The Red Bull Rampage is an invitation-only freeride mountain bike competition held near Zion National Park in Virgin, Utah, United States, just to the north of Gooseberry Mesa. From 2001 till 2004, it was held off the Kolob Terrace Road, on the western boundary of Zion National Park.[1][2]
History
The competition took place from 2001 till 2004. However, by 2005 the organizers put the event on hold to try to find a new venue. After a three-year hiatus, Rampage returned in 2008 at a new venue.[3] The organizers introduced wooden features for the 2008 event. Previously, the competition took place on a natural piste, meaning it was devoid of manmade features.[3]
The event usually occurs in October. Its format is similar to freestyle skiing and freestyle snowboarding, where competitors are judged on their choice of lines down the hill, their technical ability and the complexity and amplitude of tricks. Since its inception, Red Bull Rampage has become the super bowl of Freeride MTB.[4]
At the first ever Rampage in 2001, the prize money for the event was $8,000. In 2025, first place takes home $100,000. This makes Rampage the most lucrative mtb event.[5]
Results
Statistics
External links
References
- Mountains, Mud and Mayhem ar Red Bull Rampage 2004 www.descent-world.co.uk, retrieved 2016-05-12^
- Kyle Strait Revisits Rampage History Red Bull^
- Mike Berard. Rampage Came Back Bigger, Badder in 2008 www.redbull.com, retrieved 2016-05-12