aleggynoodle

Gee not riding?

Looked like the mx was filmed a while ago, no green deck on the jump or landing built so assume was setting it up then. Could be taking it down though?

@onemanarmy: Would have to revert to original route I suppose?

Interesting - I think the biggest reason for signing is the impact to other athletes and the pressure it places upon them. Wasn't Gee that got hurt jumping the Canyon after all.

Gee, what's it like being Redbulls scapegoat for poor planning and putting riders at risk? Interesting approach to damage control.

I still love rampage and beleive that it is still really important to the sports progression but not like this. I understand there is nothing that can be done about the wind but just stopping the event doesn't seem the appropriate response to all their hard work. Left me asking myself would have been the impact if they rode the next day? Redbull, if you're going to hype it up please live up to the hype. The camera work felt sloppy this year with riders being lost on their run. The presenting was awkward with no chemistry between the two. Selema I'm afraid has to go, either hasn't done his homework or doesn't know enough about the sport (I'll let you decide) but was just poor. Even the commercialisation was sloppy, Dont slap a Kia in front of me when I'm hearing about the athletes road to event. It felt cheap and did the athletes and injustice If you know the riders have up to 10 minutes between runs and wind is expected to pick up, help the presenters and give them some material. The 'guests' worked well but again felt rushed and poorly done. I thought the riders brought there A-game (thank you for so much entertainment and pushing the sport) as always but can be summed up by Andreu Lacondeguy 'crashing' due to what looked like a cable drum in the middle of his run. I would be fumming if I was him. Amazing event let down by the production. Interested to know the communities thoughts

Agreed.

Very good.