Red Bull Rampage Rider Info
We just posted some quick Q&As with the riders competing in Red Bull Rampage: The Evolution; hit the link below to check 'em out!
Graham Aggasiz
Age: 18
Resides: Kamloops, BC
Favorite type of riding: Big mountain.
Favorite place to ride: Spring time in Kamloops.
Proudest moment on the bike: 3rd place at this year's Bearclaw Invitational.
Proudest moment off the bike: Graduating high school.
Latest video appearance: CKD.
What do you do when you're not riding? Build/dig.
I love: Geoff Gulevich!
I hate: Wind.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? An opportunity.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? To be honest, I have no idea.
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Gee Atherton
Age: 23
Resides: Oswestry, Shropshire, England
Favorite type of riding: Downhill.
Favorite place to ride: All the local downhill tracks at our house.
Proudest moment on the bike: Winning world champs this year.
Proudest moment off the bike: Watching my bro and sis win the Andorra World Cup this year.
Latest video appearance: NWD 9
What do you do when you're not riding? Play golf, ride moto, go skiing, hang out with a girlfriend.
I love: The new Oakley goggles.
I hate: Hippies.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? It's a chance to have some fun in a competition and get a bit wild on the bike, without having to worry about trying to win a championship.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? A whole load of head-nodding, hucker flat-landers.
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Dan Atherton
Age: 26
Resides: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Favorite type of riding: Anything, as long as it has flow; big jumps, a fast DH track...
Favorite place to ride: Our backyard at home.
Proudest moment on the bike: Winning Andorra World Cup, 2008.
Proudest moment off the bike: My house and backyard.
Latest video appearance: Our night section in Clay Porter's film FIRST.
What do you do when you're not riding? Drive the digger and fly to America to see my girl.
I love: My girl Lesley.
I hate: British weather, with a passion.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? Ever since the last Red Bull Rampage when Gee attended I have regretted not going along and riding. After checking out the venue earlier this year it looks to be a lot more suited to my riding style; there is a lot more opportunity for line choice and the lines that are there seem to be fast and flowing. After all the coverage and exposure of the previous Red Bull Rampage events I am super stoked to have been given this opportunity.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I think Red Bull Rampage is the place where riders have to step it up and push for what is possible on a bike. There will be a lot of eyes watching and waiting to see whether or not the sport has moved on from the previous events. Those previous events got so much coverage and media attention that everyone will be waiting for something very special.
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Paul Basagoitia
Age: 21
Resides: Minden, Nevada
Favorite type of riding: Slopestyle
Favorite place to ride: Whistler, BC
Proudest moment on the bike: Winning Crankworx.
Proudest moment off the bike: ?
Latest video appearance: NWD 9
What do you do when you're not riding? If I'm not riding, I'll either be on my boat or riding 110s.
I love: Mexican food
I hate: Sloppy Joes
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? It means a lot to me; it's the only big mountain contest we have, so it's pretty important.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I expect to see a lot of new-school tricks coming into big mountain riding.
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Darren Berrecloth
Age: 27
Resides: Qualicum Beach, BC
Favorite type of riding: Big mountain.
Favorite place to ride: Utah.
Proudest moment on the bike: Every day I'm riding it.
Proudest moment off the bike: ?
Latest video appearance: Seasons
What do you do when you're not riding? Fishing, snowmobiling, riding ATVs, building trails, building stunts, riding motocross.
I love: My girl, being outdoors, enjoying life.
I hate: Hate's a strong word, but I'd say I hate wind at times.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? Big mountain riding represent!
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? Bigger, faster, better!
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Robbie Bourdon
Age: 27
Resides: Nelson, BC
Favorite type of riding: Trail riding.
Favorite place to ride: At home here in Nelson.
Proudest moment on the bike: Maybe this big 360 I did this year in Green River, Utah. That and just being around so long in mountain biking.
Proudest moment off the bike: I don't know...
Latest video appearance: NWD 8.
