1 hr 17 min
Ben Cathro – The Return to Racing Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast
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Today I’m catching up with Ben Cathro. In 2021 Ben made his return to World Cup mountain bike racing and did an awesome job by qualifying and taking some great results at the final round in Snowshoe. We find out about his season and get his thoughts on some of the other goings on, both on and off track. Hear about his ‘How to Bike’ video series and his plans for the Pinkbike World Cup race team. Find out what it was like beating Reece Wilson and hear Ben’s thoughts on the health of our sport. Ben always has some great insight, so sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Ben Cathro.
You can follow Ben on Instagram @ben_cathro.
Supporting Partners
Cotic
I've been riding and loving Cotic for a long time, but they aren't just great bikes, they are a great company too. Cotic really are focussed on doing what they can for our sport and our planet. They have made me feel like part of the family and they take that same approach with all their customers.
That customer focus has been really clear during the pandemic. With parts in short supply, Cotic will do everything they can to help you. They offer rolling chassis builds so you can swap over good parts that you have on your current bike. You can even send them parts you’ve sourced and they will build them onto your new bike for you. It really is your bike, built for you. Give them a call and you’ll get to speak to an actual human who will help you through the process of getting your dream build ready to go. The UK manufacturing of their suspension bikes also means that they often have stock when others don’t.
You can check out all that they have to offer by heading over to cotic.co.uk
Strength Factory
January is a month where tonnes of people are thinking about being fitter, getting leaner, and getting quicker on their bike as a result. Unfortunately, most people bite off more than they can chew and don’t stick with it. But with the Strength Factory’s Over 40s MTB programme it’s not some crazy plan that promises abs in two weeks, this is an achievable 20-week plan for everyone. Designed to fit around the ups and downs that life throws at us, so that you can stick at it, be consistent and see and feel yourself improve.
The programme is written so that you can do it in a gym, but you can also do it at home with just a few resistance bands, so whatever life or covid gives us in 2022, you can keep going and be in the best possible condition when the dry trails return.
So if you want to be better this year, then head over to thestrengthfactory.uk now and check it out
Podcast Stuff
Downtime EP
Downtime EP issue 1 is now available at downtimepodcast.com/ep. EP takes inspiration from the guests and topics of the podcast, expands on them, and takes them into a stunning print-only format.
Today I’m catching up with Ben Cathro. In 2021 Ben made his return to World Cup mountain bike racing and did an awesome job by qualifying and taking some great results at the final round in Snowshoe. We find out about his season and get his thoughts on some of the other goings on, both on and off track. Hear about his ‘How to Bike’ video series and his plans for the Pinkbike World Cup race team. Find out what it was like beating Reece Wilson and hear Ben’s thoughts on the health of our sport. Ben always has some great insight, so sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Ben Cathro.
You can follow Ben on Instagram @ben_cathro.
Supporting Partners
Cotic
I've been riding and loving Cotic for a long time, but they aren't just great bikes, they are a great company too. Cotic really are focussed on doing what they can for our sport and our planet. They have made me feel like part of the family and they take that same approach with all their customers.
That customer focus has been really clear during the pandemic. With parts in short supply, Cotic will do everything they can to help you. They offer rolling chassis builds so you can swap over good parts that you have on your current bike. You can even send them parts you’ve sourced and they will build them onto your new bike for you. It really is your bike, built for you. Give them a call and you’ll get to speak to an actual human who will help you through the process of getting your dream build ready to go. The UK manufacturing of their suspension bikes also means that they often have stock when others don’t.
You can check out all that they have to offer by heading over to cotic.co.uk
Strength Factory
January is a month where tonnes of people are thinking about being fitter, getting leaner, and getting quicker on their bike as a result. Unfortunately, most people bite off more than they can chew and don’t stick with it. But with the Strength Factory’s Over 40s MTB programme it’s not some crazy plan that promises abs in two weeks, this is an achievable 20-week plan for everyone. Designed to fit around the ups and downs that life throws at us, so that you can stick at it, be consistent and see and feel yourself improve.
The programme is written so that you can do it in a gym, but you can also do it at home with just a few resistance bands, so whatever life or covid gives us in 2022, you can keep going and be in the best possible condition when the dry trails return.
So if you want to be better this year, then head over to thestrengthfactory.uk now and check it out
Podcast Stuff
Downtime EP
Downtime EP issue 1 is now available at downtimepodcast.com/ep. EP takes inspiration from the guests and topics of the podcast, expands on them, and takes them into a stunning print-only format.
1 hr 17 min