Enduro’s Biggest Stars Set for Red Bull Tyne Ride

Some of the biggest stars of the world of enduro will come together for the 2024 Red Bull Tyne Ride, the first edition of the event.

The event, created by Red Bull in conjunction with Geordie enduro star Billy Bolt, a four-time Superenduro World Champion.

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Bolt announced the event back in May, and has had hand in designing its course, which “is definitely the opposite of tame,” he says.

“You’ve got such a good mix,” says Bolt. “The technical sections from the log matrix and the rock sections — and then over the finish line jump you're literally going to watch a bike fly 40 feet through the air.

“The toughness comes from the fact you've got to attack the track. I think all the riders are going to be able to make it from one end to the other – but the difficulty comes from how fast you want to push, how much you want to beat the guy who's lining up next to you. The obstacles themselves are not particularly difficult, but to be going as fast as possible through something like this, that’s something new to everybody.

“I'm most looking forward to seeing two bikes go off the start ramp and off the shipping container together for the first time. When all the crowd is there, when the whole track is built, I think in the setting it's in, that's going to be pretty mad. That and the U-turn at the bottom of the track. I think if we've got a close battle and two riders hit that at the same time, that's also going to be pretty cool.”

The event will follow a head-to-head format, with two riders taking to the course at once.

Speaking of riders, the official entry list features some of the biggest names in enduro.

As well as Bolt himself, who has missed much of the 2024 season through injury, there is also Mani Lettenbichler, who was unbeaten in the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship (HEWC) last year, but who himself has picked up an injury this year. Johnny Walker, often Bolt’s closest challenger in his title years in Superenduro, will also be there, as will legend Taddy Baluzusiak, himself a six-time Superenduro World Champion.

The full entry list is below.