GoPro Contest - July Winner Announced

Aug 11, 2015

by Pinkbike Staff

You. Your bike. Any Line. Anywhere.

GoPro and Pinkbike have teamed up yet again to bring you another round of the Line of the World contest for 2015. Last session over 270 entries were received and the four monthly winners took home $1000 each plus a shot at the $20,000. Think you have the gnarliest line and can capture it in a unique way? Bust out your GoPro and start submitting those POV clips to get yourself into contention for the monthly $1000 and a shot at the $20,000 and all the glory that goes with winning the raddest POV contest ever.

FIRST PLACE - SAM PILGRIM

JUDGES SCORECARDS

Oli Da Costa
Cinematography & Composition - 17
Perspective & Difficulty Shooting - 25
Performance & Style - 22
Beauty & Lighting - 20
TOTAL - 84

Paul Rak
Cinematography & Composition - 18
Perspective & Difficulty Shooting - 18
Performance & Style - 24
Beauty & Lighting - 21
TOTAL - 81

Scott Secco
Cinematography & Composition - 20
Perspective & Difficulty Shooting - 20
Performance & Style - 25
Beauty & Lighting - 25
TOTAL - 90

GRAND TOTAL - 255

SECOND PLACE - REMY METAILLER

JUDGES SCORECARDS

Oli Da Costa
Cinematography & Composition - 20
Perspective & Difficulty Shooting - 22
Performance & Style - 15
Beauty & Lighting - 20
TOTAL - 77

Paul Rak
Cinematography & Composition - 20
Perspective & Difficulty Shooting - 20
Performance & Style - 22
Beauty & Lighting - 24
TOTAL - 86

Scott Secco
Cinematography & Composition - 20
Perspective & Difficulty Shooting - 20
Performance & Style - 25
Beauty & Lighting - 24
TOTAL - 89

GRAND TOTAL - 252

THIRD PLACE - PAT SMAGE

JUDGES SCORECARDS

Oli Da Costa
Cinematography & Composition - 20
Perspective & Difficulty Shooting - 22
Performance & Style - 22
Beauty & Lighting - 17
TOTAL - 81

Paul Rak
Cinematography & Composition - 20
Perspective & Difficulty Shooting - 17
Performance & Style - 15
Beauty & Lighting - 15
TOTAL - 67

Scott Secco
Cinematography & Composition - 25
Perspective & Difficulty Shooting - 25
Performance & Style - 25
Beauty & Lighting - 20
TOTAL - 95

GRAND TOTAL - 243

FOURTH PLACE - NICO QUERE

JUDGES SCORECARDS

Oli Da Costa
Cinematography & Composition - 15
Perspective & Difficulty Shooting - 15
Performance & Style - 15
Beauty & Lighting - 15
TOTAL - 60

Paul Rak
Cinematography & Composition - 21
Perspective & Difficulty Shooting - 21
Performance & Style - 21
Beauty & Lighting - 20
TOTAL - 83

Scott Secco
Cinematography & Composition - 20
Perspective & Difficulty Shooting - 20
Performance & Style - 20
Beauty & Lighting - 20
TOTAL - 80

GRAND TOTAL - 223

FIFTH PLACE - DARREN BERRECLOTH

JUDGES SCORECARDS

Oli Da Costa
Cinematography & Composition - 17
Perspective & Difficulty Shooting - 20
Performance & Style - 17
Beauty & Lighting - 17
TOTAL - 71

Paul Rak
Cinematography & Composition - 17
Perspective & Difficulty Shooting - 16
Performance & Style - 19
Beauty & Lighting - 19
TOTAL - 71

Scott Secco
Cinematography & Composition - 20
Perspective & Difficulty Shooting - 18
Performance & Style - 20
Beauty & Lighting - 20
TOTAL - 78

GRAND TOTAL - 220

HONORABLE MENTION - DELANEY KAVANAUGH

HONORABLE MENTION - ANDREW RIVERA

The Judges

OLI DA COSTA
Oli da Costa moved into video production and post-production 16 years ago, filming, editing and creating motion graphics for film, TV and online under his company, Fraktiv. In 2011, Oli co-founded geebeebee media, producing and filming content for Pinkbike, Crankworx and leading bike brands. Oli also advises international broadcasters on editing techniques and workflow.

PAUL RAK
Hey, I’m Paul Rak. I live in North Van BC and constantly move between Whistler and my home. I travel the world, I ride bikes and I occasionally work as a professional spectator. I’m a fan of viewing and filming any two wheeled adventures and most recently acted as head judge for the Red Bull Rampage.

SCOTT SECCO
Scott Secco is the director of Builder and a contributing editor on Pinkbike.com. A GoPro user in many of his own projects, he brings a discerning eye to the contest jury.

Prizing
$20,000 Grand Prize
5 x $1,000 Monthly Winners
5 x GoPro 4 Black Edition Cameras - Monthly

The Contest
Full details, judging criteria and official rules here.

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86 Comments

159 1

BogdanBirleanu (Aug 11, 2015 at 1:19)

A GoPro contest for everyone to get into but the winners are always the GoPro sponsored riders,i'm not saying that they are not good riders,but it's weird to see that a sponsored guy wins a contest hosted by the company he's sustained by ..

20 2

foreverforum260 FL (Aug 11, 2015 at 1:25)

Same argument, different thread...

47 5

Frilko (Aug 11, 2015 at 3:28)

another gopro contest, another shitty campaign to promote their own riders. Oh Gopro, you never disappoint.

barzaka FL (Aug 11, 2015 at 4:15)

Check their winter line contest, it was awesome and people had the whole winter to submit videos. And the winner's line was my favourite indeed. And he got 20K $

25 3

dogma13 (Aug 11, 2015 at 4:36)

It should be about building your own line and ride it. Not to go onto the crankworx course to show off your final run. Sam, you can be happy that Rheeder didn't enter, otherwise you would be 2nd !!!!!

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Protour (Aug 11, 2015 at 5:09)

Yeah allowing competitive runs where the athlete already made a bunch of money takes the fun out of it for me. I like the creative local trails I've never seen, not the bike park freeways that have already been posted a zillion times on youtube.

10 1

fuzzhead45 (Aug 11, 2015 at 5:21)

Came here to make sure people were calling out GoPro for its B.S., was not disappointed. At least this time they didn't start with a rule that said GoPro affiliates couldn't enter then eliminate it half way through

13 0

rustyhorse (Aug 11, 2015 at 6:26)

this defeats the purpose of a contest when you're literally using professional athletes who are already sponsored. This platform was horribly put together and only showcasing pros takes all the creativity and fun out of it. I'm sure there are a ton of awesome amateurs who submitted footage that took hours of riding and perfecting. Go pro dropped the ball on this one in my opinion. If I want to watch Sam pilgrim throw it down I'll watch his highlight reel from the event. That slopestyle run had bad lighting on top of it all...better rethink this next contest or you'll have people buying Sony action cams out of spite.

bilsmy (Aug 11, 2015 at 7:19)

It really does come across as just a way for GoPro to showcase, support and award their riders without hosting an actual event. I don't have problem with their pro riders participating, if this were location event we'd all want to see them there anyway. Heck, the total purse for this is twice that of their Mountain Games in Vail, the competition should intense for this money. In this context seems it makes more sense to have pro and amateur classes and maybe some "attendance" prizes and really build it into a virtual event.

stefanfresh (Aug 11, 2015 at 7:20)

Never mind that guys...why does Andrew have his nevegal mounted backwards....?

idafreerida (Aug 11, 2015 at 8:15)

Reel Cameras are better just saying........I think gopro needs a new marketing strategy the "Upro" for pros and "gopro" for the rest of us....

scott-townes (Aug 11, 2015 at 8:50)

Check out the Line of the Winter version of this contest to see how it should be run. Funny, another winner where he just used footage from another contest he was going to film anyways... I wonder if Pilgrim is already sponsored by GoPro... so glad I'm not wasting my time on this contest this time around. Sorry, Pat, your entry was the best.

geerumm (Aug 11, 2015 at 9:49)

Guess you can still dream about becoming an honorable mention...

rustyhorse (Aug 11, 2015 at 10:37)

@bilsmy I think that's a great idea! Would love to see an interactive virtual event put together somehow - I think the online voting platform isn't good cause of hacker accounts but there's gotta be a way to create a platform that would be draw the amateurs into the events.

meesterover (Aug 11, 2015 at 11:18)

I am going to support your sentiments (and mine as well) buy not purchasing another GoPro product, thus "unsupporting" stuff like this with my wallet.

