Red Bull Formation Returns May 8-15

Vaea Verbeeck dropping into a steep rock roll during last year's event. | Red Bull photo.

Red Bull Formation, the groundbreaking women’s big mountain freeride mountain bike event is returning to the Utah Desert. This May 8-15, twelve of the top female freeriders from across the world will gather for a session dedicated to development, community, mentorship and progression.

“Red Bull Formation was formed to create a future path for women in freeride mountain biking,” said event co-founder and professional mountain bike athlete Katie Holden. “Last year was a spectacular event. We saw the sport progress in ways we didn’t think was possible in such a short amount of time, and it proves how much talent there is in the women’s field that needs the opportunity to blossom.”

Cami Noguiera and Carson Storch share a moment. | Red Bull photo.

This year’s event format will remain the same, with three dig days where riders will create their ideal line, a rest day for recharging bodies and connection with friends and community, and then three ride days. While not a competition, the event serves to elevate women mountain bikers by providing a platform on which to progress the sport, by creating visibility through increased representation, and fostering collaboration through leadership in sport. If the past two years of the event have been a barometer, then this year will certainly blow minds.