Val di Sole 2022 – Pre-Race Show

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🗓️ 29 August 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The 2022 Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup comes to a close in Val di Sole this weekend. So we’re kicking off the race week by chatting with coach to the stars, Chris Kilmurray aka PointOne Athletic. We have a quick recap on World Champs and then talk about the track, the horrific weather forecast, the overall battles and plenty more. So sit back, hit play and listen to this Val di Sole pre-race episode with Chris Kilmurray.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, I'm Chris Hall and this is your Maxis Tires pre-race show for the final round of the World Cup in Valde-Solle.
0:10.6	Maxis have a huge history with racing and are the tire brand that comes to mind when you think about performance.
0:15.7	So it's no surprise then that Maxis have won more than any other brand in the history of World Cup
0:20.9	Downhill and EWS racing. Whatever you need, Maxis have got you covered with a wide range
0:25.9	of tread patterns, casing and compound options. I've spent a good chunk of this year running the
0:30.5	Asagai 2.5 Max grip in their brand new XO Plus casing up front and combine that with a DHR
0:36.0	double down Max Terra on the back. It's a popular
0:38.4	combo and I personally find it gives incredible grip in the turns but still provides great
0:42.6	braking traction so you can scrub off that speed when you really need to. The XO plus casing
0:47.3	seems to be holding up too. I've had no issues with that on like fairly rough enduro rides
0:51.7	so it's nice to be able to shave a little bit of weight off of the double downs, especially on the front tire. Having this support from Maxis means that I can be at some of the rounds in person to sit down with the awesome Chris Kilmurray, Nika Malali and Elliot Jackson to bring you the best and most in-depth racing coverage possible, so I'm super thankful to Maxis for helping out. Maxis are going to be giving away some some merch bundles throughout the season. If you want to get your hands on one, then just share this podcast episode on your Instagram and tag me at Downtown Podcast and at Maxis Bike and we'll choose a lucky winner. You can check out the entire range of Maxis tires over at Maxis.com and find the tires at your local Maxis dealer. You can also give them a follow on Instagram where they're at Maxis Bike.
1:30.2	All right, it's time to chat to coach the stars Chris Kilmurray to find out what we have in
1:33.9	store for us this weekend with the big finale in Vaudersolle.
1:40.9	Chris Kilmurray, welcome back.
1:43.0	Our last pre-race podcast of the season, which seems crazy.
1:50.5	It's exciting because now the check comes.
1:52.5	Yeah, exactly.
1:54.0	I'm waiting for the invoice.
1:57.1	Before we talk about a soul, let's touch in on Leje, because it's been an incredible, incredible week of racing, wild scenes that have never been seen before in the sport and maybe never will again, but I suspect we might get a bit more of that.
2:14.2	Yeah, talk us through it. Standout riders, interesting stuff that went on that maybe you've seen in your deep analysis that maybe the rest of us won't have noticed. What are your thoughts?
2:25.7	It was definitely world champs, that's for sure. Yeah. Even though it was a track we've been to, a venue we've been to, with a lot of history and we've had a long season
2:37.3	of very competitive World Cups, it definitely was at World Champs, when people start a little bit
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