May 14, 2025
This episode has serious old school TRC vibes! In this episode
of The Ride Companion, Olly and Davi discuss everything you need to
know heading into the 2025 downhill World Cup season. Including
team moves, breakout picks, fantasy tips, and some insights from
the inside.
We also announce ourselves as the unofficial World Cup podium
sponsor... we're Increasing World Cup Prize Money by 30% by giving
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During the episode we also discuss Bernard Kerr’s pre-season crash
and what it means for his year, why have Gates offered up the
$100,000 prize?, Our top fantasy MTB picks for round one, Rachel
Atherton rumours, finding passions, Olly's Slovenia trip, is MTB
too expensive and loads more!
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