What do you do when you're not riding? I work construction, and I do a lot of snowmobiling and skiing in the winter.
I love: Snow.
I hate: Tomatoes.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? It's a totally different discipline...
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? It's kind of hard to say what's going to happen. There are going to be some mind-blowing things you've never seen before. It's also going to be pretty tough, because there will be a lot of these kids who just ride slopestyle contests that may not want to go for it. Because of that, it may stay true to itself and not get too jibbed out.
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Garett Buehler
Age: 17
Resides: Nelson, BC
Favorite type of riding: Big bikes, high speed, large airs.
Favorite place to ride: BC
Proudest moment on the bike: Getting the invite to Rampage.
Proudest moment off the bike: Getting my driver's license.
Latest video appearance: Kranked 7 "The Cackle Factor"
What do you do when you're not riding? Hang out around Nelson with all my awesome friends.
I love: Girls.
I hate: Tight pants.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? A lot...
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I expect to see the sport pushed in ways it never has before, and I expect to experience some gnarly riding and some very nervous moments.
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James Doerfling
Age: 22
Resides: Kamloops, BC/Williams Lake, BC
Favorite type of riding: Freeriding/Slopestyle.
Favorite place to ride: Everywhere in BC.
Proudest moment on the bike: Every day that I'm shredding and progressing.
Proudest moment off the bike: Getting invited to Red Bull Rampage!
Latest video appearance: Kranked 7
What do you do when you're not riding? Work, snowboard, build new lines for filming and photos.
I love: Girls
I hate: Hating is Bad
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? It's the biggest mountain bike event I've ever been invited to and I'm super stoked to be a part of it to show people what I can bring to the table.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I expect to see a lot of new-school tricks brought into the big mountain lines. We are going to experience the sport progress to another level.
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Cedric Gracia
Age: 30
Resides: La Massana, Andorra
Home Country: France
Favorite type of riding: Riding in Vallnord bike park in Andorra.
Favorite place to ride: Andorra.
Proudest moment on the bike: Rampage '03.
Proudest moment off the bike: Las Vegas.
Latest video appearance: NWD
What do you do when you're not riding? Take care of business.
I love: Partying!
I hate: War.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? Red Bull Rampage brings back the real freeriding!
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? Big gaps.
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Geoff Gulevich
Age: 21
Resides: West Vancouver, BC
Favorite type of riding: I can't decide. I enjoy dirt jumping, trails, and big mountain too much!
Favorite place to ride: The shore.
Proudest moment on the bike: Hasn't happened yet... I hope!
Proudest moment off the bike: Whenever I get up from a big crash. Hahaha!
Latest video appearance: New World Disorder or CKD.
What do you do when you're not riding? Snowboard, build, hang with my lady, get up to trouble...
I love: Living.
I hate: Lazing.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? It's the one true freeride event!
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I can't even imagine.
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Trond Hansen
Age: 26
Resides: Hafjell, Norway
Favorite type of riding: Bike riding.
Favorite place to ride: Hafjell, Norway.
Proudest moment on the bike: Getting rid of my training wheels.
Proudest moment off the bike: Whenever I'm totally fine after falling off the bike.
Latest video appearance: Make it Work, and Barred for Life, coming in November.
What do you do when you're not riding? Ride MX, snowboard, skate, eat, sleep, and play my guitar.
I love: Being loved.
I hate: Being loved.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? One hell of a Bullfight.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I expect to see the old crazy Red Bull Rampage with more skills and fewer crashes.
Photo: Specialized
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Mike Hopkins
Age: 23
Resides: Rossland, BC
Favorite type of riding: Downhill, dirt jumping, you name it.
Favorite place to ride: Whistler, Kamloops, the Kootneys.
Proudest moment on the bike: The day the training wheels came off, at age 22.
Proudest moment off the bike: Winning the overall Canadian Freeski Championship.
What do you do when you're not riding? Ski professionally, cook, graphic design, BBQ, wakeboard - you know, live life.
I love: Gnocchi pasta, and fruit punch.
