Former DH World Champ Manon Carpenter is Now Racing to Save the Environment, and our Trails

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast

Singletracks.com

Wilderness, Sports

4.7 • 574 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Manon Carpenter is a downhill mountain bike world champion and advocate for the environment living in Caerphilly, Wales . She recently premiered a documentary film titled Trails on Trial that explores how trails connect the land with communities and various stakeholders.

In this interview we ask:

When did you first get interested in the idea of environmental protection?
Was the connection between biking and the environment always pretty clear to you, even as a professional racer?
What are your local trails like? Who builds and maintains them?
Why do you think mountain bikers have a bad reputation among some environmental groups? What can we do to change that?
If "trails come and go," what does that mean for us as mountain bikers?
Where are some of your favorite places to ride around the world?
Should we be concerned about the potential impact over-tourism might have on places? How can this be mitigated or offset?
Do you see a connection between climate change and trail conditions?

Check out some of Manon's videos, including Trails on Trial, on this Youtube playlist. You can follow her on Instagram @manoncarpenter.

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1:03.1	Hey everybody.
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1:06.1	My name is Jeff and today my guest is Manon Carpenter.
1:10.3	Manon is a downhill mountain bike world champion and advocate for the environment living in Carfilly, Wales.
1:17.6	She recently premiered a documentary film titled Trails on Trial that explores how trails connect the land with the communities and various stakeholders around them.
1:29.2	Thanks for joining us, Manon.
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