Red Bull Hardline returns for 2024 but with a difference
Red Bull Hardline is renowned as the most hardcore downhill mountain bike race on the planet, testing only the best riders over the most challenging course with the biggest jumps and the steepest of tech. For 2024, the event is set to make a return but to celebrate its 10th anniversary, the event stops in Tasmania before heading back to home turf in Dyfi, Wales.
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For its 10th anniversary, the 26 athletes have now been confirmed to be racing on a brand new course, taking the riders to Tasmania on the 23-24 February 2024. That's not all as there will be 10 wildcard entries that offer local legends from Australia and New Zealand to roll up to the start line, with riders such as Dan Booker, Harriet Burbidge-Smith, and Remy Morton.
The women's race is another focus of the event and Tahnee Seagrave, Cami Nogueira, and Loise-Anna Ferguson will be hitting the all-new track.
The event will see the return of other big names, too, including Loic Bruni and Charlie Hatton. 2022's winner, Jackson Goldstone, will also have a chance to defend his title after 2023's event was cancelled.
The rider list goes on, showcasing a number of the best riders in the sport, such as Bernard Kerr who won in 2021, Gee Atherton after his huge crash during Red Bull Rampage and Josh Bryceland to name just a few.
Of course, the event will come back to the famous track at the Dyfi Valley on the 1st and 2nd of June.