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b"Are you ready to go long? Today we want to introduce you to the\\xa0fascinating\\xa0world of ultra-distance cycling.\\xa0\\xa0\\nWhile there isn\\u2019t a true definition of what \\u201cultra\\u201d means, and some of our guests like to say it is a state of mind more than\\xa0anything\\xa0else,\\xa0for the sake of this discussion we\\u2019re talking about multi-day\\xa0bikepacking\\xa0events;\\xa0randonneuring\\xa0events which range from 200\\xa0kilometers up to 1200 kilometers, as in the case of the granddaddy of them all, Paris-Brest-Paris; and ultra-cycling races like RAAM, the 12- and 24-hour Time Trial World\\xa0Championships, cross-state records, and the list goes on.\\xa0\\xa0\\nWhat are these events? How do you prepare, physically and psychologically, for these feats? What\\u2019s it like to ride when sleep-deprived?\\xa0What should you eat out there on the lonely road? That, and so much more on today\\u2019s show.\\xa0\\nOur featured guest is Matt Roy, someone who has been competing at\\xa0ultra events\\xa0of all kinds\\xa0for over a decade.\\xa0Some of his accomplishments:\\xa0Matt holds both the Maine north to south and west to east cross-state records,\\xa0he\\xa0holds the Saratoga 12-hour\\xa0course record,\\xa0he\\xa0won the Trans-Atlantic Way pairs division\\xa0in 2018, finished the Paris-Brest-Paris in 2019\\xa0and has completed more than 27,000 kilometers of brevets since 2007. His list of accomplishments\\xa0goes\\xa0on.\\xa0\\xa0\\nI\\u2019d also be remiss if I didn\\u2019t mention the fact that also holds his Ph.D. in immunology from Harvard and now works in CRISPR and gene editing technology... a conversation for another episode.\\xa0\\nJoining Matt on the show today is his friend and colleague\\xa0Nick Legan, the road brand manager for Shimano,\\xa0who\\xa0is also an accomplished ultra-distance cyclist, having completed\\xa0Tour\\xa0Divide\\xa0and\\xa0the 12-hour Time Trial World\\xa0Championships, among other races. He\\u2019s also a tech and gear guru, having formerly served as the tech editor of\\xa0VeloNews\\xa0magazine as well as a professional mechanic\\xa0for\\xa0WorldTour\\xa0teams.\\xa0\\xa0\\nWe also hear from\\xa0Jose Bermudez,\\xa0another accomplished ultra-distance cyclist. As he says, his\\xa0modest\\xa0claim to fame is\\xa0that he\\u2019s the first, and still the only, person to have completed RAAM, the Tour Divide, and the TransAm, a self-supported\\xa0bikepacking\\xa0race across the U.S. He\\u2019s also raced the 350- and 1000-mile Iditarod events in winter.\\xa0Not only does he race, he also\\xa0coaches:\\xa0Jose\\xa0is\\xa0a USA Cycling Level 2 coach.\\xa0Irrelevant though still interesting is the fact that he is a professor of philosophy at Texas A&M University.\\xa0\\nI\\u2019ll\\xa0ask it\\xa0again: Are you ready to go long?\\xa0Let's make you fast!\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"