Levy Batista is the guest on En Roue Libre Podcast
Episode in French.
Lévy Batista is a professional e-MTB enduro racer, as well as a designer and development rider for mountain bike brands.
Lévy’s sporting career could have been on a motorbike, given the level he reached in motocross.
But today he devotes most of his time to enduro on MTBs and e-MTBs, taking care to share what he learns with his audience on his YouTube channel.
We took the time to record a live stream with Lévy, in which we talked about:
– Why he left a promising motorbike career to focus on mountain biking
– The real problem with motor power in racing, and the ideas he is exploring with the UCI to make it fairer.
– Why you absolutely must move your shoe cleats back
– The counter-intuitive benefits of short cranks on a mountain bike.
– Why he recommends going one size down on your next e-bike.
– The questions listeners asked during the live
And plenty of other things
Video chapters.
00:00 Start of the live
01:35 Live summary
03:33 How he started cycling
38:44 The recipe for success
45:23 The future of e-MTB racing
01:07:56 How are e-bikes checked in racing?
01:14:16 An improvement in 2026?
01:16:32 Lévy’s mission with his YouTube channel
01:20:08 The most important messages he wants to get across
01:20:45 Crank length
01:27:44 Cleat position
01:27:44 Cleat position
01:38:13 Should you alternate between e-MTB and analogue?
01:47:37 His pro career
01:56:36 The future of Rocky Mountain
01:58:20 His training
02:02:19 His 2026 goal
02:02:51 The weight of e-MTBs
02:03:40 Go one size down on an e-MTB?
02:05:51 A next guest?
02:07:07 A final word
Lévy’s links:
What is the best foot position?
https://youtu.be/rEv4SqONEMA
Cranks: size matters
https://youtu.be/puyRJlsRqYg
E-bikes, the new drug | SPECIAL INVESTIGATION
https://youtu.be/hkCxTmrkCnw
Roll-offs
https://youtu.be/YoBlFnXjfV8
His website
https://levybatista.com
His Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/levybatista1
His YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/levybatista138
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