With Pace
With Pace
Payson McElveen
Sarah Sturm on persistence, grief, and imagining life after professional racing
1 hour 46 minutes Posted Aug 6, 2022 at 11:00 pm.
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Sarah Sturm returns to the show for a wide-ranging conversation about the struggle to stay hungry in a profession full of uncontrollable inconsistency, Tour de France Femme, and the anxieties about what life might look like after retiring from professional cycling. They also discuss the many ways that grief is shaping the gravel community this season and how their mental and emotional connection to racing has permanently changed. Sarah also talks about her work with Protect Our Winters, and the athlete who she thinks is the gold standard for maintaining their integrity.

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