On that note, there are some pretty nice alternatives these days.

fuzzhead45 (Aug 11, 2015 at 11:23)

"...Employees of Sponsor and Administrator, Sponsor’s and Administrator’s parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, fulfillment or other coordinating agencies, individuals providing services to Sponsor or Administrator through an outsourcer or temporary employment agency during the Contest Period (collectively, the “Contest Entities”), and their respective immediate family members and persons living in their same household whether related or not, are not eligible to participate in the Contest." just gonna ignore this section right here......

BogdanBirleanu (Aug 11, 2015 at 11:53)

Thanks for the comments,i saw line of winter and it was way better in my opinion ..plus Teo (the guy that wins ) wasn't sponsored by GoPro,plus he was bloody pro ..

BogdanBirleanu (Aug 11, 2015 at 11:55)

Oh yes,i really liked Pat Smage,sick riding skills + sound + video quality and creativity ..

MasterSlater (Aug 11, 2015 at 15:25)

I concur with your original statement. In what is essentially an ad campaign, GoPro awards a pro that it already sponsors... This defeating the whole point. They seem more than a bit out of touch here... Yeah, the winner's line is amazing, on a track that someone else built. But it's no more amazing than 3rd place, which actually shows some creativity. Mission failed GoPro.

29 0

JoshuaO (Aug 11, 2015 at 1:11)

Pat Smage's was definitely the most creative one

alexander80 (Aug 11, 2015 at 4:04)

It is always strange if the votes of the judges differ that much. Rak gives him 67 points, Secco 95 points. Incredible that Rak judges Smage's performance and style with just 15 points

codfather1234 FL (Aug 11, 2015 at 7:09)

It must be especially challenging riding with that accuracy, on that bike, with your camera smashing into trees and whirring around your head like some imbalanced helicopter rotor blade

30 2

fatfingur (Aug 11, 2015 at 2:19)

How to WIN this contest. Number 1 rule: You need to be sponsored by GoPro.

22 1

gavlaa (Aug 11, 2015 at 2:08)

Why are they giving away GoPros as a prize to people who obviously already have one!?!?!? Most of them get sent them for free so it's just another one to add to the pile.

5 11

barzaka FL (Aug 11, 2015 at 4:16) (Below Threshold)

Do you read bro? They get 1K $ and chance for the 20K prize

11 8

gavlaa (Aug 11, 2015 at 4:45)

Yes but obviously you can't..... what does it says on the next line down? Oh yeah, they're also giving away GoPros as prizes. Bellend.

Karpiel073 (Aug 11, 2015 at 4:53)

barzaka read what it says directly above the poll box.

barzaka FL (Aug 11, 2015 at 8:10)

Yes, I read it, my point was that they also get some money.

The fact that sponsored GoPro riders win is another topic. The marketing team probably believes that a non-gopro-sponsored guy can win the competition *akh-no-akh-way-akh*

Karpiel073 (Aug 11, 2015 at 10:01)

@gavlaa I've always wondered what a bellend was. Do tell.

17 1

StanMarsh (Aug 11, 2015 at 4:24)

How do you score 20+ in beauty & lighting when your clip is a contest run? Zero control over when and what you're riding meaning zero thought going into the 'beauty and lighting' for your clip.
And Remy scoring 15 for 'performance'...wow...clearly Oli does not ride bikes, that was such a gnarly line!

spencerbrawn (Aug 11, 2015 at 7:05)

Agreed! Upvote for you!

unconvinced (Aug 11, 2015 at 13:46)

Yeah, I can't believe Remy rode that shit clipped in!

pittman9 (Aug 12, 2015 at 14:46)

And go pros make things look flat? That looked steep as tits

10 0

cherouvim (Aug 11, 2015 at 3:41)

This is like a painting contest for the general public where Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Van Gogh and Picasso would be (alive and) allowed to enter the contest. Very motivational and very fair indeed. NOT.

