Last weekend we featured an old canyon gap sequence of Cam McCaul, and this weekend it's a new one. First place qualifying at Red Bull Rampage today, it doesn't get any fresher than this! - Ian Hylands
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Newsflash: Helicopter crash in Utah. A very small helicopter today crashed in Utah, the cause thought to be linked to the nearby mountain biking event: Red Bull Rampage. As the helicopter was passed over by an as-yet unknown flying object, failure of the aircraft's engines are thought to have occurred due to an ingestion of a large quantity of 'sick air'. Pilot testimony likened the object to two joined flying saucers, with one emitting a ratcheting clicking sound. The Pilot sustained minor injuries, the most significant of which was a hyper-extended stoke gland, but is said to be in an otherwise stable condition. Authorities have warned against further air traffic, as further large quantities of this air are expected to appear in the near future...
Peeps on here are fuktards, and have no sense of humor. Perhaps you used too many difficult words for some of them. Oh boy! Bring on the negs! Hahahahaha!
I iked the writeup savaninja, and the fact that you wrote it in proper form shows perhaps you have some talent in writing.... as far as cams canyon gap goes.... Awesome. glad it seems the wind has dcied down for you guys out there, keep up the inspiring and boundry pushing riding.
Savaninja, did you come up with your comment by looking at the one that I made weeks ago to win a free EVOC pack (which is sick!!!), or was that just a coincidence?
I don't remember it Vtwin, I may have seen yours but certainly didn't have it in mind when writing! I just wrote it because it looks like the heli is going down... If we are similar then I offer you the thought that great minds think alike And JojoHD It's OK, I thought mine was stupid until a few weeks ago
Watching videos on youtube of the redbull rampage was seriously what got me into riding in the first place. So stoked that its back again for 2012, such a great inspiration watchin these guys huckin crazy lines and pushing the limits of the sport and the bikes. cant wait for finals
He once cased a jump just to see how it would feel. He can whip in more than three dimensions. He doesn't usually race world cups, but when he does, he rides a hard tail. And wins. When he drinks red bull, he gives the red bull wings. He has been the winner of the red bull rampage for the past decade--even in the years when the event didn't happen. He is the most interesting mountain biker in the world: "I don't always ride big airs, but when I do, I try to emulate Cam McCaul. Stay stoked my friends".
This is literally Evil Knievel shit and guys like Cam McCaul make it look way too easy. The angle sure gives you an idea of how big the canyon really is and how severe the consequences are if you make any error whatsoever. You would have to be so on point and committed to hitting something like this... can't even imagine what it takes mentally to ride this stuff. The canyon gap and the Oakley sender have to be 2 of the biggest features in mountain biking ever. Best of luck to the riders who risk it all to push the sport of mountain biking.
Cam McCaul for president! If Mountain Biking was ever to need an ambassador, he would be easily be the best rider for the job. Attitude, ability, charisma, he has it all. It's dope to see him right up there again, would love to see him get a strong result this weekend, rip it up Cam!
Cam McCaul sent the canyon at Rampage,
with style that increases with age,
He threw a whip across the gap
And qualified first place with that.
One of the top freeriders on the world stage.
Agent McCaul. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to smash a insane run at Red Bull Rampage. A chopper will be En Route to make your escape in. Good luck Agent. This message will self destruct in 5 seconds.
It's take a kid mountain biking day in Canada, I'm going to take my son biking and then watch Rampage with him. Doesn't get any better than that. Oh and probably eat a lot of turkey
this sport would be ridiculously farther than it is today with events like rampage and joyride every single day, redbull may be overpriced and taste like shit but damn they sponsor everything, itd be sick to watch rampage every day!
Cam is but who drinks that ! Everyone knows redbulls only real rival is monster and they're like a poor relation ! Redbull still step up and put a serious amount of money and work into mountain biking and without them our chosen sport wouldn't be were it is today !
I want to thank the world of mountain biking for something else to be thankfull for this weekend, the rampage, while the rest of the world eats a sh*t ton of turkey im going to be working hard so that on day i could ride in a event like this, and be thankfull that i started biking of course. Good luck to the riders may the best man win.
