They’re the two young guns taking the DH World Cup by storm, but their 2021 seasons were diametrically opposed! Thibaut Dapréla started the season strong, podiuming at each of the first four rounds but crashed out in Snowshoe and lost his grip on the overall. Vali Höll crashed at the first two World Cups but won the final two races to take the Women’s title. Those are the headlines, dive into this episode as we dig out the detail…

Vali Höll Gallery

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UCI DH World Cup in Snowshoe. Credit: Red Bull Content Pool

Thibaut Dapréla Gallery

• UCI DH World Cup in Les Gets
• UCI DH World Cup in Maribor
• UCI DH World Cup in Lenzerheide
• UCI DH World Cup in Lenzerheide

Credit: Red Bull Content Pool

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Previously on Making Up The Numbers Podcast

Season 3

• Episode 8 | Loris Vergier
• Epidsode 7 | Greg Minnaar and Myriam Nicole
• Episode 6 | National DH Champs Special
• Episode 5 | Les Gets Special
• Episode 4 | EWS Special
• Episode 3 | Reece Wilson, Nina Hoffmann and Jamie Edmondson
• Episode 2 | MTB Training with Richie Rude and Todd Schumlick
• Episode 1 | Team Rumours Podcast! With Angel Suárez Alonso and Dakotah Norton.

Season 2

• Episode 13 | Emilie Siegenthaler, Becky Cook & Martha Gill
• Episode 12 | Tracey Hannah and Matt Walker
• Episode 11 | World Champsionship Review with Camille Balanche, David Trummer and Dan Slack
• Episode 10 | World Cup Preview with Greg Williamson, Vali Höll and Dan Slack
• Episode 9 | Greg Minnaar, Jordi Cortes and Rob Przykucki
• Episode 8 | Gee Atherton
• Episode 7 | Simon Burney, Nina Hoffmann, Andrew Shandro & Jonny Thompson
• Episode 6 | Vali Höll and Thibaut Dapréla
• Episode 5 | Tahnée Seagrave 
• Episode 4 | Charlie Hatton, Joe Breedon, Alan Millway
• Episode 3 | Laurie Greenland
• Episode 2 | Danny Hart
• Episode 1 | Matt Simmonds and Todd Schumlick

Season 1

• Episode 7 | Adam Brayton and Dan Bladon
• Episode 6 | Reece Wilson & Kade Edwards
• Episode 5 | With Matt Walker
• Episode 4 | With Joe Smith
• Episode 3 | With Will Longden
• Episode 2 | With Jack Reading
• Episode 1 Part 1 | With Joe Breeden
• Episode 1 Part 2 | With Chris Porter

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