Asa Vermette, the 18-year-old phenom from Durango, Colorado, has made history as the youngest person ever to win Red Bull Hardline. Despite it being Vermette’s first-ever Hardline UK competition, he managed to take the win with a time of 2:24.477. Charlie Hatton took second, with a time of 2:26.158, and Ronan Dunne took third, with a time of 2:29.496.
Vermette placed a close second in Tasmania earlier this year to Jackson Goldstone. While Vermette has had a solid UCI World Cup season with four podiums in the Juniors division, he hasn’t yet managed to take a World Cup win this year.
“It felt like a bit of a sketchy run to be honest,” said Vermette after the win. “I wasn’t expecting to come across in first place after a couple of mistakes, but coming across the line and seeing green was an insane feeling. The conditions are mint — the rocks were still a little slippery, but all the dirt in between was so much fun I’d like to go and do another lap!”
“I haven’t been doing the best all year so to get this feels so good and hopefully we’ll keep going forward in this way! I just tried to have fun on the run and have fun while biking so I always try and stick to that. The whole race is super cool — Hardline is one of the funnest races I’ve ever done.”
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