About this episode

Sven Martin joins to preview the 2026 Downhill World Cup season, discussing new tracks, teams, and riders to watch.

The 2026 Downhill World Cup season is ON! Join legendary photographer Sven Martin as we dive deep into the upcoming year of thrilling races on this episode of Bench Racing. Get the inside line on the riders to watch in 2026, New Tracks, New Teams, New Era: 2026 MTB World Cup Preview show is here with some juicy behind-the-scenes info and gossip! We'll be your go-to source for Downhill World Cup action all season long, bringing you review episodes after every race.

People in this episode

Guest: Sven Martin

Topics covered

• Downhill MTB
• 2026 World Cup
• racing preview
• new teams
• new tracks
• mountain biking

Keywords

• Downhill World Cup
• MTB
• 2026 preview
• Sven Martin
• racing
• mountain biking
• new teams
• new tracks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bench Racing

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