Photos and results: Red Bull Outliers Day 1 in Calgary
Expert class rider Bradyn Libbus pulls around the log matrix at Red Bull Outliers at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 26, 2023. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARY
Hard enduro motorcycle racers from around the world came to Calgary on Aug. 26 to tackle the qualifiers leg of Red Bull Outliers.
The only Canadian stop this year on the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship continues on Aug. 27 with riders leaving the downtown core for their badlands course in Steveville, Alberta.
Canada’s own Trystan Hart, racing in his home race, took third in Saturday’s qualifiers with a time of 00:08:04,01, behind English pro motorcycle racer Billy Bolt in second and German enduro rider Manuel Lettenbichler in first.
Hart is currently sitting in second place in the 2023 championship standings, with 46 points versus Lettenbichler ‘s 63.
Lettenbichler will take pole position for Sunday’s staggered start in the badlands.
Calgarian Lexi Pechout, one of the few female athletes competing in Red Bull Outliers, secured a start in the main event with an 11th place finish.
She finished in third place in round one, and in eighth place in round two—squeezing through the cutoff for placements, qualifying for the final race of the day.
Pro riders Alfredo Gomez Cantero, left, and Billy Bolt prepare to enter the log staircase at Red Bull Outliers at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 26, 2023. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYPro riders Alfredo Gomez Cantero, left, and Kevin Dupuis cross the log ramps at Red Bull Outliers at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 26, 2023. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYCanada’s own Trystan Hart rides back down the logh matrix at his home country race in the FIM Hard Enduro World Cup, Red Bull Outliers, at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 26, 2023. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYCanada’s own Trystan Hart flies through the air at his home country race in the FIM Hard Enduro World Cup, Red Bull Outliers, at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 26, 2023. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYVeteran class rider Matt Melin rides tire alley at Red Bull Outliers at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 26, 2023. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYAmateur class rider Ethan Maier holds up Christian Shaw after crashing on tire alley during Red Bull Outliers at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 26, 2023. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYRed Bull Outliers at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 26, 2023. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYCalgary rider Lexi Pechout conquers the wall ride at Red Bull Outliers at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 26, 2023. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYPro rider James Flynn jumps the log ramps during practice at Red Bull Outliers at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 26, 2023. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYPro class rider Wade Young takes the double log ramps on the final stretch of the Red Bull Outliers course at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 26, 2023. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYExpert class rider Bradyn Libbus pulls around the log matrix at Red Bull Outliers at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 26, 2023. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYExpert class racers led by Michael Elsser, right, tackle the wagon wheel at Red Bull Outliers at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 26, 2023. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYExpert class racer Bryer Mcree enters the paddock post race at Red Bull Outliers at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 26, 2023. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYFans check out the race paddock at Red Bull Outliers at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 26, 2023. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYTaylor Mannis gives Tyler Schirp a fist bump after a successful practice session at Red Bull Outliers at Olympic Plaza in Calgary on Saturday, August 26, 2023. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARY
