Nigel Page Ep1: 80's BMX, lottery wins, the golden era of downhill and X-games medals!

Mountain biking legend Nigel Page is in The Ride Companion podcast studio for a two part epic!
On the first of two episodes Nigel Page talks about the 80's BMX scene, discovering mountain biking, snapping mopeds, hilarious jobs, quitting jobs, the golden era of downhill, competing against Rob Warner, Steve Peat and Shaun Palmer, X-Games medals and so much more...

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Chapters

00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:48 Growing up in St Helens
00:07:27 Cool kids on BMX's
00:14:15 BMX racing in the 80's
00:30:16 "The trickest bike I've ever owned"
00:41:01 LAKA Insurance
00:45:00 First intro to mountain biking
00:53:18 Panel Putty Packer Pagey
00:56:36 Ibiza mopeds
01:02:31 Motocross racing
01:17:10 Quitting work and going to camp America
01:20:04 Bike Park Wales
01:23:08 Winning the lottery and discovering downhill
01:32:10 First downhill national and sponsors
01:44:10 Dirt Magazine & Sprung made the scene
01:49:00 Pre Ride Roast is BACK and BETTER than ever!
01:51:38 Turning pro and first World Cup
02:02:57 Intense Kawasaki
02:10:00 Nobody wanted a Saracen!
02:17:10 Winter X-Games podium
02:23:14 LIKE & SUBSCRIBE

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