Gypsy Tales

After YEARS of silence, Blake Baggett FINALLY speaks! Once one of the most respected and talked-about riders in motocross, Blake seemingly disappeared from the sport, leaving fans wondering what REALLY happened to El Chupacabra. Now, six years after his last professional race, Blake sits down with Jase Macalpine for Gypsy Tales Chapter 424 to tell his side of the story, and we finally get some answers!

The 2012 Pro Motocross 250 Champion built his reputation on unbelievable speed, legendary late-race charges, and a willingness to push the limits of what was possible on a dirt bike. During his championship-winning season, Blake famously jumped the Freestone wall, sending it further than any other rider, a jump even James Stewart wasn't willing to go for. Then in 2017, after suffering a devastating thumb injury, Blake continued racing with Velcro on his grips just to help him hold on to the handlebars.

But despite everything he'd accomplished, Blake's career came to an unexpected end in 2020. Just two weekends after winning a moto, he walked away from professional racing and never lined up again, leaving fans with more questions than answers. For the first time in years, Blake looks back on the moments that defined his career, what really led to his departure from racing, and the life he's built since. From one of motocross's most exciting talents to a completely different life away from the spotlight, El Chupacabra finally tells his story.

00:00:00 Intro
00:03:27 Welcome Blake Baggett to Gypsy Tales
00:06:22 Why Talk Now
00:11:24 Making Millions Racing and After Racing
00:15:06 The Start of Baggett's Pro Career
00:20:00 Blake's Level of Fitness
00:22:14 First Pro Contract
00:26:50 What Mitch Payton saw in Blake Baggett
00:32:10 Pro Circuits Dominance
00:36:30 Riding on the Edge
00:44:27 James Stewarts Level of Speed
00:49:51 James Stewart Riding Style
00:59:35 Blake's Relationship with Aldon Baker
01:08:03 Blakes Motivation to Win
01:10:56 Bonus Money in Supercross
01:19:16 Wanting to be the best
01:27:44 Building an App
01:38:07 Blake Baggett 2012 Freestone Wall Jump
01:45:29 The Best Era of Motocross!?
01:50:13 Hangtown moto 1 2012
01:57:28 Blake Baggett's Son
02:08:50 Testing Factory KTM parts
02:14:24 Passing Eli Tomac at Thunder Valley
02:19:06 Blake Baggett Almost Returned to Racing
02:21:34 Why Blake Baggett Retired
02:35:55 The Day Blake walked away
02:50:10 Crushing it in Business
03:01:02 Blakes Goals in Business
03:07:58 Blake's Financial Goals
03:20:09 Making it in Business
03:39:58 Closing

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Adam Cianciarulo is back, and this time the conversation is less about racing and more about what comes after it. After retiring in May 2024, AC stepped straight into the broadcasting career he'd dreamed of since he was a kid. Two years later, he's still figuring out who he is without a race result to define him.

Adam won 11 amateur national championships before ever lining up as a professional and spent much of his career carrying the expectations that came with it. In Chapter 423, he sits down with Jase Macalpine to discuss growing up without the time to develop an identity outside of racing, the breakdown that forced him to confront it, and his decision to turn down work so he could spend an entire summer with nothing on his schedule.

AC OPENS UP ON:
◼ Never having had time to develop an identity outside racing
◼ The 2021 breakdown with his arm, and why he is grateful it got that bad
◼ Turning down the 2025 outdoors so he would have nothing on all summer
◼ Winning a Supercross in 2014 with zero confidence, and feeling like an imposter
◼ Training so hard as a kid that he stunted his own growth
◼ Moving in with Ryan Villopoto, and why RV is the most underrated champion of the era
◼ Giving Ken Roczen a 50/50 shot at lining up in 2027
◼ What he actually meant about Chase Sexton, and the standard Chase holds himself to
◼ Jorge Prado and Jeffrey Herlings at the MXoN, and racing ready to die on a Monday
◼ Blake Baggett's life after racing, and the phone call from a construction site

