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In this powerful episode, we reconnect with Dutch cyclist Elwin Remmerts—once an elite rider with his eyes on the top, now navigating a new chapter shaped by resilience and perspective. After a devastating crash left him with a severe concussion and a heart injury, Elwin made the difficult decision to step down from elite competition.

But this isn't a story about giving up—it's about transformation.

Now working full-time, building a life with his girlfriend, and rediscovering balance, Elwin opens up about how the crash, while physically and emotionally taxing, ultimately put him on a path to a more meaningful and grounded life. We talk about identity, recovery, and what it really means to live fully—on and off the bike.

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Jeff has won every lap except one since the beginning of the season. Let that bit of information sink in. He only lost the one lap because of a flat tire. He says the results folks are seeing is because of carefully laid plans two years ago. Upshaw says what you're seeing is a faster first straight and an increased focus all the way across the finish line.

Currently Jeff is in Ohio visiting family and putting in work for his next races. Minnesota, Upshaw is coming to put on a show. This year his goals are firmly planted at the worlds and turning the number two plate into a one.

Jeff is always a fun interview and one of the coolest cats I've ever gotten the chance to sit and chop it up with. Enjoy.

And, yes it feels good to be behind the mic once again interview the brightest and the best. I just needed a bit of a break.

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Kristaps Veksa is originally from Latvia. Yep, the same country as Maris Strombergs is from.

He recently competed in the pump track world championships in Durban, South Africa. Ryan Gilchrist took home the rainbow jersey.

Veksa began racing around five years old in 1999 in Saldus, Latvia. He had a BMX track right behind the apartment building he lived in. So, of course he was at the track all the time. He finished sixth in his first race. Since then he's won the Latvian national championship multiple times.

He turned elite right after finishing school. It was a time when there was no U23 class so he jumped right into the deep end of racing with the big boys. He says it was a difficult time getting adjusted to the increased competition. Veksa says his break through moment came when he made the main of a euro cup in Latvia with Strombergs and Edzus Treimanis. He ended up fourth in that race.

Veksa says he decided to stop racing for a multitude of reasons. So, he decided to move to Germany. He never stopped riding but simply didn't race. Veksa began training kids on how to race. He got the bug to compete again but this time it was on a pump track. Hitting the pump track eventually led him back to a BMX track. This time he passed on racing in the elite category and went straight to the challenge class. The culmination of his hard work was winning worlds in 2023 in the 25-29 challenge class.

At the moment Veksa is working in a bike shop in Germany, riding for Radio frames, and he just proposed to his girlfriend.