Martin Whiteley Part 2 – Red Bull, Discovery and the Future

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

4.9 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2022

⏱️ 70 minutes

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As you'll know from part one, Martin Whiteley has been a big part of taking downhill racing to where it is now. In part two, we chat about his work at Red Bull and hear his thoughts on the Discovery Channel takeover. We also chat about athlete management and get Martin's thoughts on how the sport is doing and what could or should change. 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 into the gravity-based side of mountain biking.
0:10.2	Don't forget that our support and partner this month is Wahoo. They've got you covered with a great range of products to support your training and riding.
0:17.1	I use Wahoo products in my training for the EWS 100. First up, the GPS watch, the element rival,
0:22.9	which provides you with everything you need to track your training right there on your wrist.
0:27.4	On the bike, I use the element bolt, which is a great little GPS computer with customizable,
0:32.0	easy-to-read displays, which also connects to your phone to make it set up a cinch.
0:36.4	The smart trainer, the Wahu kicker, was the perfect addition to my garage for that targeted training, and you can hook it up to WahooX, their online training and virtual racing platform, and you never know, you might even enjoy that indoor training. Combine all those with their super soft and comfortable heart rate strap, the ticker, and you're on to a winner. Check out all they have to offer over at wahoofitness.com. While you're here, make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode. There's buttons to help you get that done over at downtimepodcast.com for slash subscribe. Merch is available. If you want to support the show, that's over at downtimepodcast.com for slash shop. And issue two of our print project, downtimeepep, is now available over at
1:14.3	downtimepodcast.com for slash EP. All the links you need for all of this stuff are in the show
1:19.5	notes for this episode over on downtimepodcast.com. You can also get in touch and give us a
1:24.2	follow on Instagram and Facebook by heading to at downtime podcast.
1:31.2	All right, it's time for part two of my conversation with Martin Whiteley.
1:34.8	This time we're going to be chatting about his work with Red Bull, athlete management,
1:37.4	the Discovery Channel takeover and plenty more.
1:41.1	So without further ado, here's Martin Whiteley.
1:50.5	Reflecting on many years of team management up to this point, what are the kind of the best parts and the worst parts of that for you?
1:54.5	That's pretty easy.
1:55.8	The worst parts, flight delays, cancellations, things that you can't control that are in your logistics planning
2:03.4	that suddenly get thrown out the window and you need to rejig.
2:06.4	A rider getting injured, you have got to rejig that.
2:09.3	I don't like seeing a rider injured and that sucks.
2:11.3	So they're not fun when you see someone, you know, stop from realizing their dream by something
2:15.9	they couldn't control.
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