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:52 Welcome back Adam Cianciarulo
00:02:12 Adam's Glow Up
00:04:25 The Start of Gypsy Tales
00:11:48 Housecall Pro Ad
00:12:06 Daniel Blairs Broadcasting Skill
00:18:10 Adam's Broadcasting Career
00:22:32 The Transition from Pro to Retirement
00:30:52 How Social Media Impacts your world view
00:36:50 Doing things for the right reason
00:42:25 Not needing a lot to be Happy
00:49:41 Mentally hitting your limit
00:57:34 Sota Fuel Ad
01:01:26 Getting Brand Deals
01:07:10 Jeffery Herlings VS Jorge Prado
01:10:46 Risking your life for 20 years
01:17:57 The Rarity of being a Supercross broadcaster
01:26:05 Should Adam Return to Racing?
01:31:23 Why RC is the GOAT
01:39:48 Dealing with online comments
01:43:36 Moving in with Ryan Villopoto
01:50:30 Adam had no confidence
01:56:54 Is Villopoto the Goat?
02:01:49 Jett Lawrence
02:06:10 Showing how hard Supercross really is
02:09:58 Crazy Ryan Villopoto Story
02:21:19 Adam wants an adventure ride
02:29:36 Positive Interactions with fans
02:38:29 Instagram Conspiracy
2:51:11 Fist Handwear Ad
02:52:25 Blake Baggett is doing the pod!
02:58:07 Blake Baggett's Late Moto Charge
03:08:03 Chase Sexton
03:17:50 Extreme Ownership Jacko Willink
03:27:20 Dealing with anxiety
03:31:02 The Risk of Racing Supercross
03:39:01 Haiden Deegans Rookie Season
03:50:17 Lucas Coenen Straight to 450 Supercross
03:57:31 Closing

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Silly Season is heating up as we head toward the 2027 Supercross season! Is Chase Sexton leaving Kawasaki, and what options does he have? The Coenen brothers are heading to America to race Supercross, Haiden Deegan is emerging as America's top rider, WSX faces a sudden shutdown amid financial troubles, and several big names could be heading toward retirement. We break down the latest rider moves, team changes, and unanswered questions surrounding the upcoming season, plus the latest from MXGP and some potential news surrounding Jeffrey Herlings.

00:00:00 Intro
00:02:31 WSX CANCELLED!
00:06:54 Destination Yamaha Ad
00:08:20 Most Memorable WSX Moment
00:10:55 What's the best transition going into 450 Supercross?
00:14:18 The Coenens racing Supercross
00:14:57 MXON Recap
00:19:24 King of the offseason
00:21:13 Sota Fuel Ad
00:21:51 Potenital Retirees
00:23:06 Pro Circuit Kawasaki 2027
00:32:31 NEW Bikes for 2027
00:36:19 Sexton staying at Kawi?
00:49:28 Deegan's new mechanic
00:51:41 Drama at Yamaha MXGP
00:54:32 Aussie takeover
00:59:06 Savatgy to Ducati
01:01:16 Main event now at 20 riders
01:05:31 FIST Handwear Ad
01:06:51 Red Bull Hardline
01:11:41 Outro

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The King of Supercross is back for round two. Jeremy McGrath won 72 supercross main events, 15 more than Eli Tomac and 24 more than Ricky Carmichael, and nobody has got near that standard since. This one is three hours on how it actually ended for him, what he would do differently, and what he sees when he watches the current field.

Jeremy McGrath is a seven time supercross champion with more main event wins than anyone in the history of the sport. In Chapter 422 he sits down with Jase Macalpine to go through the Yamaha offer that cut his salary in half, the KTM that was never ready and made the decision for him, the two fourth places that finally let him stop, and why he is in the gym five mornings a week at 54.

