CHAPTER 344 Ft. Reece Wilson
Gypsy Tales
Jase Macalpine
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🗓️ 4 March 2025
⏱️ 173 minutes
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Reece Wilson joins us in the studio! Reece is fired up and ready to chase more wins and podiums this upcoming UCI Downhill World Championship. As a former world champion, there’s no doubt he’s capable—but this time, he’s doing it on his own terms. Tune in to hear why he made the call to leave Trek, build his own team AON Racing, and the ins and outs of the whole process!
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| 0:00.0 | This Scotsman is redefining the mountain bike industry. |
| 0:03.3 | Reese Wilson has never been one to play it safe. |
| 0:05.8 | Born and raised in Scotland with a background in motocross, |
| 0:08.7 | he set his sights on one goal, becoming the UCI downhill world champ. |
| 0:13.0 | In 2020, that goal became a reality when Reese won the UCI World Championship. |
| 0:17.9 | Like I said before, it was happening so easy. |
| 0:20.4 | It was just, I wasn't even trying it felt like. |
| 0:22.2 | But success didn't mean an easy road. |
| 0:25.2 | The highs were massive, but so were the lows. |
| 0:27.8 | Yet, Reese's hunger to win is still strong, |
| 0:30.5 | and his pursuit of World Cup podiums and victories continues. |
| 0:33.6 | In 2025, he's taking his biggest leap yet, |
| 0:37.2 | betting on himself and launching his own |
| 0:39.3 | team, A, on racing. Well, if there's nowhere else you want to be, there's one option. That's |
| 0:42.8 | make your own team. I definitely didn't realize how big it was. The world of downhill racing has |
| 0:46.6 | been swept with the wins of change. And with this theme in mind, Reese has left his old team |
| 0:51.6 | of seven years and any semblance of convention. |
| 0:54.4 | Even his bike has been turned upside down. |
| 0:57.0 | Upside down forks, a gearbox instead of a derailer, a belt instead of a chain, all drive |
| 1:02.3 | the steed Wilson will take into battle in 2025. |
| 1:05.8 | Gypsy gang, welcome Reese Wilson to the podcast. |
| 1:09.9 | Manitou prides itself on developing suspension solutions that represent an authentic, tangible, |
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