[Closed] Red Bull Hardline this weekend... Who else is going?

Almost bought tickets but didn't....wish I had now. Jealous of your bit of Beast action too 🙂

I went last year. Was awesome.

I assume most of stw turned down their racing invites 😉

I assume most of stw turned down their racing invites

Yeah, uncle's 70th and he refused to move the venue. 😀 I'll have to try and catch some of the coverage, it really is quite spectacular, enjoyed watching it on the telly last year. Didn't even consider the possibility tickets to see it live would be available!

I was going to go but ended buying a plane ticket to Vancouver instead. I'll have to do Top of the World instead 8)

I really want to go, a mate and I had agreed to, but we left it too late and tickets are sold out.

I don't live too far away, so we were considering taking the bikes, parking up somewhere strategic and finding our own way in....... I know the area pretty well from my other hobby (rallying).

Not sure how tightly marshaled and accessible it is though?

I don't expect they will have a chance in hell of keeping anyone out of the more rugged upper sections of the course, as you say - its Welsh rallying country, fire roads and forests, etc.

The ticket apparently gives me a car park pass and cool festival wristband - so I can then access the sponsored event area and video screens, etc.

IIRC there was only one fireroad up the course which started in the event area. I did see some people on the adjacent hill to the right of the course(too far to see anything) but getting from there to the track would have been very hard.

It is a proper forest Dyfi to be fair......

It's not actually in the main Dyfi forest though.

I take your point but I was meaning the general landscape surrounding isn't the easiest to just stroll in to.

I agree.
The hills around that bit of forest are quite open without any real paths.

So, long shot here - has anyone got any space in their vehicle? I think tickets were just £40 odd per car, bring up to 5 of you?

If so, 2 of us would be willing to pay a share and reduce your entry cost in return for a lift in!

We think we're ordinary and non-rapey.

I'm gonna be in a mini, with two bikes in the back, so not much chance of fitting anything, or anyone else in!

Live on Red Bull TV for those who can't make it.

i can't get my head round that road gap, I was stressed sizing up chatel gap! It looks like nothing on the helmet cam footage, presumably cos they're going so fast.

the only road gap I can think of like that is the Jaws one, re Antidote bikes. Same kind of vertical drop but the hardline one is longer. Other than that, its like something robby bourdon was doing back in the day.

re the renegade step up jump. After all the video build up I thought it looked small! plus both athertons are overjumping a bit Get that ramp moved back!

core - Member
So, long shot here - has anyone got any space in their vehicle? I think tickets were just £40 odd per car, bring up to 5 of you?

If so, 2 of us would be willing to pay a share and reduce your entry cost in return for a lift in!

We think we're ordinary and non-rapey.

Hi Core, I [i]might[/i] be able to help here. Drop me an email (email in profile) and I'll see what I can do.

Redbull Live is saying this is on at 7pm: Is that right? Surely it's beginning to get dark around that time.

Redbull Live is saying this is on at 7pm: Is that right? Surely it's beginning to get dark around that time.

Presume it's a highlights package, rather than world cup style coverage, even tho it says live... although a small field & floodlight course could make it possible.

Presume it's a highlights package

That was my assumption as well.

That was my assumption as well.

Well according to Rachel's instagram, it's finished... so Red Bull's claim of live @ 7.00pm BST is little bit on the erroneous side.

Missing video, excellent work red bull.

Seems to be working now

EDIT: if a bit choppy

Cant seem to get it here...just says 'broadcast will start shortly'

This really is what WC racing should be. The course is amazing. Compare it to somewhere like pietermaritzburg and this is another level.

The coverage and camerawork is ace too.

Got some crap about running on here. Is Red Bull TV usually so annoyingly bad to sort out?

What the hell is this running rubbish.

You're doing well if you've got running. I've got nowt.

No idea, Hardline is working fine here. They must fit have more than 1 'live' broadcast going ?

I'm not sure why they're saying it's live, it's gone dark... Working here though!

It's working perfectly on the app. HD, brilliant coverage.

wow, what a fantastic course. Video is great when switched up to 720

Working now after reloading the site twice.

Val Di Sole was better anyway

I was there and enjoyed it. It seemed a bit tamer after the carnage of last year. I didn't think the jumps were much different but the conditions were perfect compared to how wet it was last year. Good to see everyone make it down safely and glad Gee didn't win (not that I dislike him I just think he has an unfair advantage having had access to the jumps before anyone else)

Thanks for talking about results before it's finished. FFS!

??? It finished hours ago

It wasn't shown on Redbull till 7. Not all riders have gone down yet.

Whoops. Sorry

So why no Brendan fairclough here? Would've thought this would've been his event, given the discussion on the world cup thread recently

Having been there today, found it all a bit underwhelming to be honest. Lots of waiting around, for a few seconds of watching a rider wizz past. Sure the jumps were pretty epic, but actually dare-i-say-it actually looked a bit smaller in real life!

I'm just gutted I completely missed out on watching anyone go over the road gap - as I expect that would've been genuinely pretty spectacular. I got bored waiting there with all the thronging sweating masses, and so I headed further up the hill. Unfortunately, having then watched all of quali's at the top of the hill - it was then a choice between staying for the finals to actually see the road gap in action, or heading off to ride Coed y Brenin before the light failed.

I chose CyB, which was probably much more exciting.

In the end, I think the crowds got to me. I'm not sure I can actually stand 90% of people... 😆

Then, the Hardline crowds were clearly not STW types of people - hence probably the somewhat muted response to this event on here. Not an Audi, nor a log burner, nor an Orange 5 was seen all day... 😆

The most exciting bit for me was probably getting to meet Rachel Atherton.

jmatlock - Member
This really is what WC racing should be. The course is amazing. Compare it to somewhere like pietermaritzburg and this is another level.

