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Overview
With the 2017 season kicking off in Lourdes, France, expectations are running high. But in DH mountain biking, the only certainty is that anything can happen. For Loïc Bruni and the rest of the sport's elite, this means taking nothing for granted.
Seasons
Season 1 (2017)
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8 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Time waits for no one
2017-04-26With the UCI DH MTB World Cup season fast approaching, the top riders in both the men's and women's divisions get ready to prove that their off-seasons were well spent. The time for talk is over. Riding fast is all that matters now.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 2: Plot Twist
2017-05-31With the 2017 season kicking off in Lourdes, France, expectations are running high. But in DH mountain biking, the only certainty is that anything can happen. For Loïc c Bruni and the rest of the sport's elite, this means taking nothing for granted.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 3: Let's Go over the Bars
2017-06-22Fort William, Scotland, has been hosting DH World Cup events since 2002, and the long track always makes for electrifying racing. Leading up to the race in 2017, it's key to examine the factors that can make (and break) a winning streak.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 4: A Race in Four Acts
2017-06-29Leogang, Austria, is host to one of downhill mountain biking's most exciting races. It's a fast course that brings out the best in the competition, and race weekend tells a story filled with twists, turns, and always a surprise ending.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 5: The One-Hit Wonder Curse
2017-07-20The race in Vallnord, Andorra, is unique in that it has never seen the same rider win twice. As the tour moves to stop four, every racer in the UCI Downhill World Cup attempts to figure out the formula to not being a 'one-hit wonder'.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 6: Finding Form
2017-08-03From the juniors to the elites, winning is a matter of capturing an elusive blend of fitness and confidence. It's easier said than done, especially come race day on a World Cup track.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 7: Flats and Falls
2017-08-24Weather, injuries, and flat tyres, three variables that no amount of practice or training can control. As the riders prepare for the race at Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada they reflect on the crazy and unpredictable events they've faced along the way.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 8: Crash, Trash and Bash
2017-09-21As Loïc Bruni and the rest of the UCI downhill racers approach the end of the 2017 season, take a look back on the most memorable moments, heaviest crashes, thrilling victories and crushing defeats of the year.
Runtime: N/A minSeason 2 (2018)
No overview available.
7 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Making the Jump
2018-10-04Follow two UCI World Cup rookies 2017 cross-country U23 champion Kate Courtney and 2017 junior downhill champion Finn Iles as they make the step up to elite-level racing. The pair quickly realise the benefits of hindsight and experience.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 2: Winning takes confidence
2018-11-09As World Cup rookies Kate Courtney and Finn Iles prepare for their second pro events, hear from their rivals about what it takes to be the very best in a sport where consistency and confidence are key.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 3: Team game
2018-11-16No elite-level mountain biker can achieve success without a team behind them to make sure their bike is set up to their personal preference and running the best it can. Meet the mechanics who work with World Cup rookies Kate Courtney and Finn Iles.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 4: It takes commitment
2018-11-23Finn Iles and Kate Courtney prove they can deliver on the high expectations sports fans have for them. The MTB rookies continue to learn that the good things are hard and the hard things are good.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 5: Race day factors
2018-11-30World Cup rookies Finn Iles and Kate Courtney, along with their fellow pros, talk about the music they listen to when they want to fire themselves up on race day. Plus, they discuss the importance of bike suspension and air quality on performance.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 6: The work and the process
2018-12-07World Cup rookies Finn Iles and Kate Courtney discuss the importance of preparation and how the right approach and focus can be a huge mental positive come race day, while coach Chris Kilmurray reveals the six Ps.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 7: The last chance saloon
2018-12-14The season draws to a dramatic end at the final World Cup of 2018. While the overall titles are out of reach for rookies Kate Courtney and Finn Iles, it's a chance for them both to lay down a marker at the end of their debut year among the elite.
Runtime: N/A minSeason 3 (2020)
No overview available.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: What It Takes To Be MTB's Best
2020-02-03Fast Life has combined the best on course action with unparalleled athlete access, unique racing insights, snappy dialogue and killer music into a winning formula. Bottom line, you only have to check out Fast Life once to know that it's the most relevant, sexiest, most adorable World Cup web series on the planet.
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