MOVING THE NEEDLE : The Andrew Neethling Podcast
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In this show, Andrew sets out to pick apart the minds and strategies that Top Athletes and Industry leaders use to reach the pinnacle of their Sport. Including their early beginnings, bouncing back from adversity, and candid untold stories from life on the road. As a professional international mountain biker, and now commentator, Andrew “ Needles “ Neethling brings 18 years of experience in all aspects of the Cycling and Mountain Bike Industry.Very MTB related
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#190. Leogang DH Review: Finn's Return, Asa's Scare & Championship Momentum with Ed Masters
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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#189. Loudenvielle DH Review: Lucas Shaw's Long-Awaited Breakthrough & World Cup Chaos with Sven Martin
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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#188.Theo Erlangsen on Darkfest, World Cups & Speaking His Mind
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May 26, 2026 |
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#187. XC MTB is CHANGING | The New School riders Luca Martin & Charlie Aldridge leading the way
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May 12, 2026 |
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#186.South Korea DH Review: The Fairytale Debut & Track Chaos with Alan Milway
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May 08, 2026 |
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#185. 2026 World Cup Downhill MTB Preview with Sven Martin:The Junior Invasion, New Tracks, New Teams, New Era
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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#184.Nino Schurter (THE GOAT) Staying #1 for 20 Years.Nino Opens Up on Life at the Top & Retirement
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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#183. Luke Meier-Smith’s Unreal Rise: He Almost Quit… Now He’s a World Cup Winner
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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#182. Is This the Last Darkfest Ever? Sam Reynolds on Its 10-Year Legacy & Future of Big Air MTB
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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#181. Tom Van Steenbergen: Rampage World-Record Front Flips, Devastating Crashes & the Comeback That Keeps Him Pushing
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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#180. Randy Lawrence :From McGrath’s Mechanic to World Cup Racer & Champion Trainer – Part 2
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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#179. Randy Lawrence :From McGrath’s Mechanic to World Cup Racer & Champion Trainer – Part 1
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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#178. Andreas Kolb: From the Hardest Season of His Career to a Dream Team in 2026 | The Full Story
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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#177.Dakotah Norton on His Career-Threatening Injury, Comeback, 2026 Team Move & Why This Chapter Feels Different
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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#176. Dakotah Norton on His 2026 Team Move & Why This One Feels Different
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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#175.Dean Lucas Unfiltered — From World Cups to Rock Bottom to Reinvention: “I Thought I’d Never Walk Again"
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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#174. Skill, Strength & Sanity: How MTB Riders Actually Get Faster with Jonny Thompson
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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#173.Dirk Friel: Unlocking Athletic Potential — Data, Coaching, and the Future of TrainingPeaks
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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#172. Luca Shaw: Trusting the Feel — His Best Season Yet and the Mindset Shift Behind It
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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#171. Connor Fearon: From Racing to Reality – The Next Chapter of His Life on and off the Bike
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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#170. Mont Ste Anne Review Show by Crankbrothers. Sven Martin joins the show.
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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#169. Lake Placid Review Show by Crankbrothers. Wyn Masters joins the show.
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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#168. US OPEN DH: Preview & Inside Story with Clay Harper
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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#167. Lenzerheide Review Show by Crankbrothers. Sven Martin joins the show.
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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#166. Champery World Champs Review Show by Crankbrothers. Alan Milway joins the show.
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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#165. Les Gets Review Show by Crankbrothers. Wyn Masters joins the show.
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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#164.John Lawlor: Capturing MTB History – Racer, Filmmaker & Making of Emerald Storm
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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#163. Dr. Jason Richardson: Sport Psychology Lessons for Riding, Business & Life (and More)
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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#162. HARDLINE WALES Downhill Review with Olly Wilkins
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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#161. Andorra Review Show by Crankbrothers. Sven and Ed Masters join the show.
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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#160. La Thuile Review Show by Crankbrothers. Wyn Masters joins the show.
