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Graham Cottingham

Red Bull Hardline 2023 Progression Camp – the women taking on the toughest downhill course in the world

Louise Ferguson riding at RedBull Hardline in the Dyfi Valley, Wales on July 11th, 2023.

Hardline is pitched as the world's toughest and most progressive downhill MTB race and it has all the technical features and huge jumps you would expect, up until last year something has been missing from the competition though.

The eighth edition of Hardline was the first time a women competitor dropped into the course with Jess Blewit taking on what was arguably the gnarliest edition of Hardline to date. Hardline is an invitational downhill mountain bike event, however, Jess approached Red Bull and made Hardline history by lining up alongside the male competitors on the rider roster.

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