MTB
A technical rock garden, heavy drops, big road gaps, speedy berms, an extended finish and more. This is the first look at the Red Bull Hardline Tasmania track all the riders are talking about.
In the rugged terrain of the renowned Maydena Bike Park in Tasmania, more than 30 riders from all over the world will tackle some of the most challenging mountain bike trails Oceania has to offer at Red Bull Hardline Tasmania.
This year's edition take place on February 7-8 and the finals will be broadcast on Red Bull TV from 2pm AEST on February 8 (3am UTC / 4am CET) before the event returns to the Dyfi Valley in Wales in late July.
Watch Matt Jones, Ronan Dunne and Jackson Goldstone hit the new course in the video at the top of the page.
Tune in to the Just Ride podcast to hear the riders discuss the fearsome new course:
Then check out footage from early testing with some big hits, drops and turns:
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The course in detail
The original course took over 7,500 hours to build and with the new features added for the 2025 event, the riders have really got their hands full. The new additions include a motocross whoop section followed by a scrubby table top at the mid-point, along with an additional drop down, table and big finisher to round out the course. Existing sections have also been tweaked to add more technicality and decision making for riders. You can check it all out for yourself in the site and track map below.
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The new track in numbers
- Track Length - 2.8km
- Vertical elevation - 575m
- Largest gap jump - 24m
- Largest vertical drop - 10m+
- Estimated course race time – 3m 30s
- Highest elevation – 925m above sea level
- The surface on the course changes three times, which results in totally different rock and soil types throughout the course.
Course designer, and the brains behind Maydena Bike Park, Simon French says: "On the edge of Tasmania’s South West Wilderness, Maydena Bike Park has provided a perfect canvas for developing a course that's befitting of the Red Bull Hardline legacy. Using nearly 600m of vertical elevation, the course takes in a huge diversity of forest types, terrain and trail features. After a massive few months of construction, we look forward to welcoming riders on the course soon and their reactions to new sections and a longer track."
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Who's riding this year?
You can check out the full list of competing riders here, but new additions to the rider list include Szymon Godziek (POL), Elise Empey (AUS), Vali Höll (AUT), Tuhoto Ariki Pene (NZ) and Asa Vermette (USA) who'll all be hitting the Red Bull Hardline Tasmania track for the first time in 2025.
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Check out the first photos
While we wait for the main event, have a look at the early images we're getting back from our on-site photographers during the practice sessions at the epic Maydena Bike Park.
Watch the riders react to their first massive hits of the track:
Don't forget: Red Bull Hardline Tasmania 2025 will be on Red Bull TV at 2pm AEST (3am UTC / 4am CET) on Saturday, February 8. Set an alarm!
Be sure to download the free Red Bull TV app and catch the MTB action on all your devices! Get the app here
