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<\/a><\/p>\nBefore heading up the hill, Cam Zink had a bit of family time and hung out with his wife and daughter.<\/p>\n
Tom Van Steenbergen strapping up for the ride of his life.<\/p>\n Brett Rheeder takes on last look at a jump that was not only a nightmare to build, but super difficult to ride, with loads of exposure.<\/p>\n Cam Zink was the first rider to drop in. Unfortunately he bobbled in both runs and didn’t get to 360 this massive drop at the bottom. A straight air will have to do until next year.<\/p>\n Bienvenido Aguado found and built an interesting line and rode pretty well all week. Unfortunately a bobble took him out on run one and an early crash dashed his chances in run two.<\/p>\n Carson Storch was the first to put down a seriously good run and may have been judged slightly harshly due to going early. He greased a massive 360 at the bottom of the hill.<\/p>\n When Carson went to improve his score in the second run, he unfortunately over-rotated on that same 360 and blew his tube out. There’s still a Rampage win in his future.<\/p>\n Emil Johannson quickly adapted and looked way less “slopestyle” and much more “freeride” in Utah.<\/p>\n His lower drop was 54 feet – he did just one run and was happy with it after greasing a massive suicide no-hander. Not a bad debut.<\/p>\n Speaking of no handers…Aggy was just having fun and charging. Here he is up top…<\/p>\n After being quite content upon landing this massive drop, Aggy was perfectly happy to do just one run.<\/p>\n Reed Boggs’ had a good mix of tech and flat out charging.<\/p>\n Reed would no hand his lower drop and, like many other riders, was also be content with one run.<\/p>\n Suicide no handers seemed to be a theme on big drops and step downs. Vinny T was no exception, and a stylish run with some big moves landed him in 10th.<\/p>\n After not completing his runs last year, Brandon Semenuk raised the bar with a flat drop flip on this double drop and took an early lead. Look at how hard he’s yanking in the first frame above!<\/p>\n DJ Brandt rode clean and nailed his ultra technical chute – one of the most under appreciated features on the hill.<\/p>\n DJ also got some big spins in, unsurprisingly.<\/p>\n Reece Wallace, like the Boggs and Johannson – who he shared this drop with, also did a huge suicide no hander on the lower drop.<\/p>\n Proving he’s one of the best all around mountain bikers in the world, Brendog sent a huge backflip on his horrendous canyon gap and greased it. It was a legendary move with a tight entrance and an awkward flat landing.<\/p>\n Another brutal feature in Bren’s line was this treacherous chute – it is completely vertical in some sections. He casually did a nose wheelie into it…you know – for fun.<\/p>\n Kurt Sorge sent a rather large drop near the bottom. Unfortunately he missed grabbing his bars on a flip suicide no hander on his last jump right after this and suffered a concussion upon crashing.<\/p>\n Szymon Godziek went huge in both of his runs, improving his first run substantially in his second. Here he is popping a 360 off into the crowd.<\/p>\n More suicide no handers. Big dog Kyle Strait got a huge extension and went deep on this drop. He took a second run, looking to improve, but like Sorge, bobbled and crashed.<\/p>\n T-Mac stepped things up and flipped a step down at a similar level to the drop that everyone else was no handing. The entrance to this was a bit more tech with a narrow slot as the run-in.<\/p>\n Tyler also blasted the biggest drop on the hill. He took two runs but didn’t really improve in the second run. He landed his third 5th place finsh.<\/p>\n Tommy G had a rough crash in practice a few days back, but he managed to strap it up and put down a decent run. Here he is on his exposed double drop feature.<\/p>\n Just like last year, Tom Van Steenbergen went absolutely huge on the same flat drop flip. He did a front flip out of the start gate and had an incredible run overall, landing in third.<\/p>\n Local boy Ethan Nell stepped it up huge this year and upgraded from a no hander to a big flat drop flip on his lower drop.<\/p>\n Ethan also did two 450’s on hip jumps on the upper and lower part of the mountain.<\/p>\n Another angle of Ethans flip. With moves like this, he’ll likely win a Rampage at some point here…<\/p>\n Much like his run last year, Andreu was on a heater of a run, electrifying the crowd with back to back big moves like 360’s going right into flips off the landing.<\/p>\n Unfortunately his wild style got him into a bit of trouble and he crashed quite hard. He took a second run and rode well, but crashed on a 360 with the finish line in sight. This was the jump that gave last year’s winner Brett Rheeder a hard time. He cased it in his first run and was docked accordingly.<\/p>\n In his second run, he added a can can to his enormous flat drop flip and managed to ride the troublesome jump after it smoothly. He was rewarded handsomely with a second place finish and Best Trick.<\/p>\n Brendog went back up to the top, but didn’t exactly do a second run. He stopped mid mountain to do 30 push ups to pay homage to Jordie Lunn.<\/p>\n Semenuk had some small backup moves in case he needed to do a second run, but as it wasn’t necessary, he treated us to a victory lap instead.<\/p>\n The G.O.A.T at the finish line.<\/p>\n Fist bumps for the fans…<\/p>\n Brandon joins Kurt Sorge in the Red Bull Rampage 3 time winners club.<\/p>\n Brett Rheeder with his well deserved Best Trick award.<\/p>\n Szymon Godziek took home People’s Choice.<\/p>\n After moving to the area from Aptos, Tyler McCaul clearly put everything into Rampage and thus was given the McGazza Spirit Award.<\/p>\n Rheeder’s diggers were some of the hardest working on the hill, chipping away at a massive rock face for an entire week. No one was surprised that they won the Digger Award.<\/p>\n Speaking of not being surprised, you can’t be shocked that Vinny T won the style Award.<\/p>\n After being judged a bit harshly, it was nice to see Brendog not only up his game, but also receive a good score in 4th. He was hyped all week and had great energy all around.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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