Remi Gauvin, enduro racer

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Payson McElveen

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4.8 • 766 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2022

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

Remi Gauvin is a professional enduro racer from Squamish, BC who has made numerous podiums and top ten Overall Series finishes in the Enduro World Series. In this conversation, Remi talks about how riding dirt jumps in Jordie Lunn's backyard as a kid fueled his passion for cycling. He talks about finding early success as a downhill racer and working on an oil rig to support his cycling career, at one point working 56 days in a row on night shifts in temperatures around -30ºC. He talks about w...

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0:00.0	In the winters, I would go work on drilling rigs in Alberta to fund my racing. So, like,
0:05.2	I would go and just work for, like, as long as I could. Like, you know, it's supposed to be,
0:11.0	like, two weeks on, one week off, but my rig was a little bit sketchy where they just let you
0:15.2	keep working. So I just did, like, 56 days in a row of 12-hour shifts and they were all night shifts.
0:23.1	It was literally the job that I could make the most money for being, like, having no qualifications.
0:29.8	It's showtime, everybody. Showtime!
0:34.5	You've been living in a dream world, Neil.
0:41.3	This is the world as it exists today. Life moves pretty fast.
0:45.3	You don't stop and look around once in a while.
0:47.3	You could miss it.
0:49.3	Listen, we're talking about practice.
0:53.3	Repeat on the dude's room. Donnie, you're out of your element. Listen, we talk about practice.
0:55.5	Repeat on the dude's room.
0:57.4	Donnie, you're out of your element.
1:00.8	I see, you think this has nothing to do with you.
1:04.8	Don't ever trash talk black Jesus.
1:09.8	This is the Adventure Stash with Payson McElvin.
1:16.4	Hello, everyone. Welcome back to the show. Right off the top, I want to mention that I have a head cold.
1:24.4	You might hear that in my voice. I didn't have a head cold while Remy and I recorded this episode, though, so you won't hear me sounding extra nasally there.
1:28.6	Just in this intro, but I will warn you at the risk of hijacking this awesome episode, this awesome conversation with Remy a little bit. You know, this might,
1:32.8	this might roll on for 10ish minutes or so, including a couple of thank yous to sponsors,
1:37.9	but bear with me. There's been a lot going on on the global stage, and I really want to
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