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Following the world’s top bodysurfers as they tackle the waves without a board

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WELCOME Doing things differently comes naturally to those who grace The Red Bulletin’s pages, and this issue is no exception.

Ahead of Wimbledon, 2013 winner Andy Murray chats to us about his controversial decision to hire a female coach – and how it’s upping his game.

Wave riders entering the water without the assistance of a board take surfing back to basics. And we learn what it takes to win the world’s toughest mountain bike stage race with the cyclists facing an uphill struggle in South Africa. We also head inside giant glaciers, find out how American actress Emma Stone turns vulnerability into an asset, and teach you how to walk in space. We hope you enjoy the issue.

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“It really opened my eyes when I started working with Amelie” ANDY MURRAY, PAGE 56

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62 EPIC BATTLE

How to win the most competitive mountain bike stage race in the world

AT A GLANCE GALLERY 14 This month’s most amazing images

BULLEVARD 21 BATTLE OF WATERLOO How to avoid your own catastrophe 200 years after Napoleon Bonaparte’s big defeat

FEATURES 30 Bodysurfing Taking on the big waves around the world without a board or any fear

42 This month’s heroes

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Avant-garde quintet Faith No More, actress Emma Stone, queen of dance pop Roisin Murphy, rocker Andrew WK, triathlete Gordon Benson and windsurfer Katie McAnena

50 Deep freeze

Traversing the inside of a glacier

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Answering his critics on the court with the help of Amelie Mauresmo

ICE EXPLORERS

Journeying down into the hearts of Europe’s biggest melting glaciers and documenting their deepest secrets

62 Cape Epic

Toughing it out in the world’s most difficult mountain bike stage race

70 A Club Called Rhonda

America’s most rabble-rousing party

ACTION!

78 PREPARE FOR THE DROP

A 100kph, heart-in-mouth freefall without a bungee rope at an old power station in South Africa 10

70 WHO’S THAT GIRL?

A Club Called Rhonda, the monthly party in Los Angeles where everyone’s welcome and anything goes

78 TRAVEL Freefalling in South Africa 80 GEAR Watches to lust over 81 CULTURE Cinema, TV and gaming 82 MUSIC Raekwon’s top five LPs 84 WHEELS Aston Martin’s new launch 85 HOW TO Walk in space 86 SAVE THE DATE Unmissable events 89 BUYERS GUIDE Things we want now 98 MAGIC MOMENT Sewer windsurfing

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STARS OF THE SHOW

The latest cars from this year’s Geneva Motor Show, including the McLaren 675LT and the Aston Martin Vulcan

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CONTRIBUTORS INSIDE THIS ISSUE

WHO’S ON BOARD

GARY MOSKOWITZ

Chris Burkard takes a rare shot of a surfer with a board from the water

Who needs a board, anyway Self-taught Californian photographer Chris Burkard is senior staff photographer at Surfer magazine and the man behind the amazing shots of bodyboarders taking on the surf with nothing more than a little fear and a lot of adrenalin. “Bodysurfing is the most pared-down way you can experience the ocean,” says Burkard. “The clarity of the water is beyond surreal.

That is, until you overlook a reef cut from bouncing off the coral and end up in the hospital with an infection.” Check out his efforts on page 30.

The American writer interviewed Faith No More on their home turf in San Francisco, to discuss the band’s first new album in 18 years. Find out what turned them from underdogs to alt-rock overlords on page 44.

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AROUND THE WORLD

ROBBIE SHONE

The British photographer climbed into a glacier in the Swiss Alps to document a melting wonder. “It was dangerous,” says Shone. “The walls were cracking as we descended.”

Join the cave specialist on page 50.

The Red Bulletin is published in 11 countries. Gracing the cover of the latest French edition is Tahitian surfing star Michel Bourez.

IN FOCUS BEHIND THE LENS

“This is a place where you can try whatever” MERLIN BRONQUES

Musician, artist and photoblogger Merlin Bronques went partying in LA for The Red Bulletin. His pictures appear on page 70

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“You always meet a new freak you’ve never met before,” says photographer Merlin Bronques, who shot this month’s nightlife feature at A Club Called Rhonda in Los Angeles. “You can be gender ambiguous or play it straight,” says Bronques.

“This is a place where you can try whatever.”

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T H E B AT T L E O F WAT E R L O O BICENTENNIAL How to prevent your own catastrophe 200 years after Boney’s big defeat

NAPOLEON lost his final battle on June 18, 1815

JOHNNY DEPP

A COMEDY OF ERRORS The actor’s latest attempts at humour have scratched more than tickled

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Johnny Depp’s postPirates Of The Caribbean filmography includes a pretty unfunny turn as the Mad Hatter in Alice In Wonderland. But his patience-draining role in the eponymous Mortdecai marks a new low. This talented actor clearly needs some help with his choices.

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The only thing more contrived than Mortdecai’s plot is Depp’s walrus moustache

SAMURAI Of The Pacific

SHERLOCK Of The Channel

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Getting it wrong

MAKING A CRUCIAL MISTAKE One false move and fate can strike mercilessly. But at least we can learn from history. This is what not to do Binning millions

Sitting pretty

The mistake A man in Pennsylvania buys 25 lottery tickets. When the numbers are drawn, he misreads them. Consequently he throws all his tickets in the bin, losing $1.25m.

The mistake When offered the lead in Pretty Woman, Molly Ringwald declines. Julia Roberts says, ‘Thank you very much!’ The rest is history.

The moral Don’t be too picky.

Who’s Molly Ringwald again?

The moral Keep any potentially money-winning rubbish for a couple of weeks, just in case.

10-cent mistake The mistake In 1974, Cleveland Indians baseball fans have too many cheap beers and trash the stadium out of frustration at the score.

Messing with the best The mistake Wrestling’s great. The NFL’s great. So why not combine them to create Xtreme Football?

Because it will dismally fail as a sport.

The moral The cheaper the drinks, the better you have to play.

The moral Sometimes you can have too much of a good thing.

Continental error The mistake Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon discovers Australia in 1606, but declares it inhospitable. Then the English arrive and reap the rewards.

Obstinate oligarch The mistake Russian tycoon Dmitry Rybolovlev doesn’t want to pay his wife $1bn of his $8.8bn fortune after a 30-year marriage. The divorce ends up costing more than $4.5bn.

The moral See the bigger picture.

Sad state of affairs

The moral Being generous can actually save you money.

The mistake A Tsar sells Alaska to the Americans for $7.2m in 1867, unaware of gold and oil underfoot.

Learning to share

The moral When selling, don’t scrimp on the survey.

The mistake Ronald Wayne returns his 10 per cent stake in Apple in 1976 for $800. It would now be worth $30bn.

The moral Cash isn’t always king.

Getting old The mistake The Sixth Sense does pretty well. So M Night Shyamalan shoots the same film – give or take – another six times.

The moral People like surprises.

BACK THE WRONG HORSE The mistake Accepting the Trojan horse.

Looks great on the outside, but full of warriors The moral Sometimes you should look a gift horse in the mouth.

Bust up The mistake Subprime mortgages sound great to bankers, who take on as many as possible. When the property bubble bursts, Lehman Brothers has more than $600bn of debt and goes bankrupt.

The moral of the story If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

Before the battle

After the battle

Mon General,

Waterloo?

This is not my Waterloo.

My real

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Always the bridesmaid

THE BEST – OR THE REST There’s only one pop princess per girl group, so how do the others claw their way to the top?

1. JESSICA SUTTA Can anyone name a Pussycat Doll other than Nicole Scherzinger?

Jessica Sutta’s hoping her debut solo album, Feline Resurrection, will mean you can name her, too.

2. KELLY ROWLAND The one who’s not Beyoncé remains Destiny’s stepchild.

3. MEL B

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Victoria Beckham judges the catwalk.

This former Spice Girl is on a talent show panel.

JESSICA SUTTA This cat has broken away from the pack to make a name for herself

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GADGET FLOPS

TO ERR IS TECHNICAL

Remember

FORGOTTEN HEROES History can be so unfair. These pioneers achieved great things, but time has almost buried them

Even the biggest companies get it wrong occasionally

APPLE NEWTON The iPad of 1993 had an annoying stylus, poor handwriting recognition and near useless processing power.

1. The discoverer of worlds

SONY BETAMAX Better than VHS, but it lost the 1980s battle for global video dominance. Maybe they should have called it Alphamax.

Hugh Everett, physicist When Everett published his work on parallel worlds in 1956, his peers said he was mad. The rejection was too much and he turned his back on science. Now Everett’s theories are widely accepted.

MICROSOFT ZUNE The iPod wannabe wasn’t user-friendly due to complicated copyright rules.

But now it’s becoming a cult item.

If I overcome myself, does that make me a loser?

Russ Meyer, director He combined big breasts with satire.

Once derided as cheap smut, Meyer’s masterpieces now show at film archives around the world.

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3. The king of coffee

Eric Favre, inventor Creator of the coffee capsule in 1970, but Nestle went for instant coffee instead.

The capsule was a flop. Now it’s a hit worth billions.

4. The lowbudget logo

Carolyn Davidson, designer Nike paid the student $35 for the logo. A deal’s a deal, after all.

Later, she was given shares in recognition of her contribution.

5. The first photographer

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Hercules Florence, painter Florence invented photography in Brazil in 1833, but didn’t tell anyone. So others stole the glory, in distant Europe.

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THE FAULTY FORECASTS Know-it-alls that tried to predict the future – and got it wrong PREDICTION

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“Breasts will be uncovered within five years” The inventor of the monokini, Rudi Gernreich, thought a fashion revolution was coming in 1962.

“There will never be a bigger plane built” What a BOEING ENGINEER said after the maiden flight in 1933 of a twin-engined Boeing 247 – it could hold 10 people.

PREDICTION

“Guitar groups are on their way out” DICK ROWE, a talent-scout at Decca Records, said ‘no’ to The Beatles in 1962.

