Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers

Sport 2015

Available on Red Bull TV

Professional mountain biker René Wildhaber retraces the routes taken by the African-American Buffalo Soldiers of the 1890s who tested the potential military uses of bicycles and pioneered off-road biking.

Sport 2015

Starring René Wildhaber

EPISODE 1

Embarking on a Journey

René Wildhaber recounts how his imagination was fired up when he first read about the Buffalo Soldier bikers, and how it led to his off-road biking-meets-USA-history project.

3 min · 1 Jan 2016
EPISODE 2

In Soldiers' Footsteps

René Wildhaber and Ross Schnell begin their journey to discover the origins of the Buffalo Soldier bikers, and they quickly gain respect for what these men accomplished.

5 min · 1 Jan 2016
EPISODE 3

The Whole Enchilada

René Wildhaber fulfills a lifelong dream of riding the legendary bike trail, "The Whole Enchilada" in Utah, and goes horse-riding with a family of real cowboys.

4 min · 1 Jan 2016
EPISODE 4

The Evolution

René Wildhaber visits Red Bull Rampage to chart the progress made by bike use in the 20th century. He learns about the evolution of bicycles from modes of transport to sporting machines.

4 min · 1 Jan 2016

René Wildhaber

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Buffalo Soldiers

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Professional mountain biker René Wildhaber retraces the routes taken by the African-American Buffalo Soldiers of the 1890s who tested the potential military uses of bicycles and pioneered off-road biking.

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Released: 2015