Lauren Zimmer - Pro MTB and Gravel Athlete

Isaac Allred - Unbound 100 and the Durango Death Ride

Isaac Allred recently placed second in the Unbound Gravel 100 miles distance as a part of the U23 Life Time Grand Prix series. He is also the holder of the fastest known time on the Durango Death Ride route.  Follow Isaac  [https://www.instagram.com/isaac.allred31/] Durango Death Ride video  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GzCMe0TMZw] Durango Death Ride Strava  [https://www.strava.com/activities/12585029221/] Follow Ryan: Ryan MTB Homepage [https://ryanmtb.substack.com/] ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/ryanmtbpodcast/] ⁠TikTok⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@ryansimonovich] ⁠YouTube⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@ryanmtb/videos]

Vanessa Hauswald discusses the She Sends Foundation and NICA

Vanessa Hauswald is the incoming director of the She Sends Foundation. She was formerly the executive director of the NorCal League, the NICA league in Northern California. We talk about all that and more in this episode of the Ryan MTB podcast!  Follow Vanessa [https://www.instagram.com/vhaus/] She Sends Foundation  Website  [https://shesendsfoundation.org/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/shesendsmtb/] Follow Ryan: Ryan MTB Homepage [https://ryanmtb.substack.com/] ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/ryanmtbpodcast/] ⁠TikTok⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@ryansimonovich] ⁠YouTube⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@ryanmtb/videos]

Lauren Zimmer - Pro MTB and Gravel Athlete

Lauren Zimmer is a pro MTB and gravel athlete based in Utah. In this episode, we discuss her path to the pro ranks, stories from racing at the elite level, and the upcoming BWR Utah race. This episode is proudly sponsored by QEJA Socks.  ⁠Follow Lauren ⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/lauren.zimmerrrr/] Follow QEJA  ⁠Website ⁠ [https://qejasocks.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooFGXdjwCBhchtNsbsndsRIc8MJHru_hGhdAZzDr5ZYwAMWBmg1] ⁠Instagram ⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/qeja_socks/] ⁠Facebook⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/QEJA.Socks/]  ⁠LinkedIn⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/qeja-socks] Follow Ryan: ⁠Ryan MTB Homepage⁠ [https://ryanmtb.substack.com/] ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/ryanmtbpodcast/] ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@ryansimonovich] ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@ryanmtb/videos]

Nik Johnson - Team director and mechanic for Segment 28

Nik Johnson is the team director for Team Segment 28 based in Durango, Colorado. He also works as a race mechanic and bike shop mechanic.  Team Segment 28  [https://segment28.com/] Nik Johnson  [https://www.instagram.com/_slikknik_/] Big thanks to Mountain Bike Specialists [https://www.mountainbikespecialists.com/] for sponsoring this episode. Follow MBS on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mbsdurango/] or Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/MountainBikeSpecialists].  Follow Ryan: Ryan MTB Homepage [https://ryanmtb.substack.com/] ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/ryanmtbpodcast/] ⁠TikTok⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@ryansimonovich] ⁠YouTube⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@ryanmtb/videos]

Micah Rice - MTB and Gravel Race Director

Micah Rice is a race director for numerous gravel and MTB races throughout the country. One of his main events is the Pikes Peak Apex MTB stage race, which also added a gravel event this year called Queen of the Canyons. Ryan and Micah chat about all that and more in this episode!  Pikes Peak Apex info  [https://www.coloradospringssports.org/events/pikes-peak-apex/] Micah Rice  [https://www.linkedin.com/in/micahrice/] Follow Ryan: Ryan MTB Homepage [https://ryanmtb.substack.com/] ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/ryanmtbpodcast/] ⁠TikTok⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@ryansimonovich] ⁠YouTube⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@ryanmtb/videos]