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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#159. Val Di Sole Review Show by Crankbrothers. Sven Martin joins the show.
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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#158. Leogang Review Show by Crankbrothers. Alan Milway joins the show.
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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#157. Loudenvielle Review Show by Crankbrothers. Sven Martin joins the show.
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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#156. Poland Review Show by Crankbrothers. Wyn Masters joins the show.
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May 20, 2025 |
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#155. Crankbrothers Downhill MTB World Series Preview Show: Sven & Milway's Expert Picks!First Look & Predictions!
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May 06, 2025 |
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#154. Aaron Gwin Unfiltered Pt 2: The Cost of Greatness, Injuries, Comebacks & the Pressure of Dominating Downhill
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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#153. Aaron Gwin Unfiltered: The Cost of Greatness, Injuries, Comebacks & the Pressure of Dominating Downhill
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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#152. Sam Blenkinsop: From Junior Phenom to World Cup Winner – A 20-Year Journey from Backyard Ruts to Podiums
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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#151.Fabien Barel: The Champion’s Mindset, Racing Strategy, and the Science of Winning
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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#150. Fit4Racing Jonny Thompson:Can Everyone Benefit from MTB Training? Power & Performance with Fit4Racing
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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#149. HARDLINE Downhill Review with Sven Martin supported by Crankbrothers
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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#148. Tony Seagrave: Father of Tahnee and Kaos on building champions , breaking limits and raising speed.
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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#147.Greg Minnaar: The Downhill GOAT Unfiltered – His Career, Legacy, and Future
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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#146. Danny Hart: Full Episode. Multiple World Champ on backing yourself, 2025 and epic stories from the past.
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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#145. Danny Hart: EXCLUSIVE TEAM NEWS. Danny's big move and 2025 plans.
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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#144.Todd Barber: Producer of Rampage on Freeride’s Evolution and the NST Bike Tour
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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#143. Jamie Read: High-Performance MTB Coaching ,Secrets and Mental Game Insights every rider can benefit from.
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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#142. RELEASE Brendan Fairclough: Deathgrip 2 exclusive, "retirement" , the future and how to keep adding value
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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#141.Clay Harper: The Founder of Monster Energy Pro Downhill Series. We break down the exciting new series and what the future of DH racing may become.
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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#140.Luca Shaw: Pushing your limits but on your terms. Learning from the very best in the sport and making it your own in Downhill MTB.
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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#139.Anton Thelander: MTB Slopestyle star , retiring at 24. The real highs and lows of pro sports. Battling depression and finding yourself again.
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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#138. Rampage Review: The Freeride Legend Cam Mccaul breaks down everything Rampage 2024
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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#137. Mont-Saint-Anne Review Show by Crankbrothers.Sven Martin joins the show
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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#136. Jaxson Riddle: Carving your own path in Freeride Mountain Biking
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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#135. Loudenvielle Review Show by Crankbrothers.Alan Milway joins the show
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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#134. World Champs Review Show by Crankbrothers.Sven Martin joins the show
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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#133. Greatest Era in Downhill MTB? Mark Rodgers on bringing Kovarik, Rennie and Co to the States.Aussie Domination in DH and changes in the sport
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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#132: Nigel Page: From X games medals to signing Sam Hill to Running a Winning Race Program and the Nukeproof Saga
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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#131. Brendan Fairclough: Deathgrip 2 exclusive, "retirement" , the future and how to keep adding value
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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#130. Olly Wilkins and Davi Birks. The guys behind THE RIDE COMPANION POD.
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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#129: Les Gets WC Review Show by Crankbrothers.Wyn Masters joins the show
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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#128. Harriet Burbidge-Smith:Pushing Freeride MTB Boundaries, Inspiring Future Riders, and Shaping the Sport's Future
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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#127: Val Di Sole WC Review Show by Crankbrothers.Wyn Masters and Eric Carter join the show.
