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Danny MacAskill back in new Imaginate series from Red Bull (+ link to 15-minute video)

Episode one follows street trials ace to California as he seeks treatment for injuries that are taking their toll

Red Bull has today launched the first episode of Imaginate, a series of films following street trials ace Danny MacAskill as he prepares for "his most ambitious project yet," in which he aims to be "pushing his riding to the highest level yet."

As the first 15-minute episode shows, he first has to overcome struggles with back and knee injuries, part of the untold back story behind those videos that propelled him to fame.

In the episode, MacAskill heads to Newport Beach, California, to visit a sports spinal injury specialist for treatment on those injuries, where he also hooks up one of his own heroes, trials star Hans Rey - who seems to have designed his front garden with stunts in mind.

Also over in California are the Atherton family, with Rachel Atherton observing: "I think he's learning that if you ride hard, you've got to get injured, it's part of the job."

 

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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