In This Episode:

Eliot shares his story of discovering World Cup downhill mountain biking after growing up as a motocross racer in Oklahoma (3:00)

Listen to Eliot describe what it’s like to race downhill on some of the toughest courses in the world (8:15)

Eliot explains the pressure professional racers face and the level of focus required to compete at that level (10:40)

We discuss how Eliot trained his ability to find a state of flow with the help of some RedBull TV science (14:00)

Eliot and I talk about how he uses music as a tool to calm himself for his race runs (20:00)

Listen as Eliot talks about his experience making the decision to travel to Europe for his first World Cup race (23:00)

Eliot shares what it means to work hard and do the work in order to enjoy success (28:00)

We talk about how perspective can mean the difference between winning or losing a race (32:00)

We discuss how the secret to success is knowing yourself and not letting someone else’s opinions change you (34:10)

Listen as we talk about the inspiration for Eliot to start the Grow Cycling Foundation (38:30)

Eliot gives his analogy on the difference between cycling and the cycling culture as a point of entry for new cyclists (47:00)

Eliot shares what it means to maximize his human potential (56:50)