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

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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.

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Here’s the full line-up:

NameTeamRed Bull Hardline History
Gee AthertonContinental Atherton MTB Race Team2014, 8th 2015, 4th 2016, 1st 2018, 2nd 2019, 5th 2022
George BranniganNS BIKES UR5th 2016
Adam BraytonHope Tech4th 2015. 3rd 2016. 5th 2017. 7th 2021, 12th 2022.
Josh BrycelandCannondale2018
Rónán DunneContinental Nukeproof Racing4th 2022
Kade Edwards Trek Factory Racing10th 2018. 13th 2019. 3rd 2021.
Theo ErlangsenComputer Mania MTB Team6th 2018. 4th 2019. 4th 2o21, 13th 2022.
Thomas EstaqueCommencal IC Studio
Craig EvansAirdrop Bikes6th 2015. 1st 2017. 15th 2021, 17th 2022.
Brendan FaircloughScott DH Factory Team7th 2014, 2018, 6th 2019, 5th 2021
Sam Gale10th 2021. 6th 2022
Thomas GenonCanyon16th 2021.
Laurie GreenlandSanta Cruz Syndicate8th 2019, 2nd 2021
Jackson GoldstoneSanta Cruz Syndicate1st 2022
Charlie HattonContinental Atherton MTB Race Team3rd 2018. 7th 2019, 2022.
Sam HockenhullCannondale18th 2021, 2022.
Matteo IniguezCommencal Vee6th 2021..
Bernard KerrPivot Cycles3rd 2015. 1st 2016. 2nd 2017. 2nd 2018. 1st 2019. 1st 2021, 14th 2022
Thibault LalyPinkbike Racing20th 2021, 9th 2022
Josh LoweYT Industries11th 2021, 2022.
Harry MolloyMadison Saracen12th 2019, 8th 2022
Jim MonroContinental Atherton MTB race team.13th 2021. 7th 2022
Florent PayetScott Factory Racing7th 2018. 11th 2019, 10th 2022
Johny Salido19th 2021
Kaos SeagraveFMD Racing7th 2017. 14th 2019. 8th 2021.
Joe SmithVitus Bikes4th 2014. 2nd 2015. 8th 2016. 2018 4th. 3rd 2019, 2nd 2022
Kyle StraitVitus Bikes
Taylor Vernon9th 2016, 8th 2017, 3rd 2022
Gaetan VigeSpecialized5th 2018, 9th 2019, 21st 2021, 15th 2022
Camilo SanchezSpecialized

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.

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  • WildHunter2009
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    Tahnee Seagrave has some Instagram videos of her hitting some of the big jumps so might see her having a go soon enough? Fair play after her concussion, that place is absolutely mental.

    Posted 10 months ago
    stwhannah
    Full Member

    @wildhunter2009 yup, and I’ve just spotted Cami Nogueira and Vinny Armstrong there on Instagram too! Looks wet and slippery and a whole pile of nope!

    Posted 10 months ago
    danposs86
    Full Member

    Really excited for this, love the build up vidoes the riders (well, mainly BK) put out.

    Hopefully running it earlier this year means a chance of better weather.

    Posted 10 months ago
    nickc
    Full Member

    Hopefully running it earlier this year means a chance of better weather.

    Yeah…No, it’s going to piss it down all weekend. Might catch a break on Sunday.

    Posted 10 months ago
    steamtb
    Full Member

    Really looking forward to this, pretty much the only event I watch religiously. The build up videos from different riders were excellent last year and here’s to hoping everyone gets through the event safely too 🙂

    Posted 10 months ago
    monkeyboyjc
    Full Member

    love the build up vidoes the riders (well, mainly BK) put out.

    He usually posts quite regularly but hasn’t put anything online in 9days.. so not sure what’s happening there.

    Posted 10 months ago
    desperatebicycle
    Full Member

    Kyle Strait must be old enough to be some of the other riders’ Dad! Coming back from broken vertebrae at Rampage too
    https://vitusbikes.com/blogs/stories/kyle-strait-im-fine
    Wow.

