Groadio - The Premier Gravel Cycling & Racing Podcast

Chase Wark joins Amanda and Bill to discuss his race-winning ride at the Rock Cobbler, organizing events and helping build the Minnesota cycling community and his plans for the upcoming gravel season. The conversation ends with another great round of Tuff Takes. Follow Chase on Instagram at @chasethebiker and @warkscyclingservices. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for a free pair of socks.

Deanna Mayles joins Amanda and Bill to discuss her fast rise in the gravel world, her beginnings in mountain bike racing, and how she balances a career as an engineer for SRAM with a full racing calendar, including the Life Time Grand Prix. Amanda and Deanna also talk about her recent win at the Rock Cobbler. The conversation ends with another great round of Tuff Takes. Follow Deanna on Instagram at @Deanna.Mayles. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for a free pair of socks.

Ted King joins Amanda to discuss his plans for 2024 and how they differ from his past gravel racing seasons. Ted explains that he is training seriously again for the first time since retiring from the World Tour and is coming into this season with more focus. The conversation ends with a great round of Tuff Takes. Follow Ted on Instagram at @iamtedking. And on his website: www.iamtedking.com and on YouTube at www.youtube.com/@TedKing1. This week's episode is brought to you by Valley of Tears Gravel, a new event that introduces riders to scenic canyons and the historic Quitaque Peaks. Registration for the event is only $20! Find more information and register at www.valleyoftearsgravel.com. Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. Our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor for a limited time by purchasing a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for a free pair of socks.

Amanda chats with Emma Grant on the latest installment of the Midfield Report. Follow Emma on Instagram at @emgrant1. If you're listening to this bonus content, please consider becoming a member of the Wide Angle Podium podcast network and supporting Groadio with your membership. If you do that by going to wideanglepodium.com, and sending evidence of your new membership to [email protected], we will send you a pair of Groadio socks, courtesy of our friends at Sock Guy. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for free pair of socks.

Micah Rice joins Amanda and Bill to discuss his career path that took him from a professional road racer and team director to head of national events at USA Cycling and finally to gravel and mountain bike race director and consultant. Micah runs the Pikes Peak APEX p/b Rock Shox MTB stage race and is the race director for SBT GRVL and the new Valley of Tears gravel event in Turkey, Texas. Valley of Tears is a new event that introduces riders to scenic canyons and the historic Quitaque Peaks. Registration for the event is only $20! Find more information and register at www.valleyoftearsgravel.com. Follow Valley of Tears at @valleyoftearsgravel Follow SBT GRVL at @sbtgrvl and follow APEX Pikes Peak at @pikespeakapex Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. Our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor for a limited time by purchasing a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for a free pair of socks.

Amanda welcomes Alex Wild to the show to talk about his return to the Life Time Grand Prix, working a full-time job and performing at a pro level on the bike, and balancing life and racing. Follow Alex on Instagram at @alexwildmtb. Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. Our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor for a limited time by purchasing a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for a free pair of socks.

Amanda and Bill are joined by Chris Mehlman to preview the 2024 Life Time Grand Prix. We concentrate on who's back, who isn't and the rookies for next year's LTGP. We also talk about the changes we liked from year one to year two and what we look forward to in year three. Sign up for Chris' newsletter and follow him on Instagram at @cmehlman34. Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. Our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor for a limited time by purchasing a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for a free pair of socks.

Amanda welcomes Crystal Anthony to the show to talk about her transition from cyclocross racer to Life Time Grand Prix competitor, her experience at World Championships and how that event fits into her greater gravel calendar. Follow Crystal on Instagram at @crystaljanthony. Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. Our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor for a limited time by purchasing a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for a free pair of socks.

Amanda welcomes Zach Calton to the show to talk about his time in the Life Time Grand Prix as a climbing specialist mountain biker, how his ninth place at Unbound played out and balancing a full-time job while racing against the best gravel racers in the world. Follow Zach on Instagram at @zachcalton. Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. Our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor for a limited time by purchasing a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for a free pair of socks.