I hate: I'm not a hater.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? It's quite literally keeping the mountain in mountain biking. It's cliché, but it's true.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? Riding that is redefining style.
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Matt Hunter
Age: 25
Resides: Kamloops, BC
Favorite type of riding: Flowy, fast trails.
Favorite place to ride: Kamloops.
Proudest moment on the bike: My first wheelie ever.
Proudest moment off the bike: Nailing air guitar riffs.
Latest video appearance: Seasons.
What do you do when you're not riding? Adventuring of some sort.
I love: Fish
I hate: Malls
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? Freeskiing on bikes. Let's all get together and SEND IT!
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? Madness for sure.
Photo: Helly Hansen
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Mike Kinrade
Age: 26
Resides: Nelson, BC
Favorite type of riding: Mountain biking.
Favorite place to ride: Nelson, Invermere, Kamloops, Kelowna.
Proudest moment on the bike: Not sure if I've found it yet.
Proudest moment off the bike: When she said, "Yes".
Latest video appearance: Kranked 7
What do you do when you're not riding? Guitar, scoping, building, gardening, spending some QT with my lady.
I love: Mountains and clean air
I hate: Prairies and smog
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? It means I don't have to keep hassling Todd Barber anymore, and it means we're getting back to our roots.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I would like to see this as a true freeride comp. Natural lines with big hits and gnarly descents. Riding terrain that we aren't familiar with and can't build in our backyard. This way we see how skilled and accomplished we are as pro riders.
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Cam McCaul
Age: 22
Resides: Santa Cruz, California
Favorite type of riding: Shredding.
Favorite place to ride: Aptos, California in the winter and Whistler, BC in the summer.
Proudest moment on the bike: Learning to wheelie.
Proudest moment off the bike: Beating fools in ping-pong.
Latest video appearance: NWD 9 "Never Enough"
What do you do when you're not riding? Surf.
I love: Fuzzy puppy dogs.
I hate: When urinals splash back.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? A day in the dirt!
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? Some shredding for sure. I just want to do something cool that people will talk about.
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Kelly McGarry
Age: 26
Resides: Whistler, BC
Favorite type of riding: Slopestyle.
Favorite place to ride: Queenstown, New Zealand
Proudest moment on the bike: First magazine photo.
Proudest moment off the bike: Riding a rodeo bull.
Latest video appearance: Sketchy Lines.
What do you do when you're not riding? Snowboarding or chilling.
I love: Coffee ice cream.
I hate: Injuries.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? To me, Red Bull Rampage means pushing the limits of big mountain riding to a new level.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I expect to see some big tricks on natural terrain and experience riding in some high temperatures!
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Alex Prochazka
Age: 17
Resides: Whistler, BC
Favorite type of riding: Wet, fast trails.
Favorite place to ride: Whistler, BC.
Proudest moment on a bike: Double backflip in Austria!
Latest video appearance: NWD 9 "Never Enough".
What do you do when you're not riding: Ski.
I love: Afterbanging.
I hate: Vegetables.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? It's a totally "freeride" aspect of the sport and it gives a lot of riders who are good at big stuff but not so good at slopestyle to get their name out there.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I think we're going to see a lot more tricks than in previous Red Bull Rampage events.
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Brandon Semenuk
Age: 17
Resides: Whistler, BC
Favorite type of riding: Anything; trails, jumps, big mountain, etc.
Favorite place to ride: Aptos, California and Whistler, BC.
Proudest moment on the bike: Crankworx Colorado.
Proudest moment off the bike: ?
Latest video appearance: Floatin'
What do you do when you're not riding? Sleep and eat.
I love: Sushi.
I hate: Bad movies.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? A chance to compete in one of the most talked-about events in mountain biking.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? Same big airs, but with bigger tricks.
Photo: ©Ian Hylands/Red Bull Photofiles
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Kenny Smith
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Kurt Sorge
Age:19
Resides: Nelson, BC
Favorite type of riding: Freeriding.