    Posted 10 months ago
    sharkattack
    Full Member

    I think STW should arrange a skills course with a pro rider on the Hardline track for a handful of forum regulars.

    Who would be up for it?

    Posted 10 months ago
    Shred
    Free Member

    Well hopefully they test the course this year and don’t leave it up to the riders to check if the features are actually rideable.

    Posted 10 months ago
    hoops
    Full Member

    Jackson Goldstone isn’t able to defend his title this year sadly – he’s broken. 😞

    Posted 10 months ago
    danposs86
    Full Member

    so not sure what’s happening there.

    He is allowed a little time to relax. LSDs usually appear before and during an event.

    Posted 10 months ago
    monkeyboyjc
    Full Member

    He is allowed a little time to relax. LSDs usually appear before and during an event.

    It’s not a criticism, more an observation – he’d ‘normally’ have posted a hardline prep or build up LSD by now. Maybe he’s gonna relax a little on them and concentrate on a podium this year.

    Posted 10 months ago
    desperatebicycle
    Full Member

    Who would be up for it?

    Not me! But if I could send my non-STWer son, he definitely would 😀

    Posted 10 months ago
    mluk2004
    Free Member

    Will be surprised if it happens this weekend, the forecast is 30-40mph winds on sat and sun.

    Shame as I have my ticket to go watch.

    Posted 10 months ago
    reluctantjumper
    Full Member

    Had a gander at parts of the course last weekend after riding at Coed Y Brenin thanks to a media friend who is working it, the course is even madder in person! The massive road gap looks huge even from the main road and that’s nearly half a mile further down the hill, stand next to it and it’s so massive it doesn’t really register it’s there until you realise then you can only say ‘Oh…!” in response.

    Hope one of the ladies has a crack at it at some point.

    Posted 10 months ago
    LAT
    Full Member

    I think STW should arrange a skills course with a pro rider on the Hardline track for a handful of forum regulars.

    Who would be up for it?

    id do it. 🤥

    Posted 10 months ago
    FunkyDunc
    Free Member

    Jono Jones has posted a vid on YouTube so expect his brother and BK  to follow as both had their cameras out

    Agree with comment above, prob cancelled due to high winds this weekend

    Posted 10 months ago
    explorerboy
    Full Member

    I went last year and it’s a lovely, chilled out event to attend… with some crazy crazy riding happening. seeing these riders attack that road gap and essentially drop 2-3 stories, landing into a super long and fast right hand berm is jaw dropping

    sadly, despite having a ticket for this years event, I can’t attend due to illness.

    Posted 10 months ago
    swan0mighty
    Free Member

    Is tickets still per car?

    If so is anyone going Sunday with space for 1 more in the car, travelling from the north (will pay my share of ticket)

    Posted 10 months ago
    simon_g
    Full Member

    Nice piece in the Guardian about the women at Hardline this year: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/14/not-just-for-the-boys-women-take-on-worlds-toughest-mountain-bike-track

    Weather forecast not looking good, now thunder forecast for Saturday on top of the wind and rain.

    Posted 10 months ago
    weeksy
    Full Member

    tomrrow has been cancelled.

    Posted 10 months ago
    IdleJon
    Full Member

    weeksyFull Member
    tomrrow has been cancelled.

    Where did you see that, weeksy?

    Posted 10 months ago
    weeksy
    Full Member

    Mrs Weeksy told me, i assume Insta. It’s also reported on Pinkbike thread.

    Posted 10 months ago
    desperatebicycle
    Full Member

    https://www.pinkbike.com/news/qualifying-cancelled-at-red-bull-hardline-due-to-bad-weather-conditions.html

    Posted 10 months ago
    IdleJon
    Full Member

    I just found it, hidden among the text in slightly bold print on the Hardline website, a little scroll down.

    Posted 10 months ago
    masterdabber
    Free Member

    Red Bull website

    Due to the extremely high winds, the decision has been made to cancel tomorrow’s Red Bull Hardline qualifiers. This is to ensure the safety of the riders which is of utmost importance.

