Zach Calton, off-road cyclist

The Adventure Stache

Payson McElveen

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4.9 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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This week, Payson catches up with one of the fastest racers in this year's Grand Prix, Zach Calton. So far this season, Zach has placed 6th at Leadville and 9th at Unbound, and is currently sitting 8th overall in the Grand Prix standings. He also happens to have a full-time job off the bike. In this conversation, Zach talks to Payson about what is shaping up to be a breakout season, why he still isn’t sure that making cycling a full-time gig is the goal, and his job at Specialized. He also ta...

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0:00.0	I knew I really liked racing.
0:01.4	I love training.
0:02.2	I love the process.
0:03.2	You know, I wanted to do my best totally.
0:05.5	But as far as thinking about it as like a potential career opportunity, I guess I never
0:10.8	really allowed myself to think of it that way.
0:14.4	I just wanted to race through my U-23.
0:16.8	And then the team I was on that year basically sent an email that was like, hey, we talked to the sponsors and we're done.
0:24.3	So I just sort of took a step back that year and was like,
0:28.7	let's see what it feels like to not race at all.
0:31.6	It's showtime, everybody. Showtime.
0:36.4	You've been living in a dream world, Neil.
0:40.0	This is the world as it exists today.
0:44.9	Life moves pretty fast.
0:47.3	You don't stop and look around once in a while.
0:49.9	You could miss it.
0:52.9	Listen, we're talking about practice. Repeat on the dude's room. Don, we talk about practice.
0:56.2	Repeat on the dude's room.
0:57.7	Donnie, you're out of your element.
1:00.0	I see, you think this has nothing to do with you.
1:04.0	Don't ever trash talk black Jesus.
1:08.7	This is the adventure stash with Payson McElvin.
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