Videos: First Practice and Rookies - Red Bull Rampage 2015

Oct 13, 2015
by Red Bull Bike  


RED BULL

RAMPAGE

First Practice and Rookies



First session! After four days of digging, the athletes start testing out features – and their nerves – on course:





The Rookie Experience; first-time athletes get advice from dusty veterans:




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  • 52 0
 Connor MacFarlane is my darkhorse pick
  • 12 0
 Yup. He's baller, and seems to have a good attitude. Says something when other great riders are rooting for you.
  • 1 0
 just watched that vid, that gully transfer was pretty rad, not to mention that huge drop!!
  • 38 1
 This is going to be the BEST Rampage yet!
  • 25 33
flag slashnasty (Oct 13, 2015 at 15:54) (Below Threshold)
 This is going to be the FEST Rampage yet?
  • 37 6
 leave
  • 1 0
 Damn Kre1985, I wanted to write just the same Smile ))
  • 39 6
 Semenuk for the win... or Lacondeguy... or the Claw!!!
  • 20 10
 claw
  • 10 4
 someone from fest series top 3 for sure
  • 19 1
 i think we need to toss Aggy in there too. between those 4 guys i think one is going to be the winner.
  • 3 0
 Sorge...? R-Dawg...?
  • 1 0
 Definitely some better freeride/DH riders, but it seems slightly unfair when Semanuk and Rheeder are the top two slopestyle riders in the world who will be able to add extra flair to all the tricks. I know it's about the line, too. The Fest series certainly warmed a lot these guys' nuts up. Vink, Sorge, R-Dawg, Azzy, Lacon. Freeride field is stacked.
  • 1 0
 I really want Bas to do well, he was awesome in shoulder season but i'm pretty sure that Semenuk, Rheeder and Andreu have a good chance of winning. Nico Vink should do pretty good as well. Can wait!
  • 29 0
 Connor MacFarlane looking good!!! "No point pissing around...."
  • 24 0
 "He's got some STOOOONES!"
  • 3 0
 and that's coming from McGazza!
  • 30 2
 Cam McCaul... 'Previous Competitor' ):
  • 7 2
 Bas Van Steezbergen ... 'Rampage Rookie' Frown
  • 6 0
 Yea this is his first rampage, his brother Tom van steezbegan competed last year and tried a front flip over the canyon and looks like he's going for it again this year!
  • 5 0
 I thought he looked different. Gotta learn peoples first names.
  • 4 0
 How do you think their parents feel? Probably hoped for at least one of them to have a ho-hum office job. Gotta be a full-time job worrying about 2 kids @ rampage!
  • 2 0
 I'm routing for Bas, My favorite rider for sure.
  • 4 0
 Apropos Van Steenbergens, yesterday Tom posted a clip of his bike literally *exploding* as he cased the lip of the canyon gap landing in practice.
I kid you not, his impact sounds like a rifleshot:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMGOPbyn31c
I have yet to see any further news on this anywhere in the press.
Does anyone know if Tom is OK & still set to ride?
  • 2 0
 @Veloscente I would of thought if it was bad we would of heard something with the amount of coverage this year, but I did see a pic of the bike the rear wheel was shagged but the frame looked ok so can only assume he would be ok, well I hope so as I want to see the front flip over it!
  • 2 0
 Looks like we won't be seeing a frontflip over the canyon this year...(from Tom at least!)

instagram.com/p/82I6orQxpx
  • 2 0
 Saw that this morning Frown gutted for him.
  • 1 0
 Bummersauce. Like Aggy showed us last year, it's full consequences, all the time at Rampage.
  • 17 1
 Here's to a year where Kelly Mcgaza's bike doesn't explode on impact!
  • 13 0
 The anticipation for rampage is off the charts at the moment
  • 12 1
 Every time they said K.G i kept thinking of kyle gas, from tenacious D, classic!!
  • 8 0
 I had the opportunity to meat Connor MacFarlane, and may I say it was great. I was heading down crabapple hits in whistler to check them out and he was there filming, and we stuck around and watched. He was very nice, and a very relaxed rider, pulling some sweet table's over the last hit. It sure was a pleasure to meet him, and I will be cheering him on in rampage. Good luck to all the riders.
  • 26 4
 You managed to 'meat' a guy? Jeez.....
  • 2 0
 Damnit, HAHA, I made a oops
  • 2 0
 Were they filming for "Whistler Demolished By Local Crew"? Because I saw a guy in the background it might be you
  • 2 1
 Sorry, it was hard to resist. Enjoy Rampage coverage.
  • 1 0
 @ham661 Most of that filming was the day before, when he was doing the table is where I showed up a little after, don't see any of the shots that he took while we were there though.
  • 10 1
 Remy Metailler!
  • 1 0
 rampage is gonna get very sideways
  • 7 1
 Brandon not practicing his cork yet? aha
  • 6 3
 Why can't redbull sort out their player! Have to zoom my whole screen out and still can't see the whole video. Full screen button please!!
  • 5 0
 Bottom right corner...?
  • 9 1
 Mobile??
  • 2 0
 Yep on mobile, some of the time on the redbull player it's there other times not.
  • 3 0
 Same problem here, i switched from phone to laptop just for the coverage..
  • 4 0
 Is there going to be a rampage fantasy?
  • 9 0
 Whatever gets you off - we're all still your pinkbike buddies, we won't tell your missus.
  • 2 0
 Friday cannot come quick enough. Rooting for Sam Reynolds cause he's local (ish) but I reckon Semenuk is taking it this year. He has that burning look in his eyes Wink
  • 1 0
 IT seems that slopestyle rider have more stirring riding and always set new record in rampage.
  • 3 1
 NEVER COUNT OUT ZINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! zink for the win!!!!
  • 1 0
 Sorry guys! I'm the only one that had seen a little tornato up to the hill?! O.o craziest location for the craziest event!!
  • 3 0
 Geoff Ayr!
  • 2 0
 This year is going to be insane tup
  • 2 0
 Never trust a guy with no neck! They be crazy... Lacondeguy FOR THE WIN!
  • 1 0
 Is andreu riding a 650b carbon bike this year?
  • 1 0
 I'm guessing Remy Thirion is not there?
  • 2 0
 God this is so fucked.
  • 1 0
 R-dog flat spins are the best. I could watch him throw those all day.
  • 1 0
 Loving all the coverage so far this year, keep it coming!
  • 1 0
 Reynolds gonna use Fairclough's line?
  • 1 0
 carson storch for the underdog win
  • 2 1
 NICO VINK!!!!!
  • 2 2
 Where's Lyle?
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