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The Adventure Stache

Rosa Klöser, winner of Unbound

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

4.9727 Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2024

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

In just two short years, Rosa Klöser went from never having ridden a gravel bike to winning the biggest gravel race in the world. Between her first gravel ride in 2022 and standing on the top step of the Unbound podium in 2024, she also managed to spend some time as a visiting researcher at MIT as part of her PhD work on the green transition of the maritime industry. Rosa catches up with Payson this week to talk about how she discovered her talent for gravel by accident during a trip to Giron...

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Five kilometers before the feed zone, it got so bad that I remember G, riding for specialized SDWorks.

0:07.0

At one point, rightfully so, she told me, Rosa, what are you doing?

0:12.0

Because I was like all over my bike on the descent.

0:16.0

And I really understand her.

0:18.0

And at that point, I decided to go to the back of the group because I was like,

0:22.4

endangering my fellow compatriots. So I decided to go to the back and then, yeah, it got so bad

0:29.8

that I decided to stop and put a CO2 and in that moment I lost the group.

0:34.3

It's showtime, everybody. Showtime!

0:41.4

You've been living in a dream world, Neil.

0:45.8

This is the world as it exists today.

0:53.3

Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while. You could miss it. Listen, we're talking about practice.

0:58.0

Repeat on the dude's room.

1:00.0

Donnie, you're out of your element.

1:02.0

I see you think this has nothing to do with you.

1:06.0

Don't ever trash talk black Jesus.

1:10.0

This is the adventure stash with Payson McAlvin. Don't ever trash talk black Jesus.

1:14.2

This is the Adventure Stash with Payson McElvin.

1:17.5

Hi, everyone, and welcome back.

1:22.5

Quick thank you to everyone that submitted voice memos for our Schwamigan recap last week.

1:31.2

That episode has been a big hit, and your participation is a big part of that. So thank you. And speaking of the Rad Dirt Fest, which doubles as round five of the Lifetime Grand Prix, is on Saturday already,

1:37.0

which means we'll also have another recap episode coming up next week and once again could use your

1:42.5

help. If you attend the event, whether as a racer or supporter, we'd love to hear from you.

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