PREDICTION

“What would the advantage be of arriving somewhere a couple of hours earlier?”

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In 1838, FREDERICK WILLIAM III of Prussia didn’t believe in the railway, or in speeding up the pace of life.

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YOUR OWN PERSONAL WATERLOO Would you fight for love or devote all to your career?

Find your way through the minefield of life. But choose carefully: every move you make could spell your downfall

You’re bubbling with ambition and take on three new projects at once.

You brag about your achievements.

Your boss and colleagues tire of you.

You’re modest and keep your skills to yourself.

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Nobody notices your true value.

GO BACK TO THE START.

MONEY is more important

You go head-to-head with an old friend for promotion.

GAME OVER! Don’t mix business with pleasure.

You come out on top, but you have to train up an ambitious new recruit.

You have an affair with her.

You refuse to teach her anything.

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Focus on your career and money – you can meet a girlfriend later.

You show her the ropes.

Your boss sacks you and promotes her.

The trainee turns out to be better than you.

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Desperation sets in and you pander to her every whim.

You realise that you’re not at all suited to each other.

She misses the buzz of your relationship’s early days. You worry she’ll be unfaithful.

You decide to re-enter the job market.

Your girlfriend is thrilled that you’re finally spending more time with her.

Your job is more important?

GO BACK TO THE START.

You panic and completely change the way you dress.

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LOVE

She doesn’t like the new you.

She says everything was better the way it was.

is more important GAME OVER! You give love a bad name.

Your beloved feels neglected and has a fling with your boss.

You find a new job at your girlfriend’s workplace, but you struggle to meet targets.

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She says you’re so dull these days.

Plus you’re not earning enough money.

You fall into despair when she moves out.

You make an effort but end up becoming her lapdog.

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Look Mum, no board! Mark Cunningham bodysurfs a wave at Teahupoo, which translates to ‘sever the head’ or ‘broken skulls’, belying the danger of bodysurfing this reef

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here are no surfboards to ride or bodyboards to rest on. No leashes to tether athlete to equipment that’s nonexistent anyway. No jet ski to give a motorised leg up on Mother Nature’s monsters. Just a pair of flippers, a wave and a shot of pure adrenalin.

“Bodysurfing is the most minimalistic, pareddown way that you can experience the ocean,” says photographer Chris Burkard. And he should know. As a man who takes pictures of adventure sports, far-flung surf trips to Russia and Iceland, and more static subjects – including computer equipment, cars and beer – for a living, it’s the thrill of hanging beneath titanic Tahitian waves, capturing aquatic imagery of human torpedoes rocketing through the crystal blue, that gets his pulse racing.

Burkard joined filmmaker and big-wave surfer Keith Malloy on his globetrotting trip to Maine, California, Hawaii, New Zealand and Tahiti for the 2011 film Come Hell Or High Water and its subsequent companion book, The Plight Of The Torpedo People. It was a passion project done partly to create the kind of art seen on these pages and partly to push the limits of the athletes who engage in this underappreciated activity that, in

one form or another, has been around as long as man and wave have cohabited the planet.

“If you’ve stepped into the ocean or jumped into a wave, you’ve bodysurfed, ” says Burkard.

“Everybody’s done it at some point.”

Everybody, maybe, but only a rare few at the level of skill and daring of such legendary watermen as Hawaiian lifeguard Mark Cunningham, competitive bodysurfer Mike Stewart, Hawaiian surf scene fixture Chris Kalima and Dan Malloy, big-wave surfer and brother of filmmaker Keith.

“Bodysurfers are often the most experienced in the water,” says Burkard. “And usually they get the least amount of respect. They understand the currents and the sun and the tides. There’s such a connection to the ocean. As esoteric as that might sound, it’s really very true: you have to be in tune with what’s happening around you, or you’ll get seriously injured.”

That’s especially the case in Tahiti, where the wave rises out of very deep water and breaks over an extremely shallow – and brutally unforgiving – coral reef. “It’s a huge slab of water that just unloads onto the reef,” says Burkard. “It’s incredible.

It’s kind of the worst wave you could bodysurf. Ever.

But these guys wanted to see if it could be done.

They wanted to test the limits of what was possible.

It was really cool to watch.”

Indeed, Burkard had the best seat in the house for this project. “The water was the clearest I have ever seen in my life. I would take a big breath and go down and just try to catch these guys as they followed the back of the wave. I would lose track of how long I had been down and then suddenly think, ‘Oh, I’m out of breath, I’ve got to rush to the surface.’ But I didn’t want to miss a single moment, because it was unique and so abstract.”

And thus the term “torpedo people”. “When the guys have their arms by their sides,” says Burkard, “gliding toward the surface, they look like torpedoes.”

Surf’s up, boys. Bombs away. chrisburkard.com

You can’t get any closer to a wave than being inside it.

Above and right: bodysurfer Keith Malloy feels the power of a Tahitian barrel. Below: the boys take to the water with the only tools of the trade required – a pair of flippers. Add a perfect wave and you have a perfect day

“THERE’S SUCH A CONNECTION TO THE WATER. YOU HAVE TO BE IN TUNE WITH WHAT’S HAPPENING OR YOU’LL GET SERIOUSLY INJURED”

Top: Lifeguard and bodysurfer Mark Cunningham is part man, part fish. Above: Durdam Rocherolle, a bodysurfing enthusiast from San Diego, suffered a bloody, abrasive encounter with the reef. Left: Chris Kalima drops into a massive wave as the sun sinks below the horizon

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Chris Kalima launches through a wave, giving true meaning to the term “torpedo people”

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“ IT’S A HUGE SLAB OF WATER THAT UNLOADS ONTO THE REEF. THE WORST WAVE YOU COULD BODYSURF. EVER. BUT THE GUYS WANTED TO SEE IF THEY COULD DO IT” 38

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Keith Malloy goes deep in the challenging waters of Tahiti

“WHEN THE GUYS HAVE THEIR ARMS AT THEIR SIDES, GLIDING TOWARDS THE SURFACE, THEY LOOK LIKE TORPEDOES”

Left: the crew race towards the action.

Facing page: Chris Kalima gets a fish-eye view of Mike Stewart (below) pulling out after a perfect ride. Below, inset: sunburned, sore from an infected reef cut and with a hard drive full of epic imagery, photographer Chris Burkard packs up after capturing the torpedo people

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“VULNERABILITY MAKES ME BETTER” EMMA STONE From Spider-Man to Birdman, the

American actress has proved herself a star. She puts her success down to a talent for panicking

Words: Rüdiger Sturm

the red bulletin: Paul McCartney designed the tattoo on your left wrist.

What does it mean? emma stone: It’s two bird footprints because my mother’s favourite love song is Blackbird by The Beatles, and because of the great line in the song, ‘Take these broken wings and learn to fly.’

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Can you relate to that?

At the beginning of my career, I auditioned for a part in the TV series Heroes. Before I went in, I heard them saying to the girl ahead of me, ‘You’ve got the part. You’re the best fit.’ It was Hayden Panettiere.

A big part of me died inside right there. I thought, ‘F--k, I’m just going to get rejected my whole life, and just keep hearing no, no, no.’ Then I got my part in Superbad two weeks after that. That changed my life forever. It taught me to make the best

Yeah, acting is a kind of coping mechanism. I have a lot of emotions and a thin skin, which really is a tough combination, but my job helps me put it to good use. Some parts can unleash panic if the challenges are too great. But the more vulnerable you are, the greater the fear, which usually culminates in better results. As an actor, you’re in a weird situation; half of you wants to be shielded from your natural sensitivity and the other half knows that it’s precisely the thing you need to do your job well.

You’ve played Spider-Man’s girlfriend. Could you do with a superhero to help

“I HAVE A LOT OF EMOTIONS AND A THIN SKIN, WHICH IS A TOUGH COMBINATION, BUT MY JOB HELPS ME PUT IT TO GOOD USE” out of difficult situations.

Can you give an example?

I’ve suffered from panic attacks ever since I was eight.

I saw a psychotherapist for two years, which helped me get a clear picture of myself and deal with it. I still tend to be hard on myself and I get anxious a lot, but I also have coping mechanisms.

How do they work?

OK, 98 per cent of the time,

How do you stay normal amid the Hollywood madness?

Luckily I have people I love and trust, and relationships in my life are an absolute priority, not my work. Which doesn’t mean I want to develop a thick skin.

You see that when it happens to actors. You can’t relate to them on screen anymore. It’s like watching a hippo act.

Is emotional vulnerability a benefit in your line of work?

you cope with real life?

It depends what kind of hero.

Anybody who’s willing to laugh when you’ve fallen down is a hero to me, rather than people who are like, ‘Are you OK?’ That makes it so much worse.

I like people who take things lightly. They’re my heroes.

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fter her careerlaunching part in 2007 comedy Superbad, Emma Stone, 26, has built a reputation as one of the most versatile and likeable actors around.

Her turn in last year’s bigscreen hit, Birdman, earned her a first Oscar nomination, and she made her Broadway debut in November 2014, putting in a critically acclaimed performance in the lead role or musical classic, Cabaret.

With the ascent of Stone’s star showing no signs of slowing, she talks to The Red Bulletin about fame, death and the problem with hippos.

everything is fine. When it’s not, if you can stop and say: ‘I’m panicking right now. I’m sitting on a couch holding a coffee. I have shelter. When I want food, I can eat. Am I OK? Yeah, I’m OK. Nobody is dying.’

Is death a big topic for you?

When I was younger, I had a soft spot for anything spooky.

I would go to visit cemeteries.

I’m still interested in that stuff, but not in a negative way. Once you understand that your time is limited, you live with a lot more awareness.

Why should I worry about everything else? The actual reality is death. And I think there’s something strangely comforting about that.