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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#126: Leogang WC Review Show by Crankbrothers.Sven Martin joins the show.
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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#125. Jackson Goldstone: From Junior Phenom to Elite Success. Dive into his WC triumphs, battle with injuries, and navigating the spotlight at a tender age
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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#124: Poland WC Review Show by Crankbrothers.Alan Milway joins the show.
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May 21, 2024 |
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#123: Crankbrothers Fort William Review Show 2024.Sven Martin join the show.
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May 07, 2024 |
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#122: Crankbrothers World Cup Downhill MTB Preview Show 2024.Sven Martin and Alan Milway join the show.
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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#121.Chris Seager: Deathgrip 2 World Exclusive! From humble filmer to getting featured on Netflix. Navigating MTB stars and the industry.
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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#120. Anka Martin:Downhill to Enduro to multi-stage racing.Riding for causes bigger than yourself, epic tales from her journey in MTB. Life lessons and everything in between.
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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#119. Dakotah Norton: Humble beginnings to earning your way to the top of the sport of Downhill.
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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#118. HARDLINE Review with Sven Martin supported by Crankbrothers
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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#116. Oscar Saiz: Learn tricks of the trade and inside stories, technical coach to the stars of MTB.
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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#115. Neko Mulally: Bootstrapping your own downhill bike to now having a powerhouse team plus his history
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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#114: Aaron Chase: Top of the world to inspiring comeback from near career-ending back injury
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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#113. Andreas Kolb: From car mechanic to World Cup Downhill winner and the road to get there.
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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#112. Grant ”Chopper” Fielder: The godfather of British Slopestyle and Freeride gets real about his career and life.
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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#111. Myriam Nicole: Conquering the Downhill Mountain Biking World despite crazy ups and downs.
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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#110. Nicholi Rogatkin: The winningest FMB rider and World Champion brings the hype!
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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#109. Caroline Buchanan: The hustle to become a BMX and MTB World Champion, paving the way for female athletes.
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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#108. Rampage 2023 with judge Darren ”BEARCLAW” Berrecloth. He answers all the internet haters
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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#108. Ste Anne WC#7 Review with Sven Martin supported by Crankbrothers
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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#107. Snowshoe WC#7 Review with Alan Milway supported by Crankbrothers
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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#106. Tomas Lemoine: One of the most unique Freeride MTBers finding his way and moving away from competition
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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#105. Les Gets WC#6 Review with Wyn Masters supported by Crankbrothers
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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#104. Loudenvielle WC#5 Review with Sven Martin supported by Crankbrothers
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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#103. Andorra WC#4 Review with Alan Milway supported by Crankbrothers
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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#102. World Champs Review with Olly Wilkins supported by Crankbrothers
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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#101. SICK Mick Hannah Pt2: Junior phenom to Elite Legend in Downhill racing and not done yet.
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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#100. SICK Mick Hannah Pt1: Junior phenom to Elite Legend in Downhill racing and not done yet.
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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#99. Val Di Sole WC#3 Review with Sven Martin supported by Crankbrothers
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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#98. Leogang Downhill Review with Ed Masters supported by Crankbrothers
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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#97. Lenzerheide Downhill Review with Alan Milway supported by Crankbrothers
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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#96. 2023 World Cup Downhill Preview Show by Crankbrothers.Sven Martin and Alan Milway join the show.
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May 30, 2023 |
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#95. World of MTB EP7: listener Q’s, best all MTB racer ever ? plus random good times
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May 23, 2023 |
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#94. Bernard Kerr: The busiest man in MTB comes off his best season and speaks his mind.
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May 09, 2023 |
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#93. Tom Isted: 120 Foot World Record backflip and earning your spot in freeride MTB
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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#92. Sven Martin: Reviews ENDURO WC Rd 1 n 2, plus good times and travel stories
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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#91. Hans ”NO WAY ” Rey: The Legend of extreme MTB paving the way for us all.
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Mar 28, 2023 |