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RIDE THE LIGHTNING
RAMPAGEToday started to feel like a flashback to last year's finals when the qualifiers were cut short mid second round due to weather. Clouds filled the sky for as far as the eye could see, then rumbles of thunder broke out and were punctuated by strikes of lightning. The qualifiers were optimistically put on hold while the event organizers performed a passionate sun dance, but to no avail. The call was eventually made with the delayed second runs being moved to tomorrow morning, that is assuming that the calls for further storms and flash floods have been greatly exaggerated. It will be a long night for everyone involved with the event, as they spend the night peering out their windows and trying to stay positive while considering the worse case scenario for weather damage and delays.
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The bad weather is messing up the Round 2 of Qualifying and it's unlikely they will able to compete due to heavy rain. If that's the case then they are going with the Top 10 from the runs they were able to get in before the weather got bad. Also, two of the Pre-Qualifiers are out due to injuries before Rampage.... let's make some things right and Vote for 2 riders from the remaining Qualifiers who missed their shot at Round 2 (11-26 after Round 1)) who we think should be there! All in favor, vote now and maybe Rampage will take notice. Maybe we can Vote for the 2 remaining riders on Redbull.com or Pinkbike or....somewhere...
Looks like weather isn't cooperating to finish qualifying this morning. Going back to bed. #rampage
