Cole Paton, winner of The Mid South

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Payson McElveen

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4.8 • 766 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2022

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Payson sits down with this year’s winner of The Mid South, Cole Paton to discuss his victory and unpack the race. Having spent much of his career winning collegiate XC titles and chasing the World Cup circuit, the 23-year-old was as surprised as anyone when his fitness and savvy tactics snagged him the top step at the season’s first major gravel race. Despite his decisive win, Cole says that self-doubt and low expectations followed him all the way to the finish line, even after his solo break...

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0:00.0	really honestly, I did not expect that at all at Mid-South.
0:04.2	Like, my plan was to just hang on as long as I could.
0:08.1	And then, like, Brennan had a super hard attack.
0:11.5	Pete, like, countered it.
0:13.2	And I was right on Pete's wheel.
0:15.5	And then there was just like this little hesitation from everyone.
0:20.5	And I was like, holy shit, I got to go.
0:23.2	And I looked back and no one went with me.
0:27.2	It's showtime, everybody.
0:29.4	Showtime!
0:32.0	You've been living in a dream world, Neil.
0:35.7	This is the world as it exists today.
0:40.6	Life moves pretty fast.
0:43.0	You don't stop and look around once in a while.
0:45.5	You could miss it.
0:48.6	Listen, we talk about practice.
0:51.8	Repeat on the dude's room.
0:53.4	Donnie, you're out of your element.
0:55.7	I see.
0:56.3	You think this has nothing to do with you.
0:59.5	Don't ever trash top black Jesus.
1:04.3	This is the adventure stash with Payson McAlvin.
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