Overcoming setbacks with Gee Atherton | Just Ride S2E8
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
- Gee Atherton is one of the most decorated, all-round downhill riders the sport of mountain biking has ever seen. He’s also one of the most committed, hardest bike riders that cycling has ever seen. Full stop.
His list of achievements goes on, and on, and on - two-time world champion, eight-time UCI World Cup winner, Red Bull Hardline winner, six-tie national champion… - but his list of difficult moments and brutal crashes is also a long one. Sadly, it goes with the territory of pushing the boundaries.
Here on Just Ride, for the first time, Gee speaks in detail to Rob and Eliot about his awful crash while filming his Ridgeline series in North Wales in 2021. Gee was airlifted to hospital and had to fight for his life.
Yet he returned to the saddle, as he has done numerous times before. His love of the bike shines through and over an hour the guys recapped a magical career while discussing that fateful day shooting Ridgeline, his subsequent return and crash at Red Bull Rampage in 2023, and what’s next for one of the greatest of all time.
Filmed in front of a live studio audience in Salzburg, this is a fascinating chat with a mountain bike icon.
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Any suggestions for future guests?
Josh Bryceland for sure
AG, Finn, and BK!
reece wilson for sure brage vestavik
Minnar, Troy and Cathro (for more exposure) 🙂
Kade Edwards
The gnarliest dude in the history of mtb. The brutality of his injuries are off the scale 💪💪
3 of the nicest funniest and best mtb dudes ever. Robs a mate we all need. Elliot is the the brother you need and gee well where do we start. One of my top 5 hero's on the planet. He is the reason I race and sometimes break bones lol. All the best guys. Keep these amazing pods coming pls. 👏
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@RomanSloppylov what? You a suspicious guy maybe lol?
100% agree
@RomanSloppylov you ain't the ufc fighter are ya bro just trying to be someone you not I guess pmsl at you if so but all the best in your life and hope you smile today x
Ive said it before and im sure ill say it again, Gee is a BEAST🤘
The best high pressure Racer I've seen.was in Windham in 2010 .saw him win,mere 4 point lead going in,came out with a 40 point win.
Fantastic interview. If you think of the top 10 Gnarliest MTB crashes of all time Gee fills at least 4 of them (Tignes, Ridgeline2, Rampage x 2). He is the toughest dude I've ever seen. Like a modern day Evil Knievel. Legend 👏👏👏
Because I don't live my life online I had no idea how many and how bad Gee's injuries had been. I just kinda assumed he'd faded away from racing as the results stopped coming as the new guard crept in. But jesus wept! The guy is a bloody hero, nutter, insane talent, mind bendingly mentally strong and I can't believe he's still alive, let alone riding, let alone riding gnarly lines that put world cup tracks to shame! Big salute sir, you are one of those of us who we'd all be happy to present as our best, to the rest of the world. Long may your life continue.
I'm just a working class blue collar 61yr old bike commuter .Had many injuries from crashes over the years.
I’ve watched the ridge line crash twice and probably won’t watch it again, it’s genuinely horrible seeing his body roll down that rock face like he’s made of jelly, he’s very lucky to be alive. A true legend of the sport, a model professional and one of the most committed balls to the wall racers ever
One of the greatest interviews of all time! So rad 🤘🏼
Just awesome podcast series and guest in particular!
Amazing interview could listen and watch these guys all day
The range of emotions this interview has just put me thru, has had me in tears, and laughter, what and amazing man Gee unreal family the power of 3..
Great interview
Awesome interview, love it!! Gee is an absolute machine!! Huge respect to him. Fuuuckin legend!!!! The Athertons are the hardest family on earth!!! 🤟
What I love about Gee ( and Dan), is that they are pure riders. Just like Rat Boy, and the hardcore frenchies, Remy and Barelli, and various others.
It’s people who love riding a bike, and riding a bike anywhere.
I raced from 1983-2016, and I still just love riding bikes. ( even if am now a grandpa) …
Gee and Dan carry that very simple, pure love of riding bikes!
It doesn’t matter what level you are; riding bikes feels like flying. 😎👍
That was FANTASIC….thanks guys!
Great sesh . Loved listening into the lads . Gee is one of a kind
Top work again from Redbull,Rob is just the best interviewer
What a fantastic interview, really interesting and Gee is an absolute machine ! One of my idols !
This is hands down the best story i ever heard!
I was lucky to bump into Gee at a petrol station, so cool.and humble🤙👊🏼
Awesome interview, what a legend! 🔥💪🏻
Genius!! Many thanks and god look with this new journey!
The fact he’s had that many head injuries and is still pretty sane gives me allot of hope for the future 😂
He talks about things he forgot a lot though, but I guess he's also done so much it would be weird if he'd remember everything
Best interview I have ever seen…….class!,
Rob is such a great interviewer. Subscribed glad i found this podcast
Really good stuff, captivating every single second.
THE BIONIC MAN...Ha!! I swear this is the best thing I've watched on UA-cam in ages...Quality..Ha!
Amazing podcast Gee is something else mad respect
Brilliant guest to have on, Gee is an OG! 😂 His mindset and positivity and drive are incredible 🤘❤️🌈🕊️🌍
What do you say to this? Jesus, Gee. The level of reflection at all these massive moments of injury.
wow. really entertaining interview. thanks
no words................... amazing
GREAT EPI!!!
I genuinely LOVE Gee because he is the G!!! OG! Just the fact that he has done and continues to do what he does after ALL he has endured, it is truly an inspiration. I actually got more into DH because of him and I can not thank him enough for that. God bless him and his amazing family. His parents deserve some serious credit for raising such amazing / talented kids. 💪💪🤙🤙
OG triple OG
It is a pitty, that I was to shy to ask Gee for a photo this year in Riva 😬 what a legend! 💪🏼
Just crazy. Makes me feel better about my broken collarbone ^^ i didn‘t expect to watch through the whole thing all at once, but it was just so engaging! You could sprinkle in some riding scenes from the events you are talking about (although i don‘t want to see that crash a second time) :)
Another amazing podcast with A true legend and one of the most amazing most talented riders the world has ever seen Wow I didn’t realize won Hardline with a broken Femur Gee you’re an absolute savage 100 starts half of them are on the podium is why G is regarded as one of the greatest. DH races on the planet my favorite part was Dan yeah we’ll just build some scaffolding and 100ft gas to get the other side 😂😂 How affy would describe it Will just just come down the hill there jump over River no dan hat is a ravine please please can you get have dan on He can’t leave him out after Rachel and G Also among Gs Amazing and successful career he also won a street race called Lisbon downtown
Wow what an interview, how is he even alive amazing guy awesome family 🫶🤟🏼
Gee is a cyborg, one of a kind!
This debate totally falls in-line with one of the 'quotes', @GeeAtherton had once said: "For downhill mountainbiking, you have to have strong body physique, ... TO BOUNCE OF TREES" ... after years following his career, one can start to understand, how serious he had been saying that ... 👑💪🖖
Quality interview guys 📽️👌😲🙂
G: "are you screamish?"
me: "jeez how much worse can it get?"
G: "so the ridgeline ragdoll..."
me: "oh god..."
A friend of mine was hit by a car at high speed years ago, and Gee’s description of his ridgeline crash brings back a lot of those memories. What a tough b*****d he is! Glad he’s recovered/recovering…
G-man! the legend!
Coming back from that injury and riding the next year.....
G you the man ⛳
Quality chat lads...ha!!
I have always had loads of respect for professional Downhill and Slopestyle riders due to the level of risk but you don't really appreciate what the risk really means until you hear all the details of their career injuries.
What an amazing story Gee is the man future guests Kade and Tahnee
Surely Dan Atherton has to be the next interview,Gee and Travis Pastrana have to be two of the gnarliest dude of the last 2 decades🤕
Gee what a legend
Ok, so my husband and I went to Dyfi one time, and mind you, I have no idea about the Atherton Brothers, and Gee was sitting next to me in the Landrover and I was wondering why everyone was staring at him. Jim Monroe was our tour guide that time and they were chit chatting not knowing who they were🤦🏻♀️
If only I knew, I would’ve taken photos with Gee!!!😔
Gee wears a hat to protect the sun!
