Video: Nicholi Rogatkin Trains for Red Bull Rampage
Rampage is arguably the most important contest in mountain biking, a true mountain biker's contest. Nicholi Rogatkin is one of slopestyle’s rising stars, currently sitting in 3rd in the FMB World Tour with a big bag of tricks like no other. Nicholi was a rookie for last years’ Rampage, spending only 3 days ever on his DH bike, prior to the event. The desert, which encompasses the Rampage Course, is as harsh and unforgiving as they come. Nicholi came away humbled from last year, but hungry to throw down in this big terrain. Stacking long days on the big bike, in this area is the only way to prep for Rampage. Utilizing the ‘old site’ Nicholi works to bring his slopestyle prowess and his big bag of tricks to Utah’s infamous Big Mountain Terrain.
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Artbarn Film (Squamish, BC, Canada) took to the open road and joined Nicholi for 4 days in Utah right after Interbike, as he hit the unfamiliar and unforgiving desert dirt to train for the 2015 Red Bull Rampage. Joining us was St. George local, shredder and builder Ethan Nell. Nell was instrumental in helping Nicholi build and ride his features, as well as helping us manage locations and logistics. Not to mention throwing down in his own backyard. We also had a new face join the production team, Cameron Hotchkiss, providing killer camera work and especially quick wit. Special thanks to Ethan and Cameron!
Thanks to: Nicholi Rogatkin, Continental tires, Kali protectives, VP components, Spank Bikes, Pinkbike, Ethan Nell, Cam Kapture, Jordie Lepage, Patrick Henry, Keith White Audio, Tarek Rasouli, Rasoulution, Taylor Loughran, and Kevin Landry.
MENTIONS: @artbarn / @ArtBarnFilm / @ContinentalMTB / @KaliProtectives / @vpcomponents / @spank-bikes
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No disrespect. One of the gnarliest things I've ever seen. But he did exactly the opposite of what you're saying. He proved you can do well based off one trick.
Sometimes it works out that way. Look at Straits last win. He didn't do some of the more technical tricks that guys like zink do.
I'm always left going... well... they're the pros not me. LOL!
I think this year you're gonna have a better combination of tricks than ever before but I think there's only a few guys that have the trick in their bag AND have the flow/speed factor.
Maybe 5-6.
PS the last 3rd of the video wasn't working for me on pinkbike with Chrome so I found it on youtube- www.youtube.com/watch?v=imFtun5JUp8
In all seriousness that foot plant 3 was filthy.
Go get 'em Nicholai ????????✊????
Its probably the worst looking 3 off drop, that Ive ever seen..
And its probably one of the insaniest thing (cashroll from step-down) that Ive ever seen too...
I chalk up his "persona" to being young and likely he's straight amped-up for his runs. Being nowhere near that skill-level, I cannot verify this. I'd much rather see a rider get uber-excited at the finish of their runs as opposed to someone that gets to the bottom and just kind of hangs out like "yeah...that was ok".