Favorite place to ride: Kamloops, BC.
Proudest moment on the bike: Flipping a drop.
Proudest moment off the bike: Traveling.
Latest video appearance: NWD 8.
What do you do when you're not riding? Build, ride motocross, snowboard.
I love: Long rides in the mountains.
I hate: Flats.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? It's a revolutionary event that I am honored to be a part of.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? The level of riding is going to be stepped up huge.
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Kyle Strait
Age: 21
Resides: Costa Mesa, California
Favorite type of riding: The fast kind.
Favorite place to ride: Northstar at Tahoe and my house.
Proudest moment on the bike: Worlds 2005.
Proudest moment off the bike: Finishing school after so long.
Latest video appearance: NWD 8
What do you do when you're not riding? Go to the beach and ride the Time Machine.
I love: Building something and being able to finish it.
I hate: Not having hot sauce when I travel.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? The most fun and the most scared I have ever been.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I expect it to be completely crazy and twice as scary as the last one.
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Andrew Taylor
Age: 20
Resides: Santa Rosa, California
Favorite type of riding: Slopestyle
Favorite place to ride: Whistler, BC
Proudest moment on the bike: Making it as a pro rider.
Proudest moment off the bike: Making it through high school.
Latest video appearance: Drop In: Season 5.
What do you do when you're not riding? Chill
I love: Hot sauce
I hate: ?
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? How freeride contests got started.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? A lot more tricks going down.
Photo: Versus Cycles
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Guido Tschugg
Age: 32
Resides: Amerang, Munich, Germany
Favorite type of riding: Smooth.
Favorite place to ride: Hupfgarten at home.
Proudest moment on the bike: World Cup, 1st place.
Proudest moment off the bike: My 1954 Ford pickup.
Latest video appearance: Ridin' the Alps.
What do you do when you're not riding? Work on my track, ride motocross, ski.
I love: Yve.
I hate: War.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? Real big-mountain freeride.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I want to make the spectators noisy.
Photo: ©Marcel Laemmerhirt/Red Bull Photofiles
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Thomas Vanderham
Age: 24
Resides: North Vancouver, BC
Favorite type of riding: Downhill.
Favorite place to ride: BC.
Proudest moment on the bike: Lots of them, including competing in the previous Red Bull Rampage events.
Proudest moment off the bike: ?
Latest video appearance: Seasons
What do you do when you're not riding? Golf, hockey, soccer.
I love: Food
I hate: Traffic
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? Nervous excitement!
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I have no idea... The usual craziness.
Photo: Dakine
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Chris Van Dine
Age: 28
Resides: Park City, Utah
Favorite type of riding: It depends on the time of year; variety is key for me.
Favorite place to ride: POSH trails, Pennsylvania.
Proudest moment on the bike: I try to sidestep foolish pride.
Proudest moment off the bike: Seeing peers achieve their goals.
Latest video appearance: Latitudes.
What do you do when you're not riding? Try to optimize experience.
I love: Freedom.
I hate: The Bush administration.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? Good times in the desert; a true MTB event.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? Mormon fundamentalists.
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Cameron Zink
Age: 22
Resides: Costa Mesa, California
Favorite type of riding: I don't know; it changes all the time.
Favorite place to ride: Probably my favorite places are the Bourbon Street trails (plowed), Elevation jumps in '06 (gone), and Solame trails which I only got to ride once.
Proudest moment on the bike: Crankworx '06.
Proudest moment off the bike: Finishing "Git Sum," 2six Production's first release.
Latest video appearance: NWD9.
What do you do when you're not riding? Ride moto, try to surf, hang out at the beach, Rock Band.
I love: Women.
I hate: Women.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? Mountain biking at its best.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? Myself on the top of the podium.
Age: 18 Resides: Kamloops, BC
Favorite type of riding: Big mountain.
Favorite place to ride: Spring time in Kamloops.
Proudest moment on the bike: 3rd place at this year's Bearclaw Invitational.
Proudest moment off the bike: Graduating high school.
