2022 Rampage

[Buzzworthy]

Tomorrow morning live on ESPN+ at 10:30am mountain time.
Live on Redbull TV outside the US.

Kyle Strait already out with broken T4-6. In surgery now to stabilize T6.

https://cyclingmagazine.ca/mtb/big-h...-bull-rampage/

[toast2266]

Ooof, bummer about strait.

Semenuk's drop in off the top is bonkers. And I saw some pov clip from tmac. He's hitting massive drops and jumps on like a singletrack width trail. Zero margin for error.

[VTskibum]

I am conflicted about Rampage.

No one forcing these athletes to do this, but hard to watch what will almost guaranteed become life impacting/threatening injuries for these guys. I’ll still be watching though!


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[SKIP IN7RO]

brandon-semenuk-acid-drop-entry-red-bull-rampage-2022.html

[Buzzworthy]

Another view. Insane.
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRHCxf5y/

[adrenalated]

what in the absolute fuck is that drop in

RIP my productivity tomorrow

[SKIP IN7RO]

what in the absolute fuck is that drop in

RIP my productivity tomorrow

I think it's in the Brett Tippie video on PB where Semenuk said a couple of other riders were contemplating that drop-in, but decided it wasn't for them.

[skinipenem]

My day is gone tomorrow. I had plans to get soooo much done!

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[evdog]

I am conflicted about Rampage.

No one forcing these athletes to do this, but hard to watch what will almost guaranteed become life impacting/threatening injuries for these guys. I’ll still be watching though!

I find it hard to watch as well. I met Paul Bas the year before his rampage injury. Super nice humble guy, hard to reconcile with the injury he had and that he can't do what he loves anymore. I'll watch highlights, but not anything live.

[east or bust]

^Same

I think it’s a super cool event but honesty have no interest in watching it live.


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[skinipenem]

I find it hard to watch as well. I met Paul Bas the year before his rampage injury. Super nice humble guy, hard to reconcile with the injury he had and that he can't do what he loves anymore. I'll watch highlights, but not anything live.

Quite an interesting topic which I think we have discussed before, but honestly don't remember.

Is not watching the event live driven by not wanting to support the dangerous level competition rampage has reached or not wanting to see carnage? Or both? Apologies for the double negatives... too lazy to fix it right now

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[evdog]

More about not wanting to see massive carnage, for me.

Also I'm just not that interested in the slopestyle riding and big jumps anymore. If Rampage was more about riding gnarly natural lines I'd be more interested. But it's gotten so far beyond any sort of riding I'd ever do myself I just don't care anymore.

[jono]

Quite an interesting topic which I think we have discussed before, but honestly don't remember.

Vibes. Were you a competitor?

[Dantheman]

Also I'm just not that interested in the slopestyle riding and big jumps anymore. If Rampage was more about riding gnarly natural lines I'd be more interested. But it's gotten so far beyond any sort of riding I'd ever do myself I just don't care anymore.

IMHO, the early years where everything was raw were way sketchier. Riders going OTB stuffing into soft landings, washing out in piles of duff and falling off cliffs, etc. Calling it a slopestyle contest doesn't feel fair, either. Like FWT you can't win without tricking, but your line drives the score and all of these lines are completely ridiculous. Tricks are also a safer way to boost scores because the riders are are at the physical limits of what's possible. Finally, the athletes are 100% driving the format/style now, so I'm happy to just let them do their thing.


Covid booster+flu yesterday. Feel like crap and took the day off, getting to watch live is a nice silver lining. Andreu got underscored, his chute was nuts!

Stark on deck!

[raisingarizona13]

Things evolve and change. Some get that, some don't.

Everything that's going on today with Rampage is so much bigger and farther than when it was originally started and it's not just the riding, it's the building too. You can't go that big without preparing the take offs and landings. That's where the sport and even trail construction has been driven and sort of morphed into. I think it's fucking rad.

You can definitely tell where someones riding is at or where it had stopped growing at from their comments on these sorts of things. I'm getting old but I'm not stopping trying to progress my skills set, I just do it now at slow and safe sort of pace. I sure as hell ain't trying to do any of these super hero stunts but I'm thankfully not stuck in a rut either.

[Tap]

sucks that the live broadcast isn't free anymore

Go Carson Stortch, hometown Bend boy

[Dantheman]

sucks that the live broadcast isn't free anymore

Been a little glitchy too with a few long and annoying commercials.

[Dantheman]

Reed Boggs' hot mic FTMFW.

[Buzzworthy]

With this incoming storm not sure this wind is going to stop

[beaterdit]

Yeah that's kinda what I'm thinking. Only seven riders are opting in for a second run if they can.

Seems likely only increasing winds through tomorrow though. Comp might be over.


edit: Now down to four.

12:46 pm PDT The start list for the second runs has been updated and only Tyler McCaul, William Robert, DJ Brandt, Tom Van Steenbergen, Jaxson Riddle, Andreu Lacondeguy and Thomas Genon will be looking to drop in.

12:59 pm PDT Jaxson Riddle is making his way down having called off his run. It looks like two other riders have also called off a second run as well.

13:01 pm PDT DJ Brandt and Tom Van Steenbergen are the two other riders not riding a second run.

[Dantheman]

Dunzo. They were kind of due for wind issues, they've had really good luck the last few years but it's windy all the time down there.

[californiagrown]

Reed Boggs' hot mic FTMFW.

??? care to paraphrase?

[beaterdit]

Seconded!

[raisingarizona13]

??? care to paraphrase?

Fuck the mother fucking wind?

[Buzzworthy]

For the mutha fuckin win. Yeah I’d have loved to hear all of them on their lines.