"I Almost Died, TWICE!" - Cédric Gracia's Wild Racing Career
Cédric Gracia is one of the all-time legends of mountain biking.
From his early days in BMX in the late ‘90s, with help from the likes of Max Commencal, he became one of the sport’s early rock-stars.
The early 00’s were the golden years of mountain biking, with Cédric and his on-track foes battling out week in, week out.
Off the track, Cédric had a reputation as a wild man, with some of the craziest stories in the paddock.
We cover his career, his race wins, his glory at Red Bull Rampage, and some of the unbelievable injuries he sustained during his career.
He raced on the biggest teams, from Sunn to Volvo Cannondale, and now represents Giant Bicycles and this video’s sponsor, Lezyne.
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Chris Akrigg is BACK! A Killer Edit & Stories From His Past
Chris Akrigg is one of the world’s best known trials riders, whose YouTube videos have racked up millions of views.
He’s incredibly creative, both in his riding and his video edits. He’s a dab hand on any bike, from trials bikes to fixies, brakeless bikes to enduro bikes and most recently ebikes.
In this episode, we discuss his career and the bikes he’s ridden, including the Whyte Kado as featured in his latest edit, Up + Over.
Thanks to Chris’ sponsor Whyte bikes for sponsoring this episode.
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World Champ, GB Champ and World Cup Podiums - Charlie Aldridge is the UK’s latest XC Star!
Charlie Aldridge’s growing resume of race results marks him out as the future of XC.
He’s an Under-23 World Champion in XCO, is the 2025 British Champ at both XCO and XCC and has spent the past two seasons racking up some impressive results in both XCC and XCO on the World Cup circuit, having been signed to Cannondale Factory Racing in 2024.
Thanks to Cannondale for sponsoring this episode of the MBUK Podcast.
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Lou Ferguson on Hardline, GB Champs and Intense M1 Proto
Louise Ferguson became the first woman to ever complete a top-to-bottom, seeding and then race run at the infamous Red Bull Hardline Wales 2025 mountain bike race.
The course was littered with incredibly technical features, huge drops and jumps as long as 90 feet. It was a moment in history, which has pushed women's mountain biking forward, paving the way for even more incredible feats.
In this episode of the MBUK Podcast, we talk extensively to Lou about Hardline. However, her win at the event is far from her only success. She's the current GB national champion in downhill, a regular finalist in the World Cup series and has a long history of competing at Crankworx events.
Ferguson is also the pilot of one of the most special mountain bikes in the downhill scene – a custom, prototype Intense M1 downhill bike, hand-welded by founder Jeff Steber, and featuring a Pinion gearbox and Gates belt drive. How does the bike ride on the downhill course? Lou reveals it's incredible ride qualities.
Thanks to Troy Lee Designs UK for sponsoring this episode.
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World Cup racing, commentating, and race bikes with Ric McLaughlin
Ric McLaughlin is the current voice of World Cup DH and XC racing, as the lead commentator on Warner Brothers Discovery's coverage. He's also a former staff writer at MBUK, and a self-professed massive MTB geek.
In this episode of the MBUK Podcast, we discuss the current state of world cup racing, and his experiences of being a commentator. We also discuss his new documentary series, Race Bikes, which dives deep into some of the most important race bikes from the past. Finally, we cover off his wild time at MBUK - the trips, the bikes and the banter.
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