Welcome back to another episode of OffRoad InRoads. Today's episode is a little different as we shift from our typical guests, to bring on photographer/filmmaker and budding recreational gravel racer Nicole McFadden. Nicole filmed and produced the recently released Fast and Slow Presented by Stan's. Here's the brief, go have a watch.  Travel alongside pro off-road bike racers, Haley Smith and Andrew L’Esperance, to Canada’s rugged north as they chase twin titles for men and women’s National XC Marathon MTB Championships and get to the heart of what makes the Yukon a special place to rid ..read more

Welcome back to OffRoad InRoads and to the episode following The RAD in Trinidad, Colorado. This was the 6th and penultimate stop on the LTGP tour and a new-to-the-series event. Maxxis Factory Racing was split this weekend with Haley competing in the MTB Marathon World Cup in Snowshoe, West Virgina and myself in Southern Colorado on the gravel bike. I did this trip with Kerry Werner who races for Bike Flights and Kona. We both share many sponsors, including Bike Flights and Maxxis and he's a cool guy, so we did the trip together. We recorded a conversation afterwards. Kerry is coming at this ..read more

Welcome back to OffRoad InRoads and to the episode following Canadian XCM National Championships. We are back from an impromptu summer break for the podcast and we have a busy fall of racing ahead.  To kick September off Haley and Lespy traveled to Whitehorse, Yukon to race at the Canadian XCM National Championships. It was an incredible opportunity to visit the Canadian North and to compete for a maple leaf jersey. It was a great weekend for the team with both Haley and Lespy earning their first Elite National titles. Today’s guests also made the trip up to Whitehorse and the both share ..read more

We are here on Vancouver Island for BC Bike Race and going to bring you inside the Ultimate Singletrack experience. This is the final episode of our BCBR series. Lespy is joined by producer Bill Schieken to break down the final days of racing and the whole experience at BC Bike Race. Thanks to Maxxis Tires for supporting this podcast and bringing you inside the action with athletes at the biggest off-road races in North America. Enjoy the show. Hosted by: @andrewlespy Joined by:  Bill Schieken @cxhairs Produced by: Bill Schieken @cxhairs ..read more

We are here on Vancouver Island for BC Bike Race and going to bring you inside the Ultimate Singletrack experience. Today's guest is someone you may not be familiar with, but you should keep an eye out. Eva Poidevin is a XCO racer from Canada that has been throwing her hand in the off-road endurance space this season. She has had a strong run at BCBR this year with several days on the podium, holding steady in 3rd overall with one-to-go and a stage win on Stage 6 in Campbell River. We chat about her season this year,  what it's like racing at BCBR with a deep field of women and how she g ..read more

We are here on Vancouver Island for BC Bike Race and going to bring you inside the Ultimate Singletrack experience. Today's guest is Maxxis Factory Racing OG and Canadian MTB legend Geoff Kabush. Geoff is bringing his experience and skill to one of the deepest BCBR Pro Men's fields in recent history. We chat about his background at this event, his bike setup that is maximized for the downs and his strategy for managing these heavy racing efforts. Enjoy the conversation. Thanks to Maxxis Tires for supporting this podcast and bringing you inside the action with athletes at the biggest off-road ..read more

We are here on Vancouver Island for BC Bike Race and going to bring you inside the Ultimate Singletrack experience. What does a guy that started a bike company 42 years ago do for fun? Ride bikes of course! Lucky to have the founder of Ibis Bicycles, Scot Nicol on the show for a chat. Scot is mixing it up in the 60+ category at BCBR and enjoying the sweet singletrack that the island offers. Enjoy the conversation. Thanks to Maxxis Tires for supporting this podcast and bringing you inside the action with athletes at the biggest off-road races in North America. Enjoy the show. Hosted by: @an ..read more

We are here on Vancouver Island for BC Bike Race and going to bring you inside the Ultimate Singletrack experience. Enjoy the conversation with Katerina  Nash chatting about the good times racing at BCBR, 20 years on Maxxis Tires and gravel bikes vs. MTBs on singletrack. Lets go! Thanks to Maxxis Tires for supporting this podcast and bringing you inside the action with athletes at the biggest off-road races in North America. Enjoy the show. Hosted by: @andrewlespy Joined by:  @katkanash Produced by: Bill Schieken @cxhairs ..read more

We are back for part 2 of the Unbound show for OffRoad InRoads. The mud is most certainly cleaned up by now and athletes are coming out of the hole that they dug for themselves at Unbound. We are very lucky to be joined by Sarah Sturm, the thoughtful, energetic and fierce competitor in the North American off-road scene Unbound is THE gravel race in the North America, a 200 mile beast on the rough and rugged roads of Kansas. The 2023 edition was one to remember with rain, mud, heat and mechanicals along with notable changes to the racing rules. These changes include aerobars not being allowed ..read more

Everything is finally cleaned up from the muddy weekend at Unbound Gravel in Emporia, Kansas just in time to relive the experience on this episode of OffRoad InRoads. Unbound is THE gravel race in the North America, a 200 mile beast on the rough and rugged roads of Kansas. The 2023 edition was one to remember with rain, mud, heat and mechanicals along with notable changes to the racing rules. These changes include aerobars not being allowed in the pro race, and separated, amateur, pro women's and pro men's starts. In the episode Haley and Lespy chat about Haley's 12 plus hour journey on the ..read more