Today's special episode of the Seglintus Podcast is an interview, but it's not really the sort that we normally do. It's also not one of our sponsored

episodes to be very clear. My guest today isn't a pro-cyclist or an engineer at a

bike brand, but Masamo Alpian has a story worth telling and I think worth listening to.

Bikes might have saved his life and they've defined it for years since.

There is another motive behind this podcast. This is a call to

action. Along with the folks at Manual for Speed and Canendale, we've put together

a grant dedicated to supporting BiPOC and LGBTQ

Crit Racing.

We're going to be providing bikes and kit and support and some cash, and to help fund that grant we've got some merch that we need you to

head over and buy it's at venga venga venga dot fans venga is V-E-N-G-A.

And it is available right now.

We've got bottles and t-shirts and all sorts of good stuff.

So if this interview with Massimo strikes you in some way and you want to support the things

that we're talking about, head on over to Venga Venga dot fans and pick up some cool stuff.

Massimo has been instrumental in this whole project and his story I think is proof of its importance.

So let's drop right into it. Why don't we start with this?

Why don't we start with

Maas, you introduce yourself.

Tell me who you are and what you do now. All right, well

Cayley knows the answer to this but the broader public doesn't. I'm Mossimo Alpin. I live in Boulder, Colorado. I grew up in New York City, New York. I'm a cyclist, an activist, an activist, an advocate, a husband, an uncle, I'm many things, and I also happen to be gay man and what do you do professionally these days?

I manage global media relations for Cannondale and GT bikes which is how we deal with each other

professionally but also we should I I mean full disclosure, like we're buttons.

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