Red Bull Valparaíso Cerro Abajo has always been a gnarly one to watch. This weekend’s edition was no different. Riders hit the start gate knowing the first seconds were “super tech” and that the long Moto GP-style tarmac section would punish even tiny mistakes. Then the course started proving the point in real time, with crashes stacking up as the day heated up and the surface got shinier and looser.
“You will see riders crash”
The broadcast crew called it early: the bottom pavement looked dirty, the off-camber turns were sketchy and the wind had blown dust onto key corners. Sure enough, riders began sliding out in the same spots, sometimes in back-to-back runs. Chris Hauser went down, Sam Blenkinsop slid out and even clean runs looked like riders were tiptoeing on the brakes, trying not to wake the traction gods.
A roof blows, the race stops
The final was briefly halted when debris reportedly blew off a roof and onto the course, triggering a red flag. After the recent cancellation at Hardline, this felt ominous. Thankully officials cleared the street quickly.
Big names bruised before it even started
The carnage began earlier. New Zealander Brook Macdonald was sidelined after a crash in practice. Four-time winner Tomáš Slavík also hit the deck in training, sliding his ribs along a guard rail. It looked painful.
Holguín keeps it together
In the end, the weekend belonged to Colombia’s Sebastián Holguín, who put down a 2:15.432 to win ahead of France’s Adrien Loron and Chile’s Felipe Agurto. The next stop on the tour has yet to be announced, but you can be sure there will be carnage.
Results
Red Bull Valparaíso Cerro Abajo 2026 results
1. Sebastian Holguín (COL) 2:15.432
2. Adrien Loron (FRA) +0.789
3. Felipe Agurto (CHI) +2.290
4. Gabriel Giovannini (BRA) +2.849
5. Tomáš Slavík (CZE) +2.876
Red Bull Cerro Abajo 25-26 Championship standings
1. Sebastian Holguín (COL) 95 points
2. Roger Vieira (BRA) 79
3. Adrien Loron (FRA) 78
4. Johannes Fischbach (GER) 46
5. Felipe Agurto (CHI) 33