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Two-time world Donwhill MTB champion, Gee Atherton clinched the fifth edition of Red Bull Hardline for the first time in his illustrious career.
Gee Atherton
The local rider came out on top against fellow British riders Bernard Kerr and Charlie Hatton in front of 3000 fans in the hills of Dyfi Valley in mid-Wales.
Bernard Kerr
Charlie Hatton
Red Bull Hardline 2018 Facts
– Red Bull Hardline is recognised as the toughest downhill event in the calendar.
– The course combines tricky technical downhill features, huge freeride-style jumps, giant slab rolls and tight wooded sections.
– The iconic Road Gap jump has a trajectory of 55 ft. The Final Fly Off, which is the biggest jump ever at Red Bull Hardline, sees riders travel 65 ft as they speed towards the finish line.
– Twenty riders took to the start line for qualifying in wet conditions. The weather and the long technical course proved difficult for some riders to handle with last year’s winner Craig Evans, Adam Brayton and Brendan Fairclough all failing to qualify for the final.
– Atherton, who was fastest in qualifying, won the race on the final run of the day with a time of 3:07:13, pushing Kerr and Hatton into the lower places on the podium.
Top 5 standings:
1st Gee Atherton – 3:07:13
2nd Bernard Kerr – 3:12:30
3rd Charlie Hatton – 3:19:32
4th Joe Smith – 3:19:39
5th Alexandre Fayolle – 3:23:18
Watch all the action again on Red Bull TV HERE.
Photos by Boris Beyer and Sven Martin / Red Bull Content Pool.
