Episode 128: Tobin Ortenblad -- Professional Cyclist

King of the Ride

Ted King

Sports, Health & Fitness, Business

4.8 • 660 Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2024

⏱️ 75 minutes

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The multi-disciplined Tobin Ortenblad joins us on the podcast today. The former u23 national champion in cyclocross, the recently tattooed SSCXWC victor, the often bearded and fun loving Tobin Ortenblad, that is! We talk all facets of cycling from his early days right up through the present at Levi's Gran Fondo. The state of road cycling, his favorite genre of cyclocross, gravel, and everything in between. Join us for this riveting conversation. Follow along on @mctubbbin's via his instagram here.

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0:00.0	Heya, gang. Welcome back to King of the Ride podcast.
0:07.2	As always, very excited to have you back. Welcome to the outdoor studio.
0:11.7	Maybe you hear the birds chirping, the wind blowing in the trees overhead.
0:15.4	We are in California. This season is in full speed ahead.
0:19.6	And gosh, it feels good to be back at it, as much as it feels
0:22.9	good to be outside.
0:24.9	Our guest today is Tobin Orton Blad.
0:28.5	That is Orton Blad with a D. Stand by for that a little bit later.
0:32.2	Tobin is a longstanding fixture of the North American cycling scene.
0:36.4	He's been at it for well more than a decade with some head-turning results along the way,
0:41.3	especially early on in the cyclocross side of things.
0:44.0	He took a U-23 title along the way.
0:46.0	He basically went an entire season undefeated.
0:49.1	We've got a lot to talk about in the ever-changing state of domestic cycling across disciplines,
0:53.5	and of course, the
0:54.5	prolific rise of gravel.
0:56.9	We'll talk about the hit squad of which he is a member.
1:00.3	That's basically Santa Cruz's factory race team with he, Keegan Swenson, and Alexis Scarta,
1:05.6	what it means to have teams in gravel.
1:07.7	And especially because this conversation is face to face here in California between Levi's
1:11.7	Grandfondo and Seater, it's a lively conversation. You just can't beat that in-person interaction.
1:19.6	It is such a good one. I want to dive right into it. So here we go, right here right now,
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