As you probably know already, the Red Bull Rampage is moving to a new zone this year. Starting from the same ridge as the 2008-2013 editions, the new zone is on the other side of the same mountain - to the riders' right. Also new for 2014, the riders will have a whole week to work on their lines before the contest, which hopefully should provide ample time not only to dig but also for the riders to actually practice on their features before having to drop in for their qualification or contest runs. In charge of the organized part of the 2014 build is Dave Smutok, of Highland Mountain Bike Park fame. He has been on site with a build crew preparing some of the biggest features already, but now the riders have arrived to carve in the rest of their lines. Follow their adventures as the contest draws ever closer, right here!
September 23, 2014
Uhhhhhhhhh bring a parachute?? Cam Zink's line looks wild! Photo from Red Bull.
Kyle Strait preparing to get barreled:
Jeremey Witek hangs on to the Zink/Strait line for dear life as Katie Holden gets the snap:
A glimpse of Brandon Semenuk's line, courtesy of Brock Twitch. If that's the size of the landing, it's probably pretty big...
Flowfest line update from CPGANG:
September 21, 2014
The riders are digging! It's a feeding frenzy out there with all the competitors scrambling for the pick of the lines. Kyle Strait and Cam Zink have settled on what looks like something pretty wild for the top of their line...
Jeremy Witek letting it all hang out while working on the Zink/Strait line (snap by Justin Olsen):
Justin Olsenย also shared this snap of Geoff Gulevich letting loose on a drop line.
Kyle J, Makken, and R-Dog have teamed up to create the "Flow Fest line". How cool is that?
CPGANG shared a little work in progress:
September 12, 2014
Heavy thunderstorms rolled through the area, creating flash floods that made building (or even driving up the site access road for that matter) impossible. Interstate 15, the main road leading to Vegas, was half washed away by the enormous quantities of water. The Rampage site itself was not really damaged, according to Dave. Catch the full update HERE.
September 11, 2014
The goal this year is to keep the terrain as natural as possible, but there are some features that need to be built to provide the riders with opportunities they would not have had with just 1 week of digging by hand.
To be more precise, and the answer the question on everybody's mind: yes, there will be some wood, but we are only talking about 3 features in total, and these are being built to make sure some of the zones link up.
The GoPro step-down is the first feature to receive a little carpentry love. At 50 out and 20 down, it's no walk in the park, but more importantly, it was the only way to link this part of the mountain to the next zone. With a lip on it, we should see some nasty tricks here too!
Catch up with all the build action at Redbull.com, and stay tuned for more updates as we get closer to the biggest event in freeriding - we can't wait!
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