Kiel Reijnen and his 5-year-old daughter EmmyLou on winning the tandem category of Rebecca's Private Idaho

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Payson McElveen

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4.9 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2022

⏱️ 74 minutes

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When Kiel Reijnen’s five-year-old daughter EmmyLou told him that she wanted to ride to Idaho (a 700+ mile trip), he suggested they compete in the 102-mile gravel stage of Rebecca’s Private Idaho instead. Kiel joins Payson to talk about how he brought this idea to fruition and got to witness Emmy’s grit, endurance, and competitiveness. With only one low point around mile 85, they won the tandem category on a 240-pound rig and raised thousands of dollars for World Bicycle Relief in the process....

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0:00.0	At one point she said to me, Dad, I'm going to close my eyes for a bit.
0:03.3	It had been hot for a while.
0:04.7	She was getting sleepy.
0:06.4	And I said, no problem.
0:08.5	She closed her eyes, but she said, I'm going to keep pedaling.
0:11.6	And I said, you don't have to.
0:12.7	It's totally fine.
0:13.4	Just take a break.
0:14.2	And she said, no, I feel like I have to. I think what she meant is like she had that treadmill in where you get off the treadmill and your legs are still kind of spinning.
0:23.5	But she really, she was determined to contribute.
0:28.3	And I think that she feels like it's our undertaking.
0:33.7	It's showtime, everybody.
0:35.8	Showtime!
0:41.3	You've been living in the dream world, Neo. This is the world as it exists today.
0:45.3	Life moves pretty fast.
0:49.3	You don't stop and look around once in a while.
0:51.3	You could miss it.
0:53.3	Listen, we're talking about practice. and look around once in a while. You could miss it.
0:57.2	Listen, we talk about practice.
0:59.3	Repeat on the dude's room.
1:01.2	Donnie, you're out of your element.
1:02.6	I see.
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