Behind the Scenes of Red Bull Race Tapes
Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast
Downtime MTB
4.9 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 13 August 2024
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Today we’re going behind the scenes of Red Bull Race Tapes, which has been called the ‘Drive to Survive’ of mountain biking. I’m in the Race Tapes studio with producer Romain Dompnier, to find out what goes into making this insanely good series. Hear the background of how Race Tapes came to be and how they get such incredible access and insight that we don’t tend to see elsewhere. How do they approach the more controversial subjects and rivalries and have they ever upset anyone in the process? What goes into choosing the stories that they will follow, what can we expect from the 2024 season and plenty more. So, it’s time to sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Race Tapes producer, Romain Dompnier.
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You can watch Race Tapes over on Red Bull TV here.
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| 0:00.0 | we've, you know, gotten some spicier things and gotten to some more difficult questions |
| 0:05.0 | that is the luxury of not being associated to a team or an athlete. I think that is a true |
| 0:10.9 | rivalry that they perhaps didn't want us to talk about quite as much as we did. And unfortunately, |
| 0:16.5 | it's part of the case. It doesn't look as pro. |
| 0:22.8 | Hey, everyone. I'm Chris Hall, and this is the downtime podcast, where we're going to be taking you deeper than ever into the gravity-based side of mountain biking. |
| 0:30.1 | If you're listening to this episode, then you've got my wonderful Patrions to thank, as this episode is purely supported by them. |
| 0:36.2 | It's a challenging time in the bike industry |
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| 2:04.5 | which has been called the Drive to Survive of Mountain Biking. I'm in the race tape studio |
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