Latest video appearance: CKD.
What do you do when you're not riding? Build/dig.
I love: Geoff Gulevich!
I hate: Wind.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? An opportunity.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? To be honest, I have no idea.
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Gee Atherton
Age: 23
Resides: Oswestry, Shropshire, England
Favorite type of riding: Downhill.
Favorite place to ride: All the local downhill tracks at our house.
Proudest moment on the bike: Winning world champs this year.
Proudest moment off the bike: Watching my bro and sis win the Andorra World Cup this year.
Latest video appearance: NWD 9
What do you do when you're not riding? Play golf, ride moto, go skiing, hang out with a girlfriend.
I love: The new Oakley goggles.
I hate: Hippies.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? It's a chance to have some fun in a competition and get a bit wild on the bike, without having to worry about trying to win a championship.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? A whole load of head-nodding, hucker flat-landers.
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Dan Atherton
Age: 26
Resides: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Favorite type of riding: Anything, as long as it has flow; big jumps, a fast DH track...
Favorite place to ride: Our backyard at home.
Proudest moment on the bike: Winning Andorra World Cup, 2008.
Proudest moment off the bike: My house and backyard.
Latest video appearance: Our night section in Clay Porter's film FIRST.
What do you do when you're not riding? Drive the digger and fly to America to see my girl.
I love: My girl Lesley.
I hate: British weather, with a passion.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? Ever since the last Red Bull Rampage when Gee attended I have regretted not going along and riding. After checking out the venue earlier this year it looks to be a lot more suited to my riding style; there is a lot more opportunity for line choice and the lines that are there seem to be fast and flowing. After all the coverage and exposure of the previous Red Bull Rampage events I am super stoked to have been given this opportunity.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I think Red Bull Rampage is the place where riders have to step it up and push for what is possible on a bike. There will be a lot of eyes watching and waiting to see whether or not the sport has moved on from the previous events. Those previous events got so much coverage and media attention that everyone will be waiting for something very special.
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Paul Basagoitia
Age: 21
Resides: Minden, Nevada
Favorite type of riding: Slopestyle
Favorite place to ride: Whistler, BC
Proudest moment on the bike: Winning Crankworx.
Proudest moment off the bike: ?
Latest video appearance: NWD 9
What do you do when you're not riding? If I'm not riding, I'll either be on my boat or riding 110s.
I love: Mexican food
I hate: Sloppy Joes
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? It means a lot to me; it's the only big mountain contest we have, so it's pretty important.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I expect to see a lot of new-school tricks coming into big mountain riding.
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Darren Berrecloth
Age: 27
Resides: Qualicum Beach, BC
Favorite type of riding: Big mountain.
Favorite place to ride: Utah.
Proudest moment on the bike: Every day I'm riding it.
Proudest moment off the bike: ?
Latest video appearance: Seasons
What do you do when you're not riding? Fishing, snowmobiling, riding ATVs, building trails, building stunts, riding motocross.
I love: My girl, being outdoors, enjoying life.
I hate: Hate's a strong word, but I'd say I hate wind at times.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? Big mountain riding represent!
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? Bigger, faster, better!
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Robbie Bourdon
Age: 27
Resides: Nelson, BC
Favorite type of riding: Trail riding.
Favorite place to ride: At home here in Nelson.
Proudest moment on the bike: Maybe this big 360 I did this year in Green River, Utah. That and just being around so long in mountain biking.
Proudest moment off the bike: I don't know...
Latest video appearance: NWD 8.
What do you do when you're not riding? I work construction, and I do a lot of snowmobiling and skiing in the winter.
I love: Snow.
I hate: Tomatoes.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? It's a totally different discipline...
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? It's kind of hard to say what's going to happen. There are going to be some mind-blowing things you've never seen before. It's also going to be pretty tough, because there will be a lot of these kids who just ride slopestyle contests that may not want to go for it. Because of that, it may stay true to itself and not get too jibbed out.
