{"id":148785,"date":"2025-09-17T02:47:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T02:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/148785\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T02:47:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T02:47:16","slug":"red-bull-hardline-to-return-to-tasmania-with-major-course-upgrades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/148785\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull Hardline to return to Tasmania with major course upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the world\u2019s most extreme downhill mountain bike races will return to Tasmania in February, with organisers promising the biggest course shake-up since the event began.<\/p>\n

Red Bull Hardline Tasmania will be held on February 7\u20138, 2026, at Maydena Bike Park, with spectator tickets going on sale later today.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s course will debut a brand-new top section, designed to push riders to their limits.<\/p>\n

For the first time, fans will be able to follow the entire 3.6-kilometre track, thanks to shuttle services running to the mountain\u2019s summit.<\/p>\n

\"\"Fans can follow the entire 3.6-kilometre track this year. Image \/ Supplied<\/p>\n

Organisers say changes also hope to address one of the event\u2019s biggest challenges \u2013 getting people to the remote Derwent Valley location. <\/p>\n

200 campsites will be available just 10 minutes from the bike park, while direct shuttles will run from Hobart on event days.<\/p>\n

\"\"Jackson Goldstone won the men\u2019s title at last year\u2019s event. Image \/ Supplied<\/p>\n

The 2026 event marks the 12th year of Red Bull Hardline since it started in Wales in 2014. <\/p>\n

Tasmania has hosted the race for the past two years.<\/p>\n

Last year Canadian riders stole the spotlight, with Jackson Goldstone and Gracey Hemstreet taking out the men\u2019s and women\u2019s titles.<\/p>\n

The course is infamous for its massive features. Riders hit speeds of up to 80km\/h while facing a 650-metre vertical drop, an 80-foot gap jump and sheer drops of more than 10 metres.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Red Bull Hardline Tasmania will take place in February. Image \/ Supplied<\/p>\n

The invite-only event brings together the world\u2019s most progressive mountain bike riders, including top Australian and Tasmanian talent.<\/p>\n

Organisers say an expanded entertainment program at Maydena Bike Park will make this \u201cone of the best editions yet\u201d of the iconic race.<\/p>\n

Seeding runs are locked in for February 7, with the finals to follow on February 8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the world\u2019s most extreme downhill mountain bike races will return to Tasmania in February, with organisers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":148786,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,85],"class_list":["post-148785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cycling","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148785\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}