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Moving up to Elite Downhill racing from Juniors is hard, but Rónán Dunne made that leap in 2021, and promptly started getting great results — despite only racing a handful of World Cups as a Junior and never even making it out of qualifying. After three strong years racing for Nukeproof, Rónán has moved to the new Mondraker Factory Racing team for 2024 and beyond, so we sat down with him to hear all about it, including how he started putting together such strong results so quickly; the state of DH racing in general; Hardline and its new two-race mini-series; and a whole lot more.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
Rónán’s introduction to racing DH (2:11)
Joining the Nukeproof team (3:36)
Rónán’s breakout 2021 season (5:21)
Putting together consistent results (6:57)
The Snowshoe 2023 race (12:31)
Leaving Nukeproof (16:06)
The team landscape for 2024 and beyond (19:03)
Joining Mondraker Factory Racing (21:39)
Hardline (25:31)
Rónán’s track preferences (27:04)
The state of DH racing & what Rónán would change (28:42)
The semifinal format (30:04)
Rónán’s 2024 goals (33:24)
Working toward a World Cup win (34:29)
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Moving up to Elite Downhill racing from Juniors is hard, but Rónán Dunne made that leap in 2021, and promptly started getting great results — despite only racing a handful of World Cups as a Junior and never even making it out of qualifying. After three strong years racing for Nukeproof, Rónán has moved to the new Mondraker Factory Racing team for 2024 and beyond, so we sat down with him to hear all about it, including how he started putting together such strong results so quickly; the state of DH racing in general; Hardline and its new two-race mini-series; and a whole lot more.
RELATED LINKS:
BLISTER+ Membership
BLISTER+ Real World Testimonials
Blister Labs
This Week’s Gear Giveaway
Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide
TOPICS & TIMES:
Rónán’s introduction to racing DH (2:11)
Joining the Nukeproof team (3:36)
Rónán’s breakout 2021 season (5:21)
Putting together consistent results (6:57)
The Snowshoe 2023 race (12:31)
Leaving Nukeproof (16:06)
The team landscape for 2024 and beyond (19:03)
Joining Mondraker Factory Racing (21:39)
Hardline (25:31)
Rónán’s track preferences (27:04)
The state of DH racing & what Rónán would change (28:42)
The semifinal format (30:04)
Rónán’s 2024 goals (33:24)
Working toward a World Cup win (34:29)
OUR OTHER PODCASTS
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GEAR:30
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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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