Red Bull Rampage

The Red Bull Rampage is an invitation-only freeride mountain bike competition held near Zion National Park in Virgin, Utah, United States, just to the north of Gooseberry Mesa. From 2001 till 2004, it was held off the Kolob Terrace Road, on the western boundary of Zion National Park.[1][2]

History

The competition took place from 2001 till 2004. However, by 2005 the organizers put the event on hold to try to find a new venue. After a three-year hiatus, Rampage returned in 2008 at a new venue.[3] The organizers introduced wooden features for the 2008 event. Previously, the competition took place on a natural piste, meaning it was devoid of manmade features.[3]

The event usually occurs in October. Its format is similar to freestyle skiing and freestyle snowboarding, where competitors are judged on their choice of lines down the hill, their technical ability and the complexity and amplitude of tricks. Since its inception, Red Bull Rampage has become the super bowl of Freeride MTB.[4]

At the first ever Rampage in 2001, the prize money for the event was $8,000. In 2025, first place takes home $100,000. This makes Rampage the most lucrative mtb event.[5]

Results

2025

Date: 17-19 October 2025[6]

  • GoPro Moment: Jaxson Riddle
  • Best Trick: Jaxson Riddle – Backflip Heel Clicker
  • Toughness Award: Adolf Silva
  • Digger Award: Team Hayden Zablotny – Dakoda Osusky & Harper Simon
  • Kelly McGarry 'McGazza' Spirit Award: Aiden Parish

2024

Date: 10-12 October 2024[7]

  • Best Trick Award: Tom Van Steenbergen (front flip)
  • Samsung Trailblazer Award: Brendan Fairclough
  • BFGoodrich Toughness Award: Bienvenido Aguado Alba
  • Kelly McGarry 'McGazza' Spirit Award: Ethan Nell
  • DECKED Digger Award: team of Brandon Semenuk

2023

Date: 13 October 2023[8][9]

  • Kelly McGarry Spirit Award: Bienvenido Aguado Alba
  • Best Style Award: Emil Johansson
  • Best Digger Award: Reed Boggs' team of Caleb Holonko and Alan Mandel
  • Best trick: Bienvenido Aguado Alba for the front flip canyon gap
  • Toughness Award: Kyle Strait
  • People's choice: Bienvenido Aguado Alba

2022

Date: 21 October 2022[10]

  • Kelly McGarry Spirit Award: Tom van Steenbergen[10]
  • Best Style Award: Jaxson Riddle[10]
  • Best Digger Award: Brett Rheeder (team of Phil Mclean and Austin Davignon)[10]
  • Best trick: Brandon Semenuk (acid drop start)[10]
  • Toughness Award: Cameron Zink[10]

2021

Date: 15 October 2021[11][12]

  • Kelly McGarry Spirit Award: Brage Vestavik[11]
  • Best Style Award: Jaxson Riddle[11]
  • Best Digger Award: Jaxson Riddle and his team[11]
  • Best trick: Tom van Steenbergen (flat drop frontflip)[11]
  • Toughness Award: Cameron Zink[11]

2019

Dates: 22–25 October 2019[13]

  • People's Choice Award: Szymon Godziek[13]
  • Kelly McGarry Spirit Award: Tyler McCaul[13]
  • Best trick: Brett Rheeder (can-can backflip)[13]

2018

Dates: 23–26 October 2018[14]

  • People's Choice Award: Adolf Silva[14]
  • Kelly McGarry Spirit Award: Brendan Fairclough[14]
  • Best trick: Tom van Steenbergen (flat drop backflip)[14]
  • Cameron Zink and Bas van Steenbergen withdrew before the start.

2017

Dates: 26–27 October 2017[15][16]

  • People's Choice Award: Antoine Bizet (44% votes)[17]
  • Kelly McGarry Spirit Award: Pierre-Edouard Ferry[17]

2016

Dates: 12–14 October 2016[18][19][20]

  • People's Choice Award: Brandon Semenuk[20]
  • Kelly McGarry Spirit Award: Conor Macfarlane[20]
  • Best trick: Carson Storch (step down 360 drop)[20]
  • First double backflip in event history: Antoine Bizet
  • Prize fund: $200,000.[21]

2015

Dates: 15–16 October 2015[22][23][24][25]

  • People's Choice Award: Brandon Semenuk (25% votes)
  • Best trick: Sam Reynolds (Superman over the Canyon Gap)
  • Prize fund: $100,000.[5]

2014

Dates: 29–30 September 2014[26][27][28]

  • Best trick: Cameron Zink (360 drop)[27]
  • Prize fund: $75,000.[5]

2013

Dates: 11–13 October 2013[29][30][31][32]

  • Best trick: Cameron Zink[32]
  • Prize fund: $55,000.[32]

2012

Dates: 5–7 October 2012[33][34][35]

  • Prize fund: $40,000.[5]

2010

Dates: 1–3 October 2010[4][36][37]

  • Prize fund: $25,000.[5]

2008

Dates: 5–6 October 2008[3][38][39]

  • Prize fund: $20,000.[39]

2004

Dates: 30–31 October 2004[1][40][41][42]

  • Prize fund: $15,000.[1]

2003

Dates: 16–19 October 2003[43][44][45]

  • Prize fund: $12,000.[43]

2002

Dates: 12–13 October 2002[46]

  • There were 28 riders in the start list.[47]
  • Prize fund: $10,000.[5]

2001

Dates: 20–21 October 2001[48][49][50]

  • There were 22 riders in the start list. Twelve of them advanced to the final, including Myles Rockwell.[50]
  • Best trick: Kyle Strait ($500 prize).[50]
  • Prize fund: $8,000.[50]

Statistics

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