Interview Jordan Williams! He got out to an amazing start last year. There are so many other amazing people I feel like his story has gotten a bit lost. You guys rock
Sponsored by monster so unlikely to end up on a red bull podcast I think...
@@jedwards7928 ahh too bad, didn't think of that
He did an interview with SleeperCo which was really good and downtime podcast interviewed him
Awesome never had a normal job ! Tell you mate you’re not missing anything!
Gotta say gee is the closest human to a T-1 we have. How can you look at these high consequence features after the injuries you've had and think yeah im having that with a pin still in your leg?!
I'd love to sit down with Gee and have a conversation about how you mentally push past a big crash on a crazy feature. Having had a similar (But still not as bad as his) injuries. Hitting a tree on the exit of a huge (In my eyes) gap, I still struggle with the mental game years later. I had a ruptured spleen, punctured lung, torn muscles (oddly didn't break a bone!) a blood transfusion in the wood, a chest drain fitted as I was internally bleeding and then air lifted out (Also via the coast guard) as I was also touch an go at. I'm not a pro rider, I'm just an amateur enthusiast but oddly I don't recall ever thinking I'm not riding again but I also haven't quite got over it. I was back out on the bike within 3 months and by the end of the year was riding faster than I had before but couldn't hit gaps or big jumps. I'm still struggling to really find the confidence to hit stuff half the size of what caused my accident. I could relate so much to the stuff he was saying about feeling more for the people who had to deal with seeing the crash and then the repercussions of my mistake. I think this is something that still lingers in my mind.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
My suggestion would be an interview w/ Brandon Semenuk
The interview - too short. Could have listened for hours. Mind boggling...
Would really benefit with some video clips , great interview though.
Amazing listen but Rob is interrupting Gee bit too much, little exhausting since obviously Gee has lot to say..
Yeah Rob does that quite a lot. He’s an amazing interviewer but I think he gets so excited he can’t help but interrupt. Still absolutely love him and his interviewing 🤩
Gee, if you want some inspiration for gnarly high mountain stuff ask Swiss mountain biker Lukas Stockli. I still have his DVD Gipfelsturmer here somewhere. Bonkers!
Gee-sus! What a guy!
easy could of gone for another hour
Would be amazing to splice in some clips
I could have watched 5 hours of that.
To the men who make it happen raise a glass. All to the MTB world its rocking for our sake of being at one with terra firma. Why would I want to ride? It starts and it ends a race or a day out at the park. Massive movement nowone should own it. Just earn the ride!
Episode 7?
Danny MacRaskall as my son calls him
Gee Adamantium
:0 ohhh
palmer
Rob it's 70 feet tall, of course he had time to think. He would have had time to ring the insurance company at that height.
I get thats fantastik to talk with gee, but let him finish his sentences please you guys are not commenting a Race 😅
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Kook
Seems like jumpy editing or like this interview jumps all over the place. Starts off some interesting stuff about starting racing BMX the nsuddenly "What's the thread in your riding?" either cutting Gee off or edited to miss next stage. Several other jumps, just didn't flow or felt rushed. Shame as he is an interesting guy.
The river jump should have had a safety net right from the get go. It's a legit life hazard for no reason. Also... The lip sucks and kicks you as hell. But i'm pretty sure you guys are allready working on it. But yea.. It's mindblowing. And way too dangerous imo. This sport doesn't need this wow factor of super danger. Why put the poorly payed athletes at more risk than they allready are? Dunno. Feels unnecesary. Not everyone is ok with ragdoling down a cliff Gee.
I don't completely disagree with you but no one's forcing anyone to ride hardline
That was epic, thanks Gee-man for shareing your story. Even bigger respect for you now 🦾🤘🤍