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In this show, Andrew sets out to pick apart the minds and strategies that Top Athletes and Industry leaders use to reach the pinnacle of their Sport. Including their early beginnings, bouncing back from adversity, and candid untold stories from life on the road. As a professional international mountain biker, and now commentator, Andrew “ Needles “ Neethling brings 18 years of experience in all aspects of the Cycling and Mountain Bike Industry.Very MTB related
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Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
2021 World Cup Downhill racing is officially here and Ed Masters is my co host for this episode of Bench Racing. We will cover the season and bring you review episodes of each race throughout the year. In this episode we break down Leogang, Austria which was the first World Cup DH race of the season.
This podcast series is brought to you by Crankbrothers. Crankbrothers is synonmous with the DH racing circuit, and last year celebrated 10 years in a row of Elite World Champs wins with the Mallet DH pedal! Determined to improve the shoe and pedal interface for riders, Crankbrothers spent the last two years developing their own range of shoes, launching late last year, and in 2021 we’ll see those shoes in use on the World Cup DH circuit with riders like Luca Shaw, Bernard Kerr, Angel Suarez, and World Champs Oisin O’Callaghan and Camille Balanche, as well as many more.
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
2021 World Cup Downhill racing is here and Sven Martin is my co host for this episode of Bench Racing. We will cover the season and bring you review episodes of each race throughout the year. We break down the upcoming 2021 season with a preview show and the riders to watch for 2021 with racing kicking off at Leogang, Austria on 13th June 2021.
This podcast series is brought to you by Crankbrothers. Crankbrothers is synonmous with the DH racing circuit, and last year celebrated 10 years in a row of Elite World Champs wins with the Mallet DH pedal! Determined to improve the shoe and pedal interface for riders, Crankbrothers spent the last two years developing their own range of shoes, launching late last year, and in 2021 we’ll see those shoes in use on the World Cup DH circuit with riders like Luca Shaw, Bernard Kerr, Angel Suarez, and World Champs Oisin O’Callaghan and Camille Balanche, as well as many more.
Tuesday May 25, 2021
Tuesday May 25, 2021
Tahnee Seagrave is a junior MTB Downhill World Champion and an elite World Cup winner. From racing against her idol and the goat of female downhill Rachel Atherton to becoming a race winner and a force to be reckoned with on the world stage. Tahnee is coming of age and using things like social media as a tool as she grows in the sport. Hear from her about her early beginnings, injuries, riding for a family owned team and what drives her to keep growing and improving even though she is at the top of her sport.
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Sam Reynolds is a pioneer in the sport of freeride MTB. He climbed the ranks as a slopestyle rider to then transition to freeride and is a co founder of Fest Series and Darkfest. The Darkfest event easily has some of the biggest jumps ridden on a MTB. He was thrown into the world of action sports and lived almost a rockstar life doing the MOD shows all over Europe at 18 years old. Sam has done it all from throwing double back flips, winning best trick at Rampage to coming back from big injuries. He does it with a calculated approach though. Enjoy.
Sam has a fun youtube channel as well. Click Here
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Kirt Voreis is quite simply a jack of all trades and a master of all. Kirt is a legend in the sport of MTB. Coming from a tough up bringing to becoming one of the worlds fastest racers. This was not enough for Kirt. He always wanted more and to entertain. He made the move to freeride MTB and still progresses the sport almost into his 50's . This episode is epic and goes is many directions including us talking about the hay day in downhill including some great Shaun Palmer stories.
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Kirt Voreis is quite simply a jack of all trades and a master of all. Kirt is a legend in the sport of MTB. Coming from a tough up bringing to becoming one of the worlds fastest racers. This was not enough for Kirt. He always wanted more and to entertain. He made the move to freeride MTB and still progresses the sport almost into his 50's . This episode is epic and goes is many directions including us talking about the hay day in downhill including some great Shaun Palmer stories.
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Dean Lucas is an Australian World Cup Downhiller with multiple podiums. There is more than meets the eye with Dean. Dean opens up about childhood challenges which even led to a suicide attempt. We jump around and chat about all things life and riding. Get to know Dean and even myself. An episode not to be missed.
Dean also has a podcast The Off Track Experience
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Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Matt Walker is only 21 years old, but can call himself an Overall World Cup Downhill Champ. The 2017 Junior World Champs' rise to the top is a story of dedication, hard work and sacrifice. He may be young, but has the head of an experienced veteran. Matt joins the show to talk about what it took to win the title, balance and getting chased by the cops on a downhill bike. Enjoy
Check the Documentary story of his season here.
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
You name it and Cedric Gracia has done it in the world of MTB. A career that spanned well over 20 years including World Cup Dh wins , 4x win and a Red Bull Rampage Win. He did this all while entertaining the MTB world and having probably more fun than any of his competitors. CG also had 3 near death experiences while doing what he loves. He joins the show to discuss it all and holds nothing back but then again we didn't expect him to. Enjoy!
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Ben Deakin is a former Royal Marine Commando and now a pro mountain biker. To achieve this status you have to complete arguably the toughest basic milatary training in the world and is said to be harder than the Navy Seals. In his words " it's 32 weeks of pure hell. " He served and was shot in the Afghanistan conflict. Ben has shown how mental toughness and a positive attitude can help you over come adversity and build the life you dream of. He has paved his own way in the mountain bike world and is now a real character. Some say even famous in the MTB world. Check out his Youtube Channel HERE. We chat about it all and more. Some stories are crazy and the way he tells them had me on the edge of my seat. He has some great insights and relates it back to life and riding. Enjoy.