Episode 145: Christian Meier -- Cyclist, Ultrarunner, Entrepreneur

King of the Ride

Ted King

Sports, Health & Fitness, Business

4.8 • 660 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2024

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Finding a single word or short phrase that encompasses all that Christian does is easier said than done. Furthermore, I'm not sure in which order to put those three words, Cyclist, Ultrarunner, Entrepreneur, because over his life he juggles all three. Christian is a long time professional cyclist turned race winning ultra trail runner. He's also started a number of successful businesses in beautiful Girona, Spain. He's the founder/owner of La Fabrica Girona Espresso Mafia Chance Run Apparel Overland Run Shop On today's episode we'll talk about each of these items, plus translating a pro road career to professional running, compare gravel and trail running, talk about highs and lows of starting businesses, the grind of an entrepreneur, and how to deal with injury, among other topics. You can follow Christian at @christianmeier Please enjoy the show!

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0:00.0	Hey, gang, welcome back to King of the Ride Podcast.
0:07.3	It's that time of year.
0:08.1	Happy holidays.
0:09.9	Hopefully you have a piping hot cocoa in hand.
0:13.0	Maybe a chilly spiked eggnog.
0:15.9	Maybe you're listening at the office or driving around town doing errands.
0:19.2	Maybe you're on your bike.
0:20.2	Whatever the case, I am your bike, whatever the case.
0:21.2	I am your host, your friend in cycling. Ted King here, excited, eager, and ready to deliver
0:26.3	episode number 145. And we have got a great one. You see, I love when I have a guest on the show
0:33.6	who I think would make a great candidate for the How I Built This Podcast.
0:42.2	Entrepreneurs generally have an interesting story and our guest today, Christian Meyer, has a great one. So most likely professional cyclists was his first calling, the title that you would recognize
0:48.5	him from the beginning. He spent a lengthy time in the world tour. He raced all three grand tours.
0:54.4	He was Canadian national champion once upon a time.
0:57.5	His longest stint was most memorably with a very successful green edge operation.
1:03.6	And towards the end of his career, he and his wife opened a La Fabrica, the coffee shop that literally brought boutique food and specialty coffee to the now coffee crazed
1:12.1	gerona Spain.
1:13.9	And if that wasn't enough, they opened espresso mafia.
1:17.2	A roaster and second coffee shop in town.
1:19.2	Maybe you've heard of the service course, the super hip bike shop in town.
1:22.4	Yep.
1:23.3	He started that too.
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