JEREMY EXPLAINS:
◼ The Yamaha offer that halved his salary after he won them three titles
◼ Signing with KTM, a bike that was not ready, and telling Larry he was done tomorrow
◼ The two fourth places behind Carmichael, Stewart and Reed that let him walk away at peace
◼ What he would tell Eli Tomac about the first year out
◼ Why Haiden Deegan should sit behind someone for a whole race and copy him
◼ The same front end crash Chase Sexton keeps having, on every brand
◼ Twenty years of Monster, and the Hansen's sticker on his forks in 98
◼ How he squashed twenty years of beef with Jeff Emig
◼ A hip, a knee, and the ankle he is getting looked at next week

0:00 Intro
1:13 The Gambling Money Behind a Factory Team
7:00 Sports Betting Is a Pandemic
10:38 A Word on Subscribing
12:21 The King of Gypsy Tales Is Back
13:17 Beast Mode at 54
14:34 Empty Nesters
18:54 Six Guys and an 8:30 Start
25:52 A Hip, a Knee and the Ankle Left to Fix
30:37 Jase's Dad, Cambodia and Riding Till the Wheels Fall Off
31:50 What He Made of Jett's Ankle
33:47 Mars Men
36:10 Nobody Races the Off Season Anymore
37:19 Flying Race to Race Across Europe in the 90s
46:12 Why the Sport Moved to Florida
48:40 Still Driving the 2015 Prius
50:01 The Strait of Hormuz and China's Hidden Reserves
54:09 Telling the Truth and Becoming the Enemy
59:02 Written Off, Then a World Champion
1:03:46 Chase Sexton and the Same Crash Every Time
1:10:59 Silly Season and Eli Tomac Retiring
1:11:55 The Day a Racer Knows It's Over
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1:19:36 Did He Ever Feel Like the King?
1:20:51 He Got Hurt More After He Retired
1:23:47 Advice for Guys Who Beat the Game Early
1:28:43 How Fans Turn on You, Then Love You
1:33:07 Which Criticism Is Worth Listening To
1:35:15 What He Makes of Deegan's 450 Year
1:38:22 Learning Outdoors by Watching Jeff Emig
1:41:07 Decoding Ricky Carmichael's Riding Style
1:43:13 The Best Deegan Interview He Has Heard
1:49:12 Prado vs Deegan on the Last Lap
1:51:07 The Pass on Cooper Webb
1:53:11 Riding the New Two Stroke at Ironman
1:57:35 The Colorado 500
1:59:53 Swing Arm City and Missing Ken Block
2:03:59 Winning King of the Hammers Back to Back
2:06:36 Where He Has Ridden in the World
2:10:25 AG1
2:11:31 A Thousand Miles of Baja in Five Days
2:16:26 Why the Lawrence Brothers Are Ahead of the Field
2:19:01 The Biggest Turnover in Years
2:20:28 Twenty Years of Monster Energy Supercross
2:22:50 How the Monster Deal Happened in 2008
2:24:32 How Energy Drinks Funded the Sport
2:32:38 The Crash That Overshadowed Hunter's Title
2:36:41 Predictions for Next Year
2:37:38 Riding a Defensive Line
2:40:47 You Cannot Make Enemies of Everyone
2:43:49 Moving Up to the 450s
2:45:37 Larry Brooks, the Unsung Hero
2:48:36 The Cinderella Story of the Season
2:51:36 Watching the Tomac Tribute
2:54:20 Squashing Twenty Years of Beef with Emig
2:55:57 Where the Rivalry Started
2:59:35 FIST
3:01:01 Tomac's 57 Wins
3:05:14 The Two Fourths That Let Him Walk Away
3:08:47 Yamaha Halving His Salary
3:12:47 What He Was Actually Being Paid

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RJ Hampshire is officially headed to Ducati. Fresh off the announcement, RJ joins Jase Macalpine on Gypsy Tales to talk about signing with Ducati, the decision behind the move and what comes next for his Supercross and Motocross career.

RJ also opens up about his aggressive riding style, making passes with millions of dollars on the line, Chase Sexton and Kawasaki, Haiden Deegan vs Cole Davies, losing his dad, nearly racing MXoN, training with the Lawrence brothers, getting the Ducati race bike ready and the mentality it takes to win at the highest level.

