Photos: Red Bull Outliers holds successful but shortened racing day in Calgary
Kevin Hazenberg rides up and over the inside racing line at the Red Bull Outliers Hard Enduro motocross race at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 27, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARY
Thousands of Calgarians packed Olympic Plaza on Saturday, Aug. 27, to catch a glimpse of one of the toughest off-road races to be held inside Downtown Calgary.
The purpose-built course, designed by Calgarian Shane Cuthbertson, transformed the plaza into a first-of-its-kind racecourse for the city.
The races were cut short due to the inclement weather that saw the city inundated with rain, hail, and lightning on Saturday. The event was called off after the first round of races by the amateur, expert, veteran and pro rider classes.
Races continued on Sunday in Steveville, Alberta.
German Red Bull athlete Manuel Lettenbichler took the top spot for the weekend of racing, followed by Canada’s Trystan Hart.
Photos from Red Bull Outliers in Calgary
Travis Reed rides over the double ramps during the Red Bull Outliers Hard Enduro motocross race at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 27, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYExpert racers tackle the first set of logs on a pair of racing lines during the Red Bull Outliers Hard Enduro motocross race at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 27, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYTravis Reed, centre, tries to get back around the log path near the start of his lap at the Red Bull Outliers Hard Enduro motocross race at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 27, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYKevin Hazenberg rides up and over the inside racing line at the Red Bull Outliers Hard Enduro motocross race at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 27, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYJoshua Balfour, right, gets caught in between the two balance beam portions of the hard right turn at the Red Bull Outliers Hard Enduro motocross race at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 27, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYShane Cuthbertson, track designer for the weekend’s Red Bull Outlier stage at Olympic Plaza, rides the course on Friday, August 26, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYRuss Phillips, right, and Levi Kalkman race down the tire trap at the Red Bull Outliers Hard Enduro motocross race at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 27, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYTyler Pighin, centre, goes over the concrete and logs zig zag towards the finishing line during the Red Bull Outliers Hard Enduro motocross race at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 27, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYCarter Lowry gets back on his bike after crashing at the final finish line obstacle during the Red Bull Outliers Hard Enduro motocross race at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 27, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYDominik Bafia manages to successfully surmount the hard lap end obstacle during the Red Bull Outliers Hard Enduro motocross race at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 27, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYRiders walk their bikes across the top of the stone cobbleway turned race paddock during the Red Bull Outliers Hard Enduro motocross race at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 27, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYA racer takes a nap after his race during the Red Bull Outliers Hard Enduro motocross race at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 27, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYMcLeod Trail in front of City Hall becomes the race paddock for the Red Bull Outliers Hard Enduro motocross race at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 27, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARY
