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Jess Blewitt, First Woman Rider in Red Bull Hardline History, Rips Up the Dirt

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Want to watch a rad woman shatter a glass ceiling? Yeah, us too.

Following a streak of successes on the competitive downhill MTB circuit, Jess Blewitt decided to turn the volume up to 11.

The Kiwi athlete became the first woman to ride at Red Bull Hardline, the “most brutal downhill mountain bike race ever created.”

If that sounds rowdy, wait ‘til you glimpse this behind-the-scenes take on her effort. You’ll want to stick around — the line between legend status and wrecked is razor-thin for any competitive downhiller.

And sometimes, it disappears altogether.

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