Amaury Pierron – What It Takes to Be the Best
Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast
Downtime MTB
4.9 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 6 December 2022
⏱️ 127 minutes
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Summary
Amaury Pierron is easily one of the most exciting mountain bike riders on the planet. Amaury has an insane desire to win, which on occasion has taken him to some dark places. We chat about his progression from the junior ranks as a privateer, into the elite field and ultimately joining a factory team. Find out what went on behind the scenes to help that 2018 overall win. Hear about Amaury’s battles on the track and away from it, dealing with some serious injuries. From the highest highs to the lowest lows, Amaury has always had incredible determination and drive. Add to that a professionalism and some serious attention to detail and you have a rider that is hard to beat. So sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Amaury Pierron.
You can follow Amaury on Instagram @amaurypierron4, on TikTok @amaurypierron and on YouTube here.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone, I'm Chris Hall and you're listening to the downtime podcast where we delve deep |
| 0:07.8 | into the gravity-based side of mountain biking. First up, I want to thank our supporting partners |
| 0:12.4 | and that's We are One Composites and Sever Mesh who both have insanely good offers for you. |
| 0:17.9 | If you're a long-time listener, then you'll know I'm a massive fan of Weir-RR1 Compostics wheels, having run them on my bike for at least four years now. I love the balance |
| 0:25.3 | of stiffness and compliance, which for me brings a ride feel that's accurate but without any |
| 0:29.7 | the negatives that an overly stiff wheel can provide. The quality is also insanely high with a |
| 0:34.5 | beautiful finish and a product that for me has needed zero attention |
| 0:37.8 | for the whole time I've owned them. If you keep an eye on the mountain bike news, then you'll |
| 0:42.0 | have seen that We Are One last year launched their first bike, a super bike called The Arrival. |
| 0:46.5 | And recently they launched a brand new range of wheels called convergence. These new rims |
| 0:50.9 | mark the progression that We Are One have made in both design and engineering, |
| 0:55.0 | with a minimum 30% increase in impact strength and an improved ride field at the same time. |
| 0:59.8 | I've not had the chance to ride them yet, but given my experience with We are 1, I have no doubt that they've done an amazing job. |
| 1:05.9 | As it's Christmas coming up, We are one are being even more generous than usual and are offering downtime and listeners 15% off anything on their website. That means you can get 15% off their new |
| 1:16.0 | convergence rims and wheels or off of their already amazing revolution series of rims that have |
| 1:21.1 | recently been reduced or even 15% off the super bike, the arrival. You've got until midnight |
| 1:27.3 | on the 31st of December to make |
| 1:29.0 | the most of this incredible offer. All you need to do is to use the code downtime, December 15, |
| 1:34.0 | at the checkout over at we are one composites.com. That's downtime with a capital D, December, |
| 1:40.2 | also with a capital D, all one word, followed directly by the number 15 over at we are1 |
| 1:45.3 | composites.com. Seven mesh are on a mission to create truly high-performance clothing for mountain biking |
| 1:51.4 | gravel and road. Coming out of the mountains of British Columbia and being founded by three of the |
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