Amanda welcomes Morgan Aguirre to the show to talk about jumping head-first into gravel racing and her fast ascent from never riding on dirt to racing the world championships. Morgan also talks about relocating to Girona, Spain, and the differences between the US and European gravel scenes. Follow Morgan on Instagram at @morgan_aguirre. Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. Our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor for a limited time by purchasing a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for a free pair of socks.

Amanda welcomes Hannah Shell to the show to talk about racing the Life Time Grand Prix after spending her entire cycling career on the road. Hannah also talks about the coverage she provided for the women's field at SBT GRVL and her epic adventure at Gravel Worlds. Follow Hannah on Instagram at @hannahgshell. Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. Our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor for a limited time by purchasing a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for a free pair of socks.

Lance Haidet (Legion of Los Angeles) joins Amanda to chat about how a family move to the Pacific Northwest turned him into a bike racer, the challenges of racing cyclocross in a gravel-dominated calendar, his recent injury struggles, and the demands of the Life Time Grand Prix events. Follow Lance on Instagram at @lancy_pants. If you're listening to this bonus content, please consider becoming a member of the Wide Angle Podium podcast network and supporting Groadio with your membership. If you do that by going to wideanglepodium.com, and sending evidence of your new membership to [email protected], we will send you a pair of Groadio socks, courtesy of our friends at Sock Guy. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for free pair of socks.

Pete Stetina returns to Groadio to chat about how gravel racing in the US has changed in the past few years, his new approach to the evolution of the sport, and how Unbound and Crusher in the Tushar played out. You can follow Pete at @pstetina. Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. Our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor for a limited time by purchasing a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for a free pair of socks.

2023 Unbound 200 winner Keegan Swenson (Santa Cruz Hit Squad) joins Amanda and Bill to chat about his early racing career and chasing success in international cross-country mountain biking, his transition to an endurance athlete and gravel racer and how this year's Unbound played out. Along with his Unbound victory, Keegan has a closet full of national champion jerseys from XCO, XCC and marathon MTB as well as wins at Leadville 100, Telluride 100, Breckenridge Epic, and Pikes Peak Apex. Follow Keegan on Instagram at @keegels99. This episode is sponsored by Mammoth Tuff. Join Amanda and Dave Sheek September 15-17 in Mammoth, CA, for what some are saying (read: Dave) is the hardest 100 miles on gravel, anywhere. Find your tuff at this year's event, which includes not only great riding in California's Eastern Sierra but also a beer run on Friday and live music on Saturday. For more information and links to registration, go to www.tuff.ventures/mtuff. Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. Our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor for a limited time by purchasing a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for a free pair of socks.

Sarah Lange (Velocio Exploro) joins Amanda and Bill to chat about finding bikes and gravel riding during the pandemic, her early gravel racing career success, and her fifth-place finish at the 2023 Unbound Gravel 200. Follow Sarah on Instagram at @sarahwlange. Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for a free pair of socks.

Tobin Ortenblad joins Amanda and Bill for a raucous episode of The Midfield Report, our bonus content focusing on riders of note in the middle of the gravel pack. This episode was recorded a week after Tobin finished 18th at Unbound. Ortenblad made his name as a top cyclocross racer in the US before joining the Santa Cruz Hit Squad and tackling the biggest gravel and MTB races in the country. This is a good one, y'all. Follow Tobin on Instagram at @mctubbbin. If you're listening to this bonus content, please consider becoming a member of the Wide Angle Podium podcast network and supporting Groadio with your membership. If you do that by going to wideanglepodium.com, and sending evidence of your new membership to [email protected], we will send you a pair of Groadio socks, courtesy of our friends at Sock Guy. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for free pair of socks.

Carolin Schiff, 2023 Unbound 200 Champ, joins Amanda and Bill to talk about her history racing cyclocross in America and how she met Amanda, putting road racing behind her to become a gravel pro, and how she dominated the 2023 Unbound 200 race. You can follow Carolin on Instagram at @carolinschiff. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for a free pair of socks.

