Is Ryan Pinkerton the next World Cup DH winner?

Ryan Pinkerton has quickly established himself as one of the fastest young riders in downhill mountain biking, but his journey to the UCI World Cup has been anything but conventional. In this episode of the Downtime Podcast, Ryan joins us in Lenzerheide to talk through the experiences that shaped him into one of the sport's brightest prospects. From growing up riding dirt bikes in Southern California and the childhood crash that ended his motocross ambitions, to discovering BMX, finding downhill racing and learning how to compete at the very highest level, Ryan shares the story behind his rapid rise through the ranks. The conversation explores the technical side of racing too, including Ryan's unique braking style, working with mountain bike legend Brian Lopes, bike setup, factory racing, confidence, consistency and what it takes to challenge the very best riders in the world. Whether you're interested in rider development, race craft, downhill technique or simply want to get to know one of the sport's biggest emerging talents, this is an honest conversation with a rider who looks set to be fighting for World Cup victories for years to come. #DownhillMTB #MountainBiking #UCIWorldCup #RyanPinkerton 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/ 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