In this episode George, Jack and Emilie catch up on World Champs and three World Cups, including a special guest…
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Making Up The Numbers Podcast with Gracie Hemstreet
In this episode George, Jack and Emilie wrap up the Val Di Sole World Cup and reflect on the season…
Making Up The Numbers Podcast: Aaron Gwin
After a short break they’re back and in this episode George, Jack and Emilie are joined by the five time…
New Mondraker DH Bike? – Making Up The Numbers Podcast w/ Brook Macdonald
George, Jack & Emilie round up all of this off season’s #teamrumours & chat with the Bulldog, Brook Macdonald, about…
New rules and new bikes! MUTN Podcast with Richie Rude and Todd Schumlick
In this episode… George, Jack and Emilie try and make sense of the new rule changes. Then they chat with…
Epic Race Rumours With Wyn Masters and Ronan Dunne – Making Up The Numbers Podcast
Just a hint of what’s in this episode… A Red Bull Race Series? Mark Wallace, Mille Johnset and Angel Suarez…
Making Up The Numbers Podcast: Bernard Kerr: Are World Cup Jumps Too Dangerous?
Blenki to Cube? Madison to quit DH? A new rider on Pivot Factory Racing? Just some of the team rumours…
Making Up The Numbers | Making Up The Races
Are you missing the race season a bit too much? Our George might not be much of a podium contender,…
Making Up The Numbers Podcast | 2020 MTB World Cup – Let’s Go Racing!
We have a 2020 MTB World Cup season on the horizon! Joining George & Jack to discuss it are the…
Making Up The Numbers Podcast | Vali Höll & Thibaut Dapréla
Joining George & Jack for this episode are Junior World Cup Winners Vali Höll and Thibaut Dapréla. Vali Höll is the…
Making Up The Numbers Podcast | Danny Hart
The race season may be all topsy turvy, but fear not, we have an hour of great chat here with…
Making Up The Numbers Podcast | Matt Simmonds and Todd Schumlick
The new race season is nearly upon us, which means our elite squad of racers on the MakingUpTheNumbers team is…
Danny Hart | Between The Races
Ever wondered what Danny Hart does when he’s not racing? Does he nip down to his local pub for a…
3 Full Face Trail Helmets, Head To Head
We get George and his downhill buddies to put three full face helmets light enough for trail use to the…
National Downhill Series 2020 Dates Announced
Our #MakingUpTheNumbers team is hard in training, laying down the time in the gym, working on core strength, even running…
Making Up The Numbers Podcast Episode 6 | Reece Wilson & Kade Edwards
Last weekend the Trek Factory Racing Downhill team were in town and Reece Wilson and Kade Edwards dropped into the…
Making Up The Numbers Podcast Episode 5 | Matt Walker
In this episode #MakingUpTheNumbers team members George & Binnsy sit down with Madison Saracen’s Matt Walker. Making Up The Numbers…
#MakingUpTheNumbers | HSBC National Downhill Series Rd 5 – Ae Forest
George brings us his ‘race’ report from the HSBC National Downhill Series Round 5 / SDA Round 5 – Ae…
MakingUpTheNumbers | National Downhill Series Round 4 – Hopton
Can 14lbs and 8mm make our George any faster? He heads to his next Downhill race to find out. ‘It’s…
Making Up The Numbers Episode 4 | Joe Smith
In this episode George Thompson chats race highlights, bike set up, flat pedals and body armour with Propain Factory Racing’s…
#MakingUpTheNumbers | National DH Champs – Revolution Bike Park
It was the National Downhill Championships at the weekend – how did our team of podium hopefuls (hope springs eternal…)…
Making Up The Numbers Podcast Episode 3 | Will Longden
Our very own racer of mediocrity, George Thompson, sits down with Will Longden to continue his Making Up The Numbers Podcast for…
Making Up The Numbers Podcast Episode 2 | Jack Reading
Our very own racer of mediocrity, George Thompson, has started a brand new Downhill World Cup, Making Up The Numbers Podcast…
#MakingUpTheNumbers | Whiplash, gravel rash and headaches – National DH Series, Rd 3 Bala
