Lea Davison on putting the “tired” in retirement and being an advocate within the sport

The Adventure Stache

Payson McElveen

Outdoors, Interviews, Society & Culture, Current Events, Culture, Photography, Adventure, Mountain Biking, Celebrities, Inspirational, Basketball, Health & Fitness, Entrepreneur, Cycling, Athletes, Sports

4.9 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Lea Davison thought long and hard about her retirement, but even when she finally decided to bring her mountain biking career to a close, she didn't have any intention of slowing down. During her racing career, she won a silver and a bronze medal at the World Championships, placed third overall in the 2015 World Cup series, and went to the Olympics twice. Now in "retirement," she's working as a race commentator, mountain biking coach, and public speaker. Last year, she traveled more for work ...

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0:00.0	I had this idea that I am a good bike racer.
0:06.0	It's what I take power from.
0:08.0	And so I think I went into Unbound with that base thought about myself.
0:15.0	And then what I experienced after that first speed zone is something like I've never experienced.
0:25.0	And it had me questioning a lot, you know, like, who am I?
0:29.1	You know, like, oh, and I'm, and I've just retired from World Cup racing,
0:31.2	which is like part of my identity.
0:33.0	And now what is my new identity?
0:33.9	What am I doing here?
0:35.6	Yes, what am I doing here?
0:35.9	Yeah.
0:40.7	And so that, it was a wild experience. And I'm like very proud that I made it to that finish line because that was one of the hardest things that I've ever
0:46.0	done. It's showtime everybody. Showtime! You've been living in a dream world, Neil.
0:58.2	This is the world as it exists today.
1:01.8	Life moves pretty fast.
1:04.3	You don't stop and look around once in a while.
1:05.7	You could miss it.
1:10.1	Listen, we talk about practice.
1:12.4	Repeat on the dude's room.
1:14.3	Donnie, you're out of your element.
1:17.6	I see, you think this has nothing to do with you.
1:21.7	Don't ever trash talk black Jesus.
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