Just Ride Red Bull

Lael Wilcox is an ultra-endurance legend. And yet, aged 20, she’d barely ridden a bike. It was only when she started a new job 6km from her home and realised cycling was the most efficient way of commuting that she turned to two wheels.

A love affair was born. And then she realised she was damn good at it. 

Now 36, Lael’s won almost everything she could dream of: the 6,800km Trans Am Bike Race; holds the women’s course record for Tour Divide (4,418km); has the fastest known time for the Arizona Trail… the list goes on and on.

And now she wants to smash the women’s round the world record – and is setting off from Chicago on May 26 to do just that. She aims to complete her trip around the globe in just 110 days. 

Lael spoke to Rob and Eliot about her spellbinding journey to this point – and how she plans to break an iconic record. We loved welcoming Lael to Just Ride and can’t wait to track her progress. 

Here at Just Ride we absolutely love hearing from you, so hit Eliot or Rob up on their socials or email podcast@redbull.com to get a shout out on the show.

We have a little treat for our Just Ride listeners this week! 

While Rob and Eliot come from the world of mountain biking, our listeners know that Just Ride is all about every type of cycling discipline imaginable. 

But today we’ve got a little clip of a show that lives and breathes mountain biking, week in, week out: The Downtime Podcast 

Downtime is the most in-depth mountain bike podcast out there and delves deep into the world of downhill and enduro. 

Host Chris Hall chats to world champions, future stars, the teams who helped the riders perform, the brands who design the products we ride, and so, so much more. 

There’s a new episode every week, as well as pre-and-post-race shows for every Downhill World Cup. There’s over 400 episodes just waiting for you to get stuck into - and new ones drop every Tuesday. 

Rob and Eliot have a little clip from a recent Downtime episode with the incredible Louise Ferguson, talking about her incredible run at Red Bull Hardline Tasmania in February. To check out the full episode with Louise, search for The Downtime Podcast. Enjoy!

When Covid hit and a global lockdown saw the whole world forced to adapt to a new normal, Matt Jones headed into his back garden and started building. A year later he’d crafted some incredible jumps in his yard and turned his YouTube account into one of the most must-watch mountain bike channels on the platform.

Matt’s career has been fascinating. One of the world’s best slopestyle riders from a young age, the lure of content creation and the success of his YouTube channel took him down a path perpendicular to competing – yet the lure of competition is never far away for Matt.

He joined Rob and Eliot to reflect on his varied career, educate the listeners on the intricacies of slopestyle, open up on his future competitive ambitions and chat all things content creation. Like everything with Matt, this Just Ride chat is a lot of fun. Enjoy. 

If you’re a long-time Just Ride listener then you’ll know that Rob and Eliot absolutely love hearing from you, so hit them up on their socials or email podcast@redbull.com to get a shout out on the show.

Rob and Eliot were on-site this weekend for round two of Red Bull Cerro Abajo – this time in Guanajuato, Mexico. Straight from the commentary booth the guys hopped on to record a bonus Just Ride reflecting on the action, talking through the wild runs through the streets of Guanajuato, Juanfer Velez's incredible win, the raw emotion of the event and much more!

We’ll be back next week for episode five of Just Ride season two!

When Joff Summerfield set out to ride around the globe on his handmade penny farthing in 2006, he sold absolutely everything he owned to fund the adventure – and start with a clean slate. As he set off, his whole world was packed into a small rucksack on his back and some panniers on top of his penny farthing.

Joff’s story is one of the most stunning that Rob and Eliot have discovered on Just Ride so far. Most of it must be heard to be believed! From being robbed at knifepoint in Ecuador and accidentally eating dinner in a Chinese home, to freewheeling down the Himalayas and taking in the Millennium New Year in Paris, Joff’s journeys have been like no other.

And that’s all while rolling round the world on a 49in fixed-gear penny farthing. His current steed has done nearly 40,000 miles. As you can imagine, Rob and Eliot couldn’t get their heads around it.

As well as his physical feats, Joff also has a refreshing outlook on life – never travelled but want to? Do it! You’ll find a way. 

If you want to watch this full-length episode with Joff (and his penny farthing!) then you can find it on Red Bull TV, and if you want to email the show then please hit us up at podcast@redbull.com.

If you want to learn more about Joff and his exploits, you can check out his YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/user/joff1000 

And follow Joff on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/joff_summerfield/?hl=en

We’ll see you in two weeks.

To say that Annemiek van Vleuten won it all is an understatement. The Dutch cyclist retired last season at the age of 41, having accomplished pretty much, well… everything in women's road cycling.

In the coming years much will be written and spoken about Annemiek’s achievements - and in truth it would make a remarkable Hollywood blockbuster.

Winning a world title with a broken elbow, overcoming illness and launching an outrageous solo attack to win the inaugural Tour de France Femmes, losing Olympic Gold due to a horror crash on a descent into Copacabana Beach in Rio… and that’s just for starters.

Annemiek is a resilient force of nature and it’s our pleasure to reveal she’s also a fan of Just Ride! A listener to the first series, she was waiting patiently by the phone for her invite onto series two.

Now embracing life in retirement, Rob and Eliot loved learning all about Annemiek’s life to date and her plans in the future.

If you want to watch this full-length episode with Annemiek, Eliot and Rob then you can find it on Red Bull TV, and if you want to email the show then please hit us up at justride@redbull.com.

We’ll see you in two weeks.