Wyn Masters Shares What Really Happened In South Korea
The Ride Companion
TRC Media House
4.9 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2026
⏱️ 92 minutes
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Summary
Wyn Masters is back on The Ride Companion after a brutal crash at the opening round of the 2026 UCI Downhill World Cup in South Korea.
Fresh from the Mona YongPyong World Cup, Wyn joins Davi and Olly to explain exactly what happened in the crash that left him with a fractured wrist and a serious AC joint injury. Wyn breaks down the controversial B-line, the lack of visibility, rider traffic, marshal positioning, shortened practice, and why he believes the crash was completely avoidable. This episode goes way beyond the injury. Wyn shares his thoughts on whether the South Korea World Cup was ready to host a race, the cost of sending teams across the world, the 'hardtail guy' controversy, whether World Cup downhill is becoming too expensive and what makes a great World Cup venue.
The guys also get into Asa Vermette's unbelievable elite World Cup debut win, Loïc Bruni and Amaury Pierron's performances, Jackson Goldstone's pressure as defending champion, the rise of young riders, women's downhill, Valentina Höll's new vlog series, the Gates Gearbox $100k challenge, pro rider salaries, Wyn's viral video about mountain bike earnings, and what it really takes to race 100 World Cups. This is a huge episode with one of the most important and respected voices in mountain biking.
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| 0:00.0 | I heard that one team spent 30,000 euros on logistics. |
| 0:04.3 | Oh my gosh. |
| 0:05.6 | How well did that team do? |
| 0:07.3 | They had some reasonable results but not. |
| 0:10.2 | But then there will be teams that didn't, you know, like, |
| 0:12.9 | yeah. |
| 0:13.2 | There were big teams that have 20 staff, like total, including riders, |
| 0:18.9 | that had two riders in the race you know like |
| 0:20.9 | that also then brings me the next question like how long can they sustain this |
| 0:31.3 | okay today we have a wounded soldier on. |
| 0:39.3 | It's not me, is it? |
| 0:40.6 | It's not you, you're a wounded soldier. |
| 0:43.4 | But we have a wounded soldier, but it's actually such good timing for us. |
| 0:49.8 | Yeah, it is. |
| 0:51.4 | Because with the last World Cup, I was in Mexico building ramps. |
| 0:55.4 | You were having horse emergencies. |
| 0:56.7 | We couldn't have a better guest today on the show. |
| 0:59.6 | We couldn't. |
| 1:00.5 | We really couldn't. |
| 1:01.5 | We've got the one and only win TV. |
| 1:04.2 | Back on. |
| 1:06.3 | Hiked. |
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