Crank me up - Margus Riga's Red Bull Joyride slopestyle salute

Jul 25, 2011 at 1:28
by Margus Riga  


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  After a rough week of predictably unpredictable Whistler weather, the clouds parted ways and let it rain sunshine on the main event at Kokanee Crankworx: The Red Bull Joyride Slopestyle.


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  This year's event saw record crowds pony up for a chance to witness freeride reinvented once again.

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  I guess we know who Brad Ewen was gunning for.


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  This year's course, designed and built by local legend and true trail pioneer Paddy Kaye was tuned in to what it's all about...big and bad-ass. Thanks Paddy.


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  This snowboard sender was my favorite feature. I think it had something to do with air, and a lot of it. Lacondeguy sends one out to your girlfriend.


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  Gully, same hit, different style.

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  Greg Watts always impresses the shit out of me.
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  The Claw, three'ing it out for the finish.
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  The crowds were all time.


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  I really like Tyler McCaul's throw caution to the wind style. Plus, he's always smiling.


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  Lacondeguy just f'n goes for it...no matter the consequence. He bailed pretty hard off this one. Not enough to hurt him, but enough to knock him down to eleventh place.


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  Life at the Pinkbike tent was all Redbull girls and fun fun fun, until the police came and decided it was too much fun.


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  Another young BMX'r about to tear the Mountain Bike world a new ass. Anthony Messere. Kind of reminds me of The Claw when he came on the scene.

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  Welcome to the party kid.


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  Semenuk. Grabbing what's been rightfully his for a long time.


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  Nice one. Now you get to tell Tippie what it's like to win the big one.


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  Semenuk, Zink, and the new guy.


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  It was a short ride to get here, but it's going to be a long, hard, painfull way to the top.


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  Good luck and don't believe the hype.


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  ...and the crowd goes wild.
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  Shutting 'er down with my homeboy Tippie.
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35 Comments
  • 17 0
 Awesome work man, great to see it from another angle.
  • 13 0
 yeah. Media Pass pfftt, I'll just use a helicopter. sick shots!
  • 12 3
 i hate how everyone is like "the unknown new kid anthony messere"
we all knew he was a beast, and that he would make his mark on the freeride scene.
we just didnt see it coming this SOON.
  • 8 2
 I'm happy to see the photos came out nice from the helecopter because it was extreamly annoying having it flying over the coarse
  • 1 0
 @rampagerules i agree about the whole new kid....but no one new he would even ride mountain....hes dj'd for a while but he allways bmx'd
  • 1 0
 I'm realy stoked to see this. The pictures, writhing and the awesomness of this event is great!
  • 9 1
 How was freeride reinvented?
  • 3 1
 jebus
  • 4 1
 ^^perhaps you mean jesus? lol
  • 2 0
 no no jebus. ever watch the simpsons?
  • 4 0
 Wow Margus, nice work from the Heli man! The event couldn't have gone any better - the weather, riders and crowd were all sick this year - Congrats Brandon.
  • 1 0
 Awsome pics, even though i missed a couple huge tricks lookin up at that damn heli all the time, all in all, beautiful day, crowd was electric and the riders were nailing it.
  • 2 0
 Best view of the course yet, really puts it into perspective, the rest are amazing. I want Tippe's Race Face shirt.
  • 2 0
 You can have the shirt, I want his DREAM JOB!!!!
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 You know your having so much fun when the cops come to kill the party. fuck yeah pb
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 the party doesn't start till the cops show up, they bring all the pepper spray and tazer guns, you haven't lived until u get tazered chugging a pitcher of beer, and just think of all the riot gear in the trunk of the squad car, that stuff will fetch a pretty penny on pb buy and sell, just click on armour!!!!
  • 1 0
 How has it rightly been Semenuk's for a long time if this is the first year he won it?
  • 2 0
 It's his home town and he has came very close to wining it in the past
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 Gobsmackingly beautiful photography. It is great to see how far mountainbiking has come in the last 10 years.
  • 3 0
 I wish I was there !
  • 2 0
 definatly some POD's in there
  • 2 0
 Now I understand why there was a helicopter flying around!
  • 1 0
 sick photos!!!!!!! nice work!!!!
  • 1 0
 ANTHONY LG SLAYER CHEEEYAAAAA
  • 1 0
 Man you got some of the best looking photos out there..
  • 1 0
 were you in the red helicopter? If so...I have a cool shot of you!
  • 1 0
 holy shit I didnt know messere even entered this year
  • 1 0
 loooookin good love the shots
  • 1 0
 So you were in that helicopter !
  • 1 0
 Awesome pictures! Anthony's gonna be a legend!
  • 1 0
 somebody likes the contrast bar
  • 1 0
 nice photos man. great perspective.
  • 1 0
 This are the best pics from Crankworx by far! love a different angle on it
  • 2 1
 simply amazing
  • 1 0
 so BIG!







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