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Jess Blewitt races at Red Bull Fox Hunt 2023 in Wanaka, New Zealand on February 11, 2023 // Henry Jaine / Red Bull Content Pool<br />
FOXHUNT<br />
WANAKA, NZ<br />
Downhill mountain bike event Red Bull<br />
Foxhunt took place for the first time in<br />
New Zealand at Cardrona, Wanaka on<br />
Saturday, 11 February this year with 100<br />
riders coming together for the mass-start<br />
enduro race.<br />
The internationally renowned race saw<br />
Red Bull athletes and world-leading<br />
mountain bikers Brook 'The Bulldog'<br />
Macdonald, Jess Blewitt and Remy Morton<br />
challenge 100 riders from across Aotearoa<br />
to a downhill race like no other where they<br />
came in as 'the foxes' to chase their ‘prey’<br />
to the finish line.<br />
The race kicked off at 4.30 pm on a 9.5km<br />
course, with the riders lined up at the top of<br />
Cardrona for the mass start while the foxes<br />
were set several metres back to chase the<br />
riders in a downhill cross-country MTB race.<br />
In an impressive 13 minutes and 8<br />
seconds, Sean McCarroll was first to the<br />
finish line, taking out first place and was<br />
followed by Gareth Burgees and Sam<br />
Blenkinsop – each beating foxes Brook<br />
Macdonald and Remy Morton.<br />
While the foxes were overtaken, Brook<br />
Macdonald was buzzing after the race:<br />
‘’Red Bull Foxhunt was epic. It was<br />
awesome to go head-to-head against<br />
some of New Zealand’s best and the<br />
atmosphere was next-level. Next year I’ll<br />
be gunning to take first place.’’<br />
64//WHERE ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS/<strong>#238</strong>
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