Former Unbound Champ and Gravel Hall of Fame inductee Yuri Hauswald joins Amanda (also former Unbound Champ) and Bill to chat about this year's 200-mile Unbound race. We talk mud, sprints, mobile phones, paint sticks, and so much more. Follow Yuri at @yhauswald. Stay tuned for more Unbound coverage, including 100 and 350XL coverage and a new Midfield Report. Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for a free pair of socks.

Amanda and Bill chat about the latest gravel beef that reared its head at Gravel Locos before unveiling our "Who's Going to Crush It at Unbound Power Rankings." Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for a free pair of socks.

Chelsea Bolton joins Amanda to chat about the switch from competitive runner to competitive cyclist, how her partnership with Ventum transpired, the early success she found racing gravel and her struggles in the first round of the LifeTime Grand Prix at Sea Otter. Follow Chelsea on Instagram at @chels.bolton. Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for a free pair of socks.

Cecily Decker and Jonas Woodruff are Amanda's latest guests on The Midfield Report, our bonus content focusing on riders of note in the middle of the gravel pack. Amanda chatted with Cecily about her transition from ski racing to bike racing and the success she has found racing gravel and on the road. Amanda and Jonas talk about being a young gun and mixing it up with some of the top racers in the world at BWR before recapping the Sea Otter El Fuego race. Follow Cecily on Instagram at @cecily_decker. Follow Jonas on Instagram at @jonaswoodruff_. If you're listening to this bonus content, please consider becoming a member of the Wide Angle Podium podcast network and supporting Groadio with your membership. If you do that by going to wideanglepodium.com, and sending evidence of your new membership to [email protected], we will send you a pair of Groadio socks, courtesy of our friends at Sock Guy. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for free pair of socks.

Amy Charity is the co-founder and owner of SBT GRVL and founder/partner of FNLD GRVL. Ryan Steers is the marketing director for SBT GRVL and FNLD GRVL. Amanda chats with Amy and Ryan about their transition from bike racers to event organizers, what SBT GRVL will look like without Leadville happening the day before, the exciting premiere of FNLD GRVL presented by Alfa Romeo F1 Team and Kick and GRVL's upcoming gravel tour in Portugal. We also have a cameo appearance from episode 60 guest Alexey Vermeulen. Find out more about SBT GRVL at www.sbtgrvl.com and follow on Instagram at @sbtgrvl. Find more on FNLD GRVL at www.fnldgrvl.com and follow the event at @fnldgrvl. Follow Amy on Instagram at @amymcharity. Follow Ryan at @rsteers. Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for a free pair of socks.

US Cyclocross National Champion Curtis White joined Amanda at Sea Otter to chat about the transition from cyclocross to gravel racing. Amanda and Curtis also talk about attention to detail in racing, the challenges of building your brand, and how cyclocross racing can make you a better gravel racer. Follow Curtis on Instagram at @curtisjwhite and listen to Curtis' In The Red podcast at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-red-with-curtis-white/id1542980516. Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for a free pair of socks.

Professional gravel cyclist Paige Onweller joined Amanda at Sea Otter to chat about the transition from runner, physician's assistant, and Zwift racer, to full-time gravel professional. Amanda and Paige talk about Belgian Waffle Ride California, the evolving gravel scene, the Life Time Grand Prix and equality in sport. Follow Paige on Instagram at @paigepowered and follow her blog at www.paigepowered.com. Big thanks to Miir for hosting this episode at their Sea Otter pop up. Check them out on Instagram at @miir. Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for a free pair of socks.

World Tour road racer turned endurance dirt and gravel racer, Alexey Vermeulen joins Amanda in the mobile Sea Otter podcast studio to chat about the transition to racing on mixed surfaces, Alexey's worldview on what's important about racing, and the role of media to get your message to the public. Follow Alexey on Instagram at @alexeyvermeulen and Alexey and Avery on YouTube at www.youtube.com/@alexeyandavery. Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter @groadio and also on Instagram at @groadio. Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for a free pair of socks.

