What an episode this is!

Isle of Man TT winner Lee Johnston joins us today - fresh from his first ever DH MTB experience!

Lee chats about his race history and opens up about 'that' day at the Northwest 200 where he died and was brought back by the medics trackside.

It's an incredible listen.

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Episode 46 previews the 2025 Schwalbe British 4X Series, brings you the recent BMX news and updates listeners briefly on AMA supercross!

Joining host Scott Beaumont is Julian Allen.

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Welcome to episode 45 of The 96 Podcast.

Caroline Buchanan is an 8 times World Champion on BMX and 4X, 2 times Olympian, record breaking, history making bike rider who also happens to be a TV celebrity, author, mentor and influencer.

If you want to hear an amazing biography, learn about sponsorship and marketing and get a glimpse into a champions mind, then this is the episode for you.

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Episode Sponsor:

Bell Helmets - https://www.bellhelmets.com/bike/

Both myself and Caroline use Bell Full 10 Carbon Helmets. Whether you're stomping huge air at Whistler, pinning the fastest line at Les Gets or anything gnarly closer to home, the Full-10 Spherical represents the pinnacle in both protection and performance.

After a small break in December, Scott Beaumont is back with episode 44 of The 96 Podcast.

Joining us this episode is Julian Allen to chat about the 2025 BMX season launch, 4X ProTour, Speedway GP and the all important A1 Supercross this weekend.

Featuring:

BMX National Series

BMX National Championships

BMX World Cup

BMX World Championships

British 4X Series

4X ProTour

Speedway Grand Prix

AMA Supercross

The boys love it all and outline the 2025 season.

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Todays episode focuses on the Moto GP final this week in Barcelona. After an incredible year of battles between Jorge Martin and Pecco Bagnaia, the title comes down to the final sprint race and main race to determine the 2024 Champion.

It has been an incredible season and we wanted to chat to the man who knows!

Simon Patterson is a Moto GP journalist and appears on The Race Podcast reviewing each event. Simon joins us to tell us about his career, travel in 2024 and who he thinks will win this weekend in Barcelona.

Episode Sponsor - Datatag

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Todays episode is brought to you by Datatag. Official sponsors of British Superbike Series and of course my team on the cycle side.

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Guest:

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The 96 Podcast switches up a gear, adds a motor and hits 200mph.

Welcome to the show British Superbike star Christian Iddon!

Christian shares his story with us from his early days in Moto X, dabbling with DH MTB, Supermoto and then eventually finding his calling in BSB.

A hell of a story which seemed inevitable when you hear about his dad - Paul's history too.

Christian is renowned for his fitness and will to win. A brilliant listen and we hope you enjoy it.

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Episode Sponsor:

Todays episode is brought to you by Datatag. Official sponsors of British Superbike Series and of course my team on the cycle side.

Datatag's state of the art identification technologies are the most sophisticated Forensic Security Marking and Registration Systems that are designed to stop theft on the market today.

Protect your motorcycle, bicycle, motorhome, car, trailer, plant equipment, homewares and power tools today with Datatag.

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The 2024 Schwalbe British 4X Series finals took place at Twisted Oaks Bikepark.

An incredible weekend of racing with the final 2 rounds which would decide the overall champions for the series.

Host (and British 4X Series organiser) Scott Beaumont is joined by Andy McCoy to chat through all the races, whilst sat in the offices of series title sponsor Schwalbe.

Have a listen and find out what all the 4X fuss has been about in 2024.

Episode Sponsor:

⁠Schwalbe Tyres⁠

The best tyres on the planet and title sponsor of our series. Support the companies who support 4X.

Thank you Schwalbe.

Hosts:

Scott Beaumont - @beaumontracing on all platforms

Andy McCoy - @theheadangle on all platforms

Episode 40 and it's the Olympic Gold episode.

Welcome to the podcast, Bethany Shriever.

Tokyo BMX Olympic Gold Medalist.

Join host Scott Beaumont as we chat to Beth about her career, Tokyo Olympics and Paris Olympics plus look ahead to what the future may hold.

This is a must listen episode!

Enjoy!

Show Sponsor:

Adria Motorhomes

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We will be at the NEC motorhome home show between the 15th and 20th October to talk about Adria Motorhomes and why they are the must have motorhome at races to ensure you get the best results possible.

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The 2024 Dual Slalom and 4X National Championships took place at The Malverns Classic Festival on August Bank Holiday.

Joining host Scott Beaumont is Andy McCoy to chat about The Malverns and focus in on the National Championships.

Have a listen to find out who took the wins and what happened in the racing.

Episode Sponsor:

Schwalbe Tyres

Schwalbe tyres are mentioned a few times in this episode as they are the best 4X race tyres on the planet. Nobby Nics, Magic Marys, and Dirty Dans were seen on most riders bikes during the National Championships.

Hosts:

Scott Beaumont - @beaumontracing on all platforms

Andy McCoy - @theheadangle on all platforms

2024 BMX British Championships Review:

The 2024 BMX British BMX Championships took place at Derby BMX track on August Bank Holiday.

Whilst host Scott Beaumont was racing 4X National Championships at The Malverns Classic Festival, our main man Julian 'Jools' Allen was there slacking in everything that went down at the The Brits.

You might want to make a cup of tea for this one as it covers the whole weekend in one episode!

If you like what you hear, check out our other race reviews and interviews in our archive.

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Episode Sponsor:

⁠Schwalbe Tyres⁠

The new Schwalbe SX-R BMX tyre is now available here in the UK. The lightest, fastest BMX tyre ever created is now available from your local bike shop and Schwalbe dealers.

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