2022 HIGHLINE MTB FESTIVAL
Highline MTB festival results
Riders and spectators traveled from across Australia to descend on Mansfield over the 4 day festival. The festival brought together a range of riders in one place riding in unique mountain biking disciplines you don’t see every day. Spectators witness in the flesh riders competing in slopestyle, dual slalom, speed n style and gravity riding in what is a rare space in Australian mountain biking.
TREK BIKES - Slopestyle Mens - FMB World Tour Silver event
Australia’s First Freeride Mountain Bike World Tour silver level slopestyle event the top 14 riders competed for points and CA$H.
In the mens final run 1 Mike Ross thru down a top score and a hard run to beat, Luke Parker second run was a cracker and put him into 1st place. Galean Slaney 2nd stomped a good score that put himself into 3rd place. Mike Ross was last rider down with all the pressure to beat Luke Parker. His run started of smooth but a crash half way down stopped the opportunity to take the win but held onto 2nd place. It was an emotional time for all riders and supporters to watch such a close final.
Mens podium
1. Luke Parker
2. Mike Ross
3. Gaelan Slaney
TREK BIKES - Slopestyle Womens - FMB world Tour Bronze event
We were excited to host an FMB world tour official women slopestyle competition! And very lucky to have two of the world's best riders Caroline Buchanan and Harriet Burbidge Smith to compete and be there as inspiration for 6 new women to slopestyle who competed for the first time. All the women put down great run showcasing there range of tricks. We look forward to seeing the future of women grow in this sport!
Womens podium
1. Caroline Buchanan
2. Katie Lawlor
3. Harriet Burbidge-smith
MICHELIN TYRES - Speed N Style
We created a brand new course to conduct Australia’s first Speed N Style competition, The fields were stacked with talent in open men and open women categories and boy did the riders put on show. It came down to who could remain consistent with there times and tricks. We look forward to growing this discipline.
Mens Podium:
1. Duke Millington
2. Chevy Dazel
3. Mike Ross
Womens Podium:
1. Harriet Burbidge-smith
2. Caroline Buchanan
3. Lucy Van der Schalk
SMITH OPTICS - Slopestyle AM
20 new amateurs slopestyle riders competed for their first time. It was great to see Australia’s newest talent on show. Watch out for these rising stars!
Podium
1. Raf Miller
2. Mallee warner
3. Bodie Terrill
SUPER B TOOLS - Dual Slalom
Bring back Dual slalom they said! So we did! And boy did everyone have so much fun!
Open Men
1. Mic Williams
2. Duke Millington
3. Jonathon Hoare
Open Women
1. Caroline Buchanan
2. Harriet Burbidge-smith
3. Marissa McKenzie
Junior Men
1. Josh Jolly
2. Jed Stanton
3. Rye Carlyon
Junior women
1. Leyla Sharman
2. Matilda Henness
3. Georgia Henness
KRUSH BIKE WASH - WHIP OFF
The style and height of the Whip OFF competition was all time.
Winner: Lukas Kessler
PATON AIR / MANSFIELD CONSTRUCTIONS – Downhill Race
Hosting the final round for the Victorian Downhill series saw 350 riders race the new and improved race course to see who will take out the round and the overall for the series.
Results can be found here. Results - VDHS - Mansfield Highline - 2022 - 27 Mar 2022 (connectr.net.au)
Australia’s future in freeride is strong! Highline mountain biking vision to develop and deliver on providing opportunity to freeride slopestyle riders has become a reality!
Huge THANKYOU from our Event Management team for coming and being part of Australian biking history!