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Luke Hontz Shares What's Really Happening With adidas Bike and Five Ten

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Wade Simmons on Rampage History, Judging and the Future of Freeride

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Thomas Genon Reveals What It REALLY Takes to Ride Red Bull Rampage

4

The Whistler Companion!

5

Riders Are Destroying Their Own Bike Parks?

6

Roger Vieira on Factory Racing, Winning Cerro Abajo & Chasing a World Cup Podium

7

Rachel Atherton's Most Honest Interview Yet

8

TOP MOMENT: Brendog got smoked by Amaury Pierron!

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TOP MOMENT: World Cup Downhill Is a Cruel Sport With Jenna Hastings

10

Tailgatin' with Bernard Kerr

11

Brendan Fairclough Reveals New Business, the Legends Returning to Les Gets and Rampage Advice

12

Jenna Hastings Gets Honest About Life as a World Cup Racer

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TOP MOMENT: The Reality of Being a Pro Rider with Sam Hockenhull

14

10 Years of The Ride Companion

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TOP MOMENT: Mathew Pritchard LIVED With Chickens For A Failed TV Show?!

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Sam 'Dave' Hockenhull From Manchester City Academy to Professional Mountain Biker

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TOP MOMENT: adidas tech lands in downhill

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Mathew Pritchard Talks Sobriety, Fame, The Road Of Excess & Life After Dirty Sanchez

19

A Note From Olly

20

Alan Milway on adidas Tech, World Cup Politics & the Secret to Going Faster

21

Warner's Race Companion: La Thuile World Cup

22

Stag Do Refunds, Ghost Stories & Strava Crimes - Listener Questions Special

23

Andrew Neethling Brings Mass-Start Banter, World Cup Bench Racing & DH's Biggest Debates

24

Loam & Away Teaser: Things We Can't Make Make Sense!

25

Sam Reynolds & Euan Bowen On Concussions, Crashes & Brain Health In MTB

26

Loam & Away Teaser: Are We Aliens?

27

Warner's Race Companion: Leogang Downhill World Cup

28

Olly's Dream MTB Trip, Vanta Jam Chaos & World Cup Dramas

29

Nathan Bennett Explains Why Japan Might Be Mountain Biking's Best Kept Secret

30

32" Wheel Debate, Sea Otter, Japan Loam Hunting & Mexico Street Race Builds

31

Matt Cipes: Marin Bikes Product Boss On The Future Of MTB & E-Bike Development

32

Wyn Masters Shares What Really Happened In South Korea

33

Martha Gill & Janelle Soukup On Pioneering Women's MTB While Keeping It Fun

34

Matt VanEnkevort, The CEO Who Revived Marin Bikes

35

The Retro MTB Challenge, Looksmaxxing, Bosch Updates & Social Media Addiction Lawsuits

36

Gee & Dan Atherton Reveal The Future Of Red Bull Hardline

37

Danny Hart: Inside The Mind Of A Downhill World Champion

38

Andrew Dodd on 20 Years in the Bike Industry: Truths, Reviews & The State of MTB

39

Top Moment: Sam Reynolds on slopestyle's golden years

40

Dom Ferris of Trash Free Trails on Trail Litter and How We Fix It

41

Top Moment: Brendan Fairclough on why Monster entered downhill

42

Olly is a Dad!!

43

Sam Reynolds on Rejoining Polygon & Why DarkFest 10 Could Be the Last

44

Brendan Fairclough on Signing with SRAM, Monster Energy's DH Move & a Secret Project Reveal

45

New Bike Day & A POV Podcast Experiment!

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Martyn Ashton on Why Mountain Bikers Need to Show Up for Mountain Biking

47

Hardline Tasmania Bench Racing & Predictions

48

The TRC Race Team, Motorway Rules, A Pinkbike Award and More

49

Playing MAVRIX with Jono & Matt Jones!

