Seventeen riders took to the red rock cliffs of southwestern Utah today, with Canadian Brandon Semenuk ultimately taking the win in a historic run.
Source: press release
After Thursday’s groundbreaking Red Bull Rampage women’s race, won by New Zealand’s Robin Goomes, the men’s event left spectators breathless.
The Canadian started his first run strongly, stunning with a highly technical Tailwhip into his double drop, but what looked like a podium-worthy run came to a halt when he fell while attempting a Flip Whip.
After two and a half hours of grueling wind-fighting, Semenuk returned to the starting gate to launch again for his second run, one of only two riders to do so.
Once the right weather window was found, Semenuk stomped both his Tailwhip and Flip Whip to earn a 92,73 run score and his fifth Red Bull Rampage win, the only rider in Red Bull Rampage history to do so.
Spain’s Bienvenido Aguado Alba won the BFGoodrich Tires Toughness Award for racing in the final despite a serious crash the day before on his canyon gap.
The McGazza Spirit Award voted by riders went to Ethan Nell for his return to Red Bull Rampage with a solid ride, while the DECKED Digger Award went to the team of Brandon Semenuk, Justin Wyper and Evan Young, who have worked closely with the five-time champion for years.
Finally, the Utah Sports Commission's Best Trick Award went to Tom Van Steenbergen for landing a huge Front Flip on the biggest drop on his line.
“It’s really cool to win Best Trick, I’m super excited about the Front Flip,” said Canadian Van Steenbergen. “The Front Flip has been in the works for a long time and it’s been a lot of work to get it.”
2024 Red Bull Rampage RANKING
- Brandon Semenuk – CAN – 92.73 points
- Syzmon Godziek – POL – 91.66
- Tyler McCaul – USA – 90.66
- Tom Van Steenbergen – CAN – 89.33
- Kurt Sorge – CAN – 87.16
- Thomas Genon – BEL – 85.83
- Carson Storch – CAN – 85.00
- Adolf Silva – ESP – 83.50
- Ethan Nell – USA – 82.33
- Kyle Strait – USA – 78.66
- Brendan Fairclough – GBR – 76.00
- Reed Boggs – USA – 74.66
- Talus Turk – USA – 72.00
- Luke Whitlock – USA – 70.66
- Tom Isted – GBR – 50.53
- Welcome to Aguado Alba – ESP – DNF
- Cam Zink – USA – DNF
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