2 10

barzaka FL (Aug 11, 2015 at 4:17) (Below Threshold)

Would you watch someone riding a flat trail with 20km/h? I will deff not.

topherdagopher FL (Aug 11, 2015 at 9:24)

I'd rather go pro gave the money to one of the unknown shredders out there of which there are many. Tons of guys fucking rip and a contest like this would give them really great exposure.

Sshredder (Aug 11, 2015 at 7:13)

POV,s always look like POV,s. Composition? what ever. And the money goes to a pro. Nice to see Go Pro supporting the average guy.
BTW POVs are bloody boring.

makdthed (Aug 11, 2015 at 2:33)

oh dear - that feeling of Déjà vu - dont think GoPro read the comments section last year then!! - which basically means no matter what you say on here the industry takes no notice lol

iLePatrice (Aug 11, 2015 at 2:48)

GoPro contest should be a No-Pro contest...honestly, who of us can really compete with these guys?!

Frilko (Aug 11, 2015 at 3:26)

should be a "no-GoPro sponsored rider" contest

iLePatrice (Aug 18, 2015 at 4:09)

I ment what I wrote....No-Pro, because we all know very well how good they are, even the worst of them!

nutelladonut (Aug 11, 2015 at 3:22)

Disappointing result. Stoked for Sam Pilgrim, just wished it gave recognition for those who try just as hard without the "brand" name.

steezer (Aug 11, 2015 at 1:41)

Pilgrim's sponsored by GoPro!!! Off.

Eneite FL (Aug 11, 2015 at 2:02)

Remy and Berrecloth too...

SmashedFungi (Aug 11, 2015 at 9:36)

Not questioning Pilgrims skills, but this is just a simple, almost average helmet cam run of a average crankworx course... There a better, way more creative edits by not sponsored riders...

trailstar2danman (Aug 12, 2015 at 5:43)

Biggest Add bust ever, *&%*&^$&%$#@!@#$%^&*()_)(*&^%$%$#@%$*&^)(*&.
"...Employees of Sponsor and Administrator, Sponsor’s and Administrator’s parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, fulfillment or other coordinating agencies, individuals providing services to Sponsor or Administrator through an outsourcer or temporary employment agency during the Contest Period (collectively, the “Contest Entities”), and their respective immediate family members and persons living in their same household whether related or not, are not eligible to participate in the Contest." just gonna ignore this section right here......

this should apply

wilflucky (Aug 11, 2015 at 3:33)

The whole contest doesn't make sense to me.

ustemuf (Aug 11, 2015 at 7:10)

How can you be so ignorant GoPro/pinkbike?

IsaacO (Aug 11, 2015 at 9:10)

its like they don't read the comments at all, like not even once.

devin-m (Aug 11, 2015 at 16:13)

This is actually pretty lame. I feel as though GoPro sponsored athletes riding in a contest or race should not be allowed to enter this contest.

crisrx77 (Aug 11, 2015 at 20:48)

This contest is a big let down. When the winners are pro bikers and no real amateurs have a chance to win. A waste of time for regular bikers that summit videos

iammarkstewart (Aug 12, 2015 at 0:11)

@dkav1021: I say you're top 5 anyway. Why? Because:

1) Classic GP moment: your buddy Geoff is ocd about "Is it on? Is it blinking?" and you just whatev, take off.
2) Next Classic GP moment: I don't know your buddy Geoff, and I still don't, because he obviously trusted you to provide the obligatory face-grab light-check...except you just rode off not giving two shits.
3) Not even knowing why your vid is mixed up in these shenanigans. (This could be my fave.)
4) Trying to smash @RedBurn in the face with some humble pie. (No, maybe this is my fave.)
5) You're a dude riding and not crashing. At my level, good stuff. Thanks for making sure I wasn't watching a page full of contest re-runs.

DKav for president. Or at least $1000.

dkav1021 (Aug 12, 2015 at 5:49)

thanks man! hahah.

dja35 (Aug 11, 2015 at 12:48)

How about a contest for the "normal" guys that don't ride for a living

audible (Aug 11, 2015 at 2:37)

Usually even if you are affiliated with a company you can't even enter let alone win the bloody thing, what the hell Gopro?

