Pete Stetina spent years in the WorldTour before moving to the front of the gravel scene, where he has been one of its most visible and competitive figures. His pivot is instructive for amateurs: a demonstration that there's serious, fulfilling racing well beyond the road peloton, and that the engine built on the road transfers directly to long, hard gravel days.
The major positions Stetina is known for in cycling and endurance sport.
Every appearance by Pete Stetina on The Roadman Cycling Podcast — 2 episodes in total.
Roadman blog articles that reference Pete Stetina’s work.
“I was a person who raced my bike, not a bike racer who was a person. You know, if that makes sense. And I did some of those gravel races, and I just realized it was just that light bulb moment that we've talked about in the past where it was like, oh, I can have a lot more fun and still get paid to race my bike.”
“If you think about your entry to road racing. It's going to be a criteria, more a time trial. You're going to be in the cat fives. It's going to be sketchy. Probably going to crash in a pile up. You're going to feel like you're not inclusive because your sock color isn't matching your handlebar tape. Or there's all these weird rules. And it's definitely, I mean, and I was at the top of that sport. It's elitist.”
“I've put 23,000 miles. So what is that? Like 15,000 K since June in this van.”
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