    As ever, the weather conditions in the Dyfi Valley are proving to be changeable. We are closely monitoring the situation ahead of the Red Bull Hardline live finals on Sunday, which is currently going ahead as planned.

    Posted 10 months ago
    FunkyDunc
    Free Member

    At least it means people done waste their time travelling there.

    The wind speed isnt going to massively drop on Sunday either. Wind gusts of 30 mph and thats not at high level

    Does that mean people will get refunded ?

    Posted 10 months ago
    rockhopper70
    Full Member

    I went last year on the Sunday.  They brought the finals forward an hour to miss a bad incoming weather event, which nearly caught out some spectators (me).  Having seen the features, there is enough danger without dilly-dallying around in bad weather.  It’s proper nuts.

    Are they intending to squeeze qualis and finals in on Sunday now?

    Posted 10 months ago
    FunkyDunc
    Free Member

    So they are now saying it’s cancelled tomorrow but not cancelled 🤔

    EVENT STATEMENT: Saturday, July 15, 15:00❗️

    Due to extreme weather conditions in the Dyfi Valley, for the safety of the public, the Red Bull Hardline event on Sunday, July 16, will be closed to spectators.

    While the event site will be fully closed to the public, we are still hoping to run the Red Bull Hardline finals tomorrow (Sunday) – provided weather conditions allow rider safety. We are closely monitoring the weather conditions in cooperation with the Red Bull Hardline athletes.

    The Red Bull Hardline finals will not be broadcast live tomorrow at 2pm as previously scheduled. Provided course conditions allow, Red Bull Hardline will be available to watch post race via Red Bull TV and Red Bull Bike YouTube.

    Posted 9 months ago
    desperatebicycle
    Full Member

    Sounds like it’s too dangerous for live cameras, but the riders might risk it?! Weird.

    Posted 9 months ago
    Northwind
    Full Member

    I suppose riders are judged more able to make that decision, whereas professional cameramen aren’t paid to have trees or misguided riders fall on them.

    Posted 9 months ago
    fooman
    Full Member

    Cameras are still going to be there but recording not broadcasting live. They’ll broadcast post event anything worthwhile, it’s still uncertain if it will run partially or at all and could be cancelled at any moment.

    Posted 9 months ago
    FunkyDunc
    Free Member

    Interesting on BKs vlog where he videoed the rider briefing for today

    All there for 7am, race between 10 and 1pm and the shitty weather the rest of the day ish. But they mentioned they are not allowed to have camera people on the hill past 7:30pm

    You can see why they wouldn’t want the added complication of the public there

    Posted 9 months ago
    chrismac
    Full Member

    The no feed is because they don’t know when they will race or how long it will take. RB will be desperate for the race to happen as it’s part of their marketing strategy and they want their roi on the event. The loss of ticket revenue will hit the organisers hard

    Posted 9 months ago
    fossy
    Full Member

    Just seen a video that says it’s off, back next year. Oof.

    Posted 9 months ago
    Gribs
    Full Member

    You can see why they wouldn’t want the added complication of the public there

    The event parking is just a couple of fields so after the rain they’ve had it’d be carnage getting people in and out.

    Posted 9 months ago
    mtbfix
    Full Member

    Cancelling has to be the right decision. If the winds in Wales are anything like those in Berkshire, an accident would have been inevitable.

    Posted 9 months ago
    stwhannah
    Full Member

    HardlineEven without public there it was pretty swampy! Huge waterfall coming down beside the course too, and more heavy rain showers while we were standing around wondering what to do with our day. There’s so much infrastructure and investment that goes into it, so it’s good to see the right call being made for rider safety.

    Posted 9 months ago
    HoratioHufnagel
    Free Member

    Bernard Kerr seems to have ridden it anyway!

    Posted 9 months ago
    desperatebicycle
    Full Member

    That was amazing. Not much can dampen the BK enthusiasm for the race!
    My fave quotes from the video:
    BK “Jim, I reckon we’re good!” Jim: “**** off”

    Video goes pitch black.. BK: “Quite dark…” 😆 What a legend

    Posted 9 months ago
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