<p>Georgia Astle is one of the many ultra-talented riders to come out of Whistler, BC — but she actually grew up kitesurfing and doing a whole bunch of other sports, rather than mountain biking. Once she fell in love with mountain biking in high school, though, her rise through the ranks was astonishingly rapid — first as a racer and later as a freerider — and we sat down with Georgia to hear all about it, including the state of Enduro racing and women’s freeride, Georgia’s goals for 2024 and beyond, and a whole lot more.</p><p><strong>RELATED LINKS:</strong></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/industry-news/major-announcement-blister-spot-insurance-membership" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BLISTER+ Membership</a></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/industry-news/blister-spot-real-world-testimonials" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BLISTER+ Real World Testimonials</a></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/blister-labs/blister-labs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blister Labs</a></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/blister-gear-giveaway" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This Week’s Gear Giveaway</a></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/blister-mountain-bike-buyers-guide" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide</a></p><p><strong>TOPICS &amp; TIMES:</strong></p><p>Growing up in Whistler and <em>not </em>mountain biking (2:44)</p><p>Getting into racing (7:51)</p><p>Georgia’s meteoric rise (13:42)</p><p>DH vs. Enduro as a privateer (21:32)</p><p>The folly of eMTB racing (31:06)</p><p>Moving to freeride (34:04)</p><p>The state of women’s freeride (39:06)</p><p>Georgia’s 2024 plans (48:52)</p><p><strong>OUR OTHER PODCASTS</strong></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/podcasts/blister-cinematic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blister Cinematic</a></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/category/podcasts/crafted-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CRAFTED</a></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/gear30-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GEAR:30</a></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/blister-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blister Podcast</a></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/off-the-couch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Off The Couch</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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Georgia Astle on Racing, Freeriding, & Finding Her Way to MTB

MAR 28, 202451 MIN
Bikes & Big Ideas

Georgia Astle on Racing, Freeriding, & Finding Her Way to MTB

MAR 28, 202451 MIN

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<p>Georgia Astle is one of the many ultra-talented riders to come out of Whistler, BC — but she actually grew up kitesurfing and doing a whole bunch of other sports, rather than mountain biking. Once she fell in love with mountain biking in high school, though, her rise through the ranks was astonishingly rapid — first as a racer and later as a freerider — and we sat down with Georgia to hear all about it, including the state of Enduro racing and women’s freeride, Georgia’s goals for 2024 and beyond, and a whole lot more.</p><p><strong>RELATED LINKS:</strong></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/industry-news/major-announcement-blister-spot-insurance-membership" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BLISTER+ Membership</a></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/industry-news/blister-spot-real-world-testimonials" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BLISTER+ Real World Testimonials</a></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/blister-labs/blister-labs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blister Labs</a></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/blister-gear-giveaway" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This Week’s Gear Giveaway</a></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/blister-mountain-bike-buyers-guide" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide</a></p><p><strong>TOPICS &amp; TIMES:</strong></p><p>Growing up in Whistler and <em>not </em>mountain biking (2:44)</p><p>Getting into racing (7:51)</p><p>Georgia’s meteoric rise (13:42)</p><p>DH vs. Enduro as a privateer (21:32)</p><p>The folly of eMTB racing (31:06)</p><p>Moving to freeride (34:04)</p><p>The state of women’s freeride (39:06)</p><p>Georgia’s 2024 plans (48:52)</p><p><strong>OUR OTHER PODCASTS</strong></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/podcasts/blister-cinematic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blister Cinematic</a></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/category/podcasts/crafted-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CRAFTED</a></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/gear30-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GEAR:30</a></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/blister-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blister Podcast</a></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/off-the-couch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Off The Couch</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>