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Check out the results from the 2018 edition of Red Bull Rampage where Canada’s Brett Rheeder took the win in the famed high-mountain MTB freeriding contest.
On an all-new site the riders once again showed supreme courage to put everything on the line in the challenge of high-risk and high-reward riding that is Red Bull Rampage.
At the end of the contest Brett Rheeder stood on top of the podium wowing the judges with a flawless and technical run down the mountain. Rheeder was joined on the winners podium by Andreu Lacondeguy and Ethan Nell. They finished second and third respectively.
Tom van Steenbergen was rewarded with fourth place overall for a first run that included a massive flat drop backflip. A trick that would also ultimately see the Canadian take home the Best Trick Award. Thomas Genon was one of the few competitors to improve on his first run score in his second run but wasn’t able to break into the podium positions and finished 5th. Pre-event favourite Brandon Semenuk crashed on both his runs but did get to the finishing post on his first run to post a score. He would finish 16th.
With this being a new Rampage zone it was probably no surprise that there were few crashes out on finals runs. Most of the riders hadn’t been able to do full runs of their lines during the last day of practice so it was the pressure of finals day where they all had to lay it al out on the line.
Weather conditions on the mountain were good for finals day. The wind that can whip up in the Zion National Park behaved itself giving the riders one less thing to worry about. The 19 competitors taking part in finals were cheered on by probably the biggest crowd ever seen in Rampage contest history.
Red Bull Rampage 2018 results
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Brett Rheeder (CAN) – 89.66 points
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Andreu Lacondeguy (ESP) – 87.33
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Ethan Nell (USA) – 86.33
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Tom van Steenbergen (CAN) – 84.66
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Thomas Genon (BEL) – 83.33
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Tyler McCaul (USA) – 82.00
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Kyle Strait (USA) – 80.33
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Syzmon Godziek (POL) – 75.00
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Kurt Sorge (CAN) – 74.00
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Brendan Fairclough (GBR) – 67.66
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Adolf Silva (ESP) – 64.33
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Vincent Tupin (FRA) – 63.00
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Reed Boggs (USA) – 59.66
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Rémy Métailler (FRA) – 55.66
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Graham Agassiz (CAN) – 50.00
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Brandon Semenuk (CAN) – 36.00
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DJ Brandt (USA) – 33.33
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Carson Storch (USA) – 0.00
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Jodie Lunn (CAN) – 0.00
Did not start: Cam Zink (USA) and Bas van Steenbergen (CAN)
Riding Awards
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Mavik Best Trick Award: Tom van Steenbergen
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People’s Choice Award: Adolf Silva
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Kelly McGarry Spirit Award: Brendan Fairclough