# S2 Ep18: The Best World Championships Ever? | The Global Mountain Bike Show Ep.18 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/gmbn-presents-the-global-mountain-bike-show-869775/s2-ep18-the-best-world-championships-ever-the-global-mountain-bike-show-ep-18 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/gmbn-presents-the-global-mountain-bike-show-869775/s2-ep18-the-best-world-championships-ever-the-global-mountain-bike-show-ep-18.md Podcast: [GMBN Presents The Global Mountain Bike Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gmbn-presents-the-global-mountain-bike-show-869775) Published: 2026-09-02T12:28:18+00:00 Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8947978 Audio file: https://audioboom.com/posts/8947978.mp3?modified=1788352172&sid=4993711&source=rss Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gmbn-presents-the-global-mountain-bike-show-869775/episodes/s2-ep18-the-best-world-championships-ever-the-global-mountain-bike-show-ep-18 Duration seconds: 2623 ## Resource The Best World Championships Ever? | The Global Mountain Bike Show Ep.18 Watch the show on our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/69Iorm0a9fw This week on The Global Mountain Bike Show, we dive into the powerful connection between mountain biking and mental health, exploring how getting out on the trails helps clear your mind and opens up space for honest conversations. Plus, we talk retro bikes, are they a passionate piece of MTB history or best left in the past? Finally, we welcome our new channel partner, Light Bicycle Wheels, and break down all the high-intensity action from the World Championship racing at Val di Sole! ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - How mountain biking helps mental health 10:47 - New channel partner! 12:46 - Do retro bikes still matter? 23:43 - Competition time! 24:14 - UCI Mountain Bike World Championships XC wrap-up 33:26 - Tech talk from Worlds 36:25 - What happened in the Downhill? The Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN) is the world’s largest and fastest-growing online mountain bike channel and community – and your destination for the best mountain bike content in the world. GMBN is dedicated to inspiring and unlocking your riding potential. Our videos cater to fans of every mountain bike discipline: from mile-munching cross-country (XC) riders, through adrenaline-fuelled dirt jumpers, gravity-hungry downhillers or aspiring enduro racers, and beyond. Our ex-pro presenting team are on hand to entertain and inspire you while also providing a uniquely qualified insight into the world of mountain biking. Every week we deliver original daily videos that include: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.gmbn.eu/Subscribe πŸ› GMBN Merch Store πŸ‘‰ https://www.gmbn.eu/gmbnshop Submit your Photo and Video to us πŸ‘‰ https://www.gmbn.com/uploader Sig… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gmbn-presents-the-global-mountain-bike-show-869775/episodes/s2-ep18-the-best-world-championships-ever-the-global-mountain-bike-show-ep-18/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/gmbn-presents-the-global-mountain-bike-show-869775/s2-ep18-the-best-world-championships-ever-the-global-mountain-bike-show-ep-18.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.