Martin Whiteley Part 1 – Global Racing, G-Cross Honda, Trek World Racing and the YT Mob

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Downtime MTB

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

4.9 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2022

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

Martin Whiteley is someone who likes to work behind the scenes, however, many of you will know his name. From the mid-80s onwards, Martin has been involved with the growth of mountain biking, and through his time as CEO of Australian Cycling, working at the UCI and running some of the biggest downhill race teams in history, Martin has played a role in shaping our sport into what it is today. With all this history, it’s hard to pick and choose what to cover, so this episode is pretty long and I’ve split it into two parts. Part one covers Martin’s background and his time at the UCI. We hear about his work with Global Racing, G-Cross Honda, Trek World Racing and the YT Mob, and get his thoughts on talent development. Part two will be dropping tomorrow, where we’ll talk about Red Bull, the Discovery takeover, athlete management and plenty more. For now, here’s part one. So sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Martin Whiteley. You can follow Martin on Instagram @captain23mw, the HQ on Instagram @23___hq and find the website to arrange bike hire, uplifts and see the history over at hq.23degrees-sports.com. Supporting Partners Wahoo A market leader in Road cycling, Wahoo are relatively new to the mountain bike world, but are serious about getting involved. They are already supporting top athletes like Tahnee Seagrave, Danny Hart, Wyn Masters, Brendan Fairclough, and Loic Bruni, along with many others too. Wahoo were kind enough to support my training for the EWS100 and since November last year I’ve been using Wahoo’s products and found them intuitive, robust and a great addition to my training. Their GPS watch the ELEMNT RIVAL, their GPS computer the ELEMNT BOLT, and a Wahoo KICKR smart trainer were my choices, all combined with the super comfy TICKR heart rate strap. You can also check out their online one stop training and virtual racing platform, Wahoo X. You can check out all that Wahoo have to offer over at wahoofitness.com. Podcast Stuff Downtime EP Downtime EP issue 2 is now available at downtimepodcast.com/ep. EP takes inspiration from the guests and topics of the podcast. It expands on them, and takes them into a stunning print-only format. EP is the perfect companion for some quiet time away from the distractions of modern life. Beautiful to have and hold, and a timeless piece of mountain bike history. Just head over to downtimepodcast.com/ep to save yourself £5 off of the cover price with an annual subscription for just £20 plus postage or you can purchase EP1, or EP2 on their own too. Merch If you want to support the podcast, and represent, then my webstore is the place to head. All products are 100% organic, shipped without plastics, and made with a supply chain that's using renewable energy. So check it out now over at downtimepodcast.com/shop. Follow Us Give us a follow on Instagram @downtimepodcast or Facebook @downtimepodcast to keep up to date and chat in the comments. For everything video, including riding videos, bike checks and more, subscribe over at youtube.com/downtimemountainbikepodcast. Are you enjoying the podcast? If so, then don’t forget to subscribe. Each episode will get delivered to your device as soon as it’s available and it's totally free. You'll find all the links you need at downtimepodcast.com/subscribe. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google and most of the podcast apps out there. While you're there, why not join our newsletter to get our Weekend Warm-Up email every Friday. Full of interesting bike-related stuff, competitions, product recommendations and more. Our back catalogue of amazing episodes is available at downtimepodcast.com/episodes Photo - Isac Paddock

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, I'm Chris Hall and you're listening to the downtime podcast where we delve deep
0:07.9	into the gravity-based side of mountain biking. First off, I want to thank our supporting partner
0:12.3	for this month and that's Wahoo. Wahu are a market leader in road cycling, but still fairly
0:17.3	new to the mountain bike world. However, they are serious about getting involved and
0:21.0	they're already supporting top athletes like Tiny Seagrave, Danny Hart, Win Masters, Brendan Fairclough,
0:26.5	Loic Bruney and many more and I'm stoked to have them supporting the podcast this month.
0:30.9	Wahoo were kind enough to support my training for the EWS 100 in the Tweed Valley earlier this year.
0:35.9	That means that I've been using WAHU product since
0:38.2	my training began back in November last year and I've personally found them to be really intuitive,
0:42.8	robust and a great addition to my riding and training. The GPS watch, the element rival,
0:47.3	provides you with everything you need for tracking your training right there on your wrist.
0:50.8	With customizable profiles for each activity, it's your perfect companion for riding, gym sessions, indoor sessions and much more. If you want a GPS computer to mount to your bike, then you've got the element bolt or the room to choose from. I've been using the bolt, which is the smaller of the two. It's got fully customizable data screens on a really easy-to-read display, and it connects to your phone to make it really simple to set up too. I also have a Wahoo kicker smart trainer, which has been invaluable for targeted
1:16.1	interval sessions, allowing me to really take my training up a notch. Pair the kicker with
1:20.4	Yahoo X, their one-stop shop for training and virtual racing platforms, and you never know,
1:25.3	you might even start to enjoy some indoor training too. All of those
1:28.9	pair with the awesome Wahoo ticker heart rate strap, which is really comfortable to wear,
1:33.3	feels soft against the skin and it gives you the most accurate heart rate data for all of your
1:37.1	training. You can check out all that Wahoo have to offer over at wahoofitness.com.
1:42.6	While you're here, don't forget to subscribe or follow the podcast so you never miss an
1:45.9	episode. There's buttons to help you get that done over at downtimepodcast.com
1:50.0	for such subscribe. Merch is available if you want to support the show. That's over at
1:53.8	downtimepodcast.com for slash shop. And you can get issued two of our print project,
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