Emma Stone: almost best actress in a supporting role 2015

All dressed up: Mike Patton (centre) and Faith No More are back in business

HEROES

“I WAS LIKE, ‘OH F--K THIS IS GOOD’” FAITH NO MORE Seventeen years after their

breakup, the avant-garde rockers are back with a new album that shows once again how being different can be self-affirming

Words: Gary Moskowitz

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or 35 years, Faith No More have been known as the true chameleons of rock music, fusing metal with such disparate elements as funk, bossa nova and soul. Though their six studio albums have sold over 10 million copies and earned them three Grammy Awards, in April 1998 the group surprisingly disbanded in order for the five members to pursue solo careers. Singer Mike Patton, whose voice ranges from low-octave crooning and fast-paced vocal acrobatics, up to highoctave screams, made a name for himself as avantgarde music’s enfant terrible.

In 2009 the band regrouped and began touring again.

And there’s more to come: Mike Patton and bassist Billy Gould talk to The Red Bulletin about their new album, Sol Invictus, and explain how a bunch of self-described outsiders made a career out of ignoring boundaries. the red bulletin: Faith No More essentially created their own category of music. How did you do that?

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billy gould: We just thought, ‘Why do you want to do what everyone else is doing?’ I would be horrible in a straight metal band. mike patton: It was hard when there was a scene going on because we fell totally flat.

We didn’t have a community.

We weren’t punk enough, weren’t metal enough. The Metallica guys said we were OK, but we were always fish out of water. We all came from different places, but we ended up together, and couldn’t commit to norms.

It’s just who we are.

musicians. I don’t read music the way orchestra musicians do. I listen instead. There’s no right or wrong way of doing it. You can find a way to make good music if you are able to communicate.

You both did multiple side projects before getting Faith No More back together in 2009.

In what ways did those experiences benefit the band as it’s looking now? mp: I don’t think we’d be back together at this point if I hadn’t had the opportunity to do other projects. It all makes sense now. I was sceptical about reunion stuff, but we did some reunion shows and it felt great. It was

eyes. I was like, ‘Hell, I really love these guys. I could do this again.’ It matters, when you share a relationship with people. I shared nearly half my life with these guys. bg: We recorded most of the new album in a small rehearsal room. It shouldn’t have worked, but it did. We mastered it, and five days later we were on a plane to go and do shows. It’s a strange feeling to open yourself up to the world again. mp: I didn’t talk to anyone for a while. I was like, ‘F--k your phone calls. I’m not listening to anything but our music right now.’

RB: What would you go back and tell your younger

“I ONCE SAID, ‘IF I’M 40 AND STILL DOING THIS, PLEASE KILL ME.’ LIKE IT’S UNDIGNIFIED TO DO THIS ONCE YOU’VE HIT 30” Was being different tough in the beginning? bg: We couldn’t get anyone in San Francisco to write about us until we toured abroad.

Then they started to care, and we were like, ‘F--k you.’ mp: Yeah, when we were doing well we had no problem taking s--t. bg: We found a way to make music we liked. I’m a bass player, but I can’t do a lot of things other guys can do. mp: We’re all self-taught

refreshing. And when I heard the new music Bill wrote, I was like, ‘Oh f--k this is good.’ bg: If we hadn’t done those side projects, who would we be now? We’d be unhappy.

We’d have started making s--tty records. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

How did the band decide it was time to make music together again? mp: We reconnected at [keyboardist Roddy Bottum’s] wedding. It really opened my

selves, knowing what you know now? mp: ‘Shut your mouth, little Mike! It’s not going to be what you think’. I once said, ‘If I’m 40 and still doing this, someone please kill me.’

Like, it’s undignified to do this once you’ve hit 30.

The industry defines you and then holds you to it and tells you what to do. But it’s better to just shrug it off. fnm.com

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“EVERY DAY CAN BE FRIDAY!” ANDREW WK The American rocker loves to party hard. In his upcoming book, The Party Bible, he reveals the essentials of a good night out

Singing it back again: Roisin Murphy

the red bulletin: What can we learn from The Party Bible? andrew wk: I dedicate my life to party because it’s the one moment of the week when you feel alive and can leave all the stress behind. So why don’t we apply this feeling of a Friday night to other days of the week? Every day can be Friday!

Why do you think partying has such a bad reputation?

In certain areas of our society it’s considered noble to be emotionally detached from excitement. But I think that’s cowardice. If you experience the pure joy of a party, it might be risky, but it’s rewarding. That’s what scares people who want to have things regimented and controlled.

Is it possible to age gracefully in party mode?

You don’t stop partying because you get old. You get old because you stop partying. Look at Black Sabbath, I toured with them last year and their energy is amazing. It’s like them being on stage keeps them functioning. andrewwk.com

“DON’T FEAR THE BLANK PAGE” the red bulletin: For your new album, you wrote 30 songs in only four weeks. Where do you draw inspiration from? roisin murphy: All of life is inspiration, but you have to actually do the work to draw upon. Recently I had a day of total emptiness, a day spent in the opposite mode to inspired.

The next day I sat down and wrote a song about exactly that.

Can you really force creativity like that?

I think so. With all my years of experience, I know the feeling really well. It’s important not to be frightened of the blank page. I force myself to sit down and do it, and it always works.

You took an eight-year break from music to start a family.

Has the industry changed a lot in that time?

When I released Overpowered, people said, ‘This is one of the best pop records of the last 20 years, but she’s not a pop star because she’s too weird.’ Today, people like Lady Gaga are allowed to be both, which is great. I came along too early.

Hairless Toys is out now. roisinmurphyofficial.com

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Mega mingler Andrew WK

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ROISIN MURPHY The flamboyant queen of dance pop is back after eight years, with tips on being creative and love for her heiress, Lady Gaga

“I’M LEARNING FROM MY HEROES” GORDON BENSON The rising star of British triathlon has put in the hard yards and is ready to break out from his famous mentors’ shadows

Words: Richard Jordan

like Alistair and Jonny, and Commonwealth Games medallist Vicky Holland, have had huge pressure on them and dealt with it just fine. They’ve mentored me.

How are you preparing for the ITU World Triathlon?

If you’re not training you’re trying to recover or fuel for the next session. It’s not just the swimming, cycling and running: there are other

things like gym work to prevent injury and yoga to relax. It’s non-stop.

Will we see you at the 2016 Olympics in Rio? I’ve got a good shot, but it’s likely to be in a supporting role to help the Brownlees.

I’m happy to play that card, then come 2020 I’ll go for it. ​ The London ITU Triathlon is on May 30-31. london.triathlon.org

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he Olympic medalwinning Brownlee brothers may be the current heroes of British triathlon, but their younger training mate is hot on their heels. Gordon Benson, 22, is an awardwinning junior sportsman from Leeds, Yorkshire, who began swimming, cycling and running in senior events last year. With the ITU World Triathlon coming to London this summer, Benson is sure that learning from the best will help him beat the best. the red bulletin: What’s it like training with Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee? gordon benson: It’s hard work and intense, but when we go out riding, there’s a group of seven or eight of us and we’re all really good mates, which makes the training so much easier.

You can’t train 35 hours a week if you don’t enjoy it.

How do they help you?

Alistair and Jonny are always giving me tips about things I can do a little bit better or mistakes they’ve made to try and help me to get where they are. They’re at the top of the sport and that’s where I want to be to be in the future.

You’ve won a number of awards, does that put more pressure on you?

It’s nice to know that people recognise you for what you’re doing. I see it as a motivation rather than pressure. People THE RED BULLETIN

Keeping up with the Brownlees: Gordon Benson trains with Britain’s best triathletes

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Katie McAnena is at the top of her game, with the famous Jaws in Maui under her belt and the AWS tour on the horizon‌

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“I’VE WINDSURFED AN AVALANCHE” KATIE MCANENA There’s no such thing as impossible

for Ireland’s world-class waterwoman: conquering waves and saving lives are all in a weeks’ work

Words: Declan Quigley

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atie McAnena knows what she wants, and it will take a lot to stop her getting it. A lifetime on the water chasing waves as an international windsurfer and a career as a 70-hour a week hospital doctor aren’t easy bedfellows, but rather than pick one, the 28-year-old Galway gal has followed two dreams at once – and succeeded. After taking her first victory on the American Windsurfing Tour on the African island of Cabo Verde in March, the five-time Irish national windsurfing champion and multi SUP title winner was soon back at work, doing the rounds at Sligo General Hospital. the red bulletin: Your work must make it hard to have a sports career.

Any thoughts of going full-time on the water? katie mcanena: I’ve thought about it a lot and I really don’t think I could do one without the other.

They complement each other, in my life anyway, and the way I like to be.

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I don’t like to be idle, sitting around doing nothing.

Do you miss having time to relax and let your hair down?

Obviously I still like my down time – I love to party. But a long time ago I got into windsurfing, then I needed a career and chose medicine, and I’m really proud of it. This is what I’m used to doing. You get better at balancing both as the years go on. I would never want to do anything different.

You made a name for yourself by becoming the first woman to sail the infamous Jaws in Maui

or my capabilities for even a second, it would have been very dangerous to do it.

Is it the bravest thing you’ve ever done?

No, I don’t think so. I don’t know if it was brave, because brave seems to be an effort or an achievement that’s way outside your comfort zone. It’s not my greatest achievement in windsurfing. All I had done to get to that point was my greatest achievement. People latched onto it because it was relatable, they could say, ‘Oh my goodness.’ But up to that point, I’d just been working as hard as I could, trying to save and taking out loans, and it was more about the journey rather than the actual day.

wind in Ireland. The low pressures are so heavy it makes for dense air, which makes for really heavy wind.

It’s really technically difficult to windsurf. And then our waves are just gigantic. It’s rarely average. It’s either full-on hardcore or nothing at all and that’s all I know.

So what does a wave like Jaws look like close up?

People have described it as like molten lava.

It’s like an avalanche. It’s hard to even describe how that mass of water moves at a phenomenal speed. And if you want to get onto the face of the wave, you have to match or exceed that speed.

