Episode 29 - Mary Wittenberg, President of EF Education First Pro Cycling Team - a podcast by Mass Participation World

Today on The Aid Station we head to Boston, USA, to talk to Mary Wittenberg who is I'm sure known to many in the industry for her time as CEO of New York Road Runners. Mary is currently President of EF Education First Pro Cycling Team.

She talks about the tough decisions of being one of the first teams to decide that it wasn't safe to continue racing and the ongoing challenges around putting safety of staff and riders first once racing resumes, which is currently scheduled for 1 August.

"The riders have been extraordinary and the leadership has been incredible often from those that have been the hardest impacted." Listen for the huge contribution of Colombian Rigoberto Uran and Canadian Mike Woods. "Mike broke his femur in Paris Nice in March and couldn't even walk but was getting on his bike and doing recovery rides on Zwift with fans"

"We are lucky to be surrounded by inspiration and one of the things that has inspired me so much has been the huge response of runners to the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery. I hope it's a moment during this time that is in some way unrelated but carries forward in our community".

Watch the interview with Mary here https://youtu.be/_y7i9GrhISc

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