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Red Bull Rampage Results 2021
It was excellent to have Rampage back after a two year hiatus and the riding lived up to lofty expectations, despite high profile riders like Brett Rheeder, Andreu Lacondeguy, and Brage Vestavik being absent due to injury.
A couple of familiar faces stood atop the podium, the Brandon Semenuk becoming the first 4-time winner and the first back to back winner. He took the unconventional approach of riding a single crown fork so he could bar spin and tailwhip. He overshot a landing on his first run and, as the last rider of last one, went straight to the top for his second run, which he stomped. He nailed the first flat drop tail whip and the first flip whips ever seen at Rampage in a run that oozed style and competence.
Kurt Sorge may have bested Brandon in amplitude, but he couldn't compete with the level of difficulty of his tricks having to settle for second while Reed Boggs blew a tire on a huge flat drop 360 in round 1 but nailed it on his second attempt to land on the podium.
Other Awards
Brage Vestavijk - Kelly McGarry Spirit Award
Jaxson Riddle Style and Builders Award
Tom Van Steenbergen - Best Trick
Tom Zink - Toughness Award
The shortest results list ever from Rampage. Everyone who did a run made the top ten, even those who did most of a run.
The champ!
Comments
Alex D
3 years, 2 months ago
Tom's crash colors everything about this event for me. When the penalty for a missed trick is to destroy your body, I can't applaud taking the risk.
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fartymarty
3 years, 2 months ago
I'm with you (as comment above).
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Perry Schebel
3 years, 2 months ago
have to agree. the amplitude (and resulting consequences for error) have grown too large to be sustainable. i think it's time to either can, or seriously re-configure the event.
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Morgan Heater
3 years, 2 months ago
It reminds me of Freesolo climbing. It should be a personal experience, no cameras, no crowds. Commercializing it makes it seem pretty dirty.
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thaaad
3 years, 3 months ago
He's an alien, confirmed.
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Sean Chee
3 years, 2 months ago
I fell asleep after the first run (it was 4am in Australia), I woke up after sorge’s run. Bummed I missed it live.
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Mark
3 years, 2 months ago
Is it just me or is it weird that there is next to no chatter about Rampage and TvS's crash yet Ferrentino's article gets huge play.
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fartymarty
3 years, 2 months ago
Rampage is a weird one for me.
Yes it's impressive and all but so far removed from what mere mortals can do on a bike. I can relate to WC DH/XC and EWS but not to Rampage. As such I don't generally watch it.
Also, I think it's only a matter of time before someone seriously injury themselves (or worse).
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