In this episode of The Good Stuff podcast, host, Andy Tomlinson interviews Ty McBee. Ty discusses the new Multi-Surface Adventure Bike Race GPS100, Chillicothe Trails, and the new mountain biking team in Ross County.
Episode Highlights:
Ty explains what GPS 100 means and how it works. (1:03)
Ty mentions that they are partnering with Chili Fest and that the two events are taking place at the same time to make it a cool event that people will remember. (3:59)
Ty shares how he wanted his role to have more organizational structure and that he wanted to be able to launch and see the opportunities for the community's children. (7:39)
According to Ty, the NICA (National Interscholastic Cycling Association) organizational structure is incredible. (8:11)
Ty discusses their season's second race and the interesting story behind it. (10:06)
Ty discusses the Chillicothe Trails. (12:44)
What trail does Ty consider the best? (17:51)
Ty shares the GPS event's registration deadlines. (21:04)
Ty talks about how they're going to spice up the event. (22:38)
Key Quotes:
“I wanted my role on this to really be more organizational structure, and to be able to get it launched and to see this opportunity for our kids in the community.” - Ty McBee.
“So, to see that and see an organization (NICA) that pulled that together like they did, made me feel really comfortable that this is something that I want us to be a part of, I want our kids to have this opportunity.” - Ty McBee.
“We came up with a vision, we came up with some key projects, and really what came out of that was the need for a centralized group that coordinated the activities and efforts. So we found that mountain biking definitely was an area of opportunity for us.” - Ty McBee.
Resources Mentioned:
Ty McBee
Chillicothe Trails
Book: Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction
Reach out to Andy Tomlinson
Tomlinson Insurance Agency
