Pro Downhill Series Podcast

History in the making at Pro Downhill Series

The 2026 Season opened with incredible racing and a stacked roster of athletes in attendance at Ride Rock Creek. The beginning of a story-line for what looks to be a dominant career ahead for Aletha Ostgaard and hometown glory claimed for NC local, Luca Shaw. Series Host, Lars Tribus and General Manager, Clay Harper recap the Round 1 action and preview the upcoming race at Mountain Creek. There are decades worth of history, as Mountain Creek is one of the longest standing national rounds on the calendar, and played host to the first US OPEN of Mountain Biking in 2003. New track changes, ODI Red Plates and more are on the docket for Round 2.

2026 USDH Season Has Arrived

Monster Energy Pro Downhill Series presented by Continental is returning for Season 3, kicking off 2026 at Ride Rock Creek in Zirconia, NC. Series Host, Lars Tribus is back in studio with General Manager, Clay Harper to catch up on returning series partners, race venues, and more. Plus, a roll-call of athletes to watch for at Round 1, with US National Champions, the Series Overall Winners, and emerging stars all lining up at the start gate. Get the latest; Website | https://prodownhillseries.com Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/prodownhillseries YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@prodownhillseries WhatsApp | https://bit.ly/pds-whatsapp Podcast Topics; 00:00 Season 3 Has Arrived 00:58 Series Sponsors 03:16 2026 Locations 09:06 Round 1 at Ride Rock Creek 13:41 Team & Athlete Roll-call 22:32 Schedule for Round 1 25:22 Track Walk with the Pros 30:32 USA Cycling Partnership 33:30 Join us at Ride Rock Creek 35:20 USDH MTB Association 36:54 Regional Series Highlight 40:12 Why Pro Downhill Series? 42:00 Stay up-to-date with info.

2025 FOX US Open | Pro Downhill Series Finale | PDS Podcast Season 2 Ep. 5

Clay and Lars, barely recovered from the FOX US Open, jump on the mics to talk all things series overall and this round 5 from the series overall and the excitement of the race results.

