Making Up The Numbers

This weekend, some of the biggest stars on of the World Cup race scene will come together for a unique event on Red Bull TV, ‘A decade of Fort William’ & joining us on this episode of the podcast is one of those stars, 2 x World Champion & 2010 World Cup Overall Champion, Gee Atherton. Social stuff if you’d like to follow: @gee_atherton @athertonracing @athertonbikes @dyfibikepark @makingu...

We have a World Cup season on the horizon! Joining George & Jack to discuss it are the UCI’s Simon Burney, Nina Hoffmann, Trek Factory Racing’s Andrew Shandro & Fit 4 Racing’s Jonny Thompson!  Social stuff if you’d like to follow: @simon_burney @nina.hfm96 @andrewshandro @trekfactoryracingdh @fit4racing @makingupthenumbersracing @jackreading_mtb The Making Up The Numbers podcast is sponsor...

Joining George & Jack for this episode are the 2 dominant Junior riders in World Cup Downhill racing over the past couple of seasons. Vali Höll is the 2 x Junior Women’s World Champion & 2 x Junior Women’s World Cup Overall Winner & in 2018 she completed the perfect season, winning every round of the World Cup & World Championships. Thibaut Dapréla is the 2 x Junior Men’s World Cup...

As the 2013 Junior World Champion & winner of 7 World Cups, Canyon Collective FMD’s Tahnée Seagrave needs little introduction. George & Jack sit down with her for an in-depth chat about her career so far, life with Kaos & Kade & dealing with the big injuries that have thwarted her last 2 seasons. Social stuff if you’d like to follow: @tahneeseagrave @makingupthenumbersracing @jackr...

Charlie Hatton & Joe Breeden are 2 of GB’s young guns battling on the World Cup stage; legendary coach Alan Milway has trained 6 World Champions & also trains Charlie & Joe. George & Jack dig down to find out how the riders compare in the gym, on track & as people. Social stuff if you’d like to follow: @charlie_hatton1 @joe_breeden17 @alanmilway @makingupthenumbersracing @jackr...

At 23 years of age Laurie Greenland is on the perfect trajectory to the very top of the sport. Junior World Cup Champion, Junior World Champion & 1 of only 4 Elite Men to win a World Cup round in 2019. George & Jack chat with Laurie via Zoom about everything from attending a Steiner School to signing with Red Bull.  Social stuff if you’d like to follow: @lauriegreenland_ @msmondrakerteam @...

If there’s one rider who certainly isn’t making up the numbers it’s Madison Saracen’s Danny Hart; he’s the 2 x Elite Men’s UCI DH World Champion & current GB National Champion! With Covid-19 hitting hard at the minute George & Jack chat with Danny via Zoom about everything from that 2011 run at Champery to the 2020 season ahead!  Social stuff if you’d like to follow: @dannyhart1 @madisonsa...

The Mercedes Benz UCI DH World Cup 2020 race season is nearly upon us! In this pre-season special George Thompson & Jack Reading talk to 14-year race veteran Matt Simmonds & Intense Factory Racing Team Manager, Todd Schumlick.  Social stuff if you’d like to follow: @mattsimmondsdh @prolinemtbcoaching @2wheelntodd @performx_training @intensefactoryracing @makingupthenumbersracing @jackreadi...

Earlier this week #gastoflat @adbrayton & #roidy @daniel_bladon12 dropped into the studio to record the final podcast episode of season one. Topics of conversation included smashing wheels, finding grip & strapping ginger to your body as a post crash remedy. It’s taken us the best part of 9 months to get this episode done but it’s well worth the wait; MTB Real Talk from start to finish! So...

George & Binnsy sit down with the 2 British riders on the Trek Factory Racing Downhill Team, Reece Wilson & Kade Edwards. Topics of conversation include the 2018 & 2019 DH World Cup Seasons, the Trek Session 9.9, Loosefest, Red Bull Rampage, #teamrumours & the current state of British Downhill. Social stuff if you’d like to follow…  Instagram @trekfactoryracingdh @reecowilson @kade...

In this episode George & Binnsy sit down with 2017 Junior World Champion & 5 times British National Champion, Madison Saracen’s Matt Walker to discuss his stellar second Elite season; from his huge crash at the Fort William National to why short chainstays aren’t necessarily better for cornering and what “the greatest race of all time”, the season ending World Cup at Snowshoe was like from...

George catches up with Propain Factory Racing's Joe Smith to discuss the 2019 season so far & in particular the Val di Sole & Lenzerheide rounds of the World Cup. A couple of links to things we discuss: Henry Kerr's crash https://www.instagram.com/p/B0vXGUxHy9t Following Brandan Fairclough at Revolution https://www.instagram.com/p/BiPr89aFFEA Social stuff if you'd like to follow...  Instag...

George sits down with Madison Saracen Factory Team Manager Will Longden to discuss the 2019 National DH Championships and the season so far. Social stuff if you'd like to follow...  Instagram @makingupthenumbersracing @madisonsaracen @willlongden The Making Up The Numbers podcast is sponsored by: Hope Technology  www.hopetech.com  @hopetech Revolution Bike Park  www.revolutionbikepark.co.uk  @revo...

George & Binnsy catch up with World Cup & EWS racer Jack Reading to discuss the 2019 season so far and in particular the Les Gets World Cup. Here's a link to the video George mentions at the start: Jack Reading "Fighting Back"  https://vimeo.com/341555197 Social stuff if you'd like to follow... Instagram @makingupthenumbersracing @jackreading_mtb Facebook www.facebook.com/jackreadingdhr/ T...

Intense Factory Racing UK's Joe Breeden joins us in the studio & we catch up with Mojo Rising's Chris Porter on the phone