Kelsey Urban on a bittersweet win at XC Nationals and returning from injury

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Payson McElveen

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4.9 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Kelsey Urban’s time racing the World Cup circuit has been anything but smooth. After years of suffering from a mysterious health condition that mystified doctors and forced her to pull the plug on her 2023 season, she was finally able to begin the long journey back in the UCI points this year. In the first World Cup of the season, she made it clear that she was a top contender by finishing 8th, and she rounded out the year by winning XC nationals in July. Kelsey caught up with Payson in ...

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0:00.0	in the first World Cup this season, I did the start.
0:02.8	And I was just listening to everyone breathe.
0:04.9	And I'm like, oh, my God, everyone is panicking right now.
0:09.0	You know, it was such a wild experience because, you know, especially like, as you say,
0:13.3	like watching watching on TV and stuff, we all look so cool and confident and fast and
0:19.4	prepared.
0:20.7	And just looking around, I was like, we are so human.
0:24.3	You know what I mean? And we're really good at what we do.
0:27.2	But like, you know, we're still so human and so vulnerable.
0:31.7	You know, I think sport is one of like the most vulnerable things we could do because,
0:35.6	you know, we're exposing all our weaknesses,
0:38.8	like on a public stage.
0:40.7	It's showtime, everybody.
0:42.0	Showtime!
0:46.3	You've been living in a dream world, Neil.
0:50.7	This is the world as it exists today.
0:54.3	Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while. You moves pretty fast.
0:56.8	You don't stop and look around once in a while.
0:58.3	You could miss it.
1:02.6	Listen, we're talking about practice.
1:04.9	Repeat on the dude's room.
1:06.8	Donnie, you're out of your element.
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