Nigel Page Ep2: Signing Sam Hill, Freecaster, team insights and the truth about Nukeproof The Ride Companion

Mountain biking legend Nigel Page is in The Ride Companion studio for part two of the podcast! On this episode Nigel Page opens up about his career changing injury, working with Chris Kovarik, what it was really like to commentate on Freecaster with Rob Warner, how team budgets are handled, signing Sam Hill to the Nukeproof Chain Reaction Cycles team, explains why the team switched to enduro and opens up about the unfortunate end to Nukeproof Bikes...
 
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