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👉🏼 Supercross getting quieter!?
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00:00:00 Intro
00:03:13 Welcome RJ Hampshire to Gypsy Tales
00:03:27 Haiden Deegan VS Cole Davies
00:14:32 Blud Lubricants Ad
00:15:13 Signing with Ducati
00:19:57 Kawasaki Wanted to Trade Riders!?
00:26:37 RJ Hamphire has no agent!?
00:31:29 Chase Sexton is done with Kawasaki!?
00:37:32 The Darren Lawrence Effect
00:53:45 RJ Opens Up About Losing His Dad
01:13:04 Anything to Win a Supercross Title
01:15:36 RJ's Best Life Decision
01:18:48 The People Who Saved RJ's Career
01:20:50 AG1 Ad
01:21:53 Mike Grondahl's Impact in Supercross
01:27:08 Mitch Payton was Pissed
01:39:45 2026 SMX Finals
01:48:04 Supercross Noise Reduction
01:53:57 RJ Almost Raced MXON!?
02:01:01 Cooper Webb & Team Tedder
02:05:32 Where is Chase Sexton Going!?
02:12:14 Why RJ has no agent
02:18:46 Motosport.com Ad
02:19:41 Malcolm Stewart, Aaron Plessinger & RJ
02:29:55 New KTM 250!!!
02:31:38 Sacha Coenen Goes Full Send
02:34:29 Jeffery Herling's on Honda
02:41:30 Why Honda Get's Such Great Starts
02:46:55 The Process of getting the Ducati Race Ready
02:50:13 Training with the Lawrence Brothers
02:51:24 Taking out Seth Hammaker
02:55:10 RJ Hampshire's Career Highlights
02:56:43 Scary Head Injury
03:03:35 The Love of Doing the Work
03:08:05 The Real RJ Hampshire
03:10:38 Outro

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The heat just got turned up at Round 2 in LA! We never thought we’d see a Haiden Deegan and Cooper Webb rivalry, but it’s officially here. Jase Macalpine breaks down all the 2026 SuperMotocross World Championship drama, including Cooper Webb vs. Haiden Deegan, Hunter Lawrence going off, Jorge Prado’s incredible SMX run, the problems with the current SMX playoff format and tracks, and what the future of SuperMotocross could look like.

We also dive into the 2026 MXGP season, Guillem Farrés winning the MX2 World Championship, Jeffrey Herlings, MXON, and the latest Supercross silly season talk. Jase breaks down the recent performances of Cole Davies, Ryder DiFrancesco, Levi Kitchen and Julien Beaumer, what could be next for each of them heading into 2027, Eli Tomac’s retirement, and whether Ken Roczen will continue racing in 2027.

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00:00:00 Intro
00:00:13 Where Have we been? (NEW STUDIO)
00:12:39 Cooper Webb vs Haiden Deegan
00:20:27 The Problem SMX?
00:26:43 How can the SMX Tracks be better?
00:29:18 Future of the SMX Playoffs
00:32:25 Team Managers Suspended??
00:33:56 Was year 1 of SMX the best?
00:36:55 Hunter Lawrence GOES OFF!
00:41:19 Do Riders Race TOO MUCH
00:45:21 Jorge Prado.... WOW
00:51:42 Guillem Farrés Takes MX2 World Championship
00:55:20 Silly Season Chatter
01:00:33 Kitchen / JuJu / Ryder D
01:02:27 Cole Davies
01:04:24 ChatGPT Haiden Deegan vs Cole Davies
01:08:25 MXON Discussion
01:20:48 Jeffrey F**king Herlings
01:22:09 Tomac Reitres...
01:26:25 Does Ken Roczen race in 2027?
01:30:16 Wrap Up

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How do you go from racing enduro in Spain to taking on the Dakar Rally for one of the biggest factory teams in the world? Tosha Schareina reveals the reality of racing Dakar, how he used a Dakar video game on PlayStation to learn rally navigation, what it takes to survive at the highest level of rally-raid, and his journey to becoming a factory Honda rider.

Tosha Schareina is a Spanish rally-raid racer and factory Honda rider competing at the highest level of cross-country rally. In Chapter 420, he sits down with Jase Macalpine to break down his journey from motocross and enduro to Dakar, and his pursuit of the World Rally-Raid Championship.

