Here is a new video that explains the judging criteria for Red Bull Rampage.
Red Bull Rampage, the jaw-dropping mountain biking competition featuring the world’s most prestigious free riders, will air for the first time as a full-length two-hour broadcast on NBC, Saturday, December 8 at 2 pm ET/11 am PT.
As part of the Red Bull Signature Series, the most daring riders traveled to the backcountry of Utah to push their personal limits. Cameras captured unique views of the high drops and high drama that occur when the best freeride mountain bikers mix cliffs and tricks, and descend down 1,500 feet of vertical obstacles. This marks the first national television airing of Red Bull Rampage, 10 years after the first event was held for the core freeride mountain biking community.
Red Bull Rampage is hosted by Sal Masekela, who this week signed a multi-year extension with Red Bull Media House (RBMH) to be the voice of the Red Bull Signature Series and a diverse set of global sports properties and US television programs produced by the company.
The Red Bull Signature Series is made up of one-of-a-kind programming on NBC and NBC Sports Network. Red Bull Media House and Alli Sports, a division of the NBC Sports Group, have created the most progressive and innovative action sports property, including snowboarding, mountain biking, freestyle motocross, ice cross downhill, skiing and BMX events, showcased on custom courses from the inspiration of the athletes themselves. Go to
www.redbullsignatureseries.com for web videos, photo galleries and see more of the action that makes up the Red Bull Signature Series.
Image by Colin Meagher
It's kind of sad that's what it takes for biking to become popular in the 'mainstream'.
..Hucking massive drops and hitting huge gaps. Whips bro. A bunch of Monster/Redbull sponsorship shots here and there. Energy drinks..
Obviously it's more than that to us, but to people who know nothing or very little about the sport, they may get the wrong idea.
I may be alone with this, but I feel like it's misrepresenting MTBing a little.
These type of events aren't exactly mainstream, just because NBC showed them once on a Saturday afternoon.
Redbull Rampage is the perfect event to air on TV. Showing an enduro event would surely turn the mainstream off to mountain biking. Only big events like Joyride or Rampage will captivate a mainstream audience.
The coverage was CRAP, and if yu dn't know that you;ve got your head wedged further up your ass then I thought. Sal is just an Icon for how f*cking LAME all these "bro brah" anouncers are... And talking about Shaun White... kinda proves my point there tyke He is an athlete relted to the sport, but he's the exception not the rule.
BTW using the term "Retard"... pretty bad form but what you expect from someone from the Land Of Joseph Smith.... How do you find helmets to fit you, you walking dick with ears... Sorry, but I've been riding longer then you've been alive . SOrry KID, but you're just out of your league here. Fair enough if you want to voice your oinions, but you sound like a f*cking idiot with all the BS you're spewing. Right now you're giving Protour a run for his money... yeah, its that bad.
Knowing what you're talking about (Bender, Burdon, Kinrade) and being able to present that to people who have little exposure to Rampage are not always the same thing. Can you imagine where Apple would be if the Engineers created the ads? I think Sal has always done a good job representing action sports in mainstream media. Doesn't come off as an industry 'bro' and as a sports commentator doesn't conjur Bob Costas.
What I think it'll do for the average rider is create more riding opportunities. More coverage will get more people wanting to ride. More people wanting to ride will want more bikes. Those people wanting bikes will come from different financial backgrounds and the bike companies will (hopefully) offer a larger range of options. More people with bikes will find out there's few places to ride like Rampage. They'll (hopefully) want to change that and build trails and (hopefully) become the advocates of the future. Is it going to be automatic? absolutely not. Look at snowboarding. In the 90s it was this outlaw snowsport. Once ESPN took it mainstream it grew bigger and bigger. With the exception of a few clueless ski resorts, snowboarding is allowed everywhere. Also now, I can buy top of the line snowboards in the $900 range or I can buy boards in the $300 range. Brands have come and gone and new ones still come and go. The point is that there is opportunity because the masses want it.
Some people that saw Rampage on NBC will give Freeride a try. Then they will learn that there are different types of mountain biking. Their excitement for mountain biking will become infectious and they will want to introduce their friends/family. Those people may not be interested in freeride, but they like the idea of riding a bike and playing in the dirt. They may want to do DH/XC/Enduro/cyclocross. Maybe not that last one (i kid i kid).
m.vitalmtb.com/videos/member/Cam-Zink-on-Tosh-0,16277/iceman2058,94
anybody know an equivalent channel for Europe?