Windsurfers were the first on

“I STILL LOVE TO PARTY. BUT A LONG TIME AGO I GOT INTO WINDSURFING, THEN I NEEDED A CAREER AND CHOSE MEDICINE” back in 2013. Would you say that was the highlight of your career so far?

It was a crazy day. It’s one of those things where I’ve never been more convinced and focused and 100 per cent sure about something in my life. I knew I had to do it, had to make it happen. The adrenalin was so high I didn’t sleep for a couple of days, as I started to realise what I’d done. But at the time, I always said if I’d doubted my decision

But it was an incredible achievement. Was it a very different experience?

People might say that I’d never done something like that before, and that I didn’t have any big-wave experience, but what they don’t realise is that growing up in Ireland, it’s the most violent place to learn how to windsurf.

What do you mean by violent windsurfing?

Violent is the best way to describe the density of the

the wave of Jaws. It’s thought of as a surfing wave, but it was actually windsurfers who were the first to take it on.

Where to next?

I’m hoping to do the Mexican round of the AWS Tour later in the year. I like the atmosphere and the venues are great. Also I’m going back to Maui in a few weeks. I’m working all the hours I can to make it possible.

It’s like a second home now.” katiemcanena.blogspot.com

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A STORY IN FIVE PICTURES: INSIDE THE HEART OF A GLACIER WORDS: ANDREAS ROTTENSCHL AGER PHOTOGR APHY: ROBBIE SHONE

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THE FISSURE British cave photographer Robbie Shone, 35, travels on expeditions to Europe’s largest glaciers to document their inner life. It’s a race against time. “A lot of glaciers will disappear within our lifetimes,” Shone explains.

“My photographs will show what a treasure we’re losing.” Pictured: cave explorer Fulvio Iorio on the Aletsch Glacier east of Geneva.

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HEMMED IN “The Gorner Glacier near Zermatt stretches out over 54km². This is British cave explorer Josh Bratchley worming his way through a traverse that we reached via a shaft. The walls crackled around us as we climbed through the ice.

Glaciers are constantly moving. They can shift anything up to 15m per year.”

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DEEP FREEZE “You always have to climb new routes because the glacier shafts change shape within months. Italian explorer Daniela Barbieri is climbing out of a pipe in the Gorner Glacier. To take the photo, I fixed an ice screw into the wall, hung my climbing harness on it and snapped into the abyss.�

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CHECKING THE ROPES

“Expedition members Josh Bratchley (left) and Gareth Davies check their equipment shortly after climbing out of the Gorner Glacier. It was -10ºC that day. The wet ropes began freezing solid straight away. Josh and Gareth had to shake ice crystals off their 100m-long climbing ropes. They didn’t even have to time to look at the outline of the Matterhorn to their left on the horizon.”

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CAMPING OUT “A gasoline generator lights the lamps when night falls on the Gorner Glacier.

I crept into my sleeping bag right after I took this photo. Glacier expeditions usually begin before sunrise. You have to finish your descent before getting caught out by the meltwater.”

See more from Robbie Shone’s glacier assignments at shonephotography.com

As one of the world’s first elite sportsmen to employ a female coach, Andy Murray has inspired praise, judgement and debate in equal measure.

“I’VE OPENED

MY MIND” Not that the 27-year-old Scot has let that slow him down – he’s ready to answer his critics on the court WORDS: RUTH MORGAN PHOTOGRAPHY: CLIVE BRUNSKILL/GETTY IMAGES

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Andy Murray has slammed critics of his decision to hire Amelie Mauresmo

A ndy Murray has won Wimbledon, an Olympic gold medal and is one of the tennis top four alongside Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. During a decade-long senior career which has seen him go from unknown hopeful to global star, the 27-year-old has always done things a bit differently to his peers.

Most recently, in June 2014, the Scot hired Frenchwoman and former world number one Amelie Mauresmo as his coach, after parting ways with supercoach Ivan Lendl.

It’s a decision that’s made him one of the first top athletes in the world to be coached by a woman, and landed him at the centre of a more heated debate than you’d imagine possible in the 21st century. While many have praised his choice, it was also labelled a joke, with several male players happy to voice their doubts in the press – and even more behind closed doors. But as Murray has proved before, where he leads, others follow, meaning sporting norms could be about to change. As the home test of Wimbledon approaches, Murray talks to The Red Bulletin about locker room comments, setting trends and becoming a feminist. ​ 58

the red bulletin: With almost no women coaching men at an elite level in tennis, or indeed almost any other popular sport, did you realise how significant a move it was to appoint Amelie Mauresmo? andy murray: I knew it hadn’t happened before, but I wasn’t thinking of it being a groundbreaking move or having an influence that could cross over into other sports. Then, after seeing the response to it, and some of the things that have been said, I can see it is. I’ve actually become very passionate about getting more women in sport, giving women more opportunities. When I was younger, I wasn’t thinking about stuff like that.

But now I’ve seen it with my own eyes, it’s quite amazing how few female coaches there are across any sport.

What did you think of the furore it whipped up?

Since I’ve been on the tour, and I’m in my 10th year, none of the top male or female players have had women coaches.

It was two or three out of hundreds of players. So I knew it would be a big story at the beginning. But I thought it would die down quicker than it has. Before I started working with Amelie, I was losing – I started last year much worse than I finished it, so I was very surprised at the amount of criticism she received for each loss I had. I couldn’t believe the negativity towards her personally. That has never happened with any other coach I’ve worked with before. It was a shock.

What does Amelie Mauresmo give you that Ivan Lendl couldn’t?

I felt I was able to be open the very first time we chatted. I was returning from back surgery, which was difficult. When I stopped working with Ivan, I hadn’t spent much time with him. After the surgery I really needed help and guidance.

And she gave you that?

She listened well to how I was feeling.

How important is it for you as a player to get that from a coach?

It’s very important. They need to listen to how I’m seeing the game, how I feel on the court. At that point, I was low on confidence. I looked for someone very different to Ivan. Everyone looks at the success I had with Ivan, but that doesn’t mean my relationship with him was perfect. There were elements missing.

I needed someone who would really listen to what I was saying and incorporate that. That’s something Amelie’s better at than any coach I’ve ever had.

Does gender play a part in that?

I’m not sure why, but ever since I was young, I’ve found it easier to open up and talk about how I’m feeling with the women

CHARITIES When he’s not playing, training or travelling, Murray is an active supporter of several charities. He fundraises for UNICEF and Malaria No More, and has helped wildlife charity WWF fund the training of sniffer dogs to track poachers in Nepal. He also took part in a charity video for Stand Up To Cancer, one of the few genuinely funny examples of a sportsman getting involved with comedy: Google ‘Andy Murray The Movie’.

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OPEN UP AND TALK ABOUT HOW I’m feeling with the women closest to me – my mum, my wife”

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closest to me – my mum, my wife. So with her I’ve found that side of things easier.

It was much easier for me to open up to Amelie when I wasn’t feeling confident.

And does that benefit your game in a way you haven’t found with a male coach?

Of course it depends on the person, but generally, when you get five or six men sitting at a table in a competitive environment, it’s not pleasant. I’ve found it difficult to open up sometimes as you feel judged or that it’s seen as a sign of weakness. Sometimes, when we’re competing and working out, trying to be macho, it can get a bit testosteronefuelled. I’ve ended up having some

Murray is gearing up for the grasscourt swing of the ATP season

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AEGON CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015 Murray’s Wimbledon warm-up On June 15-21, Andy Murray will compete in the traditional grass court tournament that’s taken place at The Queen’s Club in West Kensington, London, for more than 100 years. Murray has won the championship three times and hopes to join an elite group of players who have made it to four wins.

“I’d like to get there,” he says. “Plus any tournament with this history gives you an extra incentive. You don’t see many professional tennis courts in the middle of a housing estate. I would love to win here again.”

To buy tickets, or watch the action in style with one of the tournament’s hospitality packages, visit: aegonchampionships.com

big arguments. I don’t feel like I’m competing with Amelie. When we’re talking, it’s more of a collaboration. We discuss things and try to get to the root of a problem. Over the last few months, everything’s been handled more calmly.

You announced your partnership before the Queen’s Club Championship last year. Were there comments made in the locker rooms at the time?

I know a lot of the players were surprised, because I do hear what goes on in the locker room, the sort of things that won’t make it into the press. It was an eye-opening experience for me. Some comments did make it into the press THE RED BULLETIN

before it was officially announced, that some people thought it was a joke I was playing along with.

To me, it’s amazing to hear that.

Some players, such as Marinko Matosevic, openly said they would never employ a female coach. Are other male players missing out?

Anyone can make whatever decisions they want, but I’m comfortable working with a female. I’m used to working with women, having been coached by my mum when I was growing up. Having worked with Amelie for months, I can really see the benefits in my game.

What makes you go against the grain?

When I was young, every coach around me was a man. Every single one. And when you’re young, you follow what you see around you. That’s the nature of being young. But when you grow up a bit, you think more for yourself.

I just looked at the positives Amelie could bring and I couldn’t see any negatives at all. Amelie was the best in the world at what she did, and whether you’re a man or a woman, or in any sport or job, that’s an incredibly difficult thing to do. You have to have amazing qualities to do that.

I’m benefiting from it.

Why don’t more men employ women as coaches?

I genuinely think it hasn’t occurred to a lot of male players that they

could hire a woman coach. I know that Amelie is good coach I’ve worked with many. That’s proof enough for me.

So doing things differently to the pack doesn’t faze you?

I never thought about the decision in terms of image or brand. I knew it was different, but then I’ve always done things a bit differently to other players.

How so?

I don’t live my life by what people might say in the press or on Twitter. I take confidence from decisions I’ve made in the past that have been a bit different but have worked for me. When I employed Ivan Lendl, that decision was viewed as being a very unusual as not many great ex-players had coached before. It was a big step for me and added pressure.

