24-hour racing nearly vanished. This six-time solo champ is leading a resurgence.
Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast
Singletracks.com
4.7 • 574 Ratings
🗓️ 25 February 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Cory Wallace is the reigning, six-time World Solo 24 Hour Mountain Bike Champion and the Head Organizer for the Rockies 24 race in Canmore, Alberta. His mountain bike adventures have taken him all over the world, inspiring riders and raising funds for various humanitarian causes along the way.
- How did you get interested in endurance mountain bike racing, and 24 solo racing?
- What happened to 24-hour racing? Is it making a comeback in terms of interest and participation?
- The race you organize, Rockies 24, started in 2022. Why did you decide to start up a new 24 Hour race at Canmore?
- How do prepare for a 24-hour solo race? Is it different than preparing for a stage race or an XC marathon race? Do you have a team at the race supporting you in terms of nutrition and bike repair? What is your strategy for such a long race? Is the strategy different for teams?
- Are you excited about pursuing a record-breaking seventh title this year? Where and when is the championship race being held? Which bike are you planning to ride?
- I saw that you were recently training in Nepal. What's the riding like there?
- As someone who has mountain biked all around the world, what is your favorite place to ride?
- What are some of the humanitarian projects you've supported through your rides and advocacy, and why did you choose them?
- Which projects and rides are you stoked for in 2025?
You can follow Cory @wallacesworld on Instagram.
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| 0:57.0 | discount. Hey everybody, welcome to the single tracks podcast. My name is Jeff and today my guest |
| 1:05.4 | is Corey Wallace. Corey is the reigning six-time world solo 24-hour mountain bike champion and is the head organizer for the Rockies 24 race in Canmore, Alberta. |
| 1:18.6 | His mountain bike adventures have taken him all over the world, inspiring riders and raising funds for various humanitarian causes along the way. |
| 1:27.0 | Thanks for joining me, Corey. Yes, it's my pleasure |
| 1:29.6 | to Kinexti finally. Yeah, yeah, from like pretty far away. You're in Columbia right now, right? |
| 1:36.5 | Yeah, I just arrived here a couple days ago to get ready for an eight-day bikepacking race. |
| 1:41.4 | Yeah, crazy. So how did you first get interested in endurance mountain bike racing? |
| 1:47.2 | Well, growing up in Jasper, Alberta, we had access to all the Rocky Mountain trails and good fishing |
| 1:52.8 | spots. And I would just ride my bike, basically stay in the shape for hockey. And, yeah, access |
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