Leogang 2023 – Pre-Race Show
Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast
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4.9 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 12 June 2023
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
We waited a long time for the 2023 mountain bike downhill race season to start, but now it’s going and we are already onto round 2 in Leogang. I’m joined by Chris Kilmurray to get his thoughts on the track, the weather, how the riders are coping with the new schedule and plenty more. So sit back, hit play and listen to this Leogang pre-race show with Chris Kilmurray.
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| 0:00.0 | All right, the racing is coming thick and fast, and we're headed into Leagang this week, |
| 0:08.0 | so it's time for another Maxis tyres pre-race show. Maxis is synonymous with racing and is the name |
| 0:13.7 | that comes to mind when you think of performance. It's no surprise then that they've won more |
| 0:17.5 | than any other brand in the history of World Cup and EWS racing. |
| 0:25.7 | No matter where or how you ride, Maxis has the tyres for you with a wide range of tread patterns, |
| 0:31.4 | casing and compound options. On my Enduro bike, I've got the DHR 2, Max Terra double down on the rear for a little bit less rolling resistance, paired with the Assegai, Max grip up front and their |
| 0:35.9 | slightly lighter XO plus compound, saving a little bit of weight. The downhill bike has DHR2 front and rear, both with the DH casing and with their super grippy Max grip compound. Both setups are working great for me, but check out what they've got to offer and see what's best for you. You can check out the entire range of Maxis Tires over at Maxis.com and find the tires at your local Maxis dealer. |
| 0:56.2 | You can also give them a follow on Instagram while they're at Maxis Bike. |
| 1:00.0 | All right, it's time to sit down with Chris Kilmurray to get his thoughts on the track, the weather, how the riders are coping with the new schedule and plenty more. |
| 1:07.1 | So without further ado, here's our Maxis Tires pre-race show for Lear Gang. |
| 1:14.9 | Chris Cool Murray, it appears that World Cups are like buses. |
| 1:18.2 | You weigh ages for one and then two come along at once. |
| 1:20.7 | It feels like we're right into the thick of it super quickly. |
| 1:24.7 | And we're heading now into Lear Gang, back to back, no real time to breathe. Before we |
| 1:30.5 | start talking about Leagang, let's just get your thoughts on what went down in Lenzahide, |
| 1:35.7 | because that was a pretty epic weekend, I think. Yeah, I saw it from the inside, not the outside. |
| 1:47.9 | So a little bit different, I i think to obviously what you saw or what the fans saw and i probably saw less of it than you guys did because i just spent |
| 1:52.8 | my entire week on the track and then at the top of warm-ups and then back on the track and then kind of |
| 1:58.2 | yeah just like a like a blue-se fly, as did say in Ireland. |
| 2:02.9 | So yeah, it's, it was super interesting. |
| 2:04.7 | I think looking at the schedule on paper before it started, we knew it was going to be a really |
| 2:08.1 | hectic week with not much time for mistakes, errors or analysis really like we're used to. |
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