Hello and happy new year. It's January. The calendar is ticked over.

2024 is here. I like what we have here to kickstart the new year as it is something of a three-pronged approach to this episode.

First, as I alluded to in the previous episode, I have something fun to reveal now that

the new year is here. You have to wait and find out what it is over the opening minutes of this

conversation. I think you will dig it. Next, this is an AMA, the Ask Me Anything episode, where

you, the listener, sent in questions, ranging from van life to general life to high-level gravel

questions, to specific gravel questions, to where the UCI should live in gravel.

There's some road racing questions peppered in and podcast questions. Lots in between. I called those

down and tried to make this into a coherent series of questions. So if this is something you enjoy,

please keep sending those suggestions in.

And thirdly, lastly, this episode is a one-on-one convo with my wife, Laura.

We've done these two or three times now,

and they've been really well received.

Now, we're known as a family in this contemporary bike racing world in our van,

at the races, it rides, so why not on the podcast also? Having her on for this back and forth

conversation is overdue, and I'm really glad that we could do it here. Three things come

together as one. This conversation is quite complex, but it is actually quite simple.

Taking care of your health is thought of as complex, but it should also be quite simple.

That's why for the last two years, I've been drinking AG1 every day, no exceptions.

It's one scoop into water, shake, shake, shake once a day, and that makes me feel like

I'm getting a jump start on the day. I feel immediately energized, hydrated, and like I'm ready to

roll. That's because AG1 delivers my daily dose of vitamins, minerals, pre, and probiotics, and much,

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