Ariana Milelli is Amanda's latest guest on The Midfield Report, our bonus content focusing on riders of note in the middle of the gravel pack. Amanda chatted with Ariana about her top 10 finish at BWR Arizona and her burgeoning cycling career. Follow Ariana on Instagram at @arianamilelli. If you're listening to this bonus content, please consider becoming a member of the Wide Angle Podium podcast network and supporting Groadio with your membership. If you do that by going to wideanglepodium.com, and sending evidence of your new membership to [email protected], we will send you a pair of Groadio socks, courtesy of our friends at Sock Guy. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for free pair of socks.

Professional triathlete turned gravel racer, Heather Jackson, joins Amanda and Bill to chat about her varied athletic endeavors including the journey from ice hockey to triathlon to trail running and gravel racing, her experience at Unbound last year and her third-place finish at the 2023 Midsouth Gravel. Follow Heather on Instagram at @hjacksonracing and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@heatherjacksonracing. Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for free pair of socks.

Brayden Johnson (Bear National) is Amanda's first guest on The Midfield, our bonus content focusing on riders of note in the middle of the gravel pack. Amanda chat with Brayden about his top 20 finish at BWR Arizona, coming to gravel as a mountain biker, and his future plans. Follow Brayden on Instagram at @Brayden_MTB. If you're listening to this bonus content, please consider becoming a member of the Wide Angle Podium podcast network and supporting Groadio with your membership. If you do that by going to wideanglepodium.com, and send evidence of your new membership to [email protected], we will send you a pair of Groadio socks, courtesy of our friends at Sock Guy. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for free pair of socks.

Kerry Werner started his cycling career as a cross-country mountain bike racer. He then moved on to racing cyclocross at the highest level before adding gravel racing to his toolbox. We talk about Kerry's early days racing bikes before moving on to how the gravel life has been treating him. We also talk about his gravel racing strategy and how it played out at Midsouth. Check out Kerry's touring and adventure business, Virginia Blue Ridge Adventures at https://www.vbradventures.com/. Also, follow him on YouTube and Instagram at @kerryw24. Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. If you join and support Groadio, screenshot your receipt and send it to [email protected] for free pair of socks.