Always arguing and failing to proof read, Mike. Cheer up, it's just a bit of fun this cycling malarkey, init. 🙂

Very true, it does seem like lots of people who probably couldn't make it down a normal WC track suddenly decide they are all too easy!!
I'll be getting the hardline replay at some point today when I get the chance, 4am was a bit early to be getting up to watch it!

I hope the trend of Ed Leigh popping up on RedBull TV for DH coverage doesn't continue. First World Champs, now Hardline.

So why no Brendan fairclough here? Would've thought this would've been his event, given the discussion on the world cup thread recently

Wrong fizzy drink sponser

that or he is getting sorted for rampage

I hope the trend of Ed Leigh popping up on RedBull TV for DH coverage doesn't continue. First World Champs, now Hardline.

I thought he was a good addition. Would happily have him presenting each round of the WC

I thought he was a good addition. Would happily have him presenting each round of the WC

that or he is getting sorted for rampage

Following him on instagram. He's been filming a new sick edit in the Surrey hills with his mates.
Think the fizzy drink clash is the reason he isn't there

So, is the course available to ride after the event?

All welcome bring your own paramedics, just ask Dan first like...

Well. We had fun. Couldnt find a beer though. Next year will be taking a picnic and some tins.

They're doing guided tours down it like they did at the Olympic track

I enjoyed it, but having travelled 5 hours each way I can't help but feel a little frustrated at spectators being such an afterthought. The course and riding have the potential for it to be an incredible event but I guess Red Bull's priority is the online viewers, not those on the hillside.

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olly2097 - Member
Well. We had fun. Couldnt find a beer though. Next year will be taking a picnic and some tins.

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mark88 - Member
I enjoyed it, but having travelled 5 hours each way I can't help but feel a little frustrated at spectators being such an afterthought. The course and riding have the potential for it to be an incredible event but I guess Red Bull's priority is the online viewers, not those on the hillside.

Absolutely nothing to criticise about the organisation from a racing spectacle and the marshals were great, I've currently got my leg in a cast and they offered me a lift up in one of their buggies.

From a amenity point of view, it was a little lacking, two food stalls to service that many people meant we queued for 90 minutes for food, and it would have been nice to have a bar too. I also thought they missed a trick not selling merchandise, I think they could have probably sold a good few tshirts and posters.

spawnofyorkshire - Member

Think the fizzy drink clash is the reason he isn't there

Never a problem for Rampage

Never a problem for Rampage

Glad I didn't go by the sounds of it.

1. Its a long long way from Bradford
2. The ticket price was pretty steep.
3. One finds it difficult to get 'stoked' about these things.

Would it have been possible to sneak in ?

2. The ticket price was pretty steep.

3. One finds it difficult to get 'stoked' about these things.

Then why would you want to know if you could sneak in? Either pay or watch it at home on Redbull TV for free.

yep sounds like if 3 is true 1 and 2 are not really the point. On access it doesn't look like the sort of terrain that would make that easy, probably why spectating was limited and mostly there for the atmosphere. I was trying to get up and down a few other tracks a while back and none of them are that easy.

I misunderstood the ticket price, I thought it was per person.

Enjoyed watching it. Glad Gee didnt win, he has had way more practice than anyone else on the course. It would have been nice if Dan had raced it (unless I missed that bit)

It did however come across as a redbull promo event rather than a race

Dan did ride, I've not seen the TV coverage so don't know if his run was broadcast

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It would have been nice if Dan had raced it (unless I missed that bit)

Would it have been possible to sneak in ?

Were you not the one calling addicts scum the other day for stealing? Is sneaking into something like this essentially stealing from the organisers?

All runs are up on the replay
http://www.redbull.tv/live/AP-1P2FMGUM11W11/red-bull-hardline
Dan threw some style out there!!

I don't know, is it on private land?

Does it matter? Its a private event charging people to enter. You're asking if its possible to sneak in.

Dan threw some style out there!!

Yep, and it was him that said if anyone was throwing style off them he was going to make them bigger

I reckon Brendan must have been reading all the comments from the armchair experts on here about his riding and decided to give the event a miss as he's not actually a very good rider 😉

Thanks for talking about results before it's finished. FFS!

People are so inconsiderate these days, how dare they talk about an event before you've finished watching it 😆

Surely it's common sense that looking at a topic about an event after it's finished might have some results mentioned 😉

People are so inconsiderate these days, how dare they talk about an event before you've finished watching it
Surely it's common sense that looking at a topic about an event after it's finished might have some results mentioned

This.

If it's a WC weekend and I don't want to know the results....guess what?!...i'll avoid said thread until after I've caught up with the action.
It's not rocket science.

Now, spoilers in titles I can get annoyed about with the best of them....but that's not the issue here.

The 'live' show started at 7 on red bull tv. Was there any other way to watch it without being there?

nickjb - Member
The 'live' show started at 7 on red bull tv. Was there any other way to watch it without being there?

Thats an unfortunate by-product of Redbull broadcasting 3 hours after it has finished I think. You wouldn't expect people who had attended a premier league football match to avoid discussing the result until after Match of the Day had broadcast.

One way to definitely avoid finding out the result is to stay off a mountain bike forum for a few hours, and definitely don't venture into the thread about the race you are trying to avoid the result of until you've watched it.

Here's a short vid I put together spectating the Hardline...

And and an edit of the whole weekend's riding and viewing..