Justinas Leveika on his Tour Divide record and choosing chaos over preparation

The Adventure Stache

Payson McElveen

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4.9 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2024

⏱️ 86 minutes

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When Justinas Leveika raced the Tour Divide for the first time last year, it was, according to him, “a disaster.” But despite having done almost no preparation, he emerged from two weeks in the wilderness in second place behind Ulrich Bartholmoes. His bike barely made it, and he resolved to put the event behind him. This year, however, he returned, and not only did he win the race, but he beat the official record that has stood for nearly a decade. All this is just par for the course for Just...

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0:00.0	This loneliness, it frightens people.
0:02.8	Yeah.
0:03.4	You have to really be good friends with yourself to withstand this,
0:08.1	like to trust yourself, to trust the process that you're going to make through
0:12.6	and everything's going to be fine.
0:14.6	And it's daunting.
0:17.2	Like to leave a town and to know that there's like 200 miles of nothing now ahead of you?
0:23.6	Man, you need to have a strong head for this.
0:28.6	It's showtime everybody! Showtime!
0:31.6	You've been living in a dream world, Neo.
0:36.6	This is the world as it exists today.
0:41.9	Life moves pretty fast.
0:44.3	You don't stop and look around once in a while.
0:46.6	You could miss it.
0:49.9	Listen, we talk about practice.
0:53.1	Repeat on the dude's room.
0:54.7	Donnie, you're out of your element.
0:57.0	I see, you think this has nothing to do with you.
1:01.0	Don't ever trash talk black Jesus.
1:05.7	This is the adventure stash with Pace and McAlvin.
1:10.3	Hi, everyone, and welcome back.
1:12.6	Nicole Ray and I are back in Bentonville for the final week of what's been a really long,
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