The Whaka100 is done and dusted and boy is that a brutal race. Join us to relive the pain and suffering we went through just to provide you more entertaining content!
Spoiler alert, no DNF's this year though.
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If you've been a listener for a while, you'll know its time for the boys annual pilgrimage to the Whaka 100!
100km of premium Rotorua forest, but also 100km of suffering is on the cards, join us as we preview what we think we might (but will likely be wildly wrong).
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Bruni, where are you!?
Maybe the most anticipated battle in World Cup history that never eventuated, the stars had aligned but Loic was no where to be found! Well, it made for good podcast content at least.
The boys are back to wrap up what was still an epic finale to the World Cup Downhill Series in Mt Sainte Anne!
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World Cup racing makes it return to the USA and The OTB Podcast makes it return to the airwaves, join Kieran Bennett, James Rennie and Chris Vanderkolk as we discuss all that went down at Whiteface along with a series of side quests into off piste topics that you know and love.
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Flat tyres, start gate crashes, back flips, big wins, massive whips, multiple Kiwis on the podium, Lenzerheide brought the drama and it was a good one!
This week we have Jake Hood join us who was in the thick of the action, Jake is Dak Nortons mechanic and brings some super interesting topics to the pod this week!
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Champery delivered another wild race and we go behind enemy lines with man on the ground Ed Masters!
Eddie spent the weekend track side with his Pivot team helping them with line scouting and delivers some great insights on lines we didn't see on TV, the track changing and under the radar riders. If you haven't watched, make sure you check out his Edbull TV footage on YouTube.
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We're back!! Its been a while but the regular crew is back to recap everything Les Gets, EDR World Champs and more with special guest Wyn Masters.
This week we are joined by John Hall, a man with a ton of World Cup victories to his name during his time working on the wrenches for Aaron Gwin. We talk about the current rejuvenation of US downhill racing, his time in the marines and how he went from working in a bike shop to wrenching for one of the best to ever do it on the World Cup circuit.
Stick around for his story about being stranded in South Africa too!
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We catch up with Ellie Hulsebosch during her mid season break back home in NZ, just a few hours before jumping on a plane back to the Northern Hemisphere to continue on her World Cup Downhill season!
Ellie has had a rough start to 2025, from injuries to illnesses plus navigating her way through joining one of the biggest teams of the World Cup Circuit and this is a very honest conversation about how all of that has been a factor but her positivity and learning shines through.
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This week we check in with Lachie Stevens-Mcnab while he is enjoying a well deserved mid season break from the World Cup circuit back home in New Zealand.
After an up and down start to the season with two 4th's, Lachie is still chasing a podium and is hungry to put it all together.
We discuss the races so far, the highlights, the challenges, his move to Trek Factory Racing and more.
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This week on the OTB Podcast, we catch up with Sacha Earnest from Trek Factory Racing while she’s back home in New Zealand during the World Cup summer break.
Fresh off a season-best 7th place in Andorra, Sacha gets real about the challenges of stepping into the elite ranks, the mental and physical toll of World Cup racing, and what it’s really like going from dominating juniors to fighting for every second at the top level.
Raw, honest, and full of insight – this one’s a must-listen for anyone chasing the dream or just wanting a peek behind the tape.
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Our man on the ground at Red Bull Hardline, Cam MacKenzie, delivers us some post race interviews with your favourite kiwi racers.
A wild day at the races with some incredible riding by the kiwi contingent throughout the whole weekend!
Check in with Sam Gale, Oli Clark, Lou Fergusson, Brook Macdonald, Tuhoto Ariki-Pene and George Brannigan to hear how the week stacked up for them!
Join Kieran Bennett, Lester Perry and Chris Vanderkolk as we dive on in to what happened last weekend in Andorra at another massive World Cup round.
Jackson Goldstone had his streak broken and wasn't able to win a historic 5 in a row, Super Bruni is back, Sammie Maxwell continues to show her outright incredible form in the XCO and Tom Pidcock decided to just show up and dominate!
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Wyn Masters joins the show this week to talk all things La Thuile, from a dominating ride by Nina Hoffman and four in a row for Jackson Goldstone to some wild stories from years gone past in Andorra - This one has it all as per usual!
Grab a coffee, put your feet up and relax to the dulcet tones of the OTB Podcast.
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Val Di Sole delivered as always and as always we get together to bring you a not very in depth discussion on the racing with plenty of side quests. It appears Lester has joined Deadliest Catch, Red Dog has gone full time bike packer, Chris has officially declared himself as a downcountry rider and KB will forever still clinging on to his hopes and dreams as a downhill racer.
Sit back, enjoy the chat and remember, don't take life too seriously.
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The junior mens winner from Leogang joins us this week, Oli Clark drops in to talk about how the weekend went, the track, marginal gains, the pace of racing right now and more!
The usual line up of Kieran Bennett, James Rennie and Chris Vanderkolk also guide you through the usual world of OTB with some racing talk and a lot of side quests as you've come to know and love.
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Round two of the World Cup Downhill series has delivered with plenty of drama! Join Kieran Bennett, Lester Perry and James Rennie to dive into the Loudenvielle World Cup and all of the drama that came with maybe the fastest track we have seen in quite some time.
Some side tracks are taken into the Nove Mesto XC World Cup, Unbound gravel and EDR, along with some completely random tangents that we all know you love.
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The mechanics behind the worlds fastest races are the unsung heroes of the of the sport and Aaron Peltarri is no exception, after 10 years of making sure Troy Bronsnan never missed a practice run he decided to hang it up at the end of the 2024 season.
From humble beginnings to wrenching for one of the most consistent riders in the modern generation, Aaron takes us behind the scenes of the often not so glamorous life of being a World Cup mechanic.
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Friend of the show and still current World Cup Downhill racer Wyn Masters joins us this week to discuss what went down at the first round of the World Cup in Poland, from questionable French lines to officials running down the track, there was no shortage of drama!
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We know you've all been hanging out for this, after a 3 month hiatus the boys and back in town and bringing you a good old fashioned, top quality-low level chat about all things mountain biking and plenty of things that have no relevance what so ever!
KB is joined by Lester Perry, Chris Vanderkolk and James Rennie to dive into a smorgasbord of topics and even a new business idea is launched to sell carbon credits via cycling (patent pending).
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