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In this episode we are joined by Mark and Raghu from the Mt Diablo Challenge. They are two key principles in putting on this event along with more than 150 volunteers. This is the 40th installment of this Northern California Bay Area Classic event and will take place October 1st. They are expecting to hit max capacity this year with 1000 riders so if you are interested in doing the event you should sign up now. You can register at www.mountdiablochallenge.com  Use the code bj40 you will get a discounted rate as a listener of the podcast. Dave and I will be set up at Monte Vista during registration to chat with you all and if you have any guest suggestions for the podcast or feedback that would be great to hear. If you have never climbed Mount Diablo by bike it is truly a tough challenge but a very rewarding one. The climb itself is 11.2 Miles and climbs a total of 3249 feet. It's a tall order for a recreational rider and a great challenge for the most experienced rider. Some will race but most will just ride, additionally there is a great BBQ after the ride where they will dish out some prizes and there will be live music. The great thing about the Mountain Challenge is the road is closed to the public so the only cars on the road will be those in support of the event. It's the best way to ride the mountain! Proceeds from the event go to Save Mount Diablo and the Diablo turnouts project. 

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Welcome mountain bikers. The Inside Line podcast is supported by Maxxis Tires and Santa Cruz bikes. Coincidentally, Greg Minnaar, your 2021 Elite Men's Downhill World Champion is supported by them too, so if there ever was a sponsor tie-in for a podcast, this is it! Before we go further though, you can shop for all kinds of products Greg runs at JensonUSA.com too. If you use coupon code, InsideLine at checkout, you'll receive 10% off qualifying items.

Sven Martin, long-time friend of Greg and Vital media guru at large captured a fantastic weekend of World Champs activity. He and Greg discussed all his past world champs wins prior to the race, with candor and transparency, and then they were able to get together after Greg won again this year to discuss how it all came together. The class act that Minnaar is, he deflects to his support crew as the reason he won, and Sven manages to get their insight too with Lyle, Greg's mechanic, Laura, his physical trainer, Jordi from FOX and the legend himself, Rob Roskopp. There's even a bonus clip with Arthur, an engineer at Commencal, discussing the V10 as Greg listens on.

Thank you Sven, congratulations Greg! Enjoy the show and make sure you hit VitalMTB.com for all the action from a mind-blowing weekend at World Champs.

Was this the greatest downhill mountain bike race ever? Steve Peat thinks so, and he's seen almost every one of them! The final race of the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill season concluded in Snowshoe, West Virginia, with Danny Hart taking the race win and Loic Bruni narrowly edging out Amaury Pierron for the World Cup overall Championship of 2019. Loic would need a third place finish to keep the overall if Amaury won the race. Amaury was leading the race with an early run that seemed unbeatable. Loic dropped in and ended up in 3rd place with only Danny Hart remaining. If Danny landed in 2nd, Amaury would win the overall. If Danny won the race, Loic would win the overall. Danny's split times were so close the entire way down his run, that until he crossed the line, no one was sure what the outcome would be. Danny eventually beat Amaury by just .656 seconds, winning the race and leaving Loic with the title.

Tracey Hannah earned the women's overall championships victory, but not after Marine Cabirou took the race win, forcing Tracey to be mistake-free within a tight threshold. If Marine won the race, Tracey would have to finish 7th or better. Tracey ended up finishing 5th with just a few seconds to spare and earned the overall victory.

Rider Interviews and Times Table of Contents
1:26 - Steve Peat
5:13 - Loic Bruni
11:38 - Amaury Pierron
20:45 - Eddie Masters
22:18 - Laurent Delorme, Loic's Team Manager
23:47 - Tracey Hannah
29:56 - Danny Hart
34:09 - Marine Cabirou
35:48 - Charlie Harrison
42:12 - Dakotah Norton
43:09 - Bruce Klein
45:11 - Thibaut Daprela
47:01 - Myriam Nicole
48:21 - Troy Brosnan
51:54 - Chris Kilmurry
55:12 - Veronika Widmann
56:10 - Greg Minnaar
1:00:00 - Loris Vergier
1:03:37 - Luke Meier-Smith
1:04:53 - Greg Williamson
1:06:28 - Thomas Estaque
1:07:21 - Dean Lucas (Nicest guy in Downhilling?)
1:10:56 - Finn Iles
1:16:08 - Kye A'hern

Welcome mountain bikers! We're stoked to bring you an interview with one of America's most promising, up-and-coming downhill racers, Dakotah Norton. Lee Trumpore caught up with him at the Windrock Pro GRT to learn Dak's story, his struggles and how he's on an upward trajectory toward World Cup DH success in 2020. From a checkers-or-wreckers mentality that grew into a patient, calculated outlook, we can't wait to see how Dakotah goes this season.

Nathan Rennie, Australian downhill racing legend, joins us on The Inside Line podcast this week. Rennie was the 2003 World Cup Downhill overall champ and made his mark on racing as a steely-eyed competitor with a penchant for post-race antics and sometimes trouble. Damian Breach sits down with the big brawler of the early 2000's to discuss what he's been up to for the last 10 years. Topics include career highlights with teams like Qranc, Yeti, Iron Horse and the Santa Cruz Syndicate, lessons learned, bike technology of days gone by and how he transitioned to being, as he puts it, Dad Guy. Always honest, always a competitor, we hope you enjoy this episode with a true game changer of our sport.

• Brook MacDonald
• Danny Hart
• Eddie Masters
• Gee Atherton
• Greg Minnaar
• Laurie Greenland
• Loic Bruni
• Loris Vergier
• Luca Shaw
• Martin Maes
• Miranda Miller
• Rachel Atherton
• Steve Peat
• Tahnee Seagrave
• Tracey Hannah
• Troy Brosnan