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King of the Ride

Episode 31: Peter Vollers β€” Vermont Overland, Country Squire

King of the Ride

Ted King

Sports, Health & Fitness, Business

4.8 β€’ 660 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 30 April 2019

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

The best "studio" for a podcast recording yet: plowing through the late spring snow in Peter Voller's Land Rover! This King of the Ride conversation takes place while laying the trail for the 2019 VOMAR -- Vermont Overland Maple Adventure Ride. Leading a team of 6 through the rugged Vermont wilderness, Peter plows a path and takes Ted on an adventure unlike any other previous recording. With stories of early road racing, Peter's rise through the ranks and earning a national road race title, his foray into coaching and ultimately where he realizes that hosting an event will have a greater reach to preach the great word that is cycling to the masses, the Vermont Overland was born. One of this country's best gravel events and hands down one of the best house parties of the entire year, Vermont Overland should live on your calendar. This episode is presented by iKOR. iKOR is a clean, natural source of recovery-enhancing hemp extract. They design their products with athletes in mind, and their goal is to protect your body from the stresses of training, improve recovery from intense efforts, and maintain a positive mental state. You can experience meaningful improvements in your well-being through small lifestyle changes, which is why I appreciate the benefits of sleep, relaxation, and mindfulness. Head over to www.ikorlabs.com and save 15% by using the code kingoftheride.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hear ye, hear ye. Howdy, ladies and gentlemen, welcome back or welcome to the King of the Ride podcast.

0:11.0

I'm your host. I am Ted King, and you are in store for another great episode.

0:17.0

Now, everybody has stories, and Peter Vollers, our guest today, definitely has stories.

0:22.6

A former U.S. national team member back a few decades ago, a national road race champion,

0:27.8

an aspiring self-described country squire, with his successful law practice in Quaint,

0:33.7

Woodstock, Vermont.

0:35.3

Peter is a cycling mentor, a coach.

0:38.9

He established the Killington Mountain School cycling program.

0:43.3

And as an advocate for all things cycling, he soon realized after taking the role

0:47.8

at KMS that he had a greater, broader reach.

0:52.6

He could spread the gospel of cycling that much further

0:55.0

if he could promote a well-done event

0:56.7

rather than working class by class.

0:59.8

So Peter is now perhaps best known

1:02.2

as the owner-operator of the Vermont Overland,

1:04.5

a perennial sold-out event,

1:06.4

definitely a highlight of my yearly to-do list.

1:09.6

So Peter and I are going to talk events, entrepreneurship,

1:12.5

the positive and negative externalities of small town living.

1:16.5

But let me first give some context to this podcast

1:19.5

because it is highly entertaining how this all goes down.

1:23.7

With the exception of our last episode done with Bobby Wintel,

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