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The Adventure Stache

Robin Gemperle on winning the Tour Divide in under 12 days

The Adventure Stache

Payson McElveen

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4.9727 Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Robin Gemperle defied all previous Tour Divide records earlier this year when he finished the notorious 2,700-mile race in less than 12 days, more than 300 miles ahead of second place. Formerly a junior member of the Scott-SRAM cross country team, he felt that there was untapped potential in maximising how fast the route could be ridden, not just how efficiently riders could sleep and refuel. Bringing all of his racing skills to the table, he set a blistering new standard that got people deba...

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0:00.0

I'm Pace McElvin and this is the WithPace podcast.

0:11.5

I think very long, it was very clear that ultra cycling races, they're more about limiting

0:19.0

stopping time and being good at refueling, at sleeping.

0:24.6

And as soon as you're riding, everybody's riding at about the same speed.

0:29.6

And I feel like I agreed with all of the first part, like be super efficient when stopping,

0:35.6

but I completely disagreed with you can't make differences when riding.

0:42.5

Hey everyone and welcome back to the WithPase podcast.

0:45.6

Today we're switching gears a little bit from XCO, a world champion a few days ago

0:51.0

to the other end of the bike racing spectrum with Robin Gimperli

0:55.6

and his sub 12-day tour divide ride in June.

1:02.3

I'm not a huge fan of recording interviews over Zoom these days, but Robin's story was one I

1:07.7

really wanted to hear about, and it certainly felt like a worthy cause to fire

1:13.9

up the old Riverside again after quite a while and ended up being awesome. Hope you enjoy.

1:21.9

Today's episode is made possible by Osprey. A couple of days ago, I was on their annual ambassador meeting where we get to

1:29.9

learn a bit about what the brand is up to, where they're headed big picture, future product

1:35.1

in the works, et cetera. And there was a ton to look forward to in terms of what they're working on

1:40.4

next innovation-wise, as you'd expect. But maybe counterintuitively, the thing that struck me the most was some of the big

1:48.9

picture stuff.

1:50.6

Osprey's focus on sustainability in particular, their partnership with Blue Sign is just

1:57.2

unparalleled in the industry.

1:59.2

And they're already leading the charge,

2:04.7

kind of by leaps and bounds when it comes to use of recycled materials.

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