After competing in the 2021 Red Bull Outliers race, I wrote about this first of its kind race with a focus on achieving the most difficult type of riding this country had ever seen. After the article was published, a reader wrote in suggesting the article should’ve been called “Where no bighorn sheep would go.” I thought it was fitting.
The 2022 Red Bull Outliers race had changed in a few aspects. After the 2021 race, the event was inducted into the FIM World Hard Enduro Championship. The biggest draw now was the fact that the world’s best pros would be racing in the event. Not only would this help put Canada on the map for hard enduro status, but it was a huge feat for the Canadian racing industry and off-road community. For the first time, Canada would be recognized through the FIM for its incredibly hard riding terrain, and in theory bring in more support for the off-road community in future years.
Following its Original Vision
Another changed facet from the previous year was that the event was laid out in the original format that creator Shane Cuthbertson had always envisioned. This included a hard EnduroCross prologue held in downtown Calgary followed by the main race the following day in
