Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast
Latest Episodes
#18 - Ines Thoma
Ines Thoma from Canyon Factory Racing joins us for a chat in Episode 18. Ines in nearing the end of another successful season of racing at the Enduro World Series, and other major enduro events. We talk about how she got into mountain biking,
#17 - Phil Atwill
Phil Atwill from the Propain Dirt Zelvy team joins us for a chat in episode 17. Phil has had a season full of ups and downs, from his best result to date, to a season ending injury. He talks us through it all,
#16 - Katy Curd
When I interviewed Tracy Moseley earlier in the year, and asked her who else I should speak to, she didn't hesitate in putting me in touch with Katy Curd, who she firmly believes is one of the most talented riders from the UK.
#15 - George Brannigan
George Brannigan of the Commencal Vallnord DH team joins us for a chat in episode 15. Unfortunately George's race season is over due to a collarbone injury picked up when riding as a forerunner at the French National champs, but from talking to him,
#14 - Kenta Gallagher
Kenta Gallagher of Polygon United Ride joins us for a chat in episode 14. Kenta has a really interesting background, having been a professional cross country racer from a young age, competing on the world...
#13 - Manon Carpenter
2014 World Cup series and World Champion Manon Carpenter joins us for a chat in episode 13. We talk about her winter of recovery, and what it takes to come back from injury, her approach to riding with control, her move to the Radon team in 2017,
Trans-Provence Special - Part Two
Ever wondered what it would be like to race the Trans-Provence? How hard is it? How do I get entered? What sort of training do I need to do? What should I expect when I get there? Is it as good as everyone says? Well wonder no longer,
Trans-Provence Special - Part One
Ever wondered what it would be like to race the Trans-Provence? How hard is it? How do I get entered? What sort of training do I need to do? What should I expect when I get there? Is it as good as everyone says? Well wonder no longer,
#12 - Ben Plenge
Ben Plenge from MTB Strength Factory joins us to talk about all things strength and conditioning. We cover training specifics for different age groups, when and how to rest and recover, how to taper for...
#11 - Nigel Reeve (Canyon Factory Racing)
Head mechanic for Canyon Factory Racing, Nigel Reeve, joins us for episode 11. Nigel is responsible for Mark Wallace’s bike, as well as generally looking after the Canyon pit set up at the World Cup...