Just watched the qualifiers about five minutes ago and they all seemed unreal, until cam's run, that was beyond possible!! A gap like that, honestly how much sick air can you get in a run, seems as though red bull really does give you wings!!
I heard hes on contract with the US Air Force. Apparently his helmet is outfitted with missile guidance system and a remote anti-aircraft trigger. After Rampage he's headed to Afghanistan. Good Luck Cam!
We're so used to see someone nail something like this we don't stop and think about how hard it actually is. PinkBike posts shit with stuff like this and we don't even blink. Sure, we might add it to our favorites, yet as most of us are just fans, we can't completely grasp what it takes to nail the Canyon Gap.
"Determined to get out of the shadow of older brother Cam McCaul, Tyler McCaul added a small amount of 'n-heptane-isooctane-naphtha-kerosene' (aka jet fuel--stolen from a helicopter refueling nearby) to Cam's pre-run 16.9 oz. Red Bull™. Expecting that his older brother would feel nauseous and pull out from competition, Tyler was taken aback when, just prior to dropping in, Cam burped out a fireball reminiscent of those emanating from the winged reptiles of medieval mythological folklore. Cam, showing no sign of nausea or surprise at the fireball, dropped in and began what would be the best run of the day. With only the 60 foot gap between him and the crowd of scantily clad, screaming pro-hoes, a spark flew from his overheating rear disc and ignited a Jet Fuel vapor infused flatus at which point Cam launched into orbit (coincidently almost colliding with the helicopter whose fuel he was then digesting). He stylishly maneuvered his bike and body sideways to reduce his speed upon reentry and then landed smoothly on the sculpted transition. Tyler's malicious actions thus backfired (pardon the pun) as Cam held the top position after the first day. Furthermore, Red Bull™ has announced the launch of a Cam McCaul inspired energy drink aptly named, "Afterburner". Cam says he doesn't hold it against his younger brother Tyler. “I’ve been drinking that stuff for years. It tastes great," Cam chuckled, "but it does give me gas."
"and to your left, the world's greatest big mountain biking event; and if you look closely, you can see what appears to be Cam McCaul sending a sick whip over that gnarly gap."
OK, it´s official: MacCaul has his own non-relativistic gravity field. Either that or he is capable of challenging the knowledge we have about gravity... Aren't NASA guys aware of that?
The Rampage is just insane. Pushes the limits of what you can do on a bicycle every year. Its awesome sequence that shows the scale and size of what people are sending bikes off (and making the landing) in 2012.
All those reports of "flying saucers" and other UFOs in the area decades ago were probably just sightings of Cam as a kid, practicing to get to this point.
I love the red bull on the side of the take off. It conjures the thought that the rider is riding up its backbone, and using the power and might of the jumping bull to launch himself across this spectacular chasm. All the riders taking part are animals!
so glad he used the dual 40 today. Conditions look evil. Cam is one coolmutha......what you say....I'm talkin bout Shaft .....he ......John tCaminator Shaft.
Riding to the takeoff and this is what i see, everybody in the Heli lookin at me I got a bike between my legs and I ain't afraid to send it, send it..... I'm steezy and I know it
I have a tee shirt that says that if you watch the movie Jaws backward it is a movie about a shark that throws up people until they open a beach. Watching McCaul throw down in nothing like watching jaws backward unless you watch the sequence with the photos upside down and then it looks like you are seeing it somehow reflected in a lake with a submerged helicopter in it. If you watch it on its side it like a bicycle booger shootin' out of easter island man's nose. Anyway, feckin' sending it with a one way ticket.
A woman has twins, and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named 'Amal.' The other goes to a family in Spain, they name him Juan'. Years later; Juan sends a picture of himself to his mum. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wished she also had a picture of Amal. Her husband responds, ''But they are twins. If you've seen Juan, you've seen Amal. p.s. gooooo Cam
helicopter: ground control, we have an object moving at great speed in our radar, ground control: is it threatening? helicopter: according to the radar its coming up straight towards us! ground control: shoot it down!! helicopter: negative sir. it was just Cam McCaul getting airtime, you cant shoot a legend!
And JojoHD It's OK, I thought mine was stupid until a few weeks ago 
