Replay: Qualifying - Hardline 2019
Watch all the qualifying action from this year's Red Bull Hardline.
 | Red Bull Hardline isn’t an event for the fainthearted. Hailed as one of the toughest downhill mountain bike races in the world, the event returns to the hills of Dyfi Valley in the north of Wales for its sixth edition. The 2018 edition saw home favourite Gee Atherton taking home the trophy for the first time after a nail-biting final in front 3,000 spectators. Bernard Kerr came in second with Charlie Hatton in third. Red Bull Hardline 2019 is bigger than ever before. With the worlds best DH riders coming from all corners of the world, expect to see some wild riding in the valleys of Dyfi this weekend. |
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COURSE PREVIEW
6:16 am PDT Kade Edwards is the first rider down with a time of 3:09.206
6:22 am PDT Matt Walker goes almost seven and a half seconds faster than Edwards and into the top position.
6:26 am PDT Alexandre Fayolle sets the first sub three minute run with a time of 2:57.826, beating Walker by nearly four seconds.
6:30 am PDT Kaos Seagrave goes into third, 4.568 back.
6:35 am PDT Dave Mcmillan lays down an amazing chainless run with a huge send on the final jump. But it still puts him 40 seconds back, he will be raring to go for finals tomorrow.
6:47 am PDT Charlie Hatton takes the hot seat with a speed tuck across the line. Hatton's run topped Fayolle by 2.432, that looked like a pretty decent ride, it will be interesting to see if anyone can go faster.
6:52 am PDT Oscar Harnstrom is the first rider of the day to attempt a backflip in their run but after not quite making the landing he drops to sixth place by the finish line.
6:56 am PDT Harry Molloy crosses the line sixth after a great run in his first time racing Hardline.
7:00 am PDT That was so close, Joe Smith just goes into second place by the smallest of margins. 0.071 back for Smith means he misses out on the top spot with some of the big names still at the top of the hill.
7:05 am PDT Jono Jones has a difficult run and goes across the line 8th. He will be pleased to have made it down after his scary failed backflip attempt in practice.
7:10 am PDT Thibault Laly avoids the road gap after getting a flat front tyre further up the course and now slowly makes his way down to the bottom.
Current Top 10
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7:20 am PDT Brendan Fairclough does a perfect backflip on the step up and still manages to get third place, what a great run.
7:25 am PDT After putting down a relaxed ride Laurie Greenland completes his qualifying run with a time of 3:00.478, this puts him in 5th place.
7:33 am PDT Gee Atherton lays down an incredible run going two and a half seconds faster than his teammate Hatton.
7:37 am PDT Florent Payet couldn't quite find the pace on track today and goes into ninth, 10 seconds back.
7:42 am PDT It's great to see Johny Salido tackle the Hardline course and after a few wild moments he goes 12th.
7:47 am PDT The Hardline master Bernard Kerr smashes the time of Gee Atherton to beat his time by almost three seconds!
7:50 am PDT Brage Vestavik puts down a solid run to secure 8th place with just two riders at the top.
7:54 am PDT Cole Lucas has a clean ride down but it is well off the pace of the top riders today coming across the line 26 seconds back in 14th place.
7:58 am PDT Gaetan Vige secures a spot in tomorrow's final with an 11th place finish.
COURSE PREVIEW
6:16 am PDT Kade Edwards is the first rider down with a time of 3:09.206
6:22 am PDT Matt Walker goes almost seven and a half seconds faster than Edwards and into the top position.
6:26 am PDT Alexandre Fayolle sets the first sub three minute run with a time of 2:57.826, beating Walker by nearly four seconds.
6:30 am PDT Kaos Seagrave goes into third, 4.568 back.
6:35 am PDT Dave Mcmillan lays down an amazing chainless run with a huge send on the final jump. But it still puts him 40 seconds back, he will be raring to go for finals tomorrow.
6:47 am PDT Charlie Hatton takes the hot seat with a speed tuck across the line. Hatton's run topped Fayolle by 2.432, that looked like a pretty decent ride, it will be interesting to see if anyone can go faster.
6:52 am PDT Oscar Harnstrom is the first rider of the day to attempt a backflip in their run but after not quite making the landing he drops to sixth place by the finish line.
6:56 am PDT Harry Molloy crosses the line sixth after a great run in his first time racing Hardline.
7:00 am PDT That was so close, Joe Smith just goes into second place by the smallest of margins. 0.071 back for Smith means he misses out on the top spot with some of the big names still at the top of the hill.
7:05 am PDT Jono Jones has a difficult run and goes across the line 8th. He will be pleased to have made it down after his scary failed backflip attempt in practice.
7:10 am PDT Thibault Laly avoids the road gap after getting a flat front tyre further up the course and now slowly makes his way down to the bottom.
Current Top 10
7:20 am PDT Brendan Fairclough does a perfect backflip on the step up and still manages to get third place, what a great run.
7:25 am PDT After putting down a relaxed ride Laurie Greenland completes his qualifying run with a time of 3:00.478, this puts him in 5th place.
7:33 am PDT Gee Atherton lays down an incredible run going two and a half seconds faster than his teammate Hatton.
7:37 am PDT Florent Payet couldn't quite find the pace on track today and goes into ninth, 10 seconds back.
7:42 am PDT It's great to see Johny Salido tackle the Hardline course and after a few wild moments he goes 12th.
7:47 am PDT The Hardline master Bernard Kerr smashes the time of Gee Atherton to beat his time by almost three seconds!
7:50 am PDT Brage Vestavik puts down a solid run to secure 8th place with just two riders at the top.
7:54 am PDT Cole Lucas has a clean ride down but it is well off the pace of the top riders today coming across the line 26 seconds back in 14th place.
7:58 am PDT Gaetan Vige secures a spot in tomorrow's final with an 11th place finish.
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Don't know if it's possible at the WC, but this was indeed great!
And I don't ever want to hear a professional commentator ever finish a sentence with "and stuff" again.
Beside this, I know that the Redbull Hardline is not a compulsory race, but I would have liked to see Danny Hart, Amaury Pierron, Troy Brosman, Loïc Bruni and other top riders smashing that thing...
BTW: the RedBull broadcast is a bit better here than for DHWC and such. Dig it RedBull...
I hope Harry and Jono make it through to tomorrow!