TOSHA EXPLAINS:
◼ How playing the Dakar video game helped him learn rally navigation
◼ What it really takes to race the Dakar Rally
◼ How he went from Spanish enduro to racing for Factory Honda
◼ Why Billy Bolt and Josep Garcia helped make enduro cool again
◼ The physical and mental demands of cross-country rally
◼ His take on Jett Lawrence vs Haiden Deegan in Pro Motocross

0:00 The Dakar Dream That Started on a PlayStation
9:44 Cardo Systems
11:11 The Uncle Who Got Him on Bikes at 7
13:12 Why He Missed His Shot at Being a Motocross Pro
20:55 Choosing Enduro Over Motocross in Spain
21:40 How Billy Bolt and Josep Garcia Made Enduro Cool Again
32:58 Racing Under the Spanish Federation, Not a Factory
37:37 Battling Josep Garcia Through the Junior Ranks
55:54 The Sponsor Money That Gets You to Dakar
59:53 He Trained for Dakar Using the PlayStation Game
1:05:19 MotoSport.com
1:14:15 Racing Argentina, Morocco, and the Learning Curve
1:28:51 Physical vs Mental Prep in Cross-Country Rally
1:43:14 Where Supercross and Rally Overlap
1:59:30 Chasing the World Rally-Raid Championship
2:00:35 AG1
2:10:16 Tosha Schareina on Jett vs Deegan
2:23:47 What's Next: Baja, Brazil, and Morocco

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Jase Macalpine sits down with Pernilla Solberg for Chapter 419 of the Gypsy Tales Podcast to tell the story behind one of rally's most influential families. Pernilla never wanted to be the best female driver. She wanted to be the best driver, period. When one competitor told her that if she ever beat him, he'd put his helmet on the shelf, that's exactly what she did.

Pernilla raced against the boys in Sweden throughout the late '90s, met Petter Solberg at Rally GB in 1998, and retired at 28 to raise their son Oliver, now a WRC driver in his own right. Today, she runs the Solberg motorsport operation, serves as President of the FIA World Rally Commission, and holds board seats across five family car companies.

In this chapter, Pernilla gets into what it takes to run a rally team, why a Rally1 car can now cost $1.5 million with few buyers lining up, how modern PR is stripping motorsport of its biggest personalities, and why a new WRC owner could be days away from being announced. Plus, the sim racer who beat everyone with a Logitech taped to his kitchen table, the Norwegian Prime Minister who wrote Petter a letter about his swearing, and why Pernilla believes YouTube, not TV, has become the biggest engine in motorsport.

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00:00:00 Intro
00:03:37 Growing Up Around Swedish Motorsport
00:09:35 The Lando Norris Ice Session
00:11:32 Starting Rally At 16 With Her Dad
00:14:47 SOTA Fuel Ad
00:15:26 The First Race In A Volvo 240
00:19:45 The Guy Who Put His Helmet On The Shelf
00:24:24 The Sim Racer Who Won With A Logitech
00:28:36 Stepping Up To A Mitsubishi Evo 3
00:32:05 Meeting Petter At Rally GB 1998
00:37:07 Retiring At 28 To Have Oliver
00:41:36 Getting Oliver Into Cross Karts
00:52:54 The Call That Subaru Was Leaving
00:57:13 AG1 Ad
00:59:00 Starting A Rally Team In Five Weeks
01:07:21 The Muzzling Of Modern Motorsport
01:16:29 Petter Told Off By The Norwegian Prime Minister
01:22:53 Rally 1 Cars Now Cost $1.5 Million
01:33:57 YouTube Is The World's Biggest TV Channel
01:36:19 Brunt Workwear Ad
01:37:52 If Championships Went All-In On YouTube
01:44:34 Women In Motorsport
01:53:56 Can Oliver Be A World Champion
01:57:48 Favorite Rallies On The Calendar
02:03:35 Building A Rally Car From Scratch
02:13:07 The Vision For WRC

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Petter Solberg sits down with Jase for Chapter 418 to tell the full story of how a broke Norwegian farm kid became the only Norwegian to ever win the World Rally Championship.

From racing Beetles in the mud and earning £15,000 a year as a carpenter, to signing with Ford alongside Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz, the crash that changed his career, winning the 2003 WRC title, and raising his son Oliver as the next generation.

They cover the golden era of WRC, the wild party scene of 2000s rally, Petter’s rallycross years battling Sébastien Loeb, keeping sponsors happy, his wife Pernilla and how they built an empire together, and Jase getting behind the wheel of Petter’s rally car.

