Pink Bull is widely known for its fondness for all sports activities excessive and numerous. The motorcycle racers in its solid have a tendency to be decided on for his or her multi-disciplined talents – riders like Wout van Aert love to combine on and off-road, for instance, which is correct there within the power drink emblem’s wheelhouse.
However now Visma-Hire a Motorbike rider Van Aert has introduced a brand new slant to off-road using, on the behest of Pink Bull. It is nonetheless very a lot off-road, however it isn’t on path or dust both – the most recent stunt from Pink Bull in Belgium sees Van Aert using on water.
That is no CGI-driven, physics-defying mock-up – not anything fairly so thrilling. As a substitute, Van Aert is filmed at the RedBull.be Instagram account using a Pink Shark ‘Motorbike Surf’ water motorcycle alongside the Leie river within the centre of Kortrijk.
He’s making significantly slower development than he generally would at the street motorcycle, which is mirrored in his quite laboured expression.
The Motorbike Surf does what it says at the tin, necessarily taking the type of an workout motorcycle fastened on a paddle board. Consistent with Pink Shark, the board is inflatable, whilst the body weighs 8kg and contours an alloy riser bar with a convenience saddle. The pedals power a propeller fastened beneath. More or less amusing, however more than likely a little of a step down for Van Aert from his same old Cervélo with SRAM Pink eTap.
The issues cyclists must do for sponsors. It is a gorgeous environment, as he passes between the town’s medieval riverside Broel towers, however the 30-year-old will have to no doubt be having a look ahead to getting again on his extra accustomed two wheels.
This 12 months Van Aert has indexed the Excursion of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix as his two primary targets – races that he has attempted in useless a couple of occasions to win up to now.
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He’s additionally because of trip the Giro d’Italia for the primary time, with the Excursion de France additionally on his programme.
The Belgian can even hope to have a simple run at his goals, following a torrid 2024 season that noticed him crash closely early on, in Dwars door Vlaanderen, necessitating two months out, earlier than every other heavy crash on the Vuelta a España ended his season upfront.
