Munich, September 8th, 2011 – All of Nuremberg is preparing for an event that is completely unprecedented in its dimensions.
The course building of the Red Bull District Ride is almost finished and Aaron Chase’s masterpiece is slowly emerging: “This is going to be the ultimate contest”, Vice President of the Freeride Mountain Bike Association Tarek Rasouli ascertains. The event will be streamed live on September 10th from 2.55pm to 5.15pm CET on www.redbulldistrictride.com
The course of the FMB World Tour finals has been worked on day and night over the last few days and the citizens of Nuremberg are flabbergasted: Their city centre is currently turning into the most insane course there has ever been in the history of urban freeriding. The obstacles are taking shape and each district outmatches the next. Riders will have to prove their versatility on the approx. 1 kilometre-long course, because every district represents a different facet of mountain biking and poses its own challenge. Especially the 8 meter high drop off the Kaiserburg wall that starts the riders off into the course is guaranteed to be an absolute audience favourite. But also the last jump that catapults the freeriders out of a 3rd floor city hall window right onto the market square will cause the tens of thousands of spectators’ hearts to race!
The contest is definitely at its most impressive if you experience it on site but even non-Nurembergers can be right in the middle of the action. The live webcast presented by Telekom will not only show the riders’ insane runs, but the host also has some insider-info in store. Tricks are commented and explained, anyone watching will be able to peek behind the scenes of the event and a few of the superstars will definitely make a point of getting their view on things out there. If you want to be any closer to the action, you’d have to participate yourself!
Speaking of participating, at the last minute there have still been some changes to the riding field. Unfortunately riders such as Szymon Godziek, Antoine Bizet or Kelly McGarry had to relinquish their starting spot. One of the riders who was able to move up is Andrew Taylor who’ll be joining the other US riders Kyle Strait, Cameron McCaul and last year’s FMB World Tour champion Cameron Zink. Here’s the final riding field: Brandon Semenuk (CAN), Cameron Zink (USA), Sam Pilgrim (UK), Cameron McCaul (USA), Andreu Lacondeguy (ESP), Darren Berrecloth (CAN), Greg Watts (USA), Yannick Granieri (FRA), Anthony Messere (CAN), Martin Söderström (SWE), Kurtis Sorge (CAN), Sam Reynolds (UK), Amir Kabbani (GER), Mitch Chubey (CAN), Thomas Genon (BEL), Niki Leitner (AUT), Kyle Strait (USA), Ramon Hunziker (SUI), Andrew Taylor (USA), Lance McDermott (UK), Simon Kirchmann (GER), Teo Gustavson (SWE), Casey Groves (CAN), Eric Lawrenuk (CAN)
For further info, go to:
Red Bull District Ride
