#235 - Peter Stetina: From World Tour to Gravel, Finding Your Why

Peter Stetina is a professional gravel racer, former World Tour cyclist, father of twins, and one of the early architects of modern professional gravel racing. In this conversation, we dive deep into his career transition from the pressure-cooker of European road cycling to the emerging gravel scene—and what that journey taught him about identity, sacrifice, and what actually matters.We talk about the cost of making your body your job, the realization that comes when you're forced to let go of the dream you've chased since childhood, becoming a parent mid-career, the people who stick around when things get hard, and why "a happy racer is a fast racer" might be the most important lesson he's learned in 20 years as a professional athlete.This is a conversation about transitions, perspective, and finding peace in a life spent chasing something bigger than yourself.Peter’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/pstetina/Ways to Support the Show👇🏼Nothing Novel: https://nothingnovel.life Socks: https://stupidquestions.show/pages/sq-merch Newsletter: ⁠https://stupidquestions.show/pages/newsletter-signup