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Red Bull rolls out global series towards Pump Track World Champs

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This coming September at UCI MTB Worlds, the first ever Pump Track World Champions will get crowned in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. Until then, truly all around the globe, Red Bull is running a series of events where competitors can show their momentum carrying skills, and earn a free spot on the start line for Worlds.

Red Bull Pump Track World Championships & global qualifier series

courtesy Red Bull, photo by Sven Martin

Qualifiers begin in Rosendaal in The Netherlands in the second week of March, then head to Asia, Oceania, Africa, South America, North America, with return stops all along the way before finishing up back in Europe. Red Bull developed the worldwide series, alongside global pump track builder Velosolutions so no matter where you show up to race, it’ll be on a premium track.

photo by Markus Slavik

As of now, 23 qualifying rounds have been scheduled on the provisional calendar. The competition won’t net the pump-iest man & woman a UCI rainbow jersey, even though it does culminate with the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Lenzerheide.

But pump tracks have already popped up all over the world. As Gstaad-Scott team manager, well-known DH course previewer, and of course one of the brains behind Velosolutions, Claudio Caluori says – the series “give(s) riders from around the world the chance to be a world champion and make their country proud.”

photo by Markus Slavik

The top 4 men and top 4 women from each round will advance to the final World Championship. And Red Bull will make sure the winners from each round duke it out in the finals, awarding them at each round an all-expenses-paid trip to Lenzerheide.

 

The provisional calendar includes the following dates, with a few dates and locales still to be confirmed:

  • 10/11 March – Rosendaal, The Netherlands
  • 31 March – Kerobokan, Bali
  • 07 April – Manila, The Philippines
  • 07 April – Wellington, New Zealand
  • 21 April – Hyderabad, India
  • 28 April – Durban, South Africa
  • 28 April (tbc) – Kotaix, Puerto Varras, Chile
  • 01 May – Roma, Lesotho
  • 5 May – Neunkirchen, Austria
  • 19 May – Oklahoma City, OK, USA
  • 19 May – Riga, Latvia
  • 26/27 May – Leavenworth, WA, USA
  • 10 June – Pärnu, Estonia
  • 23 June – Aranyaphrathet, Thailand
  • 30 June – Carpentras, France
  • 30 June – Glasgow, Scotland
  • 7/8 July – Brugg, Switzerland (tbc)
  • 14 July – Gross-Umstadt, Germany or Wals, Austria (tbc)
  • 4 August – Nanaimo, Canada
  • 5 August – Akaigawa, Japan
  • 19 August (tbc) – Balzers, Liechtenstein
  • 25/26 August (tbc) – Siror, Italy
  • 07 September 2018 – Lenzerheide, Switzerland (Final)

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JBikes
JBikes
6 years ago

The US (and the world) needs vastly more pump tracks.

myke2241
myke2241
6 years ago

Is it just me who thinks RB needs to go?

Gillis
Gillis
6 years ago
Reply to  myke2241

RedBull needs to go? Why?

Your mom
Your mom
6 years ago

Lol wtf. Redbull is doing an awesome job. Without them most extreme sports would have no coverage.

RadDude
RadDude
6 years ago

What’s the best kind of bike for pump tracks? 20, 24,26,29. BMX, mtb, etc?

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