On Track with Curtis Keene - The Little Voice Inside

 Yep! It was really good to see all different interviews and footage of all the riders. Great work

 Pinkbike and Redbull Please keep them coming. I can not get enough of this.

 This shows the human side of top level competition and how great the mountain biking community is.

 Yep, despite the overly dramatic intro, music etc. I really look forward to these because they're not just about Curtis, but about the other racers as well.

 If you search Curtis Keene on YouTube, all of last season pops up. Plays them consecutively and its better that anything else on TV!!!

 I agree with the first part but I'm questioning the last why do you think it sad?

 Beacuse it feels like I find my life so boring that I have to watch someone elses to cheer myself up. I sit here, watch it and think to myself - Oh my God they are having such a good time, travelling to places, experiecing different countries adventures, on bikes, and whenever they feel pain it always seems meaningful. I think I lost my will to live. On another hand... I may take a quick wank, it will cheer me up no end

 Well for a second I thought you were going to be all serious with deep thoughts, but the ending kind of ruined that haha to your point tho thats the sad way of looking at it I see more like wow these people are doing fun stuff on there bike good for them Ill try to also make a trip to that place with some friends some time. And some time I just watch the video without thinking just because I like to see other people ride like literary just watch what they are doing on their bikes. Man we live in sweden could be worse right

 Hey, it's just meant to inspire you to go riding sooner than later. Maybe even try a local race to test yourself. Remember, we are the lucky ones that have the luxury to stress our bodies and minds for fun. There are so many people out there that struggle for food or a roof over their head. Just put things in perspective and enjoy what you have.

 @justwan-naride... so so true.. consider ourselves lucky enough to have an internet access browsing on pinkbike...

 Not only for pinkbike considering what waki does to cheer him self up haha

 That's a mere Curtis-y considering how much beautiful footage there was. Very Keene-ly shot.

 brilliant, absolutely brilliant @whilgenb

 Puns: the level of intelligent wit of Pinkbike readers

 Eating some puncakes while watching the vid...

 Concussions are hard to come back from. He'll get there!

 Sponsorship, in a broad sense is more than direct race results. Keene has a great presence on screen, and I image in person too. That goes a long way....

 He did come third at crankworx whistler last year

 You know his name, that alone is worthy of sponsorship. Think about how many pro athletes are out there whom we don't even know their name. I couldn't tell you more then a few pro football players and those guys make millions.

 This is an interesting intersection for Red Bull and Curtis. When this whole enduro thing started rising in popularity in North America Curtis blazed on to the scene and won a bunch of races. He was certainly the man to beat. Rightly so, he is an extremely talented rider and a great guy to boot. The perception i got was that Red Bull wanted this series to be a chronicle of how he steps into the global enduro scene (1st year EWS) and dominates. However, things didn't shake out that way. Crashes, mechanicals, off days, and the likes of Barel, Clementz, & Graves (not to mention countless others in the hunt!) all culminated in less than stellar results.

I can't imagine the mental stress Curtis battles. He knows he can do it. He has the training and skills but hasn't but together that 'complete' run. The frustration and stress must be terrible. Then on top of that you have someone filming all of this unraveling in front of you.

I think 10 years ago he might have been dropped. Sponsors used to be more results driven prior to the explosion of digital/social media. So, I think what Red Bull and Curtis have done here is quite great. They didn't dump him for the next young upstart, they pivoted. They said 'Sh!t happens' lets show them how hard this actually is and how hard these guys fight just to stay competitive.

I really hope Curtis finishes out the season strong. He works as hard as anyone else out there and has the skills. It would be cool to see him stand on the top step at one of these races.

 Very true and accurate. I remember in all the American Enduro races Curtis crushed everybody but then the europeans came into the equation...

 I think it adds great perspective to how great an athlete the guys and girls doing these races are. Here's a bloke busting his arse to compete and still not getting the greatest of results nor consistency due to the competitiveness of the sport.

 Some things are more important than redbull and montages. Like winning.

 and some things are more important than results. because if there were only results you wouldn t see curtis

 Richie Rude I predict will get montruous offert to move to specialized next season... So he ll defenetly will be close to this series and to RB helmet...

 If sponsors would only back the guys on the podium there would be only 3 riders on the EWS and it would be really sad for the sport

 I actually agree with all of the comments above, I was making a dig at the marketing guys who love somebody tall, blonde, tan, and with perfect teeth.