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Paola Berber

Paola Berber

Mexican adventure cyclist and ultra-distance bikepacking racer; Liv Cycling ambassador and Pedalia magazine assistant editor

Jul 3, 2026

70:42
Well, shall we move on to the topic that you'd like to introduce, Polly?
70:48
Yeah, as a Mexican, I really wanted to highlight Javier Chiriboga, the farmer's performance.
70:57
And he is just starting with his year challenge of the Triple Crown.
71:04
So for me, like...
71:07
Chiriboga as a Latin American inspiration and as a rider from the global South, like for me, it's like really important that, that he is out there and maybe not winning podiums, but he also had to overcome so many things.
71:27
I was like, I, I, I don't know if, if I faced all of that challenges, I would finish, but I, I think his story, it's like really inspiring.
71:37
And unfortunately, as us as Latin American, we don't have like that professionalization that, well, Europe has.

10 MINS LATER

82:08
Although they theoretically have home ground and numerical advantage, what's the reason behind us seeing international riders more at the front of the field? Is, as we were saying earlier, this a case of those coming from abroad taking a more professional approach? Or are there sort of fundamental differences in how the spirit is viewed with US riders? it's potentially it's it's less of a race for them more of the experience so let's start polly what do you think

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