I'm Pace McElvin and this is the With Pace podcast.

I was also having the realization like, holy shit.

I mean, I am at the front of this race going over the crest of the final pline.

And so I just had this moment of like, I can't believe this.

Like I never in a million years thought that this would be the circumstance.

This was so far beyond my wildest dreams.

And then I just had that like quick thought and I was like,

you get your ass right on that wheel.

Hello, everyone.

Welcome back to the show.

If you're watching this episode on Spotify, you may recognize the setting.

It's the home studio in Durango, Colorado, a place I have not been in way too long. It's been quite a few months of globe trotting, very memorable few months, but I've been dreaming of being back home

in Durango for quite some time. We're going to have some great interviews coming to you soon

from the home studio here. But I broke out Riverside for the first time in quite a while, which is our

remote podcast recording platform to get this chat with Brennan Wirtz on the books.

It's been a little bit tricky, coordinated with people this week because there's a lot going

on. Tour the Gila is happening, I think now.

Of course, Traka is starting this weekend.

Some folks skipped Levi's outright to go straight to Traka.

Others left straight from Levi's to go to Traka.

Some other folks were at the whiskey off-road.

But despite that, I knew I wanted to do some coverage of Levi's because it's a race that's been capturing a lot of tension recently. It's got, I think, the largest prize person in cycling

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