Lael Wilcox - Ultra-endurance bike rider and racer who won the Trans Am Bike Race in 2016, and set Tour Divide's women's course record on an individual time trial in 2015.
- Who is Lael in her own words
- What was it like to grow up in Alaska
- Being obsessed with sports
- Starting to cycle at 20
- How her passion for bikes started
- Her travel and biking journey in the Middle East
- Talking about her first race
- Getting a job as a bicycle taxi driver
- Working in a restaurant
- Saving up money and getting back on her bike
- Not expecting bicycling as her lifestyle
- Riding in the US, traveling to Europe, Africa, Middle East, etc.
- Seeing more remote places and meeting interesting people
- Expecting to go to medical school and become a doctor
- Working hard organising girls scholarships and mentorship programs while doing another job
- Feeling stressed out for about 3 years
- Getting worried about not having enough time to do everything to live a healthy and happy life
- Getting support from people within the industry
- Talking about the 1400 km bike race in Israel
- Taking on the challenge as a woman
- Utilising only the equipment she has to win the race
- "I didn't know I'd love it until I did it."
- Why does she love bike packing
- Riding the Tour Divide in 2015
- Her breathing experience in the Tour Divide race
- "I don't have to quit; the race will keep going, but I can just rest and see how I'm doing."
- Becoming sick and being diagnosed with asthma while on the race
- Finishing the race and breaking the women's record
- Experiencing tough situations and how she deals with it
- Recovering from exhaustion physically and mentally
- What is Trans Am and its history
- Road racing is not as easy as it seems
- Sleeping in a sleeping pad or sleeping bag
- Averaging 183 miles per day for the Tour Divide and 237 miles per day for 18 days for the Trans Am
- Eating while on the race
- Talking more about her bikes
- Getting into detail about the film I'm Not Stopping
- Meeting her wife Rugile Kaladyte
- How Rue asked to marry her in 2020
- Her wedding and how it felt
- How she encourages girls to get into bike packing
- Starting a program in Tucson in 2022
- Hosting 2 women's bike packing challenges with Komoot
- Hosting 3 women's scholarships
- Final words of advice
- "It doesn't have to be the biggest goal or the biggest achievement but start doing some part of it."