About this Episode
As part of the Olympic Virtual Series, Zwift is welcoming 1984 Olympic Silver Medalist Nelson Vails to the podcast. With his ‘84 medal, he became the first African American to win an Olympic medal in cycling and in 2009, he was inducted into the U.S. Bicycle Hall of Fame.
The Olympic Virtual Series is jam-packed with exciting events, serving up a month of action June 1–27. Join other Zwifters for Olympian-hosted podcasts and Olympian-inspired workouts with surprise guests, all leading to 24-hour group rides as well as a broadcasted chase-style event with Olympians!
About the Podcast
The Zwift PowerUp Cycling Podcast features training tips from host Matt Rowe (Rowe & King), with regular co-hosts Greg Henderson, Rahsaan Bahati, Dani Rowe, and Kristin Armstrong.
I feel fortunate to stumble into this ‘rode’ and was riveted by his story which was both amazing and as he says mundane in many ways but also awesome examples of how to parent/ coach the right way and unique. This isn’t ‘only’ the story of a historical ‘first’ though also important, but the actual real life path from being a teenager doing what they loved and in some ways he was sating it was unsurprising ending up in the Olympics and bringing a medal home. As a side note near the end there was talk of how few black cycling champions many of us know if and I was smiling since a couple weeks ago bought this wearable history lesson (and sorry but they’re sold out as I write this) … Istill have lots of ‘homework’ to do!
https://ostroy.com/collections/resort-shirts-1/products/black-cycling-pioneers-resort-shirt
(Apologies for typos .. Eric is there a way I can edit (or feel free if you can!))