Kitzbühel’s Hahnenkamm is the fastest of the FIS Alpine Downhill courses with a record of 106.9km/h average speed, a top speed of 145km/h and a steepest gradient of 40°. And Marc Marquez decided to ride his RC213V on it…
With the help of Austrian ice speedway legend Franky Zorn and TV ski pundit Armin Assinger, Marquez took his usual position on his Honda, put his foot down and shot down the piste.
“It was really difficult to keep the bike under control, but I’m young and it’s good fun to try some crazy things,” he said.
“We enjoyed it, and we could see after a few runs everything that was possible. The piste was really well prepared. I could really get going and I had a great feeling out there. The grip was unbelievable, even for a wheelie!”
The legendary Streif ski run on the Hahnenkamm is taking place this weekend and is seen as the toughest contest in skiing’s world cup. Catch it on British Eurosport, it is incredible.
And here is American Bode Miller doing it how it should be done