"A climbing specialist in his World Tour days, Pete spent months training specifically for this challenge, dropping weight and creating a climbing-specific frankenbike. He was very clear and public about his intentions and seemingly quite confident in his ability to add his name to the list of legendary record holders. But things don't always work out exactly as we planned or hoped, even for highly trained professionals and extremely fierce competitors like Pete Stetina."
"The short film Feeding the Rat probably started with the intention of chronicling the glory of Pete Stetina's record-breaking Mt. Washington Hill Climb. It turned into an introspective look at a competitive cyclist coping with failure and facing the uncertainty of his future as he winds down his professional cycling career. We can't imagine the decision to retire is an easy one for lifelong competitive athletes like Pete."
"While Pete may be riding off into the sunset of his professional bike racing career, we doubt this will be the last we see and hear from him. The Lifetime Grand Prix and various other races will look a little different without him there, but we look forward to seeing what challenges and events are next for one of road and gravel's finest."
Pete Stetina targeted the Mt. Washington Hill Climb course record formerly held by his father for 17 years. He trained for months, dropped weight, and built a climbing-specific frankenbike to optimize performance. Publicly confident, he aimed to secure a record as a capstone to his racing career. The attempt did not go as planned, prompting introspection about failure and uncertainty regarding his future while he winds down his professional cycling career. The short film Feeding the Rat captures his emotional response and transition. Upcoming events like the Lifetime Grand Prix will proceed without his regular presence.
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