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SpindriftSkye Murphy, show caller for the Mountain Bike World Series & World Champs, and new mumFrom stage management and musical theatre to bringing the atmosphere to the Mountain Bike World Series and the Cycling World Champs, Skye Murphy has fascinating role within the bike world, and an unusual path into it. Cool, calm and professional, she's worked at MTB events across the world over the last year with Great Big Events... and done it as a new mum, with her baby, Gwen, on tour with her. Spindrift spoke to Skye on the last day of the Cycling World Championship events in Glentress, Scotland, while the action took place around us.
2023-11-0324 minSpindriftDr Fiona Spotswood, researcher, on Project FIAS and gender inequality in mountain bikingWhy is there still such a marked gender disparity in mountain biking? That’s the question that prompted Dr Fiona Spotswood, associate professor of marketing and consumption at the University of Bristol, to research gender equality within and women’s perceptions of mountain biking.
After numerous conversations with women across the UK, the results are fascinating - but perhaps not surprising. Women often don’t feel represented or included in how MTB is portrayed, but the good news is they aren’t waiting around for the bike industry to catch up.
This episode touches on represen...2023-09-291h 01SpindriftBonus: Behind the scenes UCI MTB World Series, Final Outdoor RegionA bonus episode with several of the people who make the racing magic happen at the UCI MTB World Series races, behind the scenes at the Enduro and Marathon rounds in Finale Outdoor Region, Italy.
Liz Walker, Liv Racing team manager, talks about what her role as entails, the highs and lows that come with racing, and the emotional rollercoaster that is waiting for your athlete to complete their race.
From the racers perspective, I talked to enduro rider Dimitri Tordo from the Canyon CLLCTV team, on how his race went and what impact if an...2023-06-2128 minSpindriftKaty Curd, Four-cross World Champion, DH racer and MTB coachFrom a very unusual start in MTB racing (thanks MBUK Magazine!) to becoming a coach that helped World Champion Evie Richards to the podium, Katy Curd has had an incredible and varied career. Katy shares her experiences, from the highs of racing and a hilarious first championship race experience, to the lows, including a very candid and moving explanation of how concussion affected her physical and mental health.
2021-12-3149 minSpindriftRachelle Boobar, GT Bicycles Global Marketing Manager & industry insiderIf you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to work in the bike biz, then this episode is for you! Rachelle Boobar shares her journey from working in TV in Australia to a season in Whistler that just didn’t end. After learning to MTB in the incredible playground of the Sea to Sky corridor in Canada she then worked for mountain biking super-site Pinkbike for several years, and is now the global marketing manager for GT Bicycles.
She shares her insider perspective on the current bike and parts shortage, advice for anyone who’s keen to work...2021-05-0759 minSpindriftMikayla Parton: Scottish downhill MTB racer & privateerScottish downhill mountain biker Mikayla Parton only discovered the sport relatively recently, but that hasn’t stopper her rising through the ranks to become a World Cup racer!
This privateer, supported by the likes of Greenpower, Nevis Range, Trek UK and Endura, shares what it’s like to be a newbie at a World Cup, how she discovered mountain biking and made the switch from skiing, and the highs and lows of her 2020 season which included placing 5th at the World Champs!
Mikayla also talks frankly about the concussion she sustained at the end of 2020, how h...2021-03-1153 minSpindriftAneela McKenna; mountain biker, diversity advocate & adventurerShe's a mountain bike guide, co-founder of an MTB holiday company, community advocate, diversity and inclusion expert and force of nature! Aneela McKenna is my guest for episode 2 and there's so much to chat about!
Aneela shares the story of how she got into cycling and how she wasn't a fan to start with, her favourite trail snacks, the work she does to encourage and empower young girls in cycling, and her work as a diversity and inclusion advisor.
2021-02-2853 min
Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland PodcastResponsible Mountain Bike Access - Understanding the pressures on the outdoors with the increase in riders from Covid-19The Covid-19 pandemic has brought many new riders into our sport. In this podcast, representatives from NatureScot, Forestry and Land Scotland and mountain bike journalist, Aoife Glass, look at how we can keep them riding whilst educating them on responsible access, and also look at our cumulative impact on the environment. Just what has been the Covid impact on our outdoors? How do we mitigate against any negative impacts to this growth in accessing the outdoors.The interview was part of the Scottish MTB Gathering 2020.2020-12-1946 min