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Garett Buehler
Age: 17
Resides: Nelson, BC
Favorite type of riding: Big bikes, high speed, large airs.
Favorite place to ride: BC
Proudest moment on the bike: Getting the invite to Rampage.
Proudest moment off the bike: Getting my driver's license.
Latest video appearance: Kranked 7 "The Cackle Factor"
What do you do when you're not riding? Hang out around Nelson with all my awesome friends.
I love: Girls.
I hate: Tight pants.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? A lot...
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I expect to see the sport pushed in ways it never has before, and I expect to experience some gnarly riding and some very nervous moments.
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James Doerfling
Age: 22
Resides: Kamloops, BC/Williams Lake, BC
Favorite type of riding: Freeriding/Slopestyle.
Favorite place to ride: Everywhere in BC.
Proudest moment on the bike: Every day that I'm shredding and progressing.
Proudest moment off the bike: Getting invited to Red Bull Rampage!
Latest video appearance: Kranked 7
What do you do when you're not riding? Work, snowboard, build new lines for filming and photos.
I love: Girls
I hate: Hating is Bad
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? It's the biggest mountain bike event I've ever been invited to and I'm super stoked to be a part of it to show people what I can bring to the table.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I expect to see a lot of new-school tricks brought into the big mountain lines. We are going to experience the sport progress to another level.
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Cedric Gracia
Age: 30
Resides: La Massana, Andorra
Home Country: France
Favorite type of riding: Riding in Vallnord bike park in Andorra.
Favorite place to ride: Andorra.
Proudest moment on the bike: Rampage '03.
Proudest moment off the bike: Las Vegas.
Latest video appearance: NWD
What do you do when you're not riding? Take care of business.
I love: Partying!
I hate: War.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? Red Bull Rampage brings back the real freeriding!
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? Big gaps.
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Geoff Gulevich
Age: 21
Resides: West Vancouver, BC
Favorite type of riding: I can't decide. I enjoy dirt jumping, trails, and big mountain too much!
Favorite place to ride: The shore.
Proudest moment on the bike: Hasn't happened yet... I hope!
Proudest moment off the bike: Whenever I get up from a big crash. Hahaha!
Latest video appearance: New World Disorder or CKD.
What do you do when you're not riding? Snowboard, build, hang with my lady, get up to trouble...
I love: Living.
I hate: Lazing.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? It's the one true freeride event!
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I can't even imagine.
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Trond Hansen
Age: 26
Resides: Hafjell, Norway
Favorite type of riding: Bike riding.
Favorite place to ride: Hafjell, Norway.
Proudest moment on the bike: Getting rid of my training wheels.
Proudest moment off the bike: Whenever I'm totally fine after falling off the bike.
Latest video appearance: Make it Work, and Barred for Life, coming in November.
What do you do when you're not riding? Ride MX, snowboard, skate, eat, sleep, and play my guitar.
I love: Being loved.
I hate: Being loved.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? One hell of a Bullfight.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I expect to see the old crazy Red Bull Rampage with more skills and fewer crashes.
Photo: Specialized
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Mike Hopkins
Age: 23
Resides: Rossland, BC
Favorite type of riding: Downhill, dirt jumping, you name it.
Favorite place to ride: Whistler, Kamloops, the Kootneys.
Proudest moment on the bike: The day the training wheels came off, at age 22.
Proudest moment off the bike: Winning the overall Canadian Freeski Championship.
What do you do when you're not riding? Ski professionally, cook, graphic design, BBQ, wakeboard - you know, live life.
I love: Gnocchi pasta, and fruit punch.
I hate: I'm not a hater.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? It's quite literally keeping the mountain in mountain biking. It's cliché, but it's true.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? Riding that is redefining style.
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Matt Hunter
Age: 25
Resides: Kamloops, BC
Favorite type of riding: Flowy, fast trails.
Favorite place to ride: Kamloops.
Proudest moment on the bike: My first wheelie ever.
Proudest moment off the bike: Nailing air guitar riffs.
