Chequamegon recap, with Betsy Welch, Ellen Campbell, and power file analysis

The Adventure Stache

Payson McElveen

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4.9 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2023

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

In our latest recap of the Life Time Grand Prix series, we’re covering Chequamegon, the punchy, 40 mile mountain bike race in Northern Wisconsin. This year’s event saw new riders at the front of the pack and drama in the sprint finishes. Payson talks to Velo reporter Betsy Welch to break down the men’s race and Alexy Vermeulen’s win. They discuss the 14-man sprint to the finish, the relief of a 40-mile race in the middle of a season dominated by 100+ mile events, and look at the current ...

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0:00.0	It was honestly a mess.
0:02.7	Like kind of an aggressive, scary mess, I would say.
0:06.4	Like, there was a lot of wheel touching.
0:09.1	There was a lot of handlebars getting caught.
0:11.3	There was a few nips and snaps at each other.
0:14.3	So I think it was a lot of mental energy, honestly.
0:17.1	Just like, I remember my hands feeling kind of numb.
0:20.4	And I was like, like oh I've just been
0:21.6	gripping the bars so aggressively I had to apologize to some gals I was like I'm sorry
0:27.3	I just really was yeah feeling intense and they're like no I totally said something to someone
0:32.8	else also like we were all like just fired up. It's showtime everybody.
0:38.7	Showtime!
0:41.4	You've been living in the dream world, Neo.
0:45.1	This is the world as it exists today.
0:50.0	Life moves pretty fast.
0:52.4	You don't stop and look around once in a while.
0:54.7	You could miss it.
0:58.0	Listen, we're talking about practice.
1:01.2	Repeat on the dude's room.
1:02.8	Donnie, you're out of your element.
1:05.1	I see, you think this has nothing to do with you.
1:09.0	Don't ever trash talk black Jesus.
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