2025 Pro Downhill Series Finale | PDS Podcast Season 2 Ep. 4

The 2025 season finale of ‘Monster Energy Pro Downhill Series presented by Continental Tires’ has arrived. Host, Lars Tribus and General Manager, Clay Harper are back in studio with highlights from the historic Round 3 at Solitude Mountain Resort and all the incredible moments from Round 4, U.S.A Downhill National Championships in Big Bear Lake, CA where Kailey Skelton and Ryan Pinkerton were fastest on the day and crowned the 2025 U.S.A. National Champions.One more to go, as the CRÜE preps for Round 5 at the Fox US OPEN of Mountain Biking in Killington, VT taking place September 25-28. The “Original MTB Party” is bringing the largest prize purse of the season, with $80,000 being awarded across the weekend, plus the coveted title of US OPEN Champion, and the second ever Monster Energy Pro Downhill Series Overall Championship are on the line. Fresh track updates, revamped Dual Slalom course, the crowd favorite Best Whip and more are all on-deck. See you at the races!Brought to you in collaboration with The Gravity Cooperative /   / thegravitycoop   [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbF9VelJDWkxha044SFFnYjJMWE5PeXl2b1NPQXxBQ3Jtc0tublhRczNIZ3BuVVhsRUg3dFZoNzc3SWMxcktxVkdPNEJzNFpSRDRZREwyOHVOTmN0eWdOLWNidVA4Vjl1UVJwVUM2bVZ2VXI0S0EzRkt0M25LOVVaMmxvRXJSZmNwVFEtbjNYZ0VwRk5GTjhWV3ZjSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fthegravitycoop%2F&v=tOST8uLWzqM]Get the latest;Website | https://prodownhillseries.com [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUk2V1IzZXlZYW9aWE1wQXo0RjJMd0ozYm04UXxBQ3Jtc0tuekVlLTE0RkVrVEhHYUFkUmJabWh3Z0dSYTh5QW1BZTdNZUVjb1pycnJieHdpZ1AtUHppYURlQWphWHVsaVZKYS01V240OGJzZ1BvR0RXbGEtRlZLZ2U0YXdDVDJHZFQ1RkY1VHlhclM4M0h6TVpJNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fprodownhillseries.com%2F&v=tOST8uLWzqM]Instagram |   / prodownhillseries   [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnhYUkpzenpfSkhjUUQ4QmV4QVdMNkhkeGlhUXxBQ3Jtc0tsb2hETDNsaHdFUGZBbjNjOU1RRGl1ZDZ4YU45M054T2dpb1Vzc1ZwTElGQ0oweWUtRXBVMFViT3RXY1AxWXBBY181WkZrQ1pqUXA4Y1BmNFZmMlpjd2h1ZFVWcTl5azhkUHBPbXRnMVI5YXg2TEZpWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fprodownhillseries&v=tOST8uLWzqM]YouTube |    / @prodownhillseries   [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkboqNeDbqJeiWJSvQC5skg]WhatsApp | https://bit.ly/pds-whatsapp [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbElzV2F6cHo1MU5Pa2JpZ1NENmJId2ZValpfZ3xBQ3Jtc0tudl9SN04xcGhOY2xRUnFzUnFIYmdESGFzVnFNT2FmN2MzSmVhYmdzaTZTSDJyZHdTZzQ3OHVUVmdsR2F2aE05UkItOEZTb2pOZW80dFQ1OEhsTGU1ZGJrdVpsZFpvckp3QXlfWTZpcVFkYUxtbC1lcw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fpds-whatsapp&v=tOST8uLWzqM]Podcast Topics;00:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOST8uLWzqM] Intro01:10 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOST8uLWzqM&t=70s] Round 3:Solitude, UT17:15 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOST8uLWzqM&t=1035s] Nat Champs: Big Bear Lake, CA24:10 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOST8uLWzqM&t=1450s] Series Partners28:10 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOST8uLWzqM&t=1690s] Fox US OPEN of MTB38:40 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOST8uLWzqM&t=2320s] Registration & Race Ops42:30 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOST8uLWzqM&t=2550s] Future of Pro Downhill Series54:16 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOST8uLWzqM&t=3256s] Who to watch? $80K Prize Purse01:01:46 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOST8uLWzqM&t=3706s] Best Fox US OPEN track?!01:09:02 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOST8uLWzqM&t=4142s] Minnaar, Peaty, and company.01:14:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOST8uLWzqM&t=4440s] Fox US OPEN Schedule

Back to racing! | Season 2 Ep. 3 | Monster Energy Pro Downhill Series 2025

It’s time to get back to racing, as the 2025 season of ‘Monster Energy Pro Downhill Series presented by Continental Tires’ heads west. Host, Lars Tribus sits down with General Manager, Clay Harper, for a recap of the incredibly tight racing from Round 2 at Mountain Creek, where series leaders Gwin and Skelton earned P1 on the day, both rocking the lucky No.7 plates. A new venue is on-deck with Round 3 at Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah, July 24 - 27, 2025 and the community is rallying behind the #USDH return to the mountain-west Rockies region. From there it’s off to Big Bear Lake, CA, July 31 - August 3, where Round 4 of the series will host the US National Championships for Downhill and Dual Slalom. Lot’s to unpack on this one, as Justin Evans from USA Cycling calls-in to review the rule book and break down different scenarios for racer eligibility and placement. Let’s go racing! Get the latest; Website | https://prodownhillseries.com [https://prodownhillseries.com/] Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/prodownhillseries [https://www.instagram.com/prodownhillseries] YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@prodownhillseries [https://www.youtube.com/@prodownhillseries] WhatsApp | https://bit.ly/pds-whatsapp [https://bit.ly/pds-whatsapp] Podcast Topics; 00:00 Intro & Series Partners 02:33 Recap: Round 2 at Mountain Creek 19:55 Up next: Round 3 at Solitude 23:50 Solitude Track Outlook 26:42 Venue Notes & Local Brands 29:00 Utah Scene, MTB Celebs 31:30 Nat Champs: Round 4 at Big Bear 33:22 Guest: USAC Justin Evans 42:43 Nat Champs Rules & Regulations  01:01:42 How should I register? 01:10:29 Pro Downhill Series & USAC Collab 01:16:17 Support from Visit Big Bear