Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast

I’m Chris Hall, this is the Downtime Podcast, and you’re tuned into your World Cup pre-race warm-up show with the one and only Chris Kilmurray. Before we get into it, a quick ask… if you enjoy these shows and want them to keep happening, we really need your support. This series is fully independent, we don’t have brand backing. Putting it together means paying Chris, Neko and Olly for their...

A few years ago Lisa Baumann was racing XC. Now she’s one of downhill’s fastest rising stars and closing in on her first World Cup win. We talk about her unusual path into DH, the leap to racing at the highest level with Commencal Schwalbe Les Orres, learning alongside Vali Höll, and the mindset behind a meteoric rise through the sport. So sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Lisa Ba...

I’m Chris Hall, this is the Downtime Podcast, and you’re tuned into your World Cup post-race show with Neko Mulally and Olly Morris Before we get into it, a quick ask… if you enjoy these shows and want them to keep happening, we really need your support. This series is fully independent, we don’t have brand backing. Putting it together means paying Chris, Neko and Olly for their time, and ge...

Ryan Pinkerton is one of the fastest riders in downhill right now. A World Cup winner in waiting, a rider who has already been through the highs, the pressure, and the chaos of racing at the highest level. From his journey to the top, to THAT start gate moment in Lenzerheide, and the mindset that keeps pushing him towards his first elite win. So sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with R...

I’m Chris Hall, this is the Downtime Podcast, and you’re tuned into your World Cup pre-race warm-up show with the one and only Chris Kilmurray. Before we get into it, a quick ask… if you enjoy these shows and want them to keep happening, we really need your support. This series is fully independent, we don’t have brand backing. Putting it together means paying Chris, Neko and Olly for their...

Enduro World Cup is back and there are new names at the sharp end of the results sheets. We’ve had breakout performances, surprise winners, and riders stepping into the spotlight who maybe weren’t on everyone’s radar a few weeks ago. But it’s not just what’s happening on track. The coverage itself feels like it’s taken a step forward too. More access, more insight, and a better window into what’s...

I’m Chris Hall, this is the Downtime Podcast, and you’re tuned into your World Cup post-race show this time with Neko Mulally and Chris Kilmurray. Before we get into it, a quick ask… if you enjoy these shows and want them to keep happening, we really need your support. This series is fully independent, we don’t have brand backing. Putting it together means paying Chris, Neko and Olly for the...

I’m Chris Hall, this is the Downtime Podcast, and you’re tuned into your World Cup pre-race warm-up show with the one and only Chris Kilmurray. Before we get into it, a quick ask… if you enjoy these shows and want them to keep happening, we really need your support. This series is fully independent, we don’t have brand backing. Putting it together means paying Chris, Neko and Olly for their...

Luca Shaw is back on the podcast, and this time we’ve got a World Cup winner on our hands. After more than a decade at the sharp end of downhill racing, countless podiums, near misses, injuries, team changes and seasons where it looked like the win might never come, Luca finally stood on the top step of a UCI Downhill World Cup in Loudenvielle. For anyone that’s followed the sport over...

I’m Chris Hall, this is the Downtime Podcast, and you’re tuned into your World Cup post-race show from our BOA dialed in studio in Leogang. Before we get into it, a quick ask… if you enjoy these shows and want them to keep happening, we really need your support. This series is fully independent, we don’t have brand backing. Putting it together means paying Chris, Neko and Olly for their time...

One of the things I enjoy most about this podcast is getting the chance to speak with athletes right at the point where everything is starting to come together. The results are appearing, the confidence is growing, and you get a glimpse of where they might be headed next. That’s exactly where Elliot Jamieson finds himself. After coming through the downhill ranks, stepping onto World Champion...

I’m Chris Hall, this is the Downtime Podcast, and you’re tuned into your World Cup pre-race warm-up show with the one and only Chris Kilmurray. Before we get into it, a quick ask… if you enjoy these shows and want them to keep happening, we really need your support. This series is fully independent, we don’t have brand backing. Putting it together means paying Chris, Neko and Olly for their...

