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Mark Weir & Marco Osborne, NorCal Heavies - The Inside Line May 01, 2018

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Have you ever climbed 1,000,000 vertical feet in a year on your mountain bike, let alone a VP-Free? Have you ever coughed so hard your jaw locked open? The legendary Sergeant of Suffering, Mark Weir has. Weir is a NorCal MTB legend who has given us Hell Ride, helped blaze the pumptrack trail and taught us that epic adventure is what getting into the mountains is all about. Marco Osborne is a young, upstart American enduro racing pinner who learned all he needs to know from Mark Weir. At the TDS (The Dirty Sanchez) Enduro a couple weeks ago, Vital's Brandon Turman sat down with Weir and Osborne to see talk enduro racing, suffering for your trails in Marin county and putting your wheels where your heart is.

Leigh Donovan, Mountain Bike Racing Legend - The Inside Line Apr 17, 2018

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It is with great pleasure to share this week's Inside Line podcast with you. The incredibly funny, energetic and honest Leigh Donovan, American mountain bike racing legend and World Champion, gets on the mic to talk race history, sponsorship highs and lows, dealing with anxiety and how important it is that we get more people safely on mountain bikes. I've always been a fan of hers but have a new respect for all that she accomplished and achieved throughout her career after this interview. I hope you enjoy it and learn as much as I did. -gordo

RACE WINNER - Laurie Greenland, iXS Downhill Cup Slovenia Apr 14, 2018

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@maddogboris gets a post-race interview with Laurie Greenland, winner of the iXS Downhill Cup in Maribor, Slovenia. It was like a mini-World Cup with Croatia right around the corner.

Off the Cuff - Gee Atherton Interviews Greg Callaghan Apr 10, 2018

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Enjoy this informal, fun interview with Greg Callaghan and Gee Atherton. The two were training together in Southern California and we thought it would be fun to have the racers ask each other the questions.

Rob Warner Goes Deep - The Inside Line Apr 03, 2018

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I believe that Rob Warner is a significant part of the success of today's World Cup Downhill mountain biking. As a winning DH racer, he turned his passion and knowledge into a career as the voice of our sport. Starting as commentator for the first World Cup DH race webcasts with Freecaster.tv, he made the transition when Red Bull TV took over the webcast and has honed his narrative skills ever since. I'm honored to have had the chance to meet and interview Rob as he visited California for some other bike-related projects. Learning about the behind-the-scenes effort that goes into what we hear on race day was eye-opening. I enjoyed every minute in his presence with this interview and hope that you enjoy it too. Bring on Croatia!

The Inside Line Podcast - Re-cast: Chris Cocalis, Founder of Pivot Cycles Mar 20, 2018

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Chris Cocalis has a deeply rooted history in the sport of mountain biking. Coming from a BMX background, he combined his love of riding bikes and improving on broken parts into a lifelong career in MTB. From days as a racer and shop employee, he learned how to weld and started making bikes at an early age out of pure passion. That passion led Chris to create Titus cycles in the 90's and ultimately lead him on the journey to start Pivot Cycles ten years ago. Enjoy his inspiring story as we talk about his past as well as the present and future of Pivot Cycles and our sport in general.

Jack Moir, Dean Lucas, Charlie Harrison - Intense Factory Racing on The Inside Line Mar 06, 2018

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The Inside Line podcast sits down with Jack Moir, Charlie Harrison and Dean Luca, the athletes of Intense Factory Racing. These successful downhillers have been progressing and climbing through the ranks and are anxious to kick off the 2018 World Cup DH season. This fun and serious interview is full of insight and some incredible stories about keeping their prototype Intense M29 bikes rolling in 2017. Team Manager, Bernat Guardia, Technical Director, Chappy Fiene and team photographer, Nathan Hughes all weigh in during this podcast. Enjoy!

Gee Atherton, Professional Downhill MTB Racer Feb 20, 2018

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Gee Atherton needs very little in the way of an introduction. As one of the fastest humans on a mountain bike, he's always been a personal favorite of mine on World Cup race day. His 2017 season was impacted by a severe hip dislocation at a local Fort William race and he was off the bike for months. He eventually returned to racing at the Lenzerheide World Cup DH, significantly earlier than expected. With the 2018 World Cup downhill season just a few weeks a way, I was stoked to get Gee on The Inside Line to discuss the upcoming season, racing in general and what makes him tick. -gordo

Mike Ferrentino - Mentor, Inspiration, Favorite Human Feb 06, 2018

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Welcome mountain bikers. Mike Ferrentino, today's guest, has been a mentor and inspiration of mine and is one of my favorite humans. Whenever we cross paths, I always feel lucky that mountain biking has given me the chance to meet people like him. He's passionate, funny, crusty, opinionated but transparent and real. I hope you enjoy his stories and insight on bikes and life as much as I did. -gordo

Chris Ball, Managing Director of the Enduro World Series Jan 23, 2018

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It's incredible to think that the Enduro World Series is just over five years old. While the format of enduro mountain bike racing has existed for years, the EWS, still in its infancy, has become the global force by which all other enduro events are now measured. One of the hearts and brains behind the Enduro World Series is Chris Ball. A former downhill racer and UCI official, Chris and some close peers decided mountain bike racing needed a change, and the rest is history. Vital friend and contributor, Lee Trumpore, met with Chris in Scotland a few weeks back. What was supposed to be a 10-minute interview turned a passionate and enlightening conversation about all things enduro. After all, that's what happens when mountain biking superfans get together.

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