The Gravel Family Podcast

Podcast host, race promoter, athlete. Amanda (Panda) Nauman chats about her race, Mammoth Tuff, as well as a camp she will be hosting in the Flint Hills! We also chat about women in the sport of cycling and why it is so important to have representation!

Previous road world tour rider turned gravel pro, Ian Boswell shares his journey in cycling, his involvement with team Amani, and the differences between the road and gravel scene. 

Denesha Snell: Board member of the Hall of fame. Member of Major Taylor’s Kansas City. Producer of public programs. Sits on the board of KC Public Library. Strong advocate for diversity and inclusion. All around incredible human.  She shares her cycling journey and shares wisdom about how to grow this sport and diversity within it. This is a good one that you won't want to miss.

This is a special one! Rounding out our Big Sugar interviews, we have the Adventure for All crew on the show! Founder Chase Petty talks all about his incredible athletes and how much it's changed his life. He is followed by Adventure Athlete and Assistant Adventure Coach Josh and Adventure Athlete Riley who share what they love about being Adventure Athletes and what the Gravel Family means to the...

Founder of I Race Like a Girl and Girls Get Gritty, Angela Naeth is no stranger to the triathlon and now the gravel scene! We talk about her experience as a professional cyclist and why having teams like I Race Like a Girl and Girls Get Gritty is important!

After a break for the holidays, we are back with another episode. Lots of great information about this next year is discussed- Gravel Camp, Winter Endurance, Gravel Worlds, and our future podcast guests!

From Jason and Sofia, Happy Holidays! It's been an incredible year full of fantastic conversations and connections and we are so looking forward to 2023!

Co-Founder of All Bodies on Bikes and just exceptional human, Marley creates spaces for inclusion in the gravel community! We talk about what All Bodies on Bikes is, her journey into this community, and of course what the Gravel Family means to her!

Originally from Australia, Jake Magee brought his love for two wheels to the states. Starting as a crit racer, he eventually found his love for gravel and the rest is history!

Elite gravel racer, mom to traveling cats, and an all around incredible human. Hannah sits down with us to talk about her history as a cyclist and why the 99% of cyclists matter.

From our team to the Gravel Family- THANK YOU

Peter Stetina is someone we like to call a champion both on and off the bike. He has a long history in the cycling world, including years on the pro world tour and most recently has been a force to be reckoned with on the gravel. 

Bobby Thompson, promoter and director of Rock Ridge Gravel Grinder and Flint Hills Gravel, sits down to talk about his experiences both as a race director and a cyclist.

The incredibly talented Heather Jackson joins us this week to talk about her Ironman/triathlon experiences, her dominating entrance into the gravel scene, and of course- what the gravel family means to her!

This one is different. It's full of good feels and people passionate about getting more women on bikes. Without further ado- The Anonymous Donor from Gravel Worlds 2022

You asked, we answered. Without further ado... The tandem of Patrick Bos and Tristan Bangma talk about their Gravel Worlds experience and their history of incredibly successful cycling careers.

With the amount of miles Robb Finegan has put on his bike, he is bound to have some stories. Lucky for us, he sat down to share those stories from both his running and cycling careers, shares highs and lows of his life, as well as what #joypower means to him. Our local legend, Robb Finegan.

Inno Zavyalov is no stranger to the professional gravel scene. In this episode of the Gravel Family Podcast, Inno shares his background in cycling, why he loves volunteering, and explains what its like to be a full time professional athlete.  @premium_russian

Our two time (2019 and 2021) champion and captain of the Gravel Seas, the one and only John Borstelmann sits down to chat about his season competing in Lifetime Grand Prix Series, his start into cycling, and what the next year holds for him. Also- gravel purity??? It's a thing. 

Christie Tracy is no stranger to endurance sports. With a background of countless national and world championships under her belt we sit down at Cycle Works to talk all things Team Tracy ATX, her career as a cyclist, and her comeback from injury. 

Amber Neben has a long list of accomplishments including being a 3x Olympian, multiple time World Champion and Pan-Am Champion. We were lucky enough to sit down with her at Cycle Works before Gravel Worlds to talk about her incredible career and her newest journey as a gravel cyclist. 

Sofia and Jason recap Gravel Worlds 2022! They reflect on the week, share their top 3 memories, and Sofia explains how Jason broke her nose. Be careful, those champagne bottles are dangerous. We will see you next week for our first in the series of sit down interviews at Cycle Works!

Happy Gravel Worlds week! We are so so so excited to see your smiling face in Lincoln! What better way to prepare then going back to the very start of Gravel Worlds? Corey Godfrey (Founder and Executive Director of Gravel Worlds) and Craig Schmidt (Founder of Pirate Cycling League) sit down to give us a history lesson on this iconic event! We talk all things pirates, trophies, and some fun things...

The absolutely ICONIC (Craig) Schmidty-Schmidt joins to give a background on Pirate Cycling League and shares some must hear stories from riding bikes in Nebraska. You'll definitely want to stick around until the end to hear him drop some beats. 

Joe Billesbach: Creator of Solstice Gravel Grinder, Pub Pedalers, all around incredible person and one of the only humans that can say they have PCL tattooed on their body.