Wednesday
Nov142012
tagged Bicycle, Downhill Mountain Bike, Freeride, GT Bikes, GT Fury, Gee Atherton, Red Bull Rampage |
Red Bull Rampage - unforgiving, scary, treacherous - and the best event of the year for freeride mountain bikers. From the building to the buildup, watch what it takes to really make this event happen, including a new angle of the infamous Zink canyon crash.
Freeride mountain biking crowned a new king as Canadian Kurt Sorge took the top spot in Red Bull Rampage. France's Antoine Bizet took second and Utah local Logan Binggeli came in third in a thrilling contest that saw huge jumps and flips all over the steep cliffs of Virgin, Utah.
Check out Kurt Sorge's winning run from the Red Bull Rampage 2012 Final, pulled directly from the webcast. Sorge was already sitting in first after run one, but instead of being satisfied with that he went all in on run two to tighten his grip on the first-place trophy.
How do you judge a mountain bike contest where the competitors create their own course? Red Bull Rampage 2012 judge Chris Lawrence explains the criteria that the team of judges is looking for, pointing out that it’s the rider who creates the most comprehensive run with the best use of the mountain terrain who will ultimately impress them the most.