Episode 94: Brennan Wertz — World Champion Rower Turned Gravel Racer

King of the Ride

Ted King

Sports, Health & Fitness, Business

4.8 • 660 Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

World Champion rower turned gravel cyclist, that's right, Brennan Wertz is our guest today. A linguist, a world traveler, a Stanford graduate, an incredibly friendly individual, Brennan is a speedy and excellent addition to the gravel peloton. At just 23 years old, the sky's the limit with the power numbers he's able to produce. Please enjoy the show! Here's the summary of my Last Best Ride exploits: https://youtu.be/_mRv_b7JMW4

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0:00.0	Hi there, friends. Welcome to King of the Ride podcast. This is a special one as it comes to you from the open road.
0:11.9	In fact, this introduction is being recorded at, oh, about 60 miles an hour as we drive from Montana to Washington.
0:19.6	Laura is behind the wheel.
0:21.0	I am recording these words from the passenger seat.
0:23.9	Hazel is playing with toys in the back seat.
0:26.2	Hayden is asleep in his car seat.
0:28.9	Ah, life on the open road as a family of four.
0:33.5	Very important question to you.
0:35.6	What is your favorite road trip food?
0:38.0	Mine is beef jerky and Reese's pieces.
0:42.4	So quick chronology.
0:44.3	We got our van from PTCH place to call home.
0:48.5	Check them out at PtCHVans.com.
0:51.8	We got that just a couple days after rooted here in early August. We packed up quickly and started
0:56.3	heading west. In one week's time, we made it to Whitefish Montana and the last best ride.
1:03.1	Put on by our dear friend Jess, Sarah. This was a special trip for my family as my brother made
1:08.2	the trip, his partner, our dear friend Beth, which all freed up
1:12.8	time so that Laura and I could ride the last best ride. A race that I won last year, a race that
1:18.6	she was on the podium last year, a race that is very near and dear to our hearts. We are
1:21.8	excited to be back. So we basked in lots of family time, unable to race.
1:27.7	As a result of my pulmonary embolism, I turned that day into something really fun and a fun fundraiser.
1:34.3	That's a lot of F-U-Ns.
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