We talk with 7x world champion and 2x Hall of Fame inductee, Rebecca Rusch, and Bike Monkey founder, Carlos Perez, about mountain biking in the 2024 Olympics; whether gravel biking ought to be an Olympic sport; the the new Potato Olympics, and her signature event, Rebecca’s Private Idaho. RELATED LINKS: BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered Listener Code for Rebecca’s Private Idaho: BLISTER RPI CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS Blister Cinematic CRAFTED Bikes & Big Ideas Blister Podcast Off The Couch TOPICS & TIMES: Rebecca’s Thoughts on the Olympics (4:36) Should Gravel Biking be in the Olympics? (11:43) Differentiating Gravel vs. Mountain Biking (13:52) Origins of Rebecca’s Private Idaho (19:20) Rebecca’s Dive into Endurance Sports (32:34) Race Events: Why Do People Sign Up? (38:05) More Details re: Rebecca’s Private Idaho (46:38) The Potato Olympics (51:30) The Be Good Foundation (52:47) Logistics of Putting on Race Events (57:37) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.