taken out of the sport and the life she knew…
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Kiel Reijnen and his 5-year-old daughter EmmyLou on winning the tandem category of Rebecca's Private Idaho
When Kiel Reijnen’s five-year-old daughter EmmyLou told him that she wanted to ride to Idaho (a 700+ mile trip), he suggested they compete in the 102-mile…
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Bjorn Riley, mountain biking U23 National Champion
Bjorn Riley is part of the wave of young US cross country mountain bike racers that’s been making a splash on the World Cup circuit over the past few years…
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Matt Beers, professional mountain bike racer
South African cyclist Matt Beers has done a little bit of everything when it comes to racing on two wheels. Starting out in motocross, he turned to mountain…
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Leadboat recap, with Leadville winners Keegan Swenson and Hannah Otto, rider experiences, and a listener Q&A
Today on the show, we feature some of the experiences that riders in all categories had at Leadville and SBT GRVL last weekend. Payson answers listener…
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Rose Grant, professional mountain bike and gravel racer
5x mountain bike Marathon National Champion Rose Grant joins Payson to talk about her recently announced retirement, how she hopes to finish out the season…
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Sarah Sturm on persistence, grief, and imagining life after professional racing
Sarah Sturm returns to the show for a wide-ranging conversation about the struggle to stay hungry in a profession full of uncontrollable inconsistency, Tour de…
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Barry Wicks, Protect Our Winters bike team captain on curbing climate change
Barry Wicks started racing professionally in 2002, competing on both the mountain bike and cyclocross world circuits. These days, he continues to race off…
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Sam Pickman, Director of Product and Engineering at Allied on their first mountain bike
Sam Pickman returns to the show to talk about Allied's first ever mountain bike, the BC40. He and Payson discuss how long it's been in the works, collaborating…
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Crusher in the Tushar recap, with winner Haley Smith and a listener Q&A
Today on the show, we review the third race in the Lifetime Grand Prix, Crusher in the Tushar. Payson is joined by winner Haley Smith to discuss her emotional…
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Daniel Oss checks in from the Tour de France
Daniel Oss has raced the Tour de France ten times and has noticed many changes over the years, from equipment to rider mentality. This year, he’s racing for a…
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Annijke Wade, 11 months after her spinal cord injury
Annijke Wade joins Payson again, nearly a year after the mountain bike crash that left her paralyzed. The last time they talked on the show, she was living at…
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Anton Krupicka, mountain runner
Anton Krupicka fell in love with running at an early age. He competed in his first marathon when he was 12 and started running mountain ultras when he left…
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Gus Morton, filmmaker and former pro cyclist
Gus Morton quit professional cycling at the age of 21 to pursue a career as a filmmaker. He was briefly pulled back into professional racing but left the sport…
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Unbound recap Q&A and rider experiences
In this week's episode, we hear from riders of all levels and distances of Unbound who tell us about their experiences participating in North America's biggest…
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Unbound Preview with Ryan Standish (and a few cameos)
Payson sits down with professional mountain biker and gravel racer Ryan Standish to preview the second race of the Lifetime Grand Prix, Unbound 200. They talk…
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Joe Grant, ultra runner and underbiker
Joe Grant is an ultra runner and mountain athlete who holds the FKT on the Colorado Trail and has competed all over the world at races such as the Hardrock…
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Hannah Otto, professional mountain bike and gravel racer
Payson sits down with professional mountain biker and former teammate Hannah Otto to discuss her new privateer program, splitting her 2022 schedule between…
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Whiskey Off-road Special Part II, with "weekend warrior" Ben Mauceri and bikeshop owners Cina McConaughy and Kate Phelan
In this second part of our coverage of the Epic Rides Whiskey Off-road, Payson sits down with self-proclaimed "weekend warrior" Ben Mauceri to talk about how…
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Whiskey Off-Road Special, with Haley Smith, Andrew L'Esperance, and Todd Sadow, founder of Epic Rides
Payson sits down with professional mountain biker racers Haley Smith and Andrew L’Esperance to talk about racing a 50/50 World Cup and North American schedule…
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Quinn Simmons, WorldTour cyclist
Quinn Simmons is a professional road cyclist who rides for Trek-Segafredo. At just 20 years old, he is part of a new generation of American road cyclists…
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Justin Williams, on recovering from injury and growing cycling in the US and abroad
Justin Williams, founder of L39ion Los Angeles and winner of eleven national titles, returns to the show to talk about recovering from shoulder surgery and his…
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Sea Otter Recap, with Mo Wilson and Rob Britton
Payson is joined by two standout racers from last weekend’s Sea Otter Classic, Mo Wilson and Rob Britton. Mo won the race, beating a formidable field that…