What happens if you take a bunch of the world’s best downhill racers and freeriders, add a dash of Air DH and sprinkling of Rampage, then give Dan Atherton a digger and a steep hill in Wales? You get the madness of the Red Bull Hardline, that’s what.
This is one of the gnarliest DH races on the planet – it’s a crazy mix of muddy roots, steep rock chutes and narrow lines in the forest, along with big drops and massive jumps. The natural lines are raw DH and the jumps have perfect transitions shaped by the expert hands of trail-builders Dan Atherton, Olly Davey and their crew. It’s a race, so fastest rider wins. Some riders go for speed, others go for massive hucks and tricks, and some just want to survive.
Saturday Sept 14, 2019
Open practice: 09.30-12:00
Qualifying: 14:00-16:00
Sunday Sept 15, 2019
Open practice: 09.30-13:00
Rider train out of woods: 13:00-13:15
Finals: 14:00-15:00
RIDERS:
Gee Atherton (Atherton bikes)
Dan Atherton (Atherton bikes)
Matt Jones (Marin)
Jono Jones (DMR Bikes)
Brendan Fairclough (Scott downhill factory)
Laurie Greenland (MS Mondraker)
Charlie Hatton (Atherton bikes)
Craig Evans (Team: Santa Cruz free agents)
Bernard Kerr (Pivot Factory Racing)
Brage Vestavik (MS Mondraker)
Florent Payet (VoulVoul Racing)
Kade Edwards (Trek Factory Racing)
Alexandre Fayolle (Polygon UR)
Kaos Seagrave (Transition Bikes/ Muc-Off Factory Racing)
Gaëtan Vigé (Cube Global Squad)
Erik Irmisch (YT Industries)
Cole Lucas (Pivot Factory Racing)
Joe Smith (Propain Factory Racing)
Harry Molloy (Insync Racing)
Leo Sandler (Transition Bikes)
Oscar Härnström (Intense)
David McMillan (Specialized)
Juan Diego Salido (Transition Bikes)
Jérôme Caroli (Santa Cruz)
Matt Walker (Pivot Factory Racing)
Joel Anderson (Specialized)
Watch Red Bull Hardline LIVE on Red Bull TV on September 14th and 15th: https://win.gs/hardline
Video: @filmsmithmedia / @redbullbike
