In this episode of The Stable Cyclist Podcast, Dylan Johnson returns for a deeply honest conversation about a season that unraveled in ways most people never saw. While Dylan’s 2025 was publicly defined by being hit by a truck and fracturing his tibial plateau — a story covered widely elsewhere — this conversation goes beyond what everyone saw. Dylan opens up about how the long recovery, stalled progress, and feeling like he had nothing to show for the year slowly gave way to depression, challenging his sense of identity both on and off the bike.

JP and Dylan unpack what it was like to sit with that reality, how depression can quietly build during injury recovery, and what ultimately helped Dylan reckon with it and move forward. The episode closes on a lighter note with a round of random-fire questions that show a different, more playful side of Dylan — a reminder that even in difficult seasons, humor and humanity still have a place.

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