Whether you grew up playing Colin McRae Rally on PlayStation or you’re discovering the sport through Oliver Solberg, this is two decades of rally history told by the man who lived it.

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0:00 Intro
3:44 Welcome Petter Solberg to the Podcast
10:50 AG1 Ad
11:37 The Golden Era of World Rally
20:18 How Sim Racing Changed Motorsports
28:00 Petter and His Older Brother
33:48 Growing Up on the Norwegian Family Farm
40:00 Where Petter's Driving Career Began
52:04 Brunt Workwear Ad
53:31 From Broke to World Rally Champion
1:07:25 When Petter Knew Oliver Would Race
1:14:13 Guiding Oliver Without Controlling His Career
1:14:34 Petter's Big Rally Crash
1:20:16 Petter on Brian Deegan and Comparing Their Kids' Careers
1:25:54 The Crash That Changed Petter's Career
1:32:39 Colin McRae's Impact on World Rally
1:38:55 Rallycross Is Older Than World Rally
1:46:27 Ridge Wallet Ad
1:48:04 Petter's Rookie Years in World Rally
1:57:12 Keeping Sponsors Happy in Motorsport
2:05:07 The Party Scene of 2000s Rally
2:06:31 Petter's First Full WRC Season
2:17:05 Becoming World Rally Champion
2:26:09 Why Petter Could've Won More
2:30:47 Broke to Multi-Millionaire
2:38:17 Pernilla Solberg and Building the Empire
2:45:22 Jase Gets Behind the Wheel
2:47:18 Closing

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Charley Boorman sits down with Jase to tell the real story behind Long Way Round, the trip with Ewan McGregor that changed the motorcycle adventure genre forever. From how the idea came together over dinner in London, to the Dakar Rally training that got him ready, to riding the Road of Bones across Siberia to Magadan, Charley walks through the trip that shaped his life.

They get into what four months on the road with Ewan actually taught him, how the Sky One deal came together, the Long Way Down and Long Way Up follow-ups, riding Australia end to end, 53 miles of hard enduro at the Isle of Man with David Knight, and what makes Jett Lawrence and Marc Marquez operate on a different level than the rest of us.

Whether you've watched every Long Way series or you're finding Charley for the first time, this is the interview that goes deeper than the shows ever could.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:54 Welcome Charley Boorman to Gypsy Tales
2:26 Jase on the Subscribe Discovery
4:57 Meeting Charley at the Isle of Man TT
10:16 The David Jeffries Story
14:40 Cardo Systems Ad
22:01 Riding Australia End to End
25:49 Living in Queensland with Jason Connery's Mother
34:57 Racing the Dakar Rally
37:07 The Race to Dakar Documentary
40:04 What It Takes to Make the Dakar
50:54 Coming Back to Dakar
52:13 Jumping Into Long Way Down
54:37 The Real Story Behind Long Way Round
1:03:47 Getting the Sky One Deal
1:07:06 Motosport Ad
1:13:54 Collecting Dream Motorcycles
1:24:05 Why Ewan Wanted to Do the Trip
1:30:04 Riding Into Russia
1:38:38 Jase's Scottish Roots
1:39:33 Through Mongolia
1:41:12 The Road of Bones to Magadan
1:45:51 Magadan to Anchorage
1:51:05 Long Way Round
1:58:19 How Long Way Round Inspired So Many
2:04:27 Fist Handwear Ad
2:07:51 The Making of Long Way Down
2:12:58 Africa in All Its Vibrance
2:19:04 The Dangers of Border Crossings
2:32:29 Charley's Dream Australian Ride
2:36:56 Ducati's Desert X
2:37:38 The Bike Charley Bought Himself
2:42:41 53 Miles of Hard Enduro at the Isle of Man with David Knight
2:47:04 What Makes Elite Riders Different
2:47:40 Sota Fuel Ad
2:48:28 Why Jett Lawrence Is So Good
2:51:43 How Soccer Players Handle Injuries vs MotoGP
3:00:58 Charley's Bucket List Rides
3:07:38 The European Bucket List Tour
3:14:02 Closing

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