Overcoming the Darker Side of Injury – Innes Graham - a podcast by Downtime MTB

Innes Graham was one of the fastest young mountain bike racers on the downhill circuit, who left the scene after suffering a horrible crash at the Lenzerheide world cup in 2016. Leaving behind the buzz and adrenalin of racing left Innes with a gap in his life, which he found hard to fill. This lead to struggles with his mental health. We sat down to find out about his rise through the sport, the impact that crash had on his life and how he’s rebuilt himself by reconnecting with mountain biking. Albeit, in a slightly different guise. I'd like to thank Innes for being open and honest about how leaving racing impacted him. This is an area that we don’t hear much about, but which is a big issue across many competitive sports. So sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Innes Graham.







You can follow Innes via his various Instagram accounts @innesgrahambike, @innesgrahamphoto and @ilgfoto. If you'd like your fix of drum & bass, Innes has recently uploaded a mix here.







Find out more about Dirt School here.







To find out about my new project, just head to downtimepodcast.com/ep.







Supporting Partners







earSHOTS







EarSHOTS are an action sports headphone company who are dedicated to unlocking human potential through sound. Their bluetooth headphones use an innovative proprietary magnetic ear clip design. This unique design can withstand the sharp shocks, speed and functional movements of action sports.







To be in with a chance to win your own pair, head to downtimepodcast.com/earshots and enter your details now. You've got until midnight on 13th July to enter.







I have had a set of earSHOTS for about 6 months now and I’ve been really impressed. I’ve tried them with a couple of different helmets, over a mixture of terrain including some pretty rough rocky stuff and they really do stay in place.







So if you’re looking for a set of headphones so you can smash out some podcasts while you’re riding, or for some banging tunes to keep you motivated while training, earSHOTS have got you covered. You can find out more over at earshots.com.







Nukeproof







Nukeproof's first eBike, the Megawatt is available now. The bike is getting rave reviews, with Seb Stott saying that they've smashed it out of the park.







It’s based on their race winning Mega v4 but designed as an eBike around Shimano’s EP8 motor from the get go.

Further episodes of Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast

Further podcasts by Downtime MTB

Website of Downtime MTB