I have wondered if we’d ever get to this point; writing the blog on Monday morning from Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.…
#MakingUpTheNumbers | Fort William – The Warm Up
National Downhill Series Round 2 & SDA Round 3 – Fort William. George Thompson brings us his latest downhill race report…
#MakingUpTheNumbers | ‘I am not precise, I am cumbersome’ – SDA Rd 2, Innerleithen
George Thompson brings us his race report from SDA Round 2 – Innerleithen where he tries to weave in and out…
#MakingUpTheNumbers – DH English Champs on Danny Hart’s Home Turf
George Thompson reports from the English Championships Gravity Events Round 1 – Hamsterley As I arrive at Danny Hart’s Descend…
#MakingUpTheNumbers | Ae-bandoned – SDA Round 1
‘What’s your favourite season?’ MrsMakingUpTheNumbers asks.Every fibre of my being wants to respond with ‘race season’ but as I open…
Not just #MakingUpTheNumbers – Gloopy Glory at the final round of the HSBC National Downhill Series
‘You just need to commit.’ I know Binnsy’s right but there are far better riders than I going face first…
Slip Slidin’ Away – #MakingUpTheNumbers At HSBC National DH Series – Round 4, Rhyd-Y-Felin
“Is it impolite to hurry the pharmacist along?” I message Mrs MakingUpTheNumbers. The response comes quickly “Can you check if…
Bagging points… #MakingUpTheNumbers at the HSBC National Champs 2018 – Glencoe
George Thompson has sent this picture-heavy epic report from the other weekend’s National DH champs up at Glencoe… Sit back…
It’s coming home! – #MakingUpTheNumbers at Masters Worlds 2018 – Vallnord, Andorra
“It’s an honour to ride this track in these conditions!” It’s 11am on Monday morning and Mark Weightman is eulogising.…
Making It Out Alive – National Downhill Series Rd 3: #MakingUpTheNumbers at Rheola
“Once more unto the breach dear friends, once more” It’s not often that you hear a bit of Shakespeare in…
Eating Dust With #MakingUpTheNumbers – Pearce Cycles Rd 3: Bala
They say, ‘if you want to get faster, ride with faster people’ and Lord knows I’m trying. As I sit…
Bad Luck And Trouble In #MakingUpTheNumbers: Gravity Events DH Series Rd 3 – Llangollen
“Rachel” “Rachel” She can’t hear me can she? I’m locked in the bloody garage. “Oh ******* hell”. It’s 6:15 on…
Fort William: All the stars, plus #MakingUpTheNumbers – HSBC British Cycling DH Series Rd 2
Rather strangely, the story of Round 2 of the National Downhill Series begins roughly one week earlier, some 300 miles…
The Coronation Street Of Race Reports – Cwmcarn: #MakingUpTheNumbers
“I like Making Up The Numbers; it’s funny. It’s like a soap opera. Not like EastEnders though as there’s no…
MakingUpTheNumbers – Gravity Events Round 1: The Race That Didn’t Happen
George Thompson, our regular reporter of mid pack (if he’s doing well) downhill action, is back in action. Well, sort…
MakingUpTheNumbers – BDS Round 5, Hopton
*Sniff* It's the final #MakingUpTheNumbers report from the final BDS. Get your tissues out
#MakingUpTheNumbers: Borderline Rd 4 – Revolution Bike Park
George is feeling less than race fit, but that doesn't stop him racing
#MakingUpTheNumbers: DH National Champs in Bala
George and Rachel Thompson bring us a report from the DH National Championships
Masters World Championships, Vallnord – #MakingUpTheNumbers
Downhill ain't easy: Broken bikes, broken vans, and broken bones in Vallnord last week. George Thompson was our man on…
SDA Rd 3 Glencoe – #MakingUpTheNumbers
Would you go Downhill racing on a notoriously difficult course just before your holidays? Our George did
BDS Round 2 Fort William – #MakingUpTheNumbers
While the pros fettled their 29ers, George was racing downhill on a trail bike
BDS Rd 1: Nant Gwrtheyrn – #MakingUpTheNumbers
George 'give up? never!' Thompson fills us in on his less than jubilant weekend
Video: Ae Forest Downhill Course Preview
It's been wet and wild up at Ae Forest today. Will it dry out before racing starts?
Portuguese National DH Round 1 – #MakingUpTheNumbers
George Thompson reports from his first DH race of the season - in Portugal. It's a hard life...