How Aaron Gwin Plans to Return to the Top

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Downtime MTB

Sports, Leisure, Fitness, Health & Fitness, Hobbies, Wilderness

4.9 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Alright, thanks to Tourism Tasmania I’ve been on the ground here in Maydena, bringing you some great conversations. This week, it’s Aaron Gwin.

Five-time overall World Cup champion, but that’s history. This episode is about what’s next.

We dive into the move to Frameworks, his plan to ‘go dark’ and get back to his very best, and what Hardline Tasmania was really like from inside the tape. We talk about sharing the pits with teammate and phenom, Asa Vermette, and how that dynamic is shaping up.

He also opens up about rebuilding his fitness, the motivation that’s still driving him, and what he expects from the season ahead.

It’s a laid-back chat with one of the greatest the sport has ever seen, heading into what could be the most exciting downhill season in years. So sit back, hit play and check out this episode with Aaron Gwin.

You can also watch this episode on YouTube here.

Thanks to Tourism Tasmania for making this episode possible. Tasmania is a dream MTB destination and you can find info on all their amazing riding spots here.

You can follow Aaron on Instagram @aarongwin1 and on his YouTube here.

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0:00.0	Like I've already ridden my bike more this offseason in the last two months than I did last year all together.
0:05.5	I don't think that it's unrealistic to think I could be fighting inside the top 10 or top five had the races.
0:11.4	It's starting to feel like old times a little bit.
0:16.7	Hey everyone, I'm Chris Hall and this is the Downtown Podcast, the podcast for the true fans of
0:21.4	Gravity Mountain Biking, taking you deeper into the sport than anywhere else. As always, make sure
0:26.2	you follow the show by hitting that button in your podcast app now or head into
0:29.5	downtimepodcast.com forward slash follow. Give us a follow on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok too
0:34.4	where we're at Downtown Podcast and for the real inside line, join our
0:37.6	newsletter at downtimepodcast.com for slash newsletter. If you want to help support the show,
0:42.4	then the best way is via a small regular donation over at patreon.com for slash downtime podcast.
0:47.8	Or you can help out by sharing the episodes with your friends or online or leaving us a nice
0:51.6	review over on Apple Podcasts. All right, thanks to tourism Tasmania. I've been on the ground here in May Dina, bringing you some great conversations. This week, it's Aaron Gwynn. Five-time overall World Cup champion, but that's history. This episode is about what's next. We dive into the move to frameworks, his plan to go dark and get back to his very best,
1:11.1	and what hardline Tasmania was really like from inside the tape.
1:14.5	We talk about sharing the pits with teammate and phenom Ace of Omet and how that dynamic
1:18.4	is shaping up.
1:19.6	He also opens up about rebuilding his fitness, the motivation that's still driving him,
1:23.9	and what he expects from the season ahead.
1:26.0	It's a laid-back chat with one of the greatest the sport has ever seen,
1:29.2	heading into what could be the most exciting downhill season in years.
1:32.9	So, without further ado, here's Aaron Gwynn.
1:39.8	Aaron Gwynn, it's been a wee while, but welcome back to the downtime podcast, mate.
1:43.6	How are you?
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