Paige Onweller on her surprise Unbound success after ankle surgery

The Adventure Stache

Payson McElveen

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4.9 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2024

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

A year and a half ago, Paige Onweller was working as an emergency PA and racing bikes on the side. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, she won Big Sugar. Recognizing that she had a fraction of the racing experience that her competitors had, Paige quit her job, built out her sprinter van, and got to work racing weekend after weekend around the country. She tried everything from time trialing to mountain biking, eventually deciding to commit to gravel and the Grand Prix. At Unbound this year, despi...

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0:00.0	When I won Big Sugar in 2022, I raced very aggressively.
0:03.2	And I've learned about myself that I do well when I race like that.
0:07.3	But, you know, I think it's really common after an injury to come into a race and be like,
0:10.7	okay, I need to not do work.
0:11.9	I don't know where I'm at.
0:12.8	And I'm just going to kind of like react to moves.
0:14.9	And, you know, I'm just, I'm not going to be an aggressor because why would you? You don't have the right build into the, this race as planned.
0:23.0	But I didn't want to do that.
0:24.4	So I decided, like, you know what, just be an aggressor.
0:28.0	It doesn't matter if you blow up.
0:29.2	Like, people are going to expect you to blow up.
0:30.7	Like, I was not listed as a contender, a wild card, top 10 rider to watch.
0:35.1	Like, they would expect me to blow up, so whatever.
0:38.7	If it happens, who cares?
0:40.8	It's showtime, everybody.
0:42.2	Showtime!
0:46.5	You've been living in a dream world, Neil.
0:50.9	This is the world as it exists today.
0:57.0	Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while. You could miss it.
0:59.0	Listen, we're talking about practice.
1:03.0	Repeat on the dude's room.
1:05.0	Donnie, you're out of your element.
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