WORLD’S BEST MOUNTAIN BIKERS TAKE ON COMPETITION THROUGHT THE CITY OF NUREMBURG – RED BULL

The fast-paced, adrenaline-filled, urban mountain biking contest, Red Bull District Ride is returning to Nuremberg after five years.

From September 2nd – 3rd, the picturesque old town of the Franconian metropolis will be transformed into a mountain bike slopestyle paradise, and the world’s best athletes, including the top riders in the Freeride Mountain Bike (FMB) world rankings – Emil Johansson and Erik Fedko – will add a new, exciting chapter to the city’s almost thousand-year history.

Pro mountain bikers will converge on the city from around the world in an attempt to pull off the most complex tricks over the two-day event to be crowned the 2022 District Ride champion.
Across the architecture-rich city, five biking ‘districts’ will be created, each one pushing the competitors to their limits:

District 1 – The Castle District begins with something new. With their backs to the city, the riders start by dropping into a quarter-pipe feature. From there, they’re greeted with the legendary 6-metre-high Castle Drop off the Kaiserburgmauer, the Imperial Castle of Nuremberg. This drop lands the riders straight into a curved berm, which builds their speed perfectly for a step-up hip jump.

District 2 – Box District is made up of two box jumps – the first leads riders into the narrow streets of Untere Schmiedgasse, whilst the second awaits them at the Albrecht-Dürer monument.

District 3 – Quarter District is again made up of two obstacles – arriving at Seebalder Platz in the shadow of Nuremberg’s eponymous Sebaldus Church, the riders are faced with a couple of quarter pipes that lead them into a hip jump, before heading out onto the Rathausplatz where another step-up jump awaits.

District 4 – Dirt District – In the penultimate section of the track, the riders drop over a spine into three consecutive dirt jumps that get progressively bigger. The final jump measures 4.5m in height, before another quarter pipe leads the athletes to Nuremberg’s town hall, where the big finale of the ride awaits… following a ride in a lift to the top of the building!

District 5 – Big Air District – We have really saved the best until last here. The lift takes the riders to the top floor of the town hall and to an opening that overlooks Nuremberg’s Haupmarkt Square. From a height of 15m, the athletes roll down a massive ramp towards a 4-metre-high kicker that catapults them into the air. This is where you will see some of the biggest, most exciting and complex tricks.

As it is the first Red Bull District Ride since 2017, the athletes will be bringing their best mountain bike freestyle skills and potential world first tricks and jumps to the event. It is going to be one to watch!

Red Bull District Ride has been running for more than 17 years and has distinguished itself from other Diamond FMB slopestyle events. It is a unique event, and the distinctive districts give riders from all over the world a chance to showcase their ability with different styles of riding. This isn’t just a slopestyle course, this is an overall mountain bike contest with elements of skate park riding, jumps, drops, and technical features. As the years have gone on, the course has grown and evolved with the progression of street mountain biking. Riders and fans can look forward to seeing many new obstacles while enjoying the classic features.

What is special about this year’s Red Bull District Ride, is that there is no qualification. This reform not only gives the riders more time to practice, but also guarantees each of them the opportunity to show their skills in the final runs on the big stage on Saturday – thus promising even more action than at the previous events.

Red Bull District Ride will be broadcast live globally on free sports tv app, Red Bull TV on Friday 2nd September from 18:15PM CEST and on Saturday 3rd September from 14:45PM