Gee Atherton was one notable name that was missing from the star-studded start list of Red Bull Hardline Tasmania last weekend. The man synonymous with Hardline is currently still recovering and rehabbing from the huge horror crash at Red Bull Rampage back in October, which saw the former Hardline winner and two-time Downhill World Champion sustain multiple injuries including skull fractures and damaged vertebrae.
The man who at times seems almost indestructible turned 39 just a few days ago. Some would say it was perhaps time to hang up his best full-face helmet and rest those battered and often broken limbs. However, as Gee revealed to me in an interview, and is also evident in his latest short film – Ridgeline IV: The Dolomites, he has no plans to stop riding anytime soon, and still aims to race downhill and continue to seek out even bigger and bolder challenges for his Ridgeline series.