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Blake Samson On Building His New Channel the Right Way

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Jono Jones on Saracen, MAVRIX, returning to racing (ft. Matt Jones)

52

The Best Moments of The Ride Companion (2025)

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What 2025 Taught Me (12 Lessons)

54

Community Rules Over Everything... (EOY Episode)

55

Roger Vieira Breakthrough Season Review, Street Race Wins & Factory Future

56

The Speed Episode Gets Weird (Again)

57

Lando Steezy: The Real Story of How Cycling Saved His Life

58

Olly's Brutal Injury & Davi's INSANE Amazon Purchases

59

Tom Isted: Inside Red Bull Rampage 2025 (Judging, Building, Injuries & More)

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Rob Warner talks Red Bull Rampage, ADHD, new music career and more...

61

Gee Atherton: Bottling Fear, Mindset, Hardline Future & The Crash That Changed Everything

62

Duncan Ferris on The Psychology of Trail Building, 4X Racing and More

63

Phil Atwill Talks Style, Mental Health, Team Management, Downhill and More

64

Red Bull Rampage 2025 Preview (with Brendog)

65

Dan Milner on Wild Adventure MTB Photography (North Korea, Afghanistan & More)

66

Anton Thelander: From Slopestyle Phenom to Burnout & Finding the Love Again

67

Brendan Fairclough Reveals His Gnarliest Build Ever + Rampage 2025 Predictions

68

Loam Hunting, Secret Tech & Olly's Surprising New Hobby

69

Blake Samson Reveals Why He Really Left GMBN (and What's Next)

70

A podcast about anxiety and other things

71

Honey, I Shrunk the Nuts! Listener Questions Special

72

Our Weird Spa day, Icks, Gym Etiquette and More

73

Ed Masters on the Spirit of Enduro, the Psychology of Racing & His Wild Hardline Pitch

74

Josh Bryceland on Why He Really Came Back to Racing, MTB Philosophy & the State of Downhill

75

Wyn Masters Talks Shifting Focus, Secret Elite DH Performance Hacks, E-Bikes & Wyn TV's future

76

Brendan Fairclough's WILD top to bottom at Hardline 2025 (full story)

77

Eliot Jackson's Red Bull Hardline insights, predictions and more...

78

Red Bull Hardline 2025 preview & our BIG news!

79

Iago Garay: The Real State of Enduro, Life Threatening Scares & Why He Rides With Gratitude

80

Ella Conolly: From XC Burnout to 2025 EDR World Cup Champion!

81

The 200th Episode From A Mountain Lodge! (Listener Questions Special)

82

Alan Milway: Inside the Systems, Stress & Success of Norco Factory Racing

83

Tom Fuller on Painting Helmets for Red Bull, Monster & Why He'll Never Stop

84

Kaos Seagrave: Quitting World Cup Downhill, Going Full Freeride, Growing Up in FMD Racing & More

85

Why Rob Warner Opened Up on The Ride Companion (Olly Wilkins x Just Ride Teaser)

86

The DJ Zesty story: Medical trials, UK dirt jumping and new sponsors!

87

Ben Smith: From Troy Lee Intern to HipLok Founder, Building a Global Brand from Scratch

88

We're Increasing Downhill World Cup Prize Money by 30%

89

Roger Vieira: A true privateer World Cup downhill story, NEVER giving up.

90

Sam Reynolds: DarkFest 2025 Debrief & Building MTB's Ultimate Safe Space

91

Davi cycled across the UK, Red Bull Featured insanity, space travel & more...

92

The Melon Mukbang with Jono Jones & Ben Deakin

93

Our new studio, Olly's wild Mexico street race build and a £XXXX water bill

94

MTB World News LIVE: Darkfest, Downhill Broadcast Discssion, Ai and More...

95

John Fernandes of Freeride Madeira on the highs and lows of building a mountain biking paradise

96

Tahnée Seagrave on Rediscovering Her Love for Riding, Speedsuit Controversy & FMD's Factory Future

97

Scott Beaumont: What REALLY happened to 4X, 30 years of pro racing lessons and more...

98

Reece Wilson: From Factory Rider to AON Racing Team Owner, The State of Downhill & More

99

Ben Plenge Opens Up About War, MTB Training and Mental Resilience

100

Sam Reynolds Joins AON Racing! DarkFest 10th Anniversary Plans & Belt Drive Freeride?!