I’m Chris Hall, this is the Downtime Podcast, and you’re tuned into your World Cup post-race show for Loudenvielle with Neko Mulally and Olly Morris. Before we get into it, a quick one… if you enjoy these shows and want them to keep happening, we need your support. This series is fully independent, we don’t have brand backing. Putting it together means paying Chris, Neko and Olly for their t...

Downtime Goes Downhill is back and we recently got between the tapes at the first round of the Pearce Cycles downhill series. Join me, Ben and Jonny as we share our pre-season prep (or lack of in some cases), discuss our race week experiences and look at how we might improve on those as the season progresses. We’re also joined by Quinn from One Up who’s got his own downhill race coming up and some...

Will 2026 be the year that enduro is reborn? Big names have moved on, but there’s a new generation coming through. We’ve got Elliott Heap stepping into race coverage, new ways to follow the action, familiar venues with fresh tracks, and a season that feels different. Morgane Charre and Greg Callaghan join me to preview the 2026 Enduro World Cup season and pick out the riders and stories that could...

I’m Chris Hall, this is the Downtime Podcast, and you’re tuned into your World Cup pre-race warm-up show with the one and only Chris Kilmurray. Before we get into it, a quick one… if you enjoy these shows and want them to keep happening, we need your support. This series is fully independent, we don’t have brand backing. Putting it together means paying Chris, Neko and Olly for their time, a...

This week we’re catching up with Ben Hildred. You probably know Ben from what, on the surface, look like climbing challenges. Like his recent mission to climb 1 million feet in 100 days. But Ben’s story isn’t really about climbing. For one thing, he’s doing these challenges on flat pedals, aboard a bike built for enjoying the descents. The joy doesn’t come from the climb itself, it comes from the...

This week we’re catching up with the one and only Katy Winton. We talk about Katy’s worst ever crash that she’s been dealing with recently, how recovery has been going, and what that experience has been like, both mentally as well as physically. From there, we get into some of the adventure racing she’s been doing, her trip to Red Bull Rampage, and the work she’s been doing with Crankw...

I’m Chris Hall, this is the Downtime Podcast, and you’re tuned into your World Cup post-race show from South Korea with Neko Mulally and Olly Morris. Before we get into it, a quick one… if you enjoy these shows and want them to keep happening, we need your support. This series is fully independent, we don’t have brand backing. Putting it together means paying Chris, Neko and Olly for their t...

Charlie Murray is not racing the Enduro World Cup this year, and he’s joining us to explain why. This isn’t a retirement story, think of it more as a sabbatical. One of enduro racing’s most successful riders is stepping away from the World Cup circuit, at least for now, with burnout, injury, and the pressures of racing at the top level all playing a part in that decision. In this conversation, we...

I’m Chris Hall, this is the Downtime Podcast, and you’re tuned into your World Cup pre-race warm-up show with the one and only Chris Kilmurray. Before we get into it, a quick one… if you enjoy these shows and want them to keep happening, we need your support. This series is fully independent, we don’t have brand backing. Putting it together means paying Chris, Neko and Olly for their time, a...

The mountain bike industry is in a weird place right now. Sales have been slow, brands are making tough calls, and things like tariffs and e-bikes are changing the landscape fast. So what does it actually look like from inside one of the most innovative component brands in the game? This week, I’m joined by Dustin Adams, CEO of Industry Nine. We dive into the real state of the industry, why certai...

2025 was a season that looked incredible on paper for Ella Conolly… but underneath, it was anything but straightforward. Ella was dealing with fatigue through much of the year, including at World Champs, where despite that, she still managed to finish second in the world. We sat down to talk through her 2025 season in full, including racing on an unreleased Cannondale bike, and adapting mid-season...

With the latest RockShox suspension launch, they’ve rethought everything and that goes further than just the technology that you get to ride. RockShox have even changed the development process itself, in order to bring us the biggest leap forward in suspension technology that they possibly can. This week we’re joined by RockShox Chief Engineer, Tim Lynch, to find out what really went into developi...

The Santa Cruz Syndicate has a new manager and it’s not necessarily who you’d expect. Rob Copeland’s background isn’t racing or the MTB industry, it’s psychology and academia, yet now he leads one of the most exciting teams in the sport. With years spent at Sheffield Hallam University studying performance and human behaviour, could Rob be the man to shake up how MTB teams are run? In this episode...