Our very own racer of mediocrity, George Thompson, has started a brand new Downhill World Cup Podcast for the 2019 season in association with Hope Technology, Revolution Bike Park and us, Singletrack.

Intense Factory Racing UK’s Joe Breeden joins George and co-presenter Richard ‘Binzy’ Binns in the studio and they catch up with Mojo Rising’s Chris Porter on the phone

We’ve split this huge first episode into two parts for your easy listening pleasure. Part 1 is below and when you are ready, Part 2 is here.

Part 1

Joe Breeden discusses his race preparation, bike setup and even his warm up playlist choices.

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Podcast Transcribed

If listening to podcasts is not your thing then we’ve painstakingly transcribed the whole shebang for you here.

George: Hello and welcome to the very first Making Up The Numbers podcast.  My name’s George Thompson and I write for Singletrack Magazine, covering the UK downhill racing, in the form of the Making Up The Numbers blog.  Co-hosting these podcasts with me will be my teammate on the Making Up The Numbers race team, 2016 BDS Grand Veteran Series winner, and the only person I know who swears he goes faster if he has a few glasses of red wine… a few glasses?  Whoa, [laughter] a few bottles of red wine the night before a race, Richard Binns.

Binzy: Hello.  

George: And why are we doing a podcast?  Well there’s some really good ones out there already but in the main they’re pretty autobiographical and anyone who has followed the blog on Singletrack will know that what we’re really interested in is the racing.  So after each round of the World Cup we’re going to be getting together with one of the riders who was there to find out a little bit more about what went down.  And what a race we had this weekend out in Maribor to kick us off.  And joining us in the studio tonight is the man who qualified 12th, Wales’ very own Joe Breeden.  Not a bad start to the season Joe.

Joe: No, not bad at all.  Great qualifier, just shame I messed up in the finals but it’s how it is.  

George: You are Welsh yeah?

Joe: Yeah I’m Welsh.  Well…

George: You don’t sound very Welsh.

Joe: No I know, that’s what everyone says.  So my parents are both English but I class myself as Welsh because I was born in Wales and I speak Welsh.

George: Where were you born?

Joe: I’ve lived in Wales my whole life so I just prefer be Welsh than English to be honest with you.  

George: Cool.

Joe: Yeah.  

George: Before we get cracking there’s a reason why you’re our first guest.  You know why?

Joe: Not really, no.  

George: No?  Alright, so this time last year…

Joe: Okay,