Red Bull Hardline: Who Is Racing And How To Watch?

Red Bull Hardline, the gnarly and consequential Downhill race located in the Dyfi Valley on a track designed by Dan Atherton in 2014, takes place this weekend, 15/16 July. It will see the defending champion Jackson Goldstone lining up alongside a strong field, aiming to not just get down the course and its massive features, but to race it.

Credit: Red Bull content pool

Here’s the full line-up:

Name	Team	Red Bull Hardline History
Gee Atherton	Continental Atherton MTB Race Team	2014, 8th 2015, 4th 2016, 1st 2018, 2nd 2019, 5th 2022
George Brannigan	NS BIKES UR	5th 2016
Adam Brayton	Hope Tech	4th 2015. 3rd 2016. 5th 2017. 7th 2021, 12th 2022.
Josh Bryceland	Cannondale	2018
Rónán Dunne	Continental Nukeproof Racing	4th 2022
Kade Edwards	Trek Factory Racing	10th 2018. 13th 2019. 3rd 2021.
Theo Erlangsen	Computer Mania MTB Team	6th 2018. 4th 2019. 4th 2o21, 13th 2022.
Thomas Estaque	Commencal IC Studio
Craig Evans	Airdrop Bikes	6th 2015. 1st 2017. 15th 2021, 17th 2022.
Brendan Fairclough	Scott DH Factory Team	7th 2014, 2018, 6th 2019, 5th 2021
Sam Gale		10th 2021. 6th 2022
Thomas Genon	Canyon	16th 2021.
Laurie Greenland	Santa Cruz Syndicate	8th 2019, 2nd 2021
Jackson Goldstone	Santa Cruz Syndicate	1st 2022
Charlie Hatton	Continental Atherton MTB Race Team	3rd 2018. 7th 2019, 2022.
Sam Hockenhull	Cannondale	18th 2021, 2022.
Matteo Iniguez	Commencal Vee	6th 2021..
Bernard Kerr	Pivot Cycles	3rd 2015. 1st 2016. 2nd 2017. 2nd 2018. 1st 2019. 1st 2021, 14th 2022
Thibault Laly	Pinkbike Racing	20th 2021, 9th 2022
Josh Lowe	YT Industries	11th 2021, 2022.
Harry Molloy	Madison Saracen	12th 2019, 8th 2022
Jim Monro	Continental Atherton MTB race team.	13th 2021. 7th 2022
Florent Payet	Scott Factory Racing	7th 2018. 11th 2019, 10th 2022
Johny Salido		19th 2021
Kaos Seagrave	FMD Racing	7th 2017. 14th 2019. 8th 2021.
Joe Smith	Vitus Bikes	4th 2014. 2nd 2015. 8th 2016. 2018 4th. 3rd 2019, 2nd 2022
Kyle Strait	Vitus Bikes
Taylor Vernon		9th 2016, 8th 2017, 3rd 2022
Gaetan Vige	Specialized	5th 2018, 9th 2019, 21st 2021, 15th 2022
Camilo Sanchez	Specialized

There are no women in the line up, however it looks like Jess Blewitt, who checked out the course in practice last year but didn’t race after crashing and breaking her collarbone, will be back for another look. It would be great to see some other women join her – and with no Red Bull Formation this year, there must be some big feature riders who are keen to fit in another event.

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Who is your money on? Josh Bryceland has apparently been training/acting hard:

Hannah will be heading down to watch the event live and check out the riders’ set ups for the event. If you’re there, say hi! If you want to watch the action with company but can’t head to Wales, there are a some live screenings of Red Bull Hardline at local bike parks and live venues on 16th July, including:

Brink, London
No Limits, Leeds
Adrenaline Alley, Corby

Check out your local bike park’s website to get more information on whether to ‘just turn up’ or if you need to sign up to get one of the best seats in the house to watch Red Bull Hardline. Or, watch it on Red Bull TV from the comfort of your own sofa.

While you’re here…

https://singletrackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/redbull-hardline-bigger-in-real-life-but-is-it-worth-the-effort/

https://singletrackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/on-the-rampage-behind-freerides-biggest-freakshow/

Hannah Dobson

Managing Editor

I came to Singletrack having decided there must be more to life than meetings. I like all bikes, but especially unusual ones. More than bikes, I like what bikes do. I think that they link people and places; that cycling creates a connection between us and our environment; bikes create communities; deliver freedom; bring joy; and improve fitness. They're environmentally friendly and create friendly environments. I try to write about all these things in the hope that others might discover the joy of bikes too.