Our Top 7 Cycling and Mountain Biking Podcasts That We’re Listening To Right Now

by | Feb 23, 2024 | Sports, Bike, Cycling and Mountain Biking Podcast, Opinion

These are the shows and hosts that we love to listen to on the road or trails when it’s time for some cheeky mountain biking podcasts.

In the cycling world there are a few OG podcasts that have been going strong for years now but you’ll also find some solid newcomers in the audio broadcast space. Some are all about stories, some are all about training insights or racing commentary. Whatever it is you’re looking for, there is a podcast for you from the world of MTB or road cycling.

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The WILD AIR outdoor studio has published a few of its own poddies in the past under the show title of SOMETHING FRESH! You can catch some rad interviews with the likes of Greg Minnaar, Matt Beers, Alan Hatherly, John Wakefield and many more over there

See Below The List Of Mountain Biking Podcasts That We’re Loving

Downtime Podcast

These Are Our Top Cycling And Mountain Biking Podcasts

One of the best known podcasts in the gravity mountain biking space. It is hosted by Chris Hall who manages to get the world’s best downhill and enduro racers lined up to talk about their life in the sport, how they became winners, dealing with injury, managing careers in racing and all the good stuff in between.

You’ll also hear from those working in the industry designing awesome bikes and components, working with pro athletes, and all that entails.

Recent episodes have included conversations with Jackson Goldstone, Tahnee Seagrave, Specialized Factory Team manager Laurent Delorme, Aaron Gwin and many more!

Ask A Cycling Coach – Trainer Road

If you’re looking for insights into the process of becoming a better athlete and honing your race craft, this is a good place to go! The coaches from the TrainerRoad platform discuss all sorts of topics around cycling training for road and MTB that can help better shape the way that you ride and race.

Pinkbike Podcast

The Pinkbike Podcast is fairly new to the game but with the wealth of experience in the industry shared amongst the editors there and the access they have to experts in any field, there is gold to be found in their episodes.

Many are weird and wacky, especially the early ones with Mike Levy, and you’ll get many strong opinions in each discussion that make it both entertaining and thought provoking to watch. The Pinkbike Pod is a mountain bike heavy podcast so roadies are better off looking elsewhere for their fill.

Escape Collective’s Geek Warning and Performance Process + Wheel Talk for the ladies

These Are Our Top Cycling And Mountain Biking Podcasts
Wheel Talk takes a closer look at women’s cycling in particular.

Keen to hear discussions on topics like “Has the MTB industry reached peak gravel?” or “How do you solve a problem like Lotte Kopecky?” then you might enjoy the pods being done by the team at Escape Collective, a new cycling media group founded in early 2023!

With a focus on long form journalism and a love for all things road cycling, this bunch are eager to dig under every rock for a story to venture down the rabbit hole with. If you like road riding and the racing, tech, and industry shifts that go with it, you’re welcome.

Just Ride

A new podcast from RedBull hosted by “The Voice Of Mountain Biking” Rob Warner and fellow race commentator and ex-racer Eliot Jackson. They cover all disciplines of cycling, interviewing people from Tom Pidcock to Geraint Thomas, Loic Bruni, and other world class riders.

Rob and Eliot’s infectious energy and curious minds will leave you buzzing to rider after every episode and more informed on what goes into the makings of a world champion cyclist!

These Are Our Top Cycling And Mountain Biking Podcasts
Anything that comes out of Red Bull’s studios is bound to be top class. (c) Red Bull Content Pool

Making Up The Numbers

Here is another one of the OGs of the gravity mountain biking world. The Making Up The Numbers Podcast hosted by George Thompson, Jack Reading and Emilie Siegenthaler is focussed around interviews with top athletes from the downhill and enduro world but usually features interesting current news as well. You may also hear from coaches and managers in some episodes as well.

George, Jack and Emilie have all been deeply involved in downhill racing for years and ask pertinent questions of the fastest riders in the world about what makes them tick and how they do what they do.

Their episodes can get up to 50 000 downloads, giving credence to the quality of the shows.

The Real Science of Sport

Here’s a little local flavour to finish it off. Mike Finch and Professor of Sport Science Ross Tucker host this regular show discussing the science of sports, mostly cycling, running, and rugby.

Mike and Ross will dig into the latest research findings, popular practices, common myths, and more around the sports that we love to help us understand them better and how to better perform in them!

Learn about the wonders of good sleep, how altitude training works, how big the doping issue is, and much more!

Now you’ve got some new voices to keep you company on your commute or easy zone 2 spins!

Be sure to give SOMETHING FRESH a listen as well if you’ve not heard any episodes before.

The best podcasts should also inspire you to get out and go ride your bike! Now go and make your own stories out there.

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