Props to Sam though :-)

NCFX (Aug 11, 2015 at 7:09)

how to win: be a sponsored gopro athlete, extract the SD card, send it to the contest.

nvranka (Aug 11, 2015 at 10:54)

"HONORABLE MENTION - DELANEY KAVANAUGH"

Are you kidding me? This contest is a f*cking joke... of all of the submissions they honorably mention a couple of intermediate riders floating small jumps with little to no style....

Not saying I'm MASSIVELY better than these guys, but I also wouldn't expect my most proud videos to get an honorable mention in a contest like this.

dkav1021 (Aug 11, 2015 at 11:22)

Calm down, this video wasn't meant to be VOD, I didn't even know it was submitted. It's not any sort of portrayal of our riding abilities, just Geoff Gulevich and I screwing around. Sorry your video was not mentioned.

xTwoSnakesx FL (Aug 11, 2015 at 13:01)

Wait so even the video people thought was an amateur featured a pro? And you didn't even know it was submitted? This whole contest is confusing.

CANADIANDH36 (Aug 11, 2015 at 8:16)

Not buying a gopro again

freeridefruitcake (Aug 11, 2015 at 13:54)

Pinkbike, how can you advertise such a biast comp???
Oh they gave you free Go Pro's too looool

meesterover (Aug 11, 2015 at 16:45)

Unsure about you guys, but that first place video is an absolute snooze fest to watch.

T-Bot FL (Aug 11, 2015 at 2:51)

Go the man and his dog.

starpak (Aug 11, 2015 at 4:20)

Such a joke! (again).

IsaacO (Aug 11, 2015 at 9:01)

This shit makes me not want to support gopro, what a tone deaf company that is totally out of touch with its user base.

shredmdp (Aug 11, 2015 at 9:56)

How many style point did Nico Quere loose for having handguards on his mtn bike?

sunshine80 (Aug 11, 2015 at 10:12)

Although i love a bit of douchbagery, it is impossible to hate on Sam Pilgrim, he is the coolest dude on the planet. Forget the corp. bullshit and be stoked for Sam. Impressed with all the edits as well.

jathomas76 (Aug 11, 2015 at 1:19)

If you dont want to shit your pants and spew at the same time, do not watch the Sam's and Remy's while drunk....

beatjumper (Aug 11, 2015 at 4:18)

Dogs > Cats

Samarius (Aug 11, 2015 at 4:43)

pizzas > burgers

beatjumper (Aug 11, 2015 at 4:58)

playstation > xbox

timsim07 FL (Aug 11, 2015 at 7:02)

mtb > the rest of life

theflowkid (Aug 11, 2015 at 6:49)

@Psf1 So stoked to see someone from Wisconsin in the top 3!

imcusi (Aug 11, 2015 at 8:29)

Not to hate on the claw bc i respect the man so much and he is an amazing rider but his entry didn't deserve that place

IsaacO (Aug 11, 2015 at 11:53)

his video had slomo in it too....isnt that against the rules haha?

Pedro404 (Aug 11, 2015 at 2:26)

This is just hilarious.

RedBurn (Aug 11, 2015 at 8:39)

Sam REYNOLDS for the 20K grand prize with hi loose fest line

BrightBulbPhoto (Aug 11, 2015 at 10:27)

JAJ-Con Just Another Joke CONtest.

lenmerderdenfer (Aug 12, 2015 at 9:03)

Darren Berrecloth!!!!!!!!! That was huge!!!!! Remy's was shit! Don't get me wrong Remy is awesome on a bike but that was shit!

ibishreddin (Aug 11, 2015 at 11:22)

The problem with remys clip is rollers never look steep on gopro

RedBurn (Aug 11, 2015 at 8:40)

the highland mtb park vid SUCKED ? can't the guy send his rear wheel on the side ??

dkav1021 (Aug 11, 2015 at 9:17)

I know man. I'm pretty terrible

nvranka (Aug 11, 2015 at 10:57) (Below Threshold)

Don't think it's a matter of you being "terrible", but that video was subpar at best in the context of this contest. Zero style on a small jump line...

congrats on being chosen, but i can't honestly say it was well deserved...

dkav1021 (Aug 11, 2015 at 11:19)

yeah man, thanks for the positive feedback.

pm148 (Aug 11, 2015 at 23:19)

I thought it was a cool video, plus hellion is so fun. Maybe if the contest was run properly it would be better received instead of being compared to a bunch of pros sending it.