Sofia Gomez Villafañe joins Amanda and Bill to chat about her evolution as a bike racer, embracing gravel, her recent win at BWR Arizona and her portrayal in the Call of a Lifetime video series. Follow Sofia on Instagram at @sofithevilla. Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Coming off her victory at Rock Cobbler, Amanda and Bill chat with Anna Yamauchi about being new to the MTB and gravel scene, the Lifetime Grand Prix, and having fun racing your bike. Follow Anna at @yamaggucci. Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Yuri Hauswald joins Amanda and Bill to chat about gravel racing's evolution over the past decade. Follow Yuri at @yhauswald. Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. Also, visit our sponsor, Endura! No matter what type of riding you do, Endura have you covered. CX, gravel, mountain bike or road they have apparel and accessories for every rider. Visit endurasport.com to see all of their latest winter ranges and use the code "Wideangle20" for 20% off your next order. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Haley Smith and Andrew (Lespy) L'Esperance join Amanda and Bill to chat about their first year racing gravel, mixing endurance and XCO racing into the same season, and how to balance racing, life and expectations. Follow Haley at @haleyhuntersmith and Lespy at @andrewlespy. Follow Maxxis Factory Racing at @maxxisfactoryracing. Check out Haley's and Lespy's podcast Offroad Inroads at https://offroadinroads.buzzsprout.com/ and Haley's blog at https://www.haleyhuntersmith.com/blog.htm. Groadio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. Also, visit our sponsor, Endura! No matter what type of riding you do, Endura have you covered. CX, gravel, mountain bike or road they have apparel and accessories for every rider. Visit endurasport.com to see all of their latest winter ranges and use the code "Wideangle20" for 20% off your next order. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Chris Mehlman, endurance racer and host of Everyday Cyclist Chats, joins Amanda and Bill to preview the upcoming Life Time Grand Prix series. Follow Chris at @cmehlman34 on Instagram. Also, subscribe to his newsletter, North American Gravel and MTB Racing Report. Check out our sponsor Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Brendan Quirk, USA Cycling CEO and President, joins Amanda and Bill to chat about gravel racing and USA Cycling's involvement in the discipline. The conversation touches on the UCI Gravel World Championships, USAC Gravel Nationals, and what part USAC plays in the future of domestic gravel events. Check out our sponsor Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. Also, visit our sponsor, Endura! No matter what type of riding you do, Endura have you covered. CX, gravel, mountain bike or road they have apparel and accessories for every rider. Visit endurasport.com to see all of their latest winter ranges and use the code "Wideangle20" for 20% off your next order. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Amanda chats with adventure racer, Becca Fahringer, about everything, including her cyclocross and gravel racing career. Follow Becca on Instagram and Twitter at @GoFahr. Also subscribe to her YouTube channel and watch her vlog at https://www.youtube.com/@GoFahr. Check out our sponsor Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. Also, visit our sponsor, Endura! No matter what type of riding you do, Endura have you covered. CX, gravel, mountain bike or road they have apparel and accessories for every rider. Visit endurasport.com to see all of their latest winter ranges and use the code "Wideangle20" for 20% off your next order. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Amanda and Bill chat with Michelle Duffy and Kimo Seymour about the Life Time Grand Prix. We discuss the successes and challenges from last year and what will change with the series in the upcoming year. You can follow the Life Time Grand Prix on Instagram at @lifetimegrandprix. Check out our sponsor Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor by purchasing a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. Also, visit our sponsor, Endura! No matter what type of riding you do, Endura have you covered. CX, gravel, mountain bike or road, they have apparel and accessories for every rider. Visit endurasport.com to see all of their latest winter ranges and use the code "Wideangle20" for 20% off your next order. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Amanda chats with gravel racer Whitney Allison. Follow Whitney on Instagram at @whit.allison. Check out our sponsor Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. Also, visit our sponsor, Endura! No matter what type of riding you do, Endura have you covered. CX, gravel, mountain bike or road they have apparel and accessories for every rider. Visit endurasport.com to see all of their latest winter ranges and use the code "Wideangle20" for 20% off your next order. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Amanda chats with gravel racer Innokenty Zavyalov (Mazda Lauf Factory Team). Follow Inno on Instagram at @premium_russian. Check out our sponsor Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. Also, visit our sponsor, Endura! No matter what type of riding you do, Endura have you covered. CX, gravel, mountain bike or road they have apparel and accessories for every rider. Visit endurasport.com to see all of their latest winter ranges and use the code "Wideangle20" for 20% off your next order. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Micheal Boedigheimer (Cyclocross Radio/The Media Pit) joins Amanda to chat about his experience at Mammoth Tuff. Check out our sponsor Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. Also, visit our sponsor, Endura! No matter what type of riding you do, Endura have you covered. CX, gravel, mountain bike or road they have apparel and accessories for every rider. Visit endurasport.com to see all of their latest winter ranges and use the code "Wideangle20" for 20% off your next order. Follow Micheal on Twitter at @landsoftly and Instagram at @yeahyouride. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Zach, Amanda and Bill recap Crusher in the Tushar before revealing the updated Groadio Power Rankings. Check out our sponsor Hammerhead and the Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. Also, visit our sponsor, Endura! No matter what type of riding you do, Endura have you covered. CX, gravel, mountain bike or road they have apparel and accessories for every rider. Visit endurasport.com to see all of their latest winter ranges and use the code "Wideangle20" for 20% off your next order. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach's on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

June was a busy month on the gravel scene, with Lost and Found, BWR North Carolina, and the Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder keeping things going after Unbound. Amanda and Zach also talk about rider safety in the wake of some sketchy moves at BWR and some new perspectives on Women's gravel racing. Check out Groadio's sponsor Endura and receive 20 percent off your order when entering WIDEANGLE20 at endurasport.com. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach's on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Amanda Nauman and Dave Sheek are back to answer your questions about Unbound. As a special bonus, Amanda then talks with Unbound XL wide angle podium finisher Chris Mehlman about tactics and cycling computer strategy for the 350 mile Unbound XL. WAP BEANIE ALERT! Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network and our donor drive is going on now. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute. In return, we will send you a Wide Angle Podium knit cap. Win\Win. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free Custom Color Kit AND an exclusive premium water bottle with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Follow Chris Mehlman on Instagram at @cmehlman34. Catch up with Zach's on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected].

