George Brannigan just
shared on Instagram that when he was attempting the new on-off feature at Red Bull Hardline, a 40ft gap to a 30ft landing pad before another 40ft gap out of the feature, he crashed and broke his collarbone.
He says the wind gusted just before the take off, picking his front end right up. He couldn't get it down in time before jumping the off and so he went straight over the bars, missing the air bag entirely.
| Heavy day today at @redbulluk #hardline. Had the most bizarre crash, I went into the new on off and the wind gusted just before the take off, you can hear it pick up last minute. Then was a little front end high, which would have been no worries, but then the wind picked my front end right up (I remember think WTF is happening here) then didn’t get it it down in time before jumping the off and went right out the front door. Broken collar bone, but could have been waaay worse!! Lucky I’ve got time to chill and heal up now. Hardline is no joke. REALLY wish I was still up there sending with the crew!!!—George Brannigan |
George Brannigan is
no stranger to collarbone injuries. He spent half of the 2017 and most of the 2018 season either with a broken collarbone or recovering from a broken collarbone after breaking the bone 4 times in one year, the first time in July 2017 and then the fourth time in July 2018.
We wish him all the best with his recovery!
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Every one there is a world class rider capable of riding the track & doing the features. They are there for fun, doubt there's any sponsor pressure. I
But googleing and pink bike search shows noting for me
Seriously though, he's up and sending it after that, no hype at all like nothing happened. Dude is wolverine.
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LOL welcome to freeride and progression. I'll be your guide.
Where are the people saying the sport should change, or that people should stop doing it? Can you quote them? Because clearly I can't find them in this thread.
I am not saying cycling is without dangers but Rampage and Hardline are at another level and it's only a matter of time before we lose a rider, especially as the features progress even bigger and bigger.
I think the course definitely has enough big hits in safer areas that fill that role, and the course should stay more balanced at like 50/50 tech and jumps. Not a fest course with a timer and even worse, scheduling so they have motivations to practice and ride in the wind. Whereas fest series guys would simply call it if the wind was deemed unsafe.
I dunno. Just unlucky I suppose. Lotta boys riding totally fine. But wind inconsistency on anything with this amount of airtime is... It's never easy. Where as the tech and the drops into gulleys with more wind cover will usually be fine.
I'm wondering if it's because most of them are at Proving Grounds this week.
I'd love to see some of these Rampage and former Rampage riders on the list at Hardline.
And I’d say you’re 100% wrong on thinking those dudes couldn’t race.
Danny Hart and Brendog have also competed at Hardline in previous years. There's 3 straight off the top of my head, there are probably others if I could be bothered to look into it.
But he's got the helmet, and this is an obligatory day in the RB hazing calendar... also Loic rode it as a kiddo and never came back.
Seriously, this is nuts... and IMO is has less excitement than a Vital Raw Thursday Practice.
Odd how the wheel imploded though as he didn’t really slam it down. Maybe it had been damaged earlier.