Fabio Wibmer can still remember the first time he stuck a GoPro on his head and headed out with his mates for a ride. Little did he know that a decade later he’d be broadcasting to millions on YouTube. Growing up in a small town in rural Austria, few would have predicted Wibmer’s rise to the top of trials riding, but his early daredevil exploits soon found a huge audience. After linking up with his icon Danny MacAskill, Fabio shot to stardom – and he’s not looked back since. Now a superstar...

Join Rob and Eliot as they dive into the star-studded line-up for Red Bull Hardline 2025 in Tasmania! From returning champions and groundbreaking women riders, to new faces from the Slopestyle world, this line-up is packed with talent – and we can’t wait to see them tackle the revamped course.  Between Rob’s recent film project and Eliot’s travel tales, there’s no shortage of exciting stories. Grab a seat and tune in as the duo builds anticipation for what could be the wildest Red Bull...

Join Rob and Eliot as they dive into the star-studded line-up for Red Bull Hardline 2025 in Tasmania! From returning champions and groundbreaking women riders, to new faces from the Slopestyle world, this line-up is packed with talent – and we can’t wait to see them tackle the revamped course.  Between Rob’s recent film project and Eliot’s travel tales, there’s no shortage of exciting stories. Grab a seat and tune in as the duo builds anticipation for what could be the wildest Red Bull...

When most 18-year-olds finish college, they start to think about university or starting a career. Not Ed Pratt. Aged 19, he set off from his front door on a unicycle – and three years later he’d circumnavigated the globe. Yes, you read that correctly: he rode around the entire world on one wheel. Just like Joff Summerfield from earlier on this year, Ed’s sense of adventure and remarkable stories from the road made for a fascinating chat – and, of course, Rob’s mind was blown. Since we spoke...

As a young kid growing up on the streets of Paris, Matthias Dandois would kick a football around with his mates. The problem was, he didn’t enjoy it much. Then one day, he saw another group of kids riding BMX bikes and having far more fun than he was on the football pitch. And that was it. A love affair was born. A few years later, he was BMX flatland world champion, at just 19. Now, he’s a nine-time world champion, Olympic torch bearer for the Games held in his home city, a superstar in so...

Ahead of 2024’s edition of Red Bull Rampage, which takes place in Utah the weekend of October 10-12, Polish superstar Szymon Godziek is hoping to land the biggest back flip of his career – and take the title.  Second in 2022 and on track for a similar result before a brutal crash in 2023, Szymon is a Red Bull Rampage warrior. So, who better to preview 2024’s edition and quiz on all things Rampage than Szymon himself? He joined Eliot to chat all about his career to date, his brother Dawid’s...

Nicknamed the godmother of women's freeride, Casey Brown joins us to discuss the incredible life she’s lived. From her remote New Zealand upbringing to becoming a global MTB icon, Casey’s story is all about chasing her dreams. She dives into what it meant to work on ANYTIME with Anthill Films, the thrill of Red Bull Rampage, and how such experiences shape her career. Casey discusses the rapid growth of the women’s freeride movement in mountain biking, the importance of representation in the...

We usually welcome the world’s best and gnarliest bike riders to Just Ride, but this week we’ve got someone who helps those riders get to the very top. Alan Milway is one of the world’s most decorated cycling coaches and he’s worked with some of the biggest names in mountain biking. From the Atherton family to the iconic Greg Minnaar, Alan’s CV is unmatched. He spoke to Rob and Eliot about his methodology and the individual nature of every rider, and he also had some handy tips for you, our...

We’ve mentioned Race Tapes on Just Ride before, and after the producer, Romain Dompnier, sat down with Chris Hall of the Downtime Podcast we thought we’d treat our listeners to a little snippet of their fascinating chat. Race Tapes provides unparalleled insight into the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, and seasons one and two of the show are available to watch on Red Bull TV now. Made by Boombox, the series delves deeper into the stars of mountain biking than ever before. To listen to the full...

There aren’t many more famous bike riders in the world than Mariana Pajón.A two-time Olympic Gold medallist and a household name in her native Colombia, Mariana is an icon in her sport of BMX.  Since day one of Just Ride she has been a dream guest for us, so it was a true pleasure to finally welcome her to the studio. With Rob away, it was Eliot who spoke to the queen of BMX all about her upbringing, plus the highs and lows of her remarkable career, and picked up a fascinating insight into...

Sofiane Sehili wasn’t a cyclist until he went travelling around Southeast Asia and realised he wasn’t made to be cooped up on a bus or a train for hours at a time. He bought a second-hand bike for $100 and started riding. He’s hardly stopped since. Initially a cycling courier in Paris, Sofiane was encouraged to start entering the world’s gnarliest bikepacking events, like the Tour Divide in the United States, and the Silk Road Mountain Race in Eastern Europe. Now, aged 43, Sofiane is a...

Here on Just Ride, we love bikes. All of them. So we thought it was about time we devoted an episode to them – and their future. Rob and Eliot are joined by lifelong bike designer and founder of RIDE Studio, Craig Dent, to chat about the evolution of bikes and what types of bikes we could be riding in five, 10, 50 years from now. How much of a role will electrics play? Will everything be designed by AI? Are we going to see the shape change? Rob, Eliot and Craig got stuck into all of that,...

Aged 14, Finn Iles took the world of mountain biking by storm. He won the famous Whistler Whip-off after a social media campaign (#letfinnin) swept through the community. That was the start of a Hollywood-style journey that saw him destined to reach the top of mountain biking.  Winning almost everything before him in the junior ranks, his ascension to the top of downhill seemed assured. But not all Hollywood stories run smoothly. It took Finn four years on the pro circuit to win his first...

We’re sure that most of our Just Ride listeners will know Eliot Jackson as the bike racer, the commentator – or both. But in typical Eliot fashion, he has another string to his bow that he doesn’t like to shout about. Four years ago, Eliot formed Grow Cycling, a foundation based in his home city, Los Angeles, with the intention of bringing mountain biking into town. Late last year Grow opened a pump track in the middle of Inglewood, LA, and it’s been an unprecedented success. We thought it...

Mani Lettenbichler is one of the greatest Hard Enduro riders of all time – and, remarkably, he’s only 26. In 2023 he completed a feat that sportspeople from all disciplines dream of: a perfect season, the first-ever in the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship.  Also a three-time Red Bull Erzbergrodeo winner, Mani is a phenomenon. Racing at the very top level since he turned pro – in fact, at just 16 he competed in and finished Erzbergrodeo – the German has done it all in his discipline.  Rob...

In 2014, Christian Meier got the call from his road cycling team he’d always dreamed of: “You’re racing the Tour de France.” It was the culmination of the years of riding, sacrifices and dreams that so many young cyclists have, yet so few achieve. He’d made it to the summit of his sport.  Ten years later, having hung up his competitive wheels at the end of 2016 to pursue other interests, Christian stands at the top of another sport. Having stumbled upon his love for trail running during the...

Gee Atherton is one of the most decorated, all-round downhill riders the sport of mountain biking has ever seen. He’s also one of the most committed, hardest bike riders that cycling has ever seen. Full stop.  His list of achievements goes on, and on, and on: two-time world champion, eight-time UCI World Cup winner, Red Bull Hardline winner, six-tie national champion… but his list of difficult moments and brutal crashes is also a long one. Sadly, it goes with the territory of pushing the...

Rob and Eliot caught up in Salzburg last week for some very exciting Just Ride records that we’ll bring to you very soon – including a fascinating chat with Mr Red Bull Hardline himself, Gee Atherton. That will be live next week as we build up to Red Bull Hardline but before then, Eliot and Rob chatted through some brilliant listener emails, discussed Red Bull’s upcoming mountain bike film ANYTIME, previewed Hardline and much, much more.  See you next week for the guys’ incredible chat with...

Bernard Kerr doesn’t get many days off. The three-time Red Bull Hardline winner is one of the best downhill mountain bike riders in the world – while also running Pivot Factory Racing, one of the world’s premier downhill teams.  Where does he find the time? Over a fascinating hour with Rob and Eliot at the recent Sea Otter Classic MTB festival, Bernard joined Just Ride to reflect on his lifestyle, future ambitions, and how he came to be one of the youngest team managers the sport – or any...

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...

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...

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...

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...