Women of the Grand Prix, part 3: Alexis Skarda, Bella Hyser, and Anna Yamauchi

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Payson McElveen

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4.9 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2023

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Alexis Skarda - 6:24 Alexis has been climbing pro podiums for close to a decade. The multi-time collegiate national champ has won Marathon Nationals, the Whiskey 50, the Brek Epic, and holds the White Rim FKT. She’s in her second year racing the Grand Prix, and catches up with Payson to talk about coming back after a punishing experience at Unbound, what it’s like being teammates with Keegan Swenson and Tobin Ortenblad, and her secret musical side hustle. Stick around after the interview to h...

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0:00.0	I'm kind of grateful for having all of the shit go wrong with the Grand Prix.
0:05.7	I feel like I need to learn how to deal with adversity before I can actually reach the top
0:10.6	and like figure that all out.
0:12.5	And it's so easy to look at like Kegan and Sophia and be like the top is so, like you
0:17.1	can sit at the top and it's a sustainable place to be and you can be so consistent.
0:22.2	But then it's such a good reminder that bike racing is hard.
0:25.6	And I think like all of those lessons have been so, so helpful.
0:29.8	It's showtime, everybody. Showtime!
0:34.6	You've been living in a dream world, Neo.
0:38.3	This is the world as it exists today.
0:43.3	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.
0:51.3	Listen, we're talking about practice.
0:54.4	Repeat on the dude's room.
0:56.0	Donnie, you're out of your element.
0:58.4	I see, you think this has nothing to do with you.
1:02.2	Don't ever trash talk black Jesus.
1:06.9	This is the Adventure Stash with Payson McAlvin.
1:11.5	Hello, everyone. Welcome back to the show.
1:13.7	Really excited to bring you today's episode with three awesome women that are in the Grand Prix.
1:19.0	Yes, in the previous two women of the Grand Prix episodes, we've had four guests.
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