Amanda, Zach and Bill get into everything that went down at Unbound Gravel 2022. Check out Groadio's sponsor Endura and receive 20 percent off your order when entering WIDEANGLE20 at endurasport.com. Also for a limited time, our listeners can get a free Custom Color Kit AND an exclusive premium water bottle with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach's on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Amanda chats with Gravel Worlds race director Jason Strohbehn about the history of the event, what to expect for the 2022 races that happen August 19-20, and the 1000 Women of Gravel Worlds initiative. You can follow Gravel Worlds on Instagram at @gravel_worlds. This episode is made possible by our sponsor Hammerhead. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free Custom Color Kit AND an exclusive premium water bottle with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach's on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Amanda, Zach and Bill chat about Rasputitsa, BWR San Diego and the Whiskey Off Road. Check out Groadio's sponsor Endura and receive 20 percent off your order when entering WIDEANGLE20 at endurasport.com. Also for a limited time, our listeners can get a free Custom Color Kit AND an exclusive premium water bottle with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach's on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Amanda chats with up-and-coming gravel racer, Brennan Wertz, on his rowing background, how he got into bike racing and his experience at the latest San Diego Belgian Waffle Race. Follow Brennan on Instagram at @brennan.wertz. Check out this episode's sponsor Endura and receive 20 percent off your order when entering WIDEANGLE20 at endurasport.com. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach's on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Michael Marckx (MMX), CEO and founder of Monuments of Cycling and the creator of the Belgian Waffle Ride, chats with Amanda and Zach about the upcoming San Diego BWR. Follow the event on Instagram at @belgianwaffleride. This episode is made possible by our sponsor Hammerhead. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free Custom Color Kit AND an exclusive premium water bottle with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use promo code GROADIO at checkout to get yours today. Also, make sure to stay tuned at the end of the episode for Amanda's and Dave's Endura #stickyfoot picks of the week. And speaking of Endura, follow them on social media: @endura on Twitter and @enduraofficial on Instagram. And then go stock up on all your cycling attire needs at endurasport.com. You will receive 20 percent off your order when entering WIDEANGLE20 at checkout. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach's on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

The whole Groadio crew convened to countdown the first installment of the eagerly anticipated 2022 Groadio Power Rankings. Did we get it right? Of course, we did. But that doesn't mean the list is void of controversy. Let us know how we did on twitter at @groadio. And while you're there, let us know your Endura #stickyfoot slide and stick picks for the week. Speaking of Endura, they are this episode's sponsor! Follow them on social media: @endura on Twitter and @enduraofficial on Instagram. And then go stock up on all your cycling attire needs at endurasport.com. You will receive 20 percent off your order when entering WIDEANGLE20 at checkout. You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach's on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.

Amanda and Bill break down all the action from the first round of the Lifetime Grand Prix series that took place at the Sea Otter Classic. It was the mountain-bikers time to shine and we overanalyze what that means going forward in the series. Check out our sponsor Endura and receive 20 percent off your order when entering WIDEANGLE20 at endurasport.com You can follow Amanda on Twitter at @_amanda_panda_ and on Instagram at @amanda_panda_. Catch up with Zach's on Twitter at @theshoestar and on Instagram at @zacharyschuster. Follow Bill at @cxhairs on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show @groadio Email the show at [email protected]. Groadio is part of the Wide Angle Podium network. Please consider becoming a member. Go to www.wideanglepodium.com/donate to learn more and contribute.