A SELL-OUT CROWD of 24,000 packed into the Stormont estate last night for the second and final day of the Red Bull Crashed Ice Belfast.
Around 140 competitors from around the world took part in the Ice Cross Downhill World Championship with Belfast the only non-winter location to stage the tour.
Racers flew down the purpose-built 430-metre-long ice track from one end of the estate to the other at speeds of up to 65kph as Canadian Scott Croxall made it three wins from three with triumph in the individual event.
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As many of 40,000 people attended the event over the two days. The Canadian city of Edmonton will host the fourth and final stage of the 2015 Championship next month.
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Sebastian Marko / INPHO / INPHO
Team Living The Dream took the spoils on Friday night as they moved to second in the overall standings
It took organisers 34 days to construct the track at Parliament Buildings
Dan Sheridan / INPHO
Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO
From top to bottom, it took racers about 40 seconds to complete the track
Dan Sheridan / INPHO
Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO
40 Irish racers took part over the two-day event
Sebastian Marko / INPHO
Sebastian Marko / INPHO / INPHO
The event was watched by 120 million people worldwide
Sebastian Marko / INPHO
Sebastian Marko / INPHO / INPHO
Stormont provided an idyllic backdrop as crowds flocked to catch a glimpse of the extreme sport
Daniel Grund / INPHO
Daniel Grund / INPHO / INPHO
The tour now ups sticks and heads to Canada for the finale of the 2015 Championship
Stormont transformed as 40,000 fans flock to Belfast's staging of Crashed Ice
A SELL-OUT CROWD of 24,000 packed into the Stormont estate last night for the second and final day of the Red Bull Crashed Ice Belfast.
Around 140 competitors from around the world took part in the Ice Cross Downhill World Championship with Belfast the only non-winter location to stage the tour.
Racers flew down the purpose-built 430-metre-long ice track from one end of the estate to the other at speeds of up to 65kph as Canadian Scott Croxall made it three wins from three with triumph in the individual event.
As many of 40,000 people attended the event over the two days. The Canadian city of Edmonton will host the fourth and final stage of the 2015 Championship next month.
Team Living The Dream took the spoils on Friday night as they moved to second in the overall standings
It took organisers 34 days to construct the track at Parliament Buildings
From top to bottom, it took racers about 40 seconds to complete the track
40 Irish racers took part over the two-day event
The event was watched by 120 million people worldwide
Stormont provided an idyllic backdrop as crowds flocked to catch a glimpse of the extreme sport
The tour now ups sticks and heads to Canada for the finale of the 2015 Championship
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