Andrew Pinfold didn’t arrive in cycling through a grand plan to turn pro. He was a kid from outside Toronto who got hooked on mountain bikes in the early 90s, racing Canada Cups, earning a Worlds invite, and slowly realizing that his engine wasn’t built for two-hour marathons. It was built for timing, positioning, and speed.

Road racing became the outlet. Criteriums became the classroom.

From provincial dominance in Ontario to learning hard lessons in the U.S. peloton, Andrew’s career wasn’t built on raw watts alone. It was built on race IQ. The craft of moving through a field without burning matches, understanding respect and hierarchy inside the bunch, and knowing when to commit. Those skills took years to develop, and they shaped him far more than any power number ever did.

He raced through cycling’s most complicated era. The Armstrong years. The Landis fallout. He witnessed firsthand how infrastructure, money, and attention flooded into North American cycling, and how quickly the cracks showed beneath it.

He competed into his 30s, evolving with nutrition science, training philosophy, and a changing sport. Now, as a coach and mentor, he’s focused on something deeper than output. Teaching young riders what doesn’t show up on a spreadsheet. Positioning, instinct, and character.

This conversation isn’t just about results. It’s about racecraft, responsibility, and what lasts long after the finish line.

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The Canadian Enduro League is back, leaner, smarter, and rebuilt by someone who knows racing from the inside. Ryder Knoll joins us to unpack how buying the series during a layover turned into a full-scale rebuild focused on doing fewer rounds better, fixing rider pain points, and bringing back the vibe that made enduro weekends special.

We break down the 2026 calendar: Kelowna with Fire in the Mountains, Vedder’s classic challenge, the wildcard Cypress Hills, bucket-list Toby Creek, and a Sun Peaks finale, plus how DH weekends and EDR windows shaped the schedule. Ryder walks us through the nuts and bolts too: tighter course marking, live timing, volunteer incentives baked into registration, and a push for reliability across every round.

We also dig into categories and pathways, from U19 Elite and adaptive racing to youth pre-rides with fast mentors and a developing grant to help a standout junior chase European EDR experience. Beyond logistics, this one’s about culture, side events like bunny hops and grass slalom, rebuilding industry trust, and why grassroots enduro is still powered by parents, groms, privateers, and friends checking splits on the climbs.

If you love Canadian mountain biking, this one’s a must-listen. The rebuild is on, the calendar’s stacked, and enduro is finding its groove again.

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What if success in mountain biking isn’t about doing more but about being more?

In this episode, Emmy Lan joins us to unpack how she balances elite racing with law studies, restaurant shifts, and a life that actually fuels performance instead of burning her out.

We trace Emmy’s journey from cross-country roots to back-to-back U21 Enduro World titles, World Cup experience, and her decision to lean into Crankworx for its variety, creativity, and community. She breaks down her “free-flow” training approach, and explains why flexibility beats rigid plans when you’re juggling midterms, travel, and racing.

The conversation goes deeper into fear management, why enduro feels exciting rather than terrifying. Emmy also opens up about identity, pressure, serving tables to stay grounded, mentorship through programs like Ride Like A Girl, and the surge of Canadian women riders pushing the sport forward.

We talk gear and setup for smaller riders, and lessons learned from teammates, from track walks to dialing race craft to fit your brain, not someone else’s.

If you’re chasing speed without burnout, this episode delivers the playbook: build a life you love, train what matters, and ride with people who lift you up.

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Share it with your riding crew, hit follow, and tell us where you want to ride, the next chapter starts right now.

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• Hosted and Produced by Jarrad Connolly