Cycling Out of Darkness: Owen Vermeulen's Triumph Over Addiction

Today, we have the privilege of speaking with Owen Vermeulen, a remarkable individual who successfully transformed his life after battling with substance abuse. His journey began with an introduction to recovery at the age of 18, but despite a promising career in professional skateboarding, he found himself ensnared by addiction once again. During our conversation, we will explore how cycling emerged as a guiding light for Owen, becoming a pivotal force in his sustained recovery. We'll delve into his distinctive encounters in gravel cycling, including his recent participation in a challenging 8-day gravel race in Colombia. Owen will share insights on rebuilding relationships that were impacted by addiction, and he'll offer a message of hope to those navigating their own paths to recovery. Veloforte Todays show sponsor is Veloforte! Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠veloforte.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code roadman30 to get 30% off your first order. ⁠⁠Better He⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lp⁠⁠⁠ This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at ⁠⁠⁠betterhelp.com/ROADMAN⁠⁠⁠ and get on your way to being your best self. Wattbike Wattbike is the only brand I trust for my indoor training needs. Head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wattbike.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use roadmanten you'll get 10% off the Wattbike Atom Factor Bikes Today's show is brought to you with special thanks to our amazing on-going sponsors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Factor Bikes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠Silca ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Go to www.silca.cc and use ROADMAN13 at checkout to get 13% off your purchase Join The Breakaway Cycling Apps FREE 4 week coaching plan at this link - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://form.typeform.com/to/p3oII8Qf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The heart beat of our community & best place to reach me is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to watch full interviews on video? Check out our new Youtube Channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/roadmancycling?sub_confirmation=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our full back catalogue of episodes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://anchor.fm/roadman-cycling-podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ My gift to you is 14 days of free coaching. To Claim your gift go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.roadmancycling.com/14daygift⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this podcast by buying me a beer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/anthony_walsh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