Ep 123: Why, Giant?, The $7500 CAAD14 + Our Coolest Guest Yet! Ultra-Cycling Record Holder Sarah Ruggins

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00:00 Ads

00:54 The CAAD14 is here

07:55 FFS Giant! (FUOTW)

11:33 Crash solutions + Garmin Ride Out is coming!

13:29 Our most badass guest yet: meet Dr Sarah Ruggins

17:11 ‘I entered Transcontinental & didn’t even own a bike’

22:26 Smashing the LEJOGLE World Record

28:16 ‘The rules are made up, do what you want’

31:44 Why hinging your identity on achievements doesn’t work

37:01 Once you’ve felt pain, you’re no longer afraid of it

38:33 ‘Your goals should scare you a bit’

40:53 The next goal: Fastest south to North Europe Outright World Record

45:22 Beating men’s records and being a role model

51:55 ‘I’ve never had screens in my house’

54:44 How not to give up

57:31 Dealing with chafing on long distance rides

58:25 Success and self image

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