Leadville recap, with Betsy Welch, Ellen Campbell, and power file analysis

The Adventure Stache

Payson McElveen

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4.9 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2023

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

There was one story that dominated Leadville this year. Keegan Swenson smashed the course record by more than 15 minutes and finished nearly 25 minutes ahead of second place. On the women's side, Sofia Gómez Villafañe won a tight battle among the top five, followed closely by Ruth Winder. In our recap, Payson chats with Velo reporter Betsy Welch about how good both the men’s and women’s fields have gotten this year, and where Keegan’s dominance leaves the rest of the racers. For a first-hand ...

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0:00.0	My observation of you guys at the finish was, I mean, everyone was shelled, of course,
0:05.0	but it was also a little bit like stunned.
0:07.3	You guys all seemed stunned that a race could have been that fast.
0:12.6	And yet, you know, Alexi was 25 minutes behind Keegan.
0:17.5	It was just, it was this general sense of like, what just happened?
0:22.0	It's showtime, everybody. Showtime!
0:26.8	You've been living in the dream world, Neo.
0:30.6	This is the world as it exists today.
0:35.4	Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while.
0:39.3	You could miss it.
0:41.3	Listen, we're talking about practice.
0:45.3	Repeat on the dude's room.
0:47.3	Donnie, you're out of your element.
0:50.3	I see, you think this has nothing to do with you.
0:53.3	Don't ever trash talk black Jesus. I see, you think this has nothing to do with you.
0:57.0	Don't ever trash talk black Jesus.
1:02.0	This is the Adventure Stash with Payson McAlvin.
1:04.7	Hello, everyone.
1:05.7	Welcome back to the show.
1:09.7	Welcome back to another recap episode, Leadville 100 today.
1:12.9	We have lots to cover. but before we get to that,
1:18.9	I wanted to give you a quick heads up, that Crossing Tasmania, the biggest film project that I've been a part of thus far, is finally live online, streamable on both Red Bull TV and my YouTube channel.
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