But then it turned into a huge trend…

Yeah, then a lot of players started doing it because it was successful for me.

Are you starting another trend?

It will start to change. It will take time.

All it takes, and it’s a shame that it’s the case, is one successful relationship like me and Amelie for people to start to buy into it. Martina Navratilova and Lindsay Davenport have both started coaching at elite level since Amelie and I began working together.

Do you regard yourself as a feminist?

[Long pause]. Good question. I don’t know. I’m pro everyone being equal and if that’s being a feminist then you could say so, yes. It really opened my eyes when I started working with Amelie. Inequality is something I started to see and become passionate about. It’s opened my mind.

At the end of last year, you parted ways not with Mauresmo as many predicted, but with your long-term team members Dani Vallverdu and Jez Green. Why? Everyone, including the people closest to me, was doubting my decision [to appoint Mauresmo], and that was difficult. I told everyone that me losing to Roger [Federer] in London was nothing to do with Amelie. During that year I’d spent a total of two and a half weeks training with her. It clearly wasn’t her fault. Rather than doubt her, I started to wonder why no one was taking responsibility for their role in it. So I decided to move on.

Does that bring more pressure to make sure this partnership works?

I feel like a lot of people thought it was destined to fail at the end of last year when I lost to Roger. Everyone was saying ‘Oh Amelie’s confused him, he has no identity on the court, he doesn’t know what he’s doing.’ Two months later, I was playing like a completely different player. I’ve already shown it can work. andymurray.com

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Wild ride: the Cape Epic covers 750km and 16,000m of vertical gain. Kristian Hynek and Alban Lakata pushed hard for victory

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W HAT D O ES IT TAKE TO W I N TH E CAPE EPI C , TH E M O ST C O M PETITIVE M O U NTAI N B I KE STAG E R AC E I N TH E WO R LD? TO FI N D OUT, THE R ED BULLE TIN WENT ALONG FOR THE RIDE WORDS: ANGUS POWERS

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Famous five: Christoph Sauser (right) and Karl Platt had both won the Epic four times. Heading out onto the trails (left), who would be the first to five victories?

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How do you win the Tour de France of mountain biking? Many have asked but few have answered, at least in the only way that matters, which is to let your legs do the talking, all the way to the top step of the podium. “You don’t win the Epic on paper, or by being a favourite,” warned Christoph Sauser before this year’s race.

Considering the Swiss veteran’s pedigree – four Cape Epic wins (the same as Platt), plus an Olympic bronze medal, two World Cup series and four world titles – and that he’d be partnering Czech powerhouse Jaroslav Kulhavy in the 2015 Epic, it was a sobering assessment.

Not that anyone had any doubts about the nature of the beast. The Cape Epic might not be a climb-fest like the TransAlp Challenge, but its 750km and 16,000m of vertical gain breaks down into a prologue and seven stages of approximately 100km and more than 2,000m of climbing daily. That equates to a lot of opportunities to put the 65

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Feeling the heat: Jaroslav Kulhavy and Sauser (above) negotiated the rocky sections with care, well aware that setbacks like a broken wheel (below) would probably prove fatal to their ambitions

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Facing the challenge: Jose Hermida after a rough day in the saddle. The Spaniard would go on to finish fourth

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opposition in the hurt box, particularly in the punishing African conditions the race is famous for.

With a hors categorie rating from the UCI (a classification reserved for events like the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España), the richest purse and by far the biggest media coverage in mountain biking, the Epic draws pro riders like cowboys to a rodeo. The general classification reads like a who’s who of off-road racing, and it’s this roll call of talent that explains why victory at the Epic is trumped only by Olympic or world championship glory.

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acing mountain bikes is not road racing. At the Epic, you have only one teammate; there is no peloton to shelter behind; and unlike the periods of relative calm on the road that allow for some rest, the racing is full gas all day, every day.

In its early years, the Epic covered 900km in nine days, but that soon proved too brutal a proposition. The schedule is merciless enough as it is: up at 4.30am, oats for breakfast at 5am and a quick shower and warm-up before the starter’s gun goes at 7am. Then it’s five hours of racing, on the limit, in the heat and wind, over rocks and sand and through thorny scrub, before attempting to recover in time to do it all again the next day. And the next.

Most pros spend four months preparing, starting in December. Kulhavy spoke about 25-hour training weeks, riding 160-220km per day with 3,000m of climbing. Sauser’s hardest training days involved a run, a plyometrics session, then 120km on the bike (including fiveminute power intervals), up mountain passes, into headwinds and in summer temperatures in excess of 35°C. That ‘train like you race’ philosophy paid off on Stage 3, a 128km haul from Grabouw to Worcester in blistering sun

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Flat out: when Kulhavy put the hammer down, Urs Huber, Sauser and Karl Platt struggled to hold his wheel

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SUFFERING and wind. Sauser, Kulhavy and defending Epic champion Kristian Hynek exited a rocky dam wall crossing first, with Hynek’s partner, Alban Lakata, being held up by slower riders across the narrow causeway. Kulhavy then put the hammer down into a block headwind, and with Lakata failing to bridge the gap, Hynek had to drop back to help his Austrian teammate. That move alone was worth a precious 25 seconds.

In Hynek’s opinion, Kulhavy was the “game-changer”, a reference to his countryman’s extraordinary power on the flats. Sauser agreed: “Jaro often made the difference. On the climbs, we would get just a little gap, then Jaro could open the throttle on the flat and open up the gap. It’s so important: to get a little gap and then you are able to put one more into them on the flat.”

Viewed up close, the Epic was eight days of war: of attrition, of course, but also a clash of wits and will. Key battles were fought at strategic sectors on every stage, with minor skirmishes continually adding to, or subtracting from, each team’s ever-diminishing mental and physical resources. As Hynek and Lakata gradually emerged as the most dangerous challengers to Sauser and Kulhavy’s early grip on the race, the two pairs even contested a sprint finish against each other on Stage 4, despite the stage already having been won by another team.

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so important to show that you are the strongest team. It’s a hard race; when you get beaten again and you lose a little bit of time, it breaks you. No matter how good you are, there are always suffering days, that’s for sure. It’s very important that your head is completely into it and you know it’s going to be harder than anything else. Basically, you have to be willing to go flat out for eight days.”

Kulhavy saw the intimidation factor cutting both ways. “It’s very important that our rivals know about our power,” he said. “It’s important for our minds as well. The race is very long and every positive thought is very good.”

For Hynek and Lakata, withstanding the physical onslaught was relatively straightforward. As for the tactical challenge of finding a chink in Sauser and Kulhavy’s seemingly impregnable armour? Not so much.

“There is always a big level of suffering,” Hynek admitted. “You just have to realise that everyone is suffering and the longer you are able to suffer, the better. If you are able to suffer longer than the others, it is one of the keys a lot of the time. But if we want to win, we have to try in every possible moment and situation to build a gap. For sure it won’t happen by itself, so we need to make a move.”

“The question is, how can we go to the start line and attack from there, with a plan and a strategy and go full gas to get the result we want?” echoed Lakata.

There were no easy answers.

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A certain personal resilience was required to stay healthy and bugfree while living in the race village (in a campervan or tent) along with two thousand other riders and crew. State-of-the-art bikes are de rigeur, and for the top contenders so is a battalion of support staff, including a back-up racing team who could donate equipment off their own bikes to effect an emergency repair. But despite everyone’s best efforts, only so much can be controlled.

“I would say maybe 50 per cent of this race is luck: having luck, or not having luck. Crashing, or not crashing.

Puncturing, or not puncturing,” mused Hynek before the 121km-long Stage 5.

“I think this is also something that makes the Cape Epic so special.

There’s no other race that has so many variables that can destroy your hopes.

Most of the downhills are pretty unpredictable: bushes, stones, sand… and as you can see every year, so many teams don’t make it to the end.”

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Trials and triumph: Lakata cooled off after another hard day of chasing; Sauser and Kulhavy’s champagne shower from their InvestecSongo-Specialized teammates to celebrate overall victory was sweeter

“You need luck in order to win any race,” nodded Lakata ruefully. “But here you need even more.”

Lakata’s luck, which had been dubious throughout, finally ran out that day. A twisted chain meant he and Hynek lost six minutes and had to spend the rest of the stage chasing back to the pack. Kulhavy fared no better: he battled stomach problems all day, and then wound up with a branch tangled in his rear derailleur.

Fortunately for the panicking Kulhavy, back-up teammate Nico Bell soon arrived and quickly got him going again.

“When you have to deal with a mechanical, first you feel that all is lost,” explained Hynek. “Then you have to get back on track, realise it’s not lost at all and that you have to keep on fighting. It took me some time to realise we have to keep fighting.”

“I thought we had lost the whole race,” admitted Kulhavy. “You never know what will happen next. This is the Cape Epic – it’s full of technicals, flat tyres and crashes. During the eight days, everybody has a problem. Of course, you can be the strongest, but just one technical problem or crash and that can be the end for you. We knew that we had won only on the finish line in Meerendal.”

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ut-gunned, out-manoeuvred and ultimately out of luck, Lakata and Hynek went on to finish 10 minutes adrift of the race favourites, but almost 25 minutes ahead of Platt and Huber. “One team was stronger and I think we have to accept that,” Lakata conceded. “We had some bad luck, but even if we didn’t, I think it would have been the same result but with a smaller time difference.”

To survive the Epic, let alone win it, requires so much mental toughness – “to not break your mind”, as Kulhavy put it – but what really sets a champion apart is calmness under fire: the ability to think clearly in the heat of battle, when your heart rate is through the roof and the clock is ticking. Without a stiff dose of sangfroid, all the firepower in the world won’t keep a team in contention.

Sauser again: “I never really stress about physical condition or tactics or mechanicals. It doesn’t help. I worry about the smaller question marks.

When you win, and you think about the thousands of corners you’ve been through and the millions of rocks you’ve ridden over, it’s quite amazing.”