Latest video appearance: Seasons.
What do you do when you're not riding? Adventuring of some sort.
I love: Fish
I hate: Malls
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? Freeskiing on bikes. Let's all get together and SEND IT!
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? Madness for sure.
Photo: Helly Hansen
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Mike Kinrade
Age: 26
Resides: Nelson, BC
Favorite type of riding: Mountain biking.
Favorite place to ride: Nelson, Invermere, Kamloops, Kelowna.
Proudest moment on the bike: Not sure if I've found it yet.
Proudest moment off the bike: When she said, "Yes".
Latest video appearance: Kranked 7
What do you do when you're not riding? Guitar, scoping, building, gardening, spending some QT with my lady.
I love: Mountains and clean air
I hate: Prairies and smog
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? It means I don't have to keep hassling Todd Barber anymore, and it means we're getting back to our roots.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I would like to see this as a true freeride comp. Natural lines with big hits and gnarly descents. Riding terrain that we aren't familiar with and can't build in our backyard. This way we see how skilled and accomplished we are as pro riders.
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Cam McCaul
Age: 22
Resides: Santa Cruz, California
Favorite type of riding: Shredding.
Favorite place to ride: Aptos, California in the winter and Whistler, BC in the summer.
Proudest moment on the bike: Learning to wheelie.
Proudest moment off the bike: Beating fools in ping-pong.
Latest video appearance: NWD 9 "Never Enough"
What do you do when you're not riding? Surf.
I love: Fuzzy puppy dogs.
I hate: When urinals splash back.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? A day in the dirt!
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? Some shredding for sure. I just want to do something cool that people will talk about.
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Kelly McGarry
Age: 26
Resides: Whistler, BC
Favorite type of riding: Slopestyle.
Favorite place to ride: Queenstown, New Zealand
Proudest moment on the bike: First magazine photo.
Proudest moment off the bike: Riding a rodeo bull.
Latest video appearance: Sketchy Lines.
What do you do when you're not riding? Snowboarding or chilling.
I love: Coffee ice cream.
I hate: Injuries.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? To me, Red Bull Rampage means pushing the limits of big mountain riding to a new level.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I expect to see some big tricks on natural terrain and experience riding in some high temperatures!
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Alex Prochazka
Age: 17
Resides: Whistler, BC
Favorite type of riding: Wet, fast trails.
Favorite place to ride: Whistler, BC.
Proudest moment on a bike: Double backflip in Austria!
Latest video appearance: NWD 9 "Never Enough".
What do you do when you're not riding: Ski.
I love: Afterbanging.
I hate: Vegetables.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? It's a totally "freeride" aspect of the sport and it gives a lot of riders who are good at big stuff but not so good at slopestyle to get their name out there.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I think we're going to see a lot more tricks than in previous Red Bull Rampage events.
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Brandon Semenuk
Age: 17
Resides: Whistler, BC
Favorite type of riding: Anything; trails, jumps, big mountain, etc.
Favorite place to ride: Aptos, California and Whistler, BC.
Proudest moment on the bike: Crankworx Colorado.
Proudest moment off the bike: ?
Latest video appearance: Floatin'
What do you do when you're not riding? Sleep and eat.
I love: Sushi.
I hate: Bad movies.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? A chance to compete in one of the most talked-about events in mountain biking.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? Same big airs, but with bigger tricks.
Photo: ©Ian Hylands/Red Bull Photofiles
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Kenny Smith
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Kurt Sorge
Age:19
Resides: Nelson, BC
Favorite type of riding: Freeriding.
Favorite place to ride: Kamloops, BC.
Proudest moment on the bike: Flipping a drop.
Proudest moment off the bike: Traveling.
Latest video appearance: NWD 8.
What do you do when you're not riding? Build, ride motocross, snowboard.
I love: Long rides in the mountains.
I hate: Flats.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? It's a revolutionary event that I am honored to be a part of.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? The level of riding is going to be stepped up huge.
