The story behind the Dirty Docker

Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP

Mitch Docker

Fitness, Sports, Wilderness, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 543 Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

It might only be Wednesday, but this week is absolutely massive for us at Life in the Peloton. It’s the week of the Dirty Docker—our inaugural cycling and running festival happening up in my hometown of Lancefield this weekend! With such an exciting event on the horizon, I thought, why not dedicate this entire podcast to the Dirty Docker? This event has been over a year in the making, and I can’t wait to share all the details with all of our listeners. Even if you can’t make it to Lancefield, whether you’re overseas or just tied up, I want you to feel like you’re part of the action. We’ll be diving deep into what the Dirty Docker is all about. From cross-country running to cyclocross, and of course, our premier event—the Cobawsome Gravel Ride—there’s something for everyone. But that’s not all. We’ll also be exploring each of these disciplines with the experts who helped bring them to life. You’ll get to understand the roots of cross-country running, the history of cyclocross, and the unique aspects of our Dirty Docker cyclocross course, including a nod to the iconic Cross Vegas course. Plus, my good mate and the voice of the Dirty Docker, Paul Van Der Ploeg, will join us for a deep dive into the gravel phenomenon—where it’s been, where it’s going, and what makes it so special. So, whether you’re gearing up to join us this weekend or just tuning in from afar, this episode is packed with insights and excitement to get you pumped. I’m really excited for this one, guys. Give it a listen and get ready for an epic weekend! Cheers, Mitch

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0:00.0	Hi guys, welcome to the podcast. This is Life in the Peloton, presented by our partner's map.
0:18.6	You can hear it in my voice. I'm excited because I have just got back
0:22.5	from the park. I've been up there with my mate, Travis Smith. We have been mowing in the cross
0:29.1	country course and I mean the cyclo cross and the cross country run course up at the park.
0:36.4	I'm so excited because the weather is awesome and everything's
0:39.9	coming together for the Dirty Docker this weekend, the 12th, 13th of October. Yes, guess what? This whole
0:48.1	podcast is going to be dedicated to the Dirty Docker. The inaugural cycling and running festival being put on by Life in the Peloton,
0:56.5	which is so exciting. We've been working towards this the last 12 months. We did the test event
1:01.5	this time last year and the idea was created. I thought it'd be great to just sort of flesh out
1:07.5	what the Dirty Docker is. Look, I know everyone can't get to the dirty docker.
1:11.4	You may be overseas. You may be away. But I thought, if you can't get there, at least hear
1:15.8	about where this idea came from and all the events that we've got going on here. We've got
1:21.6	cross country running. We've got cyclocross. But we've also got the premier event,
1:27.1	which is going to be called the
1:28.5	Coborson, which is the gravel event. Gravel has gone mad around the world, especially
1:34.0	here in Australia as well, and I've jumped on the bandwagon, but I'm trying to do things
1:38.3	a little bit different at the Dirty Docker because we're doing it all over the whole weekend. We're combining everything
1:45.9	together. My idea was to get everyone up here to Lansfield, camp on Saturday night, create a bit of a
1:52.3	festival vibe, and then we go from there. We get into the events. Look, we're going to unpack it
1:57.6	much more in this episode. We're not only just going to unpack the event Dirty Docker, but like I said before, we're going to do a little bit of a deep dive
2:04.3	into each of those disciplines and understand where they came from. Go back and understand what
2:09.2	cross country running is. Find out a little bit of the history of cyclercross, a little bit
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