World Cup Downhill racing heads to Maribor and Myles Kelsey former Masters World Champion is my co host for this episode of Bench Racing. We will cover the season and bring you review episodes of each race throughout the year.  In this episode we break down Maribor,Slovenia which was the 3rd World Cup DH race of the season.  

This podcast series is brought to you by Crankbrothers.  Crankbrothers is synonmous with the DH racing circuit, and last year celebrated 10 years in a row of Elite World Champs wins with the Mallet DH pedal! Determined to improve the shoe and pedal interface for riders, Crankbrothers spent the last two years developing their own range of shoes, launching late last year, and in 2021 we’ll see those shoes in use on the World Cup DH circuit with riders like Luca Shaw, Bernard Kerr, Angel Suarez, and World Champs Oisin O’Callaghan and Camille Balanche, as well as many more. 

Brook Macdonald is the man. End of story. He has become in an inspiration to so many after coming back from what for most would have been a career ending injury.  Lets not forget Brook is a former Junior World Champ and a World Cup winner in downhill.   Brook has not only come back to the sport but has already got his speed back.  He has a new attitude to life and racing and shares the full story of the recovery and attitude he used to bounce back. I am blown away by this guy.

Wyn Masters is another one of those riders that can race it all. Known as one of the most well rounded mountain biker racers out there. Just like his brother he has slummed it as a privateer in a van and then gone all the way to a World Enduro MTB win. Known for his famous wheelie Wednesday videos and being one of the most likeable characters on the circuit pulling double duty with his Wyn TV race interviews from the races.  Wyn likes to give back and also founded the privateer fund. Click Here to learn more and help out the next star of the sport. 

World Cup Downhill racing heads to Les Gets and Ed Masters is my co host for this episode of Bench Racing. We will cover the season and bring you review episodes of each race throughout the year.  In this episode we break down Les Gets, France which was the 2nd World Cup DH race of the season.  

This podcast series is brought to you by Crankbrothers.  Crankbrothers is synonmous with the DH racing circuit, and last year celebrated 10 years in a row of Elite World Champs wins with the Mallet DH pedal! Determined to improve the shoe and pedal interface for riders, Crankbrothers spent the last two years developing their own range of shoes, launching late last year, and in 2021 we’ll see those shoes in use on the World Cup DH circuit with riders like Luca Shaw, Bernard Kerr, Angel Suarez, and World Champs Oisin O’Callaghan and Camille Balanche, as well as many more. 

Nathan Rennie is a former Junior World Champion and the 2003 World Cup DH Champion. Rennie was easily one of the most exciting and talented riders to ever throw leg over a mountain bike.  The strong Australian is also one of the most funny and authentic characters the racing circuit has seen. From living on 99 cent hotdogs to winning a World Title, this episode does not disappoint.  Rennie actually mentored myself and others when I first went over to America to race.  Hear some amazing untold stories from the circuit mixed with some serious knowledge and inspiration. Rennie has done and seen it all and is not scared to tell you about it.  The MTB world needs more of this. 

2021 World Cup Downhill racing is officially here and Ed Masters is my co host for this episode of Bench Racing. We will cover the season and bring you review episodes of each race throughout the year.  In this episode we break down  Leogang, Austria which was the first World Cup DH race of the season.  

This podcast series is brought to you by Crankbrothers.  Crankbrothers is synonmous with the DH racing circuit, and last year celebrated 10 years in a row of Elite World Champs wins with the Mallet DH pedal! Determined to improve the shoe and pedal interface for riders, Crankbrothers spent the last two years developing their own range of shoes, launching late last year, and in 2021 we’ll see those shoes in use on the World Cup DH circuit with riders like Luca Shaw, Bernard Kerr, Angel Suarez, and World Champs Oisin O’Callaghan and Camille Balanche, as well as many more. 

2021 World Cup Downhill racing is here and Sven Martin is my co host for this episode of Bench Racing. We will cover the season and bring you review episodes of each race throughout the year.  We break down the upcoming 2021 season with a preview show and the riders to watch for 2021 with racing kicking off at Leogang, Austria on 13th June 2021. 

This podcast series is brought to you by Crankbrothers.  Crankbrothers is synonmous with the DH racing circuit, and last year celebrated 10 years in a row of Elite World Champs wins with the Mallet DH pedal! Determined to improve the shoe and pedal interface for riders, Crankbrothers spent the last two years developing their own range of shoes, launching late last year, and in 2021 we’ll see those shoes in use on the World Cup DH circuit with riders like Luca Shaw, Bernard Kerr, Angel Suarez, and World Champs Oisin O’Callaghan and Camille Balanche, as well as many more. 

Tahnee Seagrave is a junior MTB Downhill World Champion and an elite World Cup winner. From racing against her idol and the goat of female downhill Rachel Atherton to becoming a race winner and a force to be reckoned with on the world stage.  Tahnee is coming of age and using things like social media as a tool as she grows in the sport. Hear from her about her early beginnings, injuries, riding for a family owned team and what drives her to keep growing and improving even though she is at the top of her sport. 

Sam Reynolds is a pioneer in the sport of freeride MTB. He climbed the ranks as a slopestyle rider to then transition to freeride and is a co founder of Fest Series and Darkfest.  The Darkfest event easily has some of the biggest jumps ridden on a MTB. He was thrown into the world of action sports and lived almost a rockstar life doing the MOD shows all over Europe at 18 years old. Sam has done it all from throwing double back flips, winning best trick at Rampage to coming back from big injuries. He does it with a calculated approach though. Enjoy.    

Sam has a fun youtube channel as well. Click Here 

Kirt Voreis is quite simply a jack of all trades and a master of all.  Kirt is a legend in the sport of MTB.  Coming from a tough up bringing to becoming one of the worlds fastest racers. This was not enough for Kirt. He always wanted more and to entertain. He made the move to freeride MTB and still progresses the sport almost into his 50's . This episode is epic and goes is many directions including us talking about the hay day in downhill including some great Shaun Palmer stories.