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Crashed Ice

Stormont transformed as 40,000 fans flock to Belfast's staging of Crashed Ice

Parliament Buildings as you’ve never seen them before.

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 Prestige Worldwide compete against Team Ice Crew Sebastian Marko / INPHO Sebastian Marko / INPHO / INPHO

Team Living The Dream took the spoils on Friday night as they moved to second in the overall standings

Team Living The Dream compete against Couch Garden Crew

It took organisers 34 days to construct the track at Parliament Buildings

General view from the Red Bull Crashed Ice eventCrew Dan Sheridan / INPHO Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO

From top to bottom, it took racers about 40 seconds to complete the track

General view from the Red Bull Crashed Ice eventCrew Dan Sheridan / INPHO Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO

40 Irish racers took part over the two-day event

Team Phenom compete against Hill Bombers Sebastian Marko / INPHO Sebastian Marko / INPHO / INPHO

The event was watched by 120 million people worldwide

Team Finland compete against The Mountain Rockers Sebastian Marko / INPHO Sebastian Marko / INPHO / INPHO

Stormont provided an idyllic backdrop as crowds flocked to catch a glimpse of the extreme sport

The Swiss Squad compete against Team PB & J Daniel Grund / INPHO Daniel Grund / INPHO / INPHO

The tour now ups sticks and heads to Canada for the finale of the 2015 Championship

Team Prestige Worldwide celebrate with Team Living the Dream and Team Couch Garden Crew Dan Sheridan / INPHO Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO

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