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TPM Ep 183: Paul Basagoitia, Mountain Biker
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Length:
83 minutes
Released:
Jul 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Paul Basagoitia’s life has been a rollercoaster of insanity. He powered through a dysfunctional childhood by racing his bike. When his race career came to an abrupt halt do to lack of support at home, his bike became an escape. Then he met Cam Zink, eventually got on a mountain bike, had overnight success, became a pro, and had a life altering injury. We talk about it all on this heavy podcast. Paul Basagoitia Show Notes: 3:00: Busy life, premieres, and travel 6:30: Minden, NV, bikes, and racing 8:00: Factory Team, expenses, and home 14:00: Pressure, BMX parents, and divorce 17:00: Hotel life, the end of BMX 23:25: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30 25:15: Cam Zink, where is his bike career, and Sea Otter 31:00: Crankworx, sitting in the hot seat, and winning 38:00: The rest of 2004, Derek Westerlund, and Sponsorship 42:00: Graduation, traveling the world, and filming, and Rampage 46:00: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 47:00: Rampage, his compound, and sponsors 53:00: The end of filming, the double backflip, and losing his sponsors 59:00: Re-inventing himself, new sponsors, Rampage, and the Accident 66:00: The movie, rehab, poop and pee, stem cells, and the long road back to his bike 79 :00: Inappropriate Questions with Roy Tuscany
Released:
Jul 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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