ICONS UNCOVERED with Stefan Garlicki
ICONS UNCOVERED with Stefan Garlicki
Podcast Description
ICONS UNCOVERED is where sports, health and performance meet. The podcast is hosted by Pro Mountain biker, Stefan Garlicki. He has conversations with Iconic figures from around the world with a main focus on sports, health and performance. The goal of this podcast is to inspire and educate people to make the right choices to be successful in their sports and careers but also keeping health and longevity in mind. NEW EPISODES EVERY SATURDAY
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes related to sports performance, health optimization, and personal stories of athletes. Specific topics include professional challenges, training regimens, and approaches to injury recovery, illustrated by episodes featuring MTB superstar Lucas Huppert discussing slope style biking, physiotherapist Rene Naylor sharing injury prevention methods for rugby players, and triathlete Rachel Klamer reflecting on her Olympic experiences.
NEW EPISODES THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 5PM CET.
ICONS UNCOVERED takes a deep dive into the minds and lives of iconic figures in sport from around the world. I have been a Professional Downhill Mountain biker for over a decade and I love all things actions sports so naturally this will be the focus.
Although being a pro athlete may seem like the dream, it’s not always an easy path. My name is Stefan Garlicki and the goal of this podcast is help inspire, motivate and teach people how to chase their dreams in all aspects of life by learning from the best. We discuss each guests journey, motivation, challenges, injuries, training, mindset and more!
If this sounds good to you then please do me a favour and hit the subscribe button, you have no idea how much impact this has on growing the channel and being able to bring you bigger and better guests in each episode! Love you all!
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Remy Metailler (French MTB rider based in BC, Canada) discusses how the mountain bike sport remains popular while the industry struggles with high prices, excess stock, discounts, and shrinking marketing budgets that reduce opportunities for athletes and media.
He explains why 2024–2025 have been especially tough for contracts, the stress caused by delayed sponsor communication, and why longer (2–3 year) deals matter for stability and performance. Remy describes pro riding as entrepreneurship with constant workload, time-zone pressures, and difficulty switching off, often reducing riding time—especially during contract season.
Remy recounts his path from France to Whistler in 2013, early support and first pay in 2014, and growth through trail-bike content and consistent social media. He compares World Cup, urban downhill, and Rampage demands, reflects on Rampage safety debates, shares a gnarliest Utah slab ride, notes regrets like starting YouTube later, and defines success as being proud of what you’ve done.
00:00 Intro
01:44 Contracts and Budget Crunch
08:25 Sponsorship Horror Story
10:22 Entrepreneur Life
16:42 How Sponsors Scale Work
21:39 From France to Whistler
29:52 Turning point
32:25 Social Media
34:52 Racing Background
41:34 World Cup Speed Is Different
45:49 Urban Downhill
49:20 Rampage Versus Racing
53:37 Rampage Safety
01:11:45 Gnarliest Forbidden Line
01:15:51 Regrets
01:19:38 Sponsorship Value
01:23:36 Life After Riding
01:24:22 Defining Success
Watch on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAP6gUL-Aws
Follow Rémy:
https://www.instagram.com/remymetailler/
Follow me:
https://linktr.ee/stefangarlicki74
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