We're back for one final episode to round out 2024 before holiday season kicks in and we decided to let you guys, the listeners dictate where this episode went!

We've got team rumours, listener questions and the always popular power rankings by Chris have made a return.

Thanks for joining us for another year, we'll see you in 2025!

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Rae Morrison joins us this week as we take a dive back through her very nice career racing on the enduro circuit over the last 10 years. From the classic humble kiwi beginnings of putting everything she had into going racing as a privateer to spending a number of years as a factory racer with Giant/Liv, theres no doubt that she gave it everything.

After announcing her retirement from full time racing at the end of the 2024 season, Rae is by no means done! Tune in to find out her exciting plans for 2025 and the future.

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And were back! Its been a few weeks but the crew is back together to catch up on everything that has been going on. Lester and Red Dog attended the Le Petite Brevet, KB went to the Ignition MTB festival in Australia and Chris... well we're not really sure, he probably went running.

All the hot topics are covered this week, whats the difference between a brevet and a gran fondo? how long does it take to dry a chamois? What ever happened to bus stops? You know, the important stuff!

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Do we even need to introduce Lachie? After an incredible 2024 World Cup Downhill season that saw him land two podiums, including an absolute nail biting second place at the final round, Lachie sat down with KB to talk about the season just gone and what has lead him to this point.

Another rising star out of New Zealand, we're excited to see what the future brings for him!

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John Kirkcaldie, an absolute legend of New Zealand downhill racing joins us this week to discuss just about everything from his years of racing in the USA - The bikes, the contracts, the antics, we leave very few stones unturned!

JK did it all, from his early days as a privateer on a Foes, to being part of the factory Schwinn power house team with Dave Cullinan, to his very successful years with Maxxis racing on the Norba circuit.

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The 2024 Whaka100 is in the bag and as you would expect, it didn't go smoothly for the boys. Who finished? Who didn't? Who cramped first?

All in all though, another great event and as always, it didn't take long for everyone to decide they would be back again in 2025!

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Post race interviews from the Whaka 100, straight from the finish line featuring (in order):

Craig Oliver

Ben Oliver

Matt Wilson

Sammie Maxwell

Jesse Cseh

Jon Odams

Katy Winton

Gav MyRide Welly McCarthy

Lester Perry

The Whaka 100 is just a few days away so the boys get together to discuss how the preparation is going, weather chat, tyre choices, fueling (aka. how many gels will KB consume), nang chat and more.

Excuse some of the dodgy audio, its worth pushing through!

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Conor Macfarlane joins us this week, fresh off the plane from Red Bull Rampage where he was digging for Tom Isted. We dive into Conor's history at the event both competing and digging, how lines are chosen, the gruelling schedule of 12 hour days on the mountain and of course it wouldn't be complete without discussing the judging!

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This week I'm joined by Sean 'Griz' McClendon, a veteran of the downhill scene in the USA and current commentator of the Pro Downhill Series - We catch up to talk about why the sport needs a strong series in the USA and what this could potentially do for the racers who are trying to make it as a professional.

The downhill talent in the US is maybe at all time high and now is the chance for the Pro Downhill Series to capitalise as the World Cup series faces so many questions around its future for the privateers and "non-factory" teams.

With Clay Harper spearheading the Pro Downhill Series, the man behind the US Open of Downhill, now is the time for the US to rise again and provide a home for worlds best racers.

Keep your eyes peeled as Sean and I continue to to expand on our USDH series of episodes!