A Bold Plan to Make Pro Cycling Cool Again

Outside Podcast

Sports, Wilderness

4.4 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

American road racing has struggled in the past decade. Following the downfall of Lance Armstrong, road racing became almost synonymous with doping, sponsors walked away, and fans became disenchanted. But new energy is emerging again in the longtime American discipline of crit racing, or criterium, which has riders hammering out laps on courses through city streets. It’s fast, rowdy, and full of crashes—cycling’s version of Nascar. “If you love football, if you like watching people get smacked and running into each other, getting dunked on, it has the same feel,” says top crit rider Justin Williams. Known as an outspoken advocate for diversity in the sport, Williams is now on a quest to create a whole new fan base for road riding by making it a commercial sport for the masses. This episode is brought to you by Sta-bil, maker of America’s number one fuel stabilizer treatment as well as a growing number of exceptional products that keep the vehicles we depend on for our adventures running the way they’re supposed to. Learn more at stabilradio.com.

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0:00.0	This episode of the outside podcast is brought to you by Stable maker of America's number one fuel stabilizer treatment
0:07.8	and a growing number of exceptional products that make it easy to keep the vehicles that we depend on for our adventures
0:15.3	running the way they're supposed to
0:20.1	That's what the start of a great day on the water sounds like for my family if you're like me
0:26.2	You've known stable as something you put in your fuel system
0:30.0	to keep it fresh year round even if you haven't fired up your motor since last summer
0:35.3	The brand has been around for over 60 years and it is recommended by over 100 OEM manufacturers
0:42.6	So for those of us who like to travel and play on unbeaten paths
0:47.2	We can trust that Stable will keep our engines humming if you own an off-road vehicle or an RV or
0:53.9	ATV you probably know that your fuel system can get gummed up causing the kinds of problems that ruin trips
1:02.5	Using stable protects you from those disasters, and it also makes your engine more powerful and more efficient
1:09.6	Today the stable lineup includes fast fix to revive engines that are running rough or not at all
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1:35.8	Learn more at stable radio dot com. That's ST AB I L radio dot com
1:51.8	From outside magazine. This is the outside podcast
2:06.1	When you watch someone
2:08.6	Come pass with one lap to go your favorite guy your favorite team is in the right position
2:14.0	And you're waiting for this moment to come because you can't see them on the back tray
2:18.2	But you're anticipating right you've been banging on the boards
2:21.9	You've been giving all of your energy to your team and they're coming around and you see them slide around this last corner and
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