We Got To Hang Out

Isabella Bertold lives her athletic life on two opposite ends of the sporting spectrum. Isabella made a very successful career of racing a laser radial and was previously ranked No. 2 in the world. After suffering from a TBI Isabella discovered cycling through physical therapy and from there has gone on to find herself competing with the most elite cyclists in the world—not to mention she started her own UCI team, InstaFund LaPrima. We’ll leave the rest to the podcast but not without teasing how to sail into the wind, Isabella’s thoughts and initiatives on sustainability, the ongoing conflict between the correct pronunciation of the word ‘buoy’ and Isabella returning back to sailing but now in the most elite field of SailGP.  Enjoy.

Isabel King is a professional cyclist originally from The Bay Area now currently living in Santa Monica, CA. In the last 18 months Isabel has gained a lot of attention, initially, from being the heir apparent in Southern California QOMs and then putting her talents to the test in bike racing. In Isabel's first ever race at Unbound she was able secure a Top 10 spot (8th) and from there she set the tone for a very successful rookie year in gravel racing. We talked about her athletic background and the time she spent working on Wall St. and what it means to be a professional cyclist in an era of privateering. Another great conversation to get you through the day. Enjoy

Rich Lang is a former professional cyclist for Rapha-Condor, Oceania U23 National Champion and now founder of a new training app for cyclists, Spoked AI. As we do on every episode we got to know more about Rich and his background and we really got to dig in on how Rich's personal interests helped influence the development of Spoked. Not to be too self-serving here but Rich also helped validate the We Got to Hangout show by allowing us to make our own promo code 'WGTHO' which will give you a 30-day trial of the app! Enjoy.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spoked/id1567418935

A change of pace. Today it's just Freya and Christopher catching up and remembering a few months to the past and looking towards the new year, 2022! Enjoy this short episode and we'll see you in the year!

Oh, do we have a treat for you today! This episode is a walk-off homer to the fantastic year that we have had doing WGTHO this year. Today, we had Doug McClintock and Jon Wolery of The Gravel Lot podcast on the show. Before diving in the way we usually do on the show we switched things up and started off by discussing some of the current events in cycling. Then, we got into Doug and Jon's history with the show and the observations they've made as commentators/contributors to the culture and community of cycling. This episode is full gas from start to finish and a wonderful note to end with for 2021. Enjoy

This episode is the gift that keeps on giving! TODAY we had Isabelle Bryenton hang out with us on the show. Izzy is a professional cyclist originally from Ottawa, Canada who is currently living in Girona while she stands by for the 2022 US racing calendar to commence. While living in Spain she is also working on completing her double major in engineering and is constantly dreaming of ways to make cycling more accessible via her expertise. We had a TON of fun on the show today and we covered almost everything we possibly could within two hours. Izzy has one of the most positive outlooks and attitudes that there is so her presence made this show flow naturally. Enjoy!

On this special episode we have the first American to win a World Cup in 27 years and NOW, the first ever short track World Champion, Christopher Blevins! Christopher may have had one of the most storybook cycling seasons in recent history. In addition to the accolades mentioned, he has also recently finished school at Cal Poly and produced a documentary covering the land and trails that he calls home in Cuyama Valley near San Luis Obispo. The name of this documentary is The Long Traverse. It's a film that brings you straight to the intersection of the preparation for an FKT (Fastest Known Time), the environmental consciousness that Christopher and his team use to build the trails in and around the valley along with the history, traditions and respect that they have for the rightful people of the land, The Chumash. We covered a gamut of topics as we always do on WGTHO and we hosted our first ever World Champion... and it won't be our last. Enjoy!