Lenzerheide World Cup Breakdown | What Actually Happened?

Lenzerheide delivered another fascinating weekend of World Cup downhill racing, with Finn Iles securing back-to-back victories, Anna Newkirk claiming the first Elite World Cup win of her career, and Amaury Pierron once again showing why he's one of the fastest riders on the planet. But what did the racing actually tell us about the state of the 2026 season? In this week's Downtime Podcast Post-Race Show, Chris Kilmurray and Neko Mulally break down all the action from the Lenzerheide UCI Downhill World Cup. We discuss Finn Iles' growing championship credentials following another impressive victory, Amaury Pierron's blistering pace and the mistakes that may have cost him, and Anna Newkirk's breakthrough performance in the women's race. The conversation also explores the continued progression of the sport, with riders pushing bigger features, tighter margins across the field, and increasing depth in both the men's and women's categories. As always, expect detailed race analysis, technical insight, paddock observations and plenty of post-race discussion as we look at what Lenzerheide revealed about the riders, teams and storylines shaping the rest of the World Cup season. Thanks to Bike Kingdom Lenzerheide for helping us get here this week and to Hotel Waldhaus for hosting our recordings. https://www.bikekingdom.ch/en https://www.waldhausvalbella.ch/ #DownhillMTB #UCIWorldCup #MountainBiking Podcast Stuff Listener Offers Downtime listeners can now get 10% off of Stashed Space Rails. Stashed is the ultimate way to sort your bike storage. Their clever design means you can get way more bikes into the same space and easily access whichever one you want to ride that day. If you have 2 or more bikes in your garage, they are definitely worth checking out. Just head to https://www.stashedproducts.com/downtime and use the code DOWNTIME at the checkout for 10% off your entire order. And Just so you know, we get 10% of the sale too, so it’s a win win. Patreon You can support the podcast to help it keep going and improving by heading over to   / downtimepodcast   Merch If you want to support the podcast, and represent, then my webstore is the place to head. All products are 100% organic, shipped without plastics, and made with a supply chain that's using renewable energy. So check it out now over at https://downtimepodcast.teemill.com/ Newsletter If you want a bit more Downtime in your life, then you can join my newsletter where I’ll provide you with a bit of behind the scenes info on the podcast, interesting bits and pieces from around the mountain bike world, some mini-reviews of products that I’ve been using and like, partner offers and more. You can do that over at https://www.downtimepodcast.com/newsl... Are you enjoying the podcast? If so, then don’t forget to follow it. Each episode will get delivered to your device as soon as it’s available and it's totally free. You'll find all the links you need at https://www.downtimepodcast.com/follo... You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google and most of the podcast apps out there. Our back catalogue of amazing episodes is available at https://www.downtimepodcast.com/episo... #mountainbike #downtimepodcast #mtbpodcast