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Kyle Strait
Age: 21
Resides: Costa Mesa, California
Favorite type of riding: The fast kind.
Favorite place to ride: Northstar at Tahoe and my house.
Proudest moment on the bike: Worlds 2005.
Proudest moment off the bike: Finishing school after so long.
Latest video appearance: NWD 8
What do you do when you're not riding? Go to the beach and ride the Time Machine.
I love: Building something and being able to finish it.
I hate: Not having hot sauce when I travel.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? The most fun and the most scared I have ever been.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I expect it to be completely crazy and twice as scary as the last one.
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Andrew Taylor
Age: 20
Resides: Santa Rosa, California
Favorite type of riding: Slopestyle
Favorite place to ride: Whistler, BC
Proudest moment on the bike: Making it as a pro rider.
Proudest moment off the bike: Making it through high school.
Latest video appearance: Drop In: Season 5.
What do you do when you're not riding? Chill
I love: Hot sauce
I hate: ?
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? How freeride contests got started.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? A lot more tricks going down.
Photo: Versus Cycles
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Guido Tschugg
Age: 32
Resides: Amerang, Munich, Germany
Favorite type of riding: Smooth.
Favorite place to ride: Hupfgarten at home.
Proudest moment on the bike: World Cup, 1st place.
Proudest moment off the bike: My 1954 Ford pickup.
Latest video appearance: Ridin' the Alps.
What do you do when you're not riding? Work on my track, ride motocross, ski.
I love: Yve.
I hate: War.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? Real big-mountain freeride.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I want to make the spectators noisy.
Photo: ©Marcel Laemmerhirt/Red Bull Photofiles
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Thomas Vanderham
Age: 24
Resides: North Vancouver, BC
Favorite type of riding: Downhill.
Favorite place to ride: BC.
Proudest moment on the bike: Lots of them, including competing in the previous Red Bull Rampage events.
Proudest moment off the bike: ?
Latest video appearance: Seasons
What do you do when you're not riding? Golf, hockey, soccer.
I love: Food
I hate: Traffic
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? Nervous excitement!
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? I have no idea... The usual craziness.
Photo: Dakine
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Chris Van Dine
Age: 28
Resides: Park City, Utah
Favorite type of riding: It depends on the time of year; variety is key for me.
Favorite place to ride: POSH trails, Pennsylvania.
Proudest moment on the bike: I try to sidestep foolish pride.
Proudest moment off the bike: Seeing peers achieve their goals.
Latest video appearance: Latitudes.
What do you do when you're not riding? Try to optimize experience.
I love: Freedom.
I hate: The Bush administration.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? Good times in the desert; a true MTB event.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? Mormon fundamentalists.
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Cameron Zink
Age: 22
Resides: Costa Mesa, California
Favorite type of riding: I don't know; it changes all the time.
Favorite place to ride: Probably my favorite places are the Bourbon Street trails (plowed), Elevation jumps in '06 (gone), and Solame trails which I only got to ride once.
Proudest moment on the bike: Crankworx '06.
Proudest moment off the bike: Finishing "Git Sum," 2six Production's first release.
Latest video appearance: NWD9.
What do you do when you're not riding? Ride moto, try to surf, hang out at the beach, Rock Band.
I love: Women.
I hate: Women.
What does Red Bull Rampage mean to you? Mountain biking at its best.
What do you expect to see/experience at this year's event? Myself on the top of the podium.
hola gente los filicito me gustaria conocerlos a todos son los mejores yo tengo una mountain cycle shockwane 2009 con una marzocchi 888 rc3 wc 2009 y me gustaria ver si eso agunta
what kind of bikes do you guy use and whats the price range
p.s you guys are awsomeeee
Awesome!! Freaks everywhere (that is not bad, that is good)!
Please, let me know what bikes you use...
PS: My english is bad im from Germany...
Greetings from Germany
Awesome!! Freaks everywhere (that is not bad, that is good)!
Please, let me know what bikes you use...
PS: My english is bad im from Germany...
Greetings from Germany