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See the crazy JUMP Atherton built for the Hardline

The Red Bull Hardline UK and the Atherton family will take place on 1 and 2 June, with Gee and Dan at the forefront, ready to renew the route. The first images, and tests, are scary.

Written by

David Finetto

May 26, 2024

Ramp...

The Red Bull Hardline is not a race for the faint of heart. Considered one of the toughest downhill mountain bike races in the world, the course was designed by DH trail pioneer Dan Atherton with support from his brother Gee, and tests both the skill and nerves of athletes.

But what is making people talk is the colossal structure put in place for an abnormally large river gap: 22 meters where making mistakes is not advisable.

The Atherton family is famous for pushing the limits ever higher but, if I were Red Bull, I would start keeping an eye on them because they are bordering on the limit between extreme and madness.

Jim Monro'S JUMP

Jim Monro is kicked dangerously from the ramp: luckily he stays in the path and doesn't end up going down. He gets by with a concussion from which he will recover, it seems, shortly.

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And for the first time ever, Red Bull Hardline also took place in Australia, at Maydena Bike Park in Tasmania, 23-24 February 2024.

WHERE TO FOLLOW THE RED BULL HARDLINE?

You can follow all the action live on Red Bull TV.

MATT JONES'S ATTEMPT

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Written by David Finetto

[email protected] I am a fan of everything that has 2 wheels: at a young age I practiced road and track cycling (Italian Allievi champion). At the age of 18 I passed into the cross country competing at national/international level as an Under23. Past Elite, I made the choice to take things more lightly from a training point of view, and my love for gravity disciplines was born, training me as an FCI MTB instructor and guide. Now I have made passion my profession by managing 2 MTB centers on the island of Elba (Bike Center Elba and Elba MTB), creating the FANTAmtb and telling in an ironic but professional way everything that revolves around MTB thanks to 365mountainbike and 365TV (YouTube'PULITI dentro BIKER fuori').