Nobody’s won more Rampages than Semenuk, with four. Brett Rheeder wins the 2018 Rampage (photo/Paris Gore, RBCP) Wildcards - chosen by a committee of former Rampage competitors, pro athletes, judges, and so on - round out the field. Rampage is invite-only, but riders who finish in the previous year’s top 10 qualify automatically. Lacondeguy at Red Bull Rampage 2018 in Virgin, Utah (photo/Paris Gore, Red Bull Content Pool) In the event of a tiebreaker, the judges consider the combined score of both runs. A panel of judges renders a score at the end. Red Bull Rampage FormatĮach rider gets two runs on finals day. That rider earns their stripes in the big dance after one rest day. Whatever they dream up, they need to start nailing it to have a real shot: Highlander-style, there can be only one Red Bull Rampager. “It’s a mix between your wildest dreams and what’s already there,” You have the freedom to build whatever you want and highlight your strong suits as a rider but you’re also building on a mountain,” he wrote in an email. “ try my best to ride anything and everything so I don’t pigeonhole myself or have a preconceived notion of what I’m going to build and ride before we get here. Rampage veteran Cameron Zink explained his process for the lead-up to the event. And riders can choose to share lines - that way, they can pool their digging resources.īecause the terrain is a blank slate, riders need to be ready for anything. Riders can still tweak their lines during this 4-day rehearsal period. 12 (photo/Bartek Wolinski, RBCP)Īfter that, practice starts. Andreu Lacondeguy and crew prospecting a line on Oct. You can’t use power tools, and the only structural materials Red Bull allows are sandbags, so the work is heavy. During the first four, they scout lines, groom trails, and build ramps with help from a hand-picked two-person crew. The lead-up to finals is 9 days long for athletes. But any deliberate spectator should also consider the craftsmanship and creativity that goes into creating the perfect display. The spectacle of Rampage doesn’t need verbal descriptions to be rad. ![]() Take a fireworks show engineered by dinosaurs while ramping monster trucks over explosions - that, but freeride MTB. If you don’t know why you should watch Rampage, watch this: If you miss it, you can spring for an on-demand replay on either platform after the fact. In all other countries, you can find the broadcast on Red Bull TV. If you’re in the U.S., you’ll have to plug into ESPN+ it’s got the exclusive rights here. Red Bull TV and ESPN+ will each broadcast finals day live. MDT on Friday, there are a couple of ways you can fire up your computer and still catch the mayhem. If you can’t get to Virgin, Utah, at 10:30 a.m. Here’s everything you need to know to tune in to the action. ![]() The rules, Red Bull says, are pretty simple: “ride down a mountain to the bottom of it, in one piece, in as spectacular a way as possible.” (Photo/Paris Gore, RBCP) They’ll tussle for the top spot and the accompanying notoriety while riding bikes with swingarms that look like they belong on motocross rigs. 21.īrett Rheeder, Cam Zink, Carson Storch, and others will all try to dethrone Brandon Semenuk, who’s won the last two straight Rampages and four all-time. ![]() Eighteen of the world’s best freeriders will hit the “course” (read: massive gaps that plunge between 100-foot sandstone cliffs) near Zion National Park starting Friday, Oct. Red Bull Rampage drops back into the southern Utah desert this weekend. Tune in to catch the world’s steepest, airiest, raddest MTB freeride competition. Tire Rear: Maxxis Minion DHR2 26 x 2.Unless you’ve seen Red Bull Rampage, you haven’t seen anything like it.Tire Front: Maxxis Assegai 27.5 x 2.5″ EXO+ Maxx Grip.Rear Brake: SRAM Code RSC | Extra long brake hose for 3 full rotations of handlebars.Front Brake: SRAM Code RSC | Routed through Zeb steerer tube.Shock: RockShox Super Deluxe Ultimate DH with MegNeg air can | 270 PSI, 4.5 tokens in Positive, 2 Bands in Negative, Rebound 5 clicks to closed, LSC 9 clicks to closed.Fork: RockShox Zeb Ultimate | 190mm, 44m offset, 3 Tokens, 63.5 PSI, HSC open, LSC 9 clicks to closed.Crankset: SRAM X01 DH DUB | 165mm, with custom crank damper.Derailleur: BlackBox XX1 Eagle AXS short cage.Frame: custom built Trek Session 27.5″ / 26″ Mullet.
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