Mick Hannah on Racing & What Comes Next
Oct 28, 2021•50 min•Ep. 89
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Episode description
Mick Hannah just concluded a 20-plus year career racing World Cup DH, but he’s far from being done in the bike world. So we caught up with Mick to look back on two decades of top-level racing; discuss how the sport has (and hasn’t) changed; racing alongside his sister, Tracey; retirement; what comes next, and more.
TOPICS & TIMES:
- Life at home & unwinding from race season (0:40)
- Early days in BMX & racing World Champs at 11 (1:54)
- Transition to MTB (4:29)
- Slalom, 4X, & focusing on DH (10:15)
- US race scene & development of up-and-comers (15:35)
- Decision to retire (24:52)
- Proudest memories & biggest accomplishments (33:00)
- Cairns World Champs, 2017 (36:37)
- Racing with Tracey (39:00)
- What’s next? (43:19)
- Mick’s Big Idea(s) (47:18)
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