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EDITOR’S LETTER<br />
THINKING OUTSIDE<br />
THE BOX<br />
“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like<br />
an artist,” Pablo Picasso is said to have declared. It’s this<br />
kind of unconventional thinking that <strong>The</strong> <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Bulletin</strong><br />
celebrates every month. <strong>The</strong>re’s probably no better<br />
example in this issue than Daniela Ryf (page 32), Iron Man<br />
world champion four years running. Rather than simply<br />
building on her moments of triumph, the Swiss triathlete<br />
draws deep from her most painful experiences to find<br />
secret techniques that can provide an edge over her foes.<br />
CONTRIBUTORS<br />
THIS ISSUE<br />
DAVID GOLDMAN<br />
When the British photographer<br />
first saw mountain bikers pulling<br />
off downhill freeriding tricks in<br />
the concrete landscape of <strong>UK</strong><br />
coastal towns, he knew he’d found<br />
his next project. “<strong>The</strong>se guys are<br />
pioneering,” says Goldman, who<br />
shares his time between London<br />
and New York. “<strong>The</strong> same way the<br />
skaters of Dogtown in the ’70s<br />
were, or the surfers of the Endless<br />
Summer in the ’60s.” Page 54<br />
This month’s issue has two amazing covers: Chelcee Grimes, photographed<br />
by Stephanie Sian Smith; and a special MTB edition, shot by David Goldman<br />
to coincide with the <strong>UK</strong> leg of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup.<br />
Talking of secrets, in this age of hype Secret Cinema<br />
(page 42) has elevated the allure of the unknown into the<br />
ultimate immersive FOMO experience. Urban rebels turn<br />
bikes built for the mountain into a new sport, MTB street<br />
(page 54), and the ancient Silk Road becomes a race course<br />
for Ultra Gobi’s insane ultrarunners (page 74).<br />
Plus, we have Chelcee Grimes (page 64) on learning the<br />
ropes of two professions – music and football – and actor<br />
Taron Egerton (page 28) on the lessons gleaned from a<br />
great artist who long ago broke all the rules: Elton John.<br />
We hope you find these stories as inspiring as we do.<br />
PIERS MARTIN<br />
<strong>The</strong> chance to interview a star<br />
whose career spans music and<br />
sport was irresistible to the Londonbased<br />
writer of our feature on<br />
singer-songwriter/pro footballer<br />
Chelcee Grimes. “Her passion for<br />
her professions is infectious,” he<br />
says of the Liverpudlian who’s set<br />
for the summer of her life as a BBC<br />
pundit at the Women’s World Cup.<br />
“And she didn’t laugh when I said I<br />
support Plymouth Argyle.” Page 64<br />
STEPHANIE SIAN SMITH, DAVID GOLDMAN (COVERS)<br />
06 THE RED BULLETIN
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