After having seen all the winning runs of the past seasons, now is the time for a brief recap on the 18 riders who will participate in this 16th edition. The near-imminent new Rampage will take place in southwestern Utah on Friday 21 October.
PROGRAM AND LIVE LINK RAMPAGE 2022
THE ROLL OF GOLD OF THE RED BUL RAMPAGE
Cameron Zink
Age: 36
Nationality: United States
Bio: Zink is from Carson City, Nevada. He started mountain biking at the age of 9 and at 16 he won the junior national dual slalom championship. He was hired by the Santa Cruz Syndicate team when he was 17 and he garnered us until the age of 20, he continued to race while also competing in Slopestyle.
Ethan Nell
Age: 25
Nationality: United States
Bio: Ethan Nell is a big fan of steep, wide descents and huge jumps. Specialized in freeride and a lover of the "natural", originally from the Rocky Mountains of Utah, Nell has ridden bikes and motorcycles for as long as he can remember. He started competing in motocross, then he tried the bikes and he never stopped. Ethan has participated in several competitions around the world, such as The Dark Fest Series, Red Bull Rampage and Crankworx.
Szymon Godziek
Age: 30
Nationality: Poland
Bio: Szymon Godziek is a Polish rider who is climbing the results of contests all over Europe. He lives in Wroclaw and when he's not on his bike he is at his city's Polytechnic studying for his degree. Szymon's best result is seventh place in the Big contest in Bavaria in Munich. His idol is travis Pastrana. His first contest in the Red Bull family was the WhiteStyle in Austria in 2011, which finished in sixth place. After a good start in 2012 he finished fourth in the Vienna Air King contest on the first stage of the FMB World Tour.
Kyle Strait
Age: 35
Nationality: United States
Bio: Not only has Kyle Strait won the Redbull Rampage twice (2004 and 2013), but he's also the only rider to have contested it every year since its inception in 2001. The XNUMX-year-old pro from Alpine, California competed in slopestyle, dual slalom, dirt jumping, downhill and BMX.
“I've done it all my life. I started riding when I was about six because I had a mountain bike instead of a motorcycle. I really wanted a motorcycle, but we couldn't afford it, so I got a mountain bike. I think my first “real race” was in 1998: one downhill and a dual slalom. From then on, I was super fixated on mountain biking. I would do every kind of race possible, and finally in 2001 at the age of 14 I did my first rampage. I also did some World Cup descents.” – Meet Kyle Strait | Stan's NoTubes
william robert
Age: 29
Nationality: France
Bio: An avid user of 2-wheeled vehicles, William loves riding his Harley and riding motocross. He also has a passion for skateboarding and snowboarding. Dedicating much of his time aboard these bikes helps him hone his incredible freeride talent and when he's not around, he's going to the French countryside to build routes.
DJ Brandt
Age: 28
Nationality: United States
Bio: DJ Brandt is a freerider with a casual style and inhuman tricks. He spends much of his time in the great mountains of Utah, exploring and building trails.
Reed Boggs
Age: 25
Nationality: United States
Bio: He lives in Hurricane in southern Utah. Lover of mountain biking, motocross and pitbike. The two wheels are his daily life. He has competed in Crankworx, Slopestyle and Freeride events, creating new desert routes and working on film projects.
Alexei Volokhov
Age: 28
Nationality: Canada
Bio: Raised in the mountain biking paradise of Nelson, British Columbia, Alex is a product of his environment. He prefers steep, bumpy tracks and long days in the mountains. His routine does not lack the constant construction and care of paths through the woods. His seasons are modeled between video productions, photo shoots and participation in events such as the Fest series. What makes him a great freerider is his love for all bikes, of all shapes. Alex is also a big supporter of outdoor activities and exercise. “Lets just ride bikes and have fun” - Alex Volokhov
Brett Rheeder
Age: 29
Nationality: Canada
Bio: The Candese from Mount Albert, Ontario, is often considered the greatest slopestyle prorider ever. He took his first sporting steps playing hockey, then he started practicing cross coutry and then moved on to slopestyle. In 2013 he won the gold medal at the X-Games in Monaco. He has won Rampage, X-Games, seven stages of CrankWorx and is the only one to have claimed the FMB Slopestyle World Tour Champion title four times.
Jaxson Riddle
Age: 21
Nationality: United States
Bio: Born and raised in St George, Utah, USA, Jaxson Riddle got his first bike from downhill when he was 15 years old and since when he hasn't stopped "pedaling". Surrounded by some of the best riding in North America, he's spent countless hours hitting the trails around his hometown.
All those hours of rehearsal brought Jaxson to ride with a style and composure that is much more reminiscent of a veteran rather than a youngster.
First introduced to the freeride scene by Reed Boggs, he became passionate about high speed and big jumps, and in a short time he traveled the world to take part in prestigious competitions.
Carving out a reputation for being a creative and fearless rider, Jaxson is seen as the future of freeride and will undoubtedly be one to watch this year.
Carson Stork
Age: 29
Nationality: United States
Bio: Born and raised in the mountain town of Bend, Oregon, Carson Stoch spent his early years riding BMX, motocross racing and snowboarding in the winter.
After graduating from high school and spending a couple of years studying economics, Storch devoted himself full-time to his career in mountain biking.
He achieved early successes in local races such as UpSide and UnderGround, where he finished fourth in 2012. In 2013 he made it to the cover of Bike magazine, a feat that turned him into a cycling celebrity. In 2014 after some hard work he qualified for the finals at Red Bull Rampage and finished in the top 10 in major contests such as GoPro Mountain Games, Swatch Prime Line, Red Bull Joyride and Red Bull District Ride.
In 2018, Storch secured second place at the Crankworx Freeride Dirt in Whistler, and remains an outstanding competitor on the Freeride Mountain Bike World Tour.
Brandon Semenuk
Age: 31
Nationality: Canada
Bio: Born in the paradise of MTB, he already competed in competitions at the age of 6 cross country. At the age of 14 he left XC to devote himself entirely to Freeride, a discipline that allowed him to develop his great talent. “Live following your passions” – Brandon Semenuk
Dylan Stark
Age: 30
Nationality: United States
Bio: Dylan is known for big jumps, crazy whips, and crazy tricks. He comes from humble origins and has put body and soul into guiding him, the determination and willpower employed on this path, according to him, saved his life. Lately, thanks to the love he feels for all bikes, he has discovered limitless potential in e-bikes.
Tyler McCaul
Age: 33
Nationality: United States
Bio: Tyler grew up on two wheels, initially on motorcycles and eventually transitioned to mountain bikes through his brother Cam. Until the age of 19 he raced in downhill then moving on, out of passion, to freeride, starting to compete in various cotests around the world.
Andreu Lacondeguy
Age: 33
Nationality: Spain
Bio: Andreu Lacondeguy is a freerider and freestyle motocross athlete from Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, he started competing in four cross at the age of 10 becoming regional champion; he then moved on to BMX and racing downhill winning a contract with Team Maxxis when he was 15 years old. In 2008 he won the Crankworx Whistler and was also one of the first to do a double somersault on a mountain bike during a competition. In 2012 he won the Red Bull Berg Line event in Winterberg, bronze medalist at the X-Games in Munich in 2013 in the Mountain Bike Slopestyle event and winner of the Red Bull Rampage in 2014. He finished as runner-up in 2015 and 2018. In 2015, he and Kurt Sorge, Graham Aggasiz, Nico Vink, Makken Haugen and Nick Pescetto launched the Fest series.
Thomas Genon
Age: 29
Nationality: Belgium
Bio: Thomas took an impressive victory at the 2012TRIX in 26, in the same year he finished third in the overall standings of the FMB World Tour. Since then, he has taken podiums at the Vienna Air King, Red Bull Rampage and King of Dirt. In 2014 he took the victory in the Hall of Dirt and in slopestyle by winning the FISE WORLD Andorra, the FISE WORLD Montpellier and the second place at the Crankworx in Les 2 Alpes. In 2015 he won the FMB World Tour title.
Tom Van Steenbergen
Age: 32
Nationality: Canada
Bio: From racing in the Juniors to the Pro category, Tom "tomtom" van Steenbergen hit his first podium at Crankworx in 2010. He started his two-wheel journey at the age of 6 and competed for the first time in BMX at 12 years. His favorite moment at Crankworx so far has been competing in the 2016 CLIF Bar Dual Speed & Style Finals against his brother Bas, during that battle he made the first double-backflip ever performed in the competition.
Kurt Rises
Age: 33
Nationality: Canada
Bio: Kurt Sorge is a professional freerider from Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. Although he has won Red Bull Rampage three times (2012, 2015, 2017), Kurt is still a simple guy who likes to live a “simple” life: huge jumps, a small cabin and mountains as far as the eye can see.