He’s right. It is amazing. Because this race isn’t called the Epic for nothing. cape-epic.com

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Rhonda One night in Los Angeles at A Club Called Rhonda, the city’s rabblerousing monthly party where everyone’s welcome and anything goes WORDS: ANN DONAHUE PHOTOGRAPHY: MERLIN BRONQUES

Who’s that girl?

You’d be right for asking after Rhonda at a Rhonda International event. According to one of the collective’s founders, Gregory Alexander, Rhonda is an “ideal instead of a person. We’ve created this mythical being to suit the feel we’re trying to convey with the club”

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Rhondevous Exhilarating house and disco pump out at LA’s favourite dance party, held once a month at Los Globos on Sunset Blvd.

One-off events have taken place in New York, Miami, Toronto and London

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“This is where you can try whatever” Merlin Bronques, an LA-based nightlife photographer

Cut loose You’ll find a fabulous scene of “polysexual hard partying”, as one promo puts it, where people are encouraged to wear their stripes with pride whether they are gay, straight, bi or trans

“You always meet a new freak you’ve never met before” Merlin Bronques

Crowd pleasers Big-name bookings at Rhonda events include James Murphy, Seven Davis Jr, Honey Dijon, Jackmaster, Hot Chip and Peanut Butter Wolf

Be seen The attention-seeking antics at A Club Called Rhonda are incomparable to other clubs. The scene is raw, inclusive and anything but the roped-off and restrictive pageant for which this part of California is famous

“We couldn’t find one place where we could get together and enjoy the music we like” the red bulletin: Who is Rhonda, exactly?

A lot of partygoers would like to meet her. gregory alexander, co-founder, rhonda international: Most of the time when people ask us in the actual club, we refer to her as this person who actually exists. But in interviews we’ve broken the veil that Rhonda is a fictional character we’ve created, this ideal instead of a person. We’ve created this mythical being to suit the feel we’re trying to convey with the club. loren granic, co-founder, rhonda international: We wanted Rhonda to be very high concept, more than bringing a soundsystem and a DJ and calling it a night. We wanted it to have the creative legs to take it a lot of different places. Me and Gregory have been friends for a very long time; we come from different backgrounds.

He is gay and I am straight. There were places for his friends and my friends, and we didn’t see the point of that. We couldn’t find one place where we could all get together and enjoy the music we like.

Rhonda started out as an anthropomorphic party girl who brought very different people together to have a lot of fun. Would you agree with that? lg: This all happened after the MySpace days. It wasn’t when Twitter was super huge, but the concept of an organisation issuing communiques from the voice of a person made a lot of sense.

What were your first events like? lg: One of the things we knew from the beginning was that we wanted unconventional venues. The first was Guatelinda in east Hollywood, a building with mock Chinese architecture that was basically a Guatemalan mafia bar. We went in there and talked to the dudes who were running it, and they were like, ‘We don’t know who you dudes are.’ But they listened to what we had to say.

What about now, seven years later? ga: We’re known for hotel takeovers. We’ll have our first event at the Mondrian [on Sunset Blvd, in LA] on May 24, with a party at the pool of the Herringbone restaurant. We’ll be selling rooms with passes. rhondainternational.com

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FEEL THE POWER Get ready for the drop in Soweto

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There are few places in the world where you can experience a 100kph, heart-in-mouth freefall without a bungee rope and live to tell the tale. One of them is a decommissioned power station in South Africa.

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The Orlando Towers vertical adventure centre in Soweto, Johannesburg, has a SCAD (suspended catch air device) freefall facility, a popular leap – or drop – of faith available to thrillseekers in only a few places in the world. The activity has been taken to a whole new level at Orlando Towers by manager Nico Myburg. Firstly, and perhaps least surprisingly, it’s the only SCAD system set up in a disused cooling tower; and secondly, it’s the highest in the world, with a drop of 70m.

“As the SCAD freefall here is inside a cooling tower, it’s a unique ‘tunnel’ experience,” says Myburg. “It’s truly a world first.” The experience comes complete with all the fear and adrenalin you’d expect. After ascending to the top of one of the two 100m-high chimneys via a dangling cage winched up through its centre, you hang suspended over the drop. The only thing between you and the rush of your life is the controlled freefall harness, essentially a belt clipped to a quick-release hook.

Far below, the suspended catch air device – a safety-net contraption made of air-filled tubes and a sophisticated brake-suspension system – is ready to break your fall. The countdown from five begins. When it gets to zero, the instructor releases your harness.

“There really is nothing between you and the net below,” says Nick Avery, a 21-year-old student from Philadelphia, USA, who took the plunge while on a visit to South Africa. “You really don’t know when you’re going to hit, because you’re falling backwards. It’s just an insane experience and one of the craziest rides on the planet. If you want to feel like you’re falling into complete oblivion, or want to know what your death scream sounds like, this is what you do.”

Thanks to the SCAD, the landing is a very soft one. You feel very little at all, just a slowing of the descent. It adds significantly to the intensity of the jump. The entire apparatus is then lowered to the ground, allowing you to exit safely, heart and fists pumping.

SOWETO More to explore Sample At shebeen-style eatery Chaf Pozi, near Soweto’s Orlando Towers, traditional South African barbecue fare is served with a fiery chakalaka sauce and sides such as samp (crushed corn kernels) and pap (ground maize). chafpozi.co.za

Soar After a round of pre-flight checks, some classroom instruction and expert advice, climb into a helicopter cockpit and take to the skies over Joburg. After half an hour, it’ll be your hands taking over the controls. sa-venues.com

“ YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’RE FALLING INTO COMPLETE OBLIVION” Soweto, South Africa Johannesburg Do you dare to make the drop? Visit: orlandotowers.co.za

Scare Dare to swim with Nile crocodiles up to 4m long in their home waters.

A sturdy cage protects you from their bite, which has a pressure four times greater than that of a great white shark. cango.co.za

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“Experienced jumpers can learn aerial tricks like somersaults and back flips,” says Nico Myburg, of Orlando Towers. “It’s not advertised and it’s up to the jumpmaster to decide if you can, but it doesn’t hurt to ask.”

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GEAR The yellow second hand of the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150M features the Bond family coat-of-arms at its tip. Also, the gun-barrel design of the watch’s self-winding rotor symbolises the most important tool of the secret agent’s trade.

SECRET WEAPON Wear it like 007 In the words of James Bond creator Ian Fleming, “A gentleman’s choice of timepiece says as much about him as does his Savile Row suit.”

It’s no surprise, then, that 007 has sported only the most striking chronometers in the 23 Bond films to date. From 1962 to 1974 he wore mostly Rolex, as Fleming intended; then, from 1977, Seiko featured in five consecutive films. However, it’s Omega that’s synonymous with modern Bond. Their timepieces debuted with Pierce Brosnan in 1995’s GoldenEye and have kept accurate time in situations both amorous and precarious ever since. To mark the release this November of Bond 24, Spectre, 15,007 limited-edition steel Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150Ms have been made. Daniel Craig, now on his fourth mission, likes his Bond more physically able than gadget-reliant, but this 41.5mm timepiece ensures its wearer still has tricks up his sleeve. It’s water resistant to a depth of 150m and can combat magnetic fields far greater than any other wristwatch (15,007-milligauss, neatly enough – 250 times the average). omegawatches.com

UNDER THE INFLUENCE

Watches inspired by music and motorsport Hamilton Ventura Elvis 80 In 1961, Elvis Presley wore a Hamilton Ventura in the movie Blue Hawaii.

To commemorate what would have been the singer’s 80th birthday, Hamilton has released an eye-catching special edition with an automatic movement and a power reserve of 80 hours. hamiltonwatch.com

Oris Audi Sport Limited Edition II This watch, in a limited edition of 2,000, has

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a light titanium case with an Audi R18 e-tron Quattro pictured on its underside, and features a 10-minute countdown function. oris.ch

Porsche Design Chronotimer Series 1 World-famous designer FA Porsche created the first black chronograph in 1972 and the firstever titanium wristwatch in 1980. This new waterproof 42mm model is a stylish synthesis of both. porsche-design.com

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Chris Pratt in Jurassic World

The Dark Knight returns (again) in the most amazing Arkham game yet Batman: Arkham Knight is the fourth in the Batman: Arkham series and one of 2015’s most eagerly awaited games.

This time around, Gotham’s lawabiding citizens have been evacuated and the remaining criminals, led by the Scarecrow, are intent on destroying the city and its winged protector.

Gotham itself is one of the stars of this game: five times larger than it was in Arkham City, it’s truly astonishing to behold and well worth the hours of exploration it promises. But the best new feature? That has to be driving the Batmobile. Out worldwide on June 2 for the PS4, Xbox One, Windows and Linux. batmanarkhamknight.com

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Can the reigning king of the Chrises maintain his hot streak with Jurassic World?

Before last summer, there were only two ways you would have been able to pick out Chris Pratt from an actors’ identity parade: first, if you were a friend or a member of Pratt’s family; and second, if you knew him as Andy Dwyer in the much-praised US sitcom Parks And Recreation.

Even in 2014, when the 35-year-old actor made his big breakthrough as the lead in two huge hit movies, he was only visible in one of them. In The Lego Movie, Pratt provided the voice of the animated character Emmet Brickowski, but he appeared in the flesh, among CGI raccoons and talking trees, in Guardians Of The Galaxy.

His rise to international movie star, confirmed by the lead human role in the forthcoming Jurassic World, has been swift. Unfortunately for Pratt, he’s found himself lumped in with fellow big-movie actors Chris Evans, Chris Pine and Chris Hemsworth. All four Chrises, it has been claimed, are clones created in a Hollywood lab as interchangeable pegs for any lantern-jawed action-man hole that needs to be filled. This criticism is unfair to Pratt, who doesn’t have an iconic role such as Captain Kirk (Pine), Captain America (Evans) or Thor (Hemsworth) overshadowing his charisma.

Unlike his fellow Chrises, he’s not getting his balls busted for apparent failure in smaller or less successful movies, because he has yet to star in any.

In January, when Pratt was mentioned as a possible successor to Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, there was no explosion of outrage on the internet. There’s a lot of love for him right now. If Jurassic World hits the spot, with GOTG2 due in 2017 and a remake of The Magnificent Seven perhaps before it, could the love affair continue? Jurassic World is released worldwide from June 10. jurassicworld.com

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Batman: Arkham Knight

KEEP ON WALKING Missing your favourite zombie TV show? Get your undead fix in the original format With Season Five ending in spectacular fashion and Season Six likely to appear in October, fans of The Walking Dead can fill the gap by turning to the source material for the hit TV show. At the end of May, the 141st edition of The Walking Dead comic book will be published; previous issues are available in collected editions. Robert Kirkman, the title’s co-creator and one of the show’s writers and executive producers, has written every issue since the first in October 2003 – no mean feat in modern-day comics. The plot of the comics is similar to the show, but not the same; spotting the differences is just one of the pleasures of reading. thewalkingdead.com

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THE PLAYLIST RAEKWON Corey Woods was 23 when he rose to hip-hop stardom almost overnight. As Raekwon, he, and his eight comrades-in-arms in notorious New York crew the Wu-Tang Clan, merged Shaolin mythology and street rap to create the stunning 1993 debut Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). Two years later, Raekwon’s mafia-rap solo debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., also became a classic of the genre. Today, the 45-year-old father-of-two finds inspiration in art and fashion, hence the title of his new album, Fly International Luxurious Art. The veteran rapper talks The Red Bulletin through the five albums that have had the most impact on his career.

Marvin Gaye

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“Marvin had a lot on his mind when he recorded this in 1971, and with this album he was challenging his thoughts. I can relate to that. I’m always looking at the future and asking myself, ‘What am I going to do next?’

So listening to this album gives me inspiration. I’ve loved soul music ever since I was a kid, but this record is special to me.

It’s like a vitamin: I feel like I need it as often as possible.”

“I feel this album kind of raised me, because Rakim was talking about things we were going through when we grew up. He spoke to us; he wrote anthems of the street. The record came out when I was 17 and Rakim was a few years older, but the guy was ahead of his time. He was Muhammad Ali at a young age, lyrically. This album will always sound good. It’s one of the blueprints of hip-hop.”

Mary J Blige

Stevie Wonder

“This album made me respect women more. As young men, we respected women, of course, but we never took the time to listen to them; I would lose a chick in a minute if I felt like she was getting on my nerves. So when Mary came up with this album, it gave me a new perspective of what women go through. It made me realise women are the backbone of everything, so we got to treat them like queens.”

“Stevie’s genius is making music that stands the test of time.

I discovered this through my parents, and even as a kid I was fascinated by his music and lyrics. His imagination is so vivid; for somebody who can’t see the world, he knows everything about it. A while back, I met him at an awards show. I was so scared of talking to him, but he was so humble. Best thing was, he knew about the Wu-Tang!”

My Life

Wu-Tang Clan

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) “If this is about albums that had an impact on my career, I have to mention this one. It opened the doors for all nine of us MCs, and I think it became a greater album because of the distance it went. We still perform it live, and when we play Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing Ta F--k Wit the energy goes through the house. It will always penetrate clubs, because it’s the energy that my boys bring to the table.”

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What’s Going On

Songs In The Key Of Life

Pharrell Williams is planning a series of kids’ books, starting with one based on his hit song, Happy.

Of course, he’s not the first musician to write for children…

Keith Richards Would you give your child a book by a man who has lived the most rock ’n’ roll lifestyle imaginable? You should, because 2014’s Gus & Me is Richards’ touching tribute to his granddad, who inspired him to play guitar.

Courtney Love Rock music’s enfant terrible was never going to write about a fairytale princess. The heroine of Love’s 2004 manga graphic-novel series is an alien girl named Princess Ai, who finds herself fighting demons and rocking music clubs in Japan.

THE GADGET

Artiphon Instrument 1 At first glance, this MIDI controller might look like the neck of a guitar, but if you connect it to your iPhone it turns into a versatile multiinstrument. From strumming the pressuresensitive fingerboard like a guitar, to playing it like a violin, to using the frets as piano keys and programming a drum beat, this compact all-rounder is likely to trigger a revolution in digital music production. Forward-thinking musicians are already using it. artiphon.com

Madonna With six kids’ books to her name, Madonna is the most experienced children’s author in music. Her first, 2003’s The English Roses, has sold over half a million copies worldwide and been published in 40 languages.

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Your favourite artists share their personal playlists: Headphone Highlights on rbmaradio.com

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WHEELS MOTOR MERCH Upgrading your driving experience

Ford AppLink Goal Live Scores Ford SYNC with AppLink is the US car maker’s entry into the voice control market.

This app keeps you upto-date with the latest scores from European football fixtures. ford.com

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This Vulcan heralds the future When is a concept car not a concept car? When it’s the Aston Martin Vulcan. The British marque’s latest supercar is a 7-litre, V12 track-only monster. With more than 800hp, this frontengined, rear-wheel-drive, carbon-fibre creation is more powerful than an F1 car. And while it won’t quite have the latter’s power-to-weight ratio, Aston Martin says it will outstrip one of its GTE cars from the World Endurance Championship.

That, quite frankly, is a lot of power, and being able to afford the hefty price tag doesn’t necessarily confer the talent to use it wisely. Which is why anyone buying one of the 24 Vulcans currently in production will get the opportunity to participate in an intensive driver training programme.

The Vulcan was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show and made much of the fact it was styled in-house and features “a design language hinting at the next generation of Aston Martin sportscars”. Phrases like this are often heard at motor shows, where car makers want to float a balloon to test whether people like or loathe their vision. With the Vulcan, Aston Martin has a double-whammy: a styling concept for show and something they can sell. astonmartin.com

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The new McLaren Longtail craves competition

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Also making its debut at Geneva was the long-awaited McLaren 675LT. Trading on the Longtail monicker last associated with the GTR derivative of the McLaren F1 road car, the 675LT is the latest variant of the 650S. The new McLaren has shed around 100kg, and its 3.8-litre V8 engine has been heavily revised to deliver more power. The body has been tweaked to generate greater downforce, as well as improvements made to the 650S’s active airbrake. McLaren is quoting figures of 0-100kph in 2.9 seconds and a top speed of 330kph (that’s 205mph for those who prefer their performance old-school). The figures suggest a model destined for racing, and the 675LT’s lack of creature comforts – no airconditioning, etc – seems to support this. McLaren, however, is keen to point out that the 1,230kg supercar is entirely road-legal. mclaren.com

This collaboration has produced timepieces targeted at that intersection on the Venn diagram where MotoGP fans meet lovers of big watches. twsteel.com

Bowers & Wilkins P5 Maserati Edition Finished in Maserati blue leather, these topnotch special-edition cans from the superior car maker and premium audio firm have the hallmark of quality. bowers-wilkins.com

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WALK IN SPACE Between 540 and 550 people have been into space (the exact number depends on which ruling body is counting). Of those astronauts, just over 200 have left their craft for a spacewalk, and only three have done so more times than the nine EVAs (extra vehicular activity) notched up by Rick Mastracchio. The 55-year-old American has spent over 53 hours walking in space. “It’s not like in Gravity, where they jump and hop,” he says. “Actually, I watched that movie when I was on orbit last year [on the International Space Station]. I was getting ready to spacewalk and I thought it would get me in the mood. It’s very entertaining, just not realistic.” No, this is how you walk in space…

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Reach for the stars

MARK THOMAS

“You’re in the vacuum of space, inside a bulky pressure suit.

It’s very hard to move your hands and there’s not a lot of flexibility. So it’s good to be tall and have long arms: the more reach you have, the easier it is to do the work while you’re in the suit.”

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“Your shoulders and forearms have to be very strong, because you’re out there crawling hand-overhand for seven, eight hours sometimes, on the surface of the Space Station.

Spacewalking is not really the right term for it; it should be called spacecrawling.”

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Get handy with tools

“You need to know how to use tools as a lot of spacewalking involves assembly.

You’re making electrical connections, bolting things together and to the Station. If you can take a car apart, that’s a good skill set to have.”

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Solve future problems

“You need to be able to think ahead 10 minutes to your next task and where your partner will be.

Of course, the ground crew are there to help you out, but on nearly every spacewalk, something doesn’t work out the way you expected it to: a bolt will be sticky, or some connector won’t connect.”

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Ignore your doubts

“Usually, you’re so busy working that you don’t have the time to think about all the things that can go wrong. But sometimes you have to convince yourself that if you let go, you’re not going to fall off. The laws of physics say you won’t, but your imagination can run away with you.”

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ACTION

EVENTS

Top watersports stars go head-to-head in The Sail For Gold Regatta

June 8-14 Making waves Weymouth and Portland, Dorset

June 12-14 Royal revs Cholmondeley Castle Garden, Cheshire The Cholmondeley Pageant of Power has all angles covered: the track, next to a 19th-century castle, hosts cars of all colours and marques, from racers to vintage stars, while formation fliers the Red Bull Matadors and the RAF Typhoon Display Team tempt eyes to the skies. There’s even action on the water, with RIB rides and jetskis on the lake. cpop.co.uk

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PAUL WYETH, HOLLIE FERNANDO, MATT WRAGG, JANE STOCKDALE, JAKOB EBREY

Forget leisurely days out on peaceful waters, the ISAF Sailing World Cup pits the world’s best elite sailors against each other in six intense rounds on the world’s oceans. After doing battle in Australia, America and France, the pack makes a splash in Weymouth and Portland, Dorset, at the same venues used to host the London 2012 Olympic competition. More than 400 boats and 600 sailors, including Olympic medallists and world champions, will fight it out in 10 categories for a place in the Abu Dhabi grand final in November. And for the first time kiteboarders have joined the global series, which stops in China before heading to the UAE for the big decider. sailing.org/worldcup

June 6-7 Shura thing Field Day, London When her song Touch received over 100,000 hits in a week, Moscow-born Shura, was more surprised than anyone. Since then her sparkling ’80s-inflienced tracks have won her famous fans, including Jessie Ware, for whom she produced a remix. Shura is playing at a plethora of summer festivals, including Field Day in her adopted home city of London. fielddayfestivals.com

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SAVE THE DATE

May 24 Blazing saddles County Wicklow

Three music festivals in beautiful surroundings

The Enduro World Series is one of the toughest tests of all-round mountain bike skill there is. Downhill runs combine with tough climbs and cross-country sections, leaving riders nowhere to hide. After kicking off in New Zealand, the series heads to Ireland for the second of eight rounds, to challenge competitors in a stunning-yet-punishing setting in County Wicklow.

After that, any of the world’s top riders left standing will head to Tweed Valley in the Scottish Borders to test their grit. enduroworldseries.com

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May Bearded Theory

The Enduro World Series rolls into the British Isles

May 24 Seen on screen

May 1-3 That’s Life

Schull, County Cork

Belvedere House, Mullingar

With a varied array of on-screen offerings from all corners of the globe, the Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival attracts patrons, including Steve Coogan, and international film fans to the picturesque Irish setting each year to indulge in well-told stories. fastnetshortfilmfestival.com

Celebrating a decade of hedonism in all its forms is Life festival, where you’re invited to go wild with musical masters including Nas, Squarepusher and Skream. Plus get a different sort of thrill on a big wheel, take to the climbing wall or try kayaking. life-festival.com

May 22-24 Rallycross Lydden Hill, Canterbury

Camden, London If bricks and mortar could speak, no doubt the walls of Camden’s historic music venues could tell stories to rival the best. And music history is still being made. Camden Rocks takes over 20 of the bestknown musical haunts for one day packed with rock, indie, punk and everything in between. Funeral For A Friend and Heaven’s Basement are among those rocking out. camdenrocksfestival.com

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May Sunrise Celebration Learn wilderness skills in the picturesque Wye Valley and get your festival fix too, with four days and nights of delights. Musical offerings include Kosheen, Kraft Kuts and King Porter. sunrisecelebration.com

Heaven’s Basement play Camden Rocks

May 30 Ready to rock

An award-winning three-day small festival with great music across five stages in an amazing 250-acre estate in South Derbyshire. The 2015 line-up includes British Sea Power and New Model Army. beardedtheory.co.uk

When British Touring Car star Andrew Jordan made a one-off appearance at last year’s British FIA World Rallycross stop, he didn’t imagine he’d end up on the podium. But he secured an impressive third place against some of the world’s best drivers in a dust-filled showdown. This year he’s back to see if he can do even better. The World RX of Great Britain is the fourth round of a 13-stop world series. Racing greats, including Swede Mattias Ekstrom, will make sure Jordan’s job isn’t easy for him as they go wheel-to-wheel in some of the most high-octane racing around. lyddenhillco.uk

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May Shindig Weekender This new boutique offering takes place at a secret location near Bath and celebrates UK dance culture in all its forms. Norman Jay, Joey Negro and Dub Pistols are among those bringing the beats. shindig-events.co.uk

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NEW. TROPICAL WINGS.

30 THINGS WE WANT RIGHT NOW THE R ED BULLETIN SUMMER ESSENTIALS

Forget Christmas wish lists: this is the kit to make the most of the warmer months. Adventure across land and sea to a soundtrack of your choosing.

And look good while you’re doing it

01 MEAN MACHINE

DUCATI SCRAMBLER FULL THROTTLE. This flat-track-style, aggressive-looking bike with its V2, 803cc, 75hp engine is at home on the racetrack. But a Termignoni racing exhaust and streamlined handlebars make it suitable for everyday use. ducati.com THE RED BULLETIN

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MOBILE HOME ATACAMA EXPEDITION MOTORCYCLE TENT. Heading into the wild? This tent only weighs 6.5kg, but can keep two people and one bike warm and dry. redverz.com

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LOOK SHARP

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THIN LINE SCANTON, BY TOMMY HILFIGER. These narrow-leg, cotton jeans are the right fit for any party. tommy.com

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SOG BLADELIGHT CAMP KNIFE. ­The handle has six LED diodes producing 30 lumens, so nocturnal man can see what he’s hacking away at. sogknives.com

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HARD SHELL

HITCASE PRO. Your iPhone 6 can now survive a 10m plunge into water or a 2m fall to the ground. hitcase.com

HE AIN’T HEAVY TREK SUPERFLY FS 9.9 SL XX1. Mountain bikes don’t come any lighter than this.

The full-suspension, carbonframe bike with Avid XX hydraulic disc brakeset is the first choice for World Cup racers. trekbikes.com

07 SPACE BOAT THE QUADROFOIL. Boats can be quiet, too. This new electric number produces no noise, no emissions and lifts you above the waves. It has a top speed of 40kph and a range of about 100km. And, most reassuringly, it’s unsinkable. quadrofoil.com

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09 MAN UP DIESEL ONLY THE BRAVE WILD. Apparently real men smell of grapefruit, lemongrass, lavender, cedar wood, coconut water and a touch of black pepper. diesel.com

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ROLL YOUR EYES NIVEA ENERGY EYE ROLL-ON. If the night went on longer than you predicted, use the skin’s own coenzyme Q10 to wash away bags under the eyes. nivea.com THE RED BULLETIN

ABOUT TIME

SONY SMARTWATCH 3. With built-in GPS, 4GB of storage and a music player, this clever wrist companion will have you ditching your mobile. sonymobile.com

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LOUD SPEAKER FUGOO TOUGH XL. This shock-resistant, waterproof speaker can produce up to 100 decibels, so wherever you go, the party can follow. Available from July. fugoo.com

BEACH BOY S OLIVER SHIRT. You don’t have to have the perfect body to cut a good figure as you walk along the beach in this airy cotton vest. soliver.eu

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CLEVER CANS

AVEGANT GLYPH. With a flick of the headband, these noise-cancelling headphones transform into a super-sharp, 1280 x 720-pixel private cinema screen that sits on your nose like a pair of glasses. avegant.com

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ON TRACK CARRERA DIGITAL 132 RACE PARTY. Don’t own a supercar? Driving a Porsche or Ferrari around this 8m track is the next best thing. carrera-toys.com

15 FIREWATER

BULLEIT BOURBON FRONTIER. Take the edge off. This Kentucky whiskey has a mild taste and notes of vanilla and honey. bulleit.com

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SHIRT STYLE THOMAS SABO WHEEL OF KARMA CUFFLINKS. Choose sterling silver and black zirconia for when your cuffs need to look their best. thomassabo.com

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RIDE WITH THE PACK BROOKS PICKWICK. Any stylish urban biker will love this linen rucksack with leather straps. It’s practical, too: it can hold up to 24 litres. brooksengland.com

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UP IN YOUR GRILL WEBER PERFORMER DELUXE. Real men barbecue their meat, but there’s nothing wrong with a bit of comfort, with an ignition system, a stainless steel grate and a heat shield. weber.com THE RED BULLETIN

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TAKE IT STRONG

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LUMBERJACK CHIC WOOLRICH BERING WOOL SHIRT IN PLAID. The perfect pure wool shirt for any camping trip. woolrich.com

OXX COFFEEBOXX. Wouldn’t the great outdoors be greater with quality coffee? This piece of kit is waterproof, dustproof and shock-resistant. oxx.com

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REFLECT ON THIS

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GET ON BOARD BELLAGIO 12.0.

This inflatable 10.9kg, 366cm expedition board is big enough for lake-top adventures and will fit in your bag afterwards. croslake.com

SUNDIAL

CASIO EDIFICE. This classic, solar-powered chronograph, with solid stainless steel case and mineral glass, can connect to your mobile via Bluetooth 4.0 and announces incoming e-mails. casio-europe.com

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LACIE MIRROR. A black plastic hard drive? Boring. This 1TB design piece is made of Corning Gorilla Glass. lacie.com

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ADIDAS EVIL EYE EVO PRO L. When things get hot, you’ll be thankful for sunglasses with a sweat-blocker and ventilation. adidas.com

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FULL FAT SCROOSER SCOOTERS. This is the Harley Davidson of scooters, with an electric engine that gets it to a brisk 25kph. The hefty tyres are more than a match for any bumps in the road. scrooser.com

TOOL TIME LEATHERMAN TREAD QM1. Who can resist a toolbox for your wrist? Slide a screwdriver out of a link or use the bottle-opening stainless steel strap in an instant. leatherman.com

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AND ACTION! GARMIN VIRB ELITE. Shoot over three hours of action in full HD with this fully remote-controllable, programmable little camera. GPS and WiFi capability come as standard. garmin.com

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NEAT NECKLACE POLICE RELIANCE. This stainless steel chain with linear cross pendant was designed with men in mind. policelifestyle.com

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THE NORTH FACE THERMOBALL HYBRID HOODIE. A versatile, functional jacket that’s waterproof, windproof and breathable. thenorthface.com

CROSS-COUNTRY

ADIDAS TERREX SCOPE GTX. The perfect choice for easy terrain, with waterproof GORETEX lining and cushioning in the heel. adidas.com THE RED BULLETIN

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MAGIC MOMENT

To create his series of unexpected images called True Wind, windsurfer Max Matissek goes in search of places considered unsurfable. Then, with the help of a crew, winch, ramp and the necessary airflow, he proves everybody wrong. The 27-year-old then transfers the photographs – this is one of the first – to canvas and turns them into abstract paintings. maxmatissek.com

Freestyle windsurfer Max Matissek produces surf-art in seemingly impossible places

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