How Mille Johnset Fought Her Way Back to the Podium

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4.9 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2025

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

This week, I’m joined by Norwegian downhill racer, Mille Johnset. After making a big team move for the 2025 season, Mille’s year didn’t start the way she’d hoped. Early struggles left her searching for form and confidence. But Mille’s resilience and hard work paid off, and she came back fighting, delivering an incredible 3rd place at the World Cup in Andorra. We talk about her journey from skiing in Norway to racing bikes at the highest level, the challenges of being the only girl in her category growing up, what she learned at the Atherton Academy, and how she’s finding her way in the elite ranks. It’s an honest look at the ups and downs of pro racing, the importance of support networks, and the mindset needed to turn things around. So sit back, hit play, and enjoy this episode with Mille Johnset.

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You can follow Mille on Instagram @millejohnset.

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This episode is supported by Fox Racing and this weekend (25-28th September) it’s the Fox US Open in Killington, Vermont. There’s heaps of racing to watch, World Cup pros in attendance and party vibes all weekend long, so if you can, why not head over and join in. You can find the full schedule at usopen.bike.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, I'm Chris Hall and this is the downtime podcast, the podcast for the true fans of gravity mountain biking, taking you deeper into the sport than anywhere else.
0:12.2	This episode is supported by Fox Racing and this weekend sees the Fox US Open take place in Killington, Vermont.
0:18.7	The Fox US Open is fast becoming renowned as one of the
0:21.1	biggest events in the calendar and now plays host to a super talented US field as well as many
0:26.0	World Cup pros who come along for the racing and good vibes. For anyone who wants to go along
0:30.7	and soak in some of those vibes, there's heaps going on with a packed calendar of racing
0:34.5	and events from Thursday the 25th right through to Sunday the 28th
0:37.9	of September. There's free to spectate downhill racing, dual slalom racing and a whip-off
0:42.2	competition along with a party atmosphere all weekend long. Head to us open.com.
0:46.5	to find out more and see the full schedule. All right, just a couple more quick things
0:50.9	before we get stuck into this week's episode. Make sure you never miss an episode by following the show. Just hit that follow button in your podcast app now or find
0:58.0	dedicated buttons for all the major platforms at downtimepodcast.com for slash follow. You can also
1:03.3	keep up to date with what's going on by following us on Instagram, Facebook or TikTok where we're at
1:07.3	at Downtown Podcast. And if you're hungry for more downtime, then you can join the newsletter at downtimepodcast.com for slash newsletter. That and all the links I've mentioned will be in
1:16.2	the show notes for this episode on the website, downtime podcast.com. This week, I'm joined by
1:20.9	Norwegian downhill racer Millie onset. After making a big team move for the 2025 season, Millie's
1:26.3	year didn't start the way she'd hoped.
1:28.2	Early struggles left her searching for form and confidence.
1:31.0	But Millie's resilience and hard work paid off, and she came back fighting, delivering an incredible third place at the World Cup in Andorra.
1:38.1	We talk about her journey from skiing in Norway to racing bikes at the highest level.
1:42.0	The challenges of being the only girl in her category growing up, what she learned at the Atherton Academy, and how she's finding her way in the elite
1:48.2	ranks. It's an honest look at the ups and downs of pro racing, the importance of support networks
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