Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast
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EXCLUSIVE – Chris Ball Talks Discovery/ESO and the Future of Mountain Bike World Cup Racing
Since the announcement of the Discovery take over from Red Bull, there has been a lot of speculation and concern over what will happen to the sport we all love. Well, I was lucky enough to get a chanc
Jesse Melamed – Moving to Canyon CLLCTV, Bike Setup and His 2022 Season
Today Im joined by Jesse Melamed. Last week, Jesse announced that hed be joining the Canyon CLLCTV team for 2023, so we sat down to find out a bit more about it. Before we get stuck into the team ch
Improve Your Mountain Bike Skills This Off-Season – Paul Howard from ZEP MTB Camps
Today I'm joined by mountain bike skills coach, Paul Howard. Paul has an incredible story of creating his career in mountain biking through coaching, setting up both the PMBIA, which is now the larges
Matt Walker – Learning from Adversity and Creating a Winning Recipe
TodayIm joined by Madison Saracens lead rider, Matt Walker. Matt is a super analytical racer with a highly dedicated focus on performance. Matt isnt the most outspoken rider, but when we do hear f
Camille Balanche – Grit and Determination Pay Off
Today Im joined by your World Cup overall champion for 2022, Camille Balanche. We sat down to chat about Camis 2022 season and the ups and downs that led to that overall victory. Find out how Cami w
Myriam Nicole – Finding the Right Balance
For the first episode of 2023 and Im joined by a rider whos been at the top of our sport for a long time now and shows no signs of stopping, Myriam Nicole. As this was our first time chatting we tal
How Good Are Modern Trail Bikes? The Santa Cruz Showdown
Mountain bikes are continually developing and the trail bike category has become more and more popular. But just how good are modern trail bikes? We took the Santa Cruz Tallboy, 5010 and Hightower, wh
Are World Cup Semi-Finals a Good Idea?
There has been some big news in the past week around some of the rule changes to both the Downhill and Enduro Mountain Bike World Cup for 2023, so I thought it would be a good idea to get on a couple
Vali Höll – Making The Leap From Junior to Elite
Vali Hll had a pretty much perfect junior mountain bike World Cup career, so there were huge expectations piled on her arrival in the elite ranks. An injury at World Champs in 2020 put her out of con
Charlie Hatton – What Goes Into a Breakthrough Season?
Charlie Hatton is a mountain bike rider whos shown serious promise for a few years now, but it hadnt quite all come together for him. 2022 was a breakthrough season for Charlie where he showed just