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Guests: Ian Dille; Tomas Castrillon
The world of bike racing, from the high school through pro levels, has been predominantly male and predominantly white, so when I saw Ian Dille’s article in Outside Online about the Richmond Cycling Corps – the kids from Cool lane, I wanted to know more.
Founded by pro-racer Craig Dawson in 2010, The Richmond Cycling Corps is not just about bike racing – it’s about community and education and giving young disadvantaged youth a perspective that expands their horizons through cycling.
Ian Dille is a journalist, writer, and producer and learned about the Richmond Cycling Corps some time ago. When he had the opportunity to embed himself into the group in May of 2022, he did just that and wrote about it in his article for Outside “The Kids From Cool Lane Just Want To Ride Bikes.”
In the second half of the show, we head to Bogota, Colombia to speak with 
touring company owner Tomas Castrillon.
Tomas’ company is Arriba! – and its meaning refers to both heights to which you can ride and a place to which you can ascend in the sense of consciousness in the picturesque surroundings of the Colombian landscape.
We talk about the country – and the safety of riding there. We talk about coffee, and flowers, and gold mines, and food.
His tight-knit team of 7 provides a fully supported experience in his two signature tours, Bogota to Medellin and a tour in the coffee region of the country.
He also offers non-riding partners an equally exciting experience.
It may be a bucket list tour you haven’t considered and perhaps after our conversation, you will.
First is someone I would term a renaissance man – at least he’s a modern renaissance man.
science, technology, and our weird future. He reports on how technology 
thinking into distinct categories such as adventure, speed, and self-expression.
First up is 
with a love for towns and cities from his childhood. His work has been acclaimed far and wide and he thinks about what we can do on both a micro and a macro level to realize better ways to make our cities livable and safe.
In the second half of the show, 
found ourselves learning a new way of moving about, and whether it was going to and coming from work, shopping for groceries, or just getting outside for pleasure, the impact of the worldwide need to alter the way we travel is a topic of great interest to my guest, Dr. Ralph Buehler.
After 40 years of research, traveling worldwide for details about Major Taylor’s life, John Howard’s new book, 
And this is just one issue that my first guest, 
careful in those crosswalks!
I’m not sure exactly how to categorize him… he’s both ridden and crewed Race Across America, he’s done Race Across the West on a fixed gear bike, he’s been a triathlete, and now he’s the executive director of 
department of transportation to spend money on stand alone bicycle projects. Terry is hoping to change that tool.
This is the shot I was hoping he’d send with his T-shirt background!
Leah Goldstein is one of the most celebrated women athletes I’ve ever had the honor to speak with. She has set many records including at the age of 52 being the first woman to win RAAM.
My first guest today is 
Who knew that a bronze replica cannon would lead to a lifetime of machine work? And, that is exactly what happened when Paragon Machine’s Mark Norstad first realized that you could actually MAKE such a thing in a machine shop.
First up is 
Then, we review a new book from 
While he’s ridden many of the routes he details in the book, he depended upon seasoned riders to fill in the blanks on rides that he believes fit the description, but which he hasn’t done himself. 
But 
Then, I welcome Peter and Tracy Flucke back to the show to talk about their new book, 
Eric has been racing bikes since college and now, as a master’s rider in the 45-49 year age group, captured two golds and a silver at the