Rumours that Red Bull Hardline will become a series have been roaming the internet corridors a while, so it’s perhaps no surprise to have the official news: Hardline will have a date down under, in Tasmania in 2024.
It’ll still have the Welsh event in the Dyfi Valley – on 1st/2nd June – but there will also be an earlier event in Tasmania on 23rd/24th February. Tickets for the Welsh event go on sale right now, if you want to get ahead of planning your life!
It remains to be seen who will be on the start line for the February event – but it’s great to see there a continuation of this year’s women’s progression camp run. While very successful, it was certainly hampered by the weather, so there’s more to be done. With Australia and New Zealand having some particularly strong female freeriders right now, perhaps there’s scope for seeing some of them take part?
The February date in Tasmania is a good bit in advance of the first UCI DH World Cup round – which is at Fort William at the start of May. That might encourage a few names from the racing scene to give the event a go – it’s not creating any tight travel schedules… and there’s just about time for young bones to heal… June though is in the middle of things, and very close to Leogang, so perhaps the Welsh round will be more freerider and fewer DH racers? Would do you hope to see taking part, in Wales or Tasmania?
Here’s the official PR, along with Matt Jones doing wild things on the original Dyfi track:
The most anticipated downhill mountain biking event, Red Bull Hardline, is back as it celebrates its 10-year anniversary, returning to the unforgiving terrain of the Dyfi Valley in Wales on 1st and 2nd June.
Tickets are now available, and spectators can expect the same level of gnarly jumps and drops that has made this one of the most iconic events in the sporting calendar, as it puts the world’s best riders to the test both physically and mentally.
As we gear up for the 10th anniversary in Wales, Red Bull’s mountain bike athlete Matt Jones aims to lay down the fastest time on the course with a little help from four wheels and Red Bull drifting legend, Mad Mike. Find out if Matt Jones can claim the title of being the fastest rider to conquer the track in its ten year history here.
The 2024 event not only signals a decade of downhill mountain biking progression, but for the first time in its ten-year history, Red Bull Hardline will venture beyond its renowned UK location to make a debut down under as it visits Tasmania, Australia on the 23rd-24th of February 2024. Builders of the UK event, Gee and Dan Atherton will take the daring spirit of Red Bull Hardline to Tasmania, as the bravest and best riders prepare to risk it all to win in Australia.
Following the incredible progress and personal triumphs from female riders sessioning the Hardline course earlier this year in the Dyfi Valley, the 2024 edition will continue to provide a platform to test and progress towards piecing together the full course, across both events in the UK and Australia.
Inspired by the efforts of the riders pushing the boundaries of women’s downhill on the Red Bull Hardline course this year, Tahnée Seagrave was at the forefront of creating an environment with Red Bull’s support for an incredible group of talented and eager female athletes to accomplish as much of the course as possible:
“Red Bull Hardline is THE most difficult mountain bike race in the world and we want to approach the Hardline Women’s Camp in the right way that creates an environment to facilitate and support the progression of the girls at an attainable speed so that more girls can eventually have the opportunity to tackle this course. This approach allows the girls not to be thrown into the deep end but instead truly progress alongside each other to get the best out of the introduction of girls to this level of event.”
Tickets for the event in Wales on the 1st and 2nd June are available at redbull.com/hardline. To stay up to date on all the latest information on Red Bull Hardline including rider announcements and event information visit redbull.com/hardline and join the conversation @RedBullUK using #RedBullHardline
23/24 February – Tasmania, Australia
1/2 June – Dyfi Valley, Wales
Tasmania, Australia – 23/34 February 2024
Dyfi Valley, Wales, UK – 1/2 June 2024
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