About this episode

The episode discusses recent race recaps, the IOC's athlete pay issues, and insights on Chinese bike brands entering the market.

We break down the races from last weekend in Austin, Samorin, Lanzarote and Pamplona. Then go deep on the IOC's athlete pay problem and Rule 40, preview a stacked WTCS Alghero field, and Pat drops some serious insider intel on the Chinese bike brands coming to disrupt the entire industry. Buckle up. 🎙️ Intro (0:00–4:10) 🚵 Race Recaps (4:10-35:10) 💰 IOC Athlete Pay & Rule 40 (35:15–43:30) 🏁 Race Previews (43:35–58:40) 🔥 Hot Takes (58:45–1:17:45) New Website: https://protrinews.com/ 🙌 Massive Thanks To Our Partners 🎨 WYN Republic – Gear up. 15% off with link below https://wynrepublic.com/pages/protrinews 🥩 Good Ranchers- American Meat Delivered. Use code IRON for a special discount. https://www.goodranchers.com/ 🩸 Rythm Health – Start tracking your biomarkers today https://rythmhealth.com/ ⛽️ Plan your next race's nutrition and race with what's on course- Code PTN15 https://visit.pfandh.com/protrinews ❤️‍🩹 Recover better, and faster https://pillarperformance.us/ 👨🏻‍🔧 Race on the best saddle! Visit Wove https://wovebike.com/ 🏦 Open a Waterfall Bank Account https://www.waterfallbank.com/

Topics covered

• Olympic athlete pay
• Chinese bike brands
• race recaps
• race previews
• Rule 40
• WTCS Alghero

Sponsors

WYN Republic, Good Ranchers, Rythm Health, Pillar Performance, Wove, Waterfall Bank

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IOC

Products: Good Ranchers

Places: Austin, Samorin, Lanzarote, Pamplona

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