This week on the show, we’re joined by Will Longden. I’ve been asked a lot to get some team managers on the show, so this is the first of a couple coming up over the next month or so. Will is a former DH racer himself, and is now the manager of the Madison Saracen Downhill team. We sit down for a chat about his own riding career, his time with Madison Saracen, and what it takes to run one of the top teams on the circuit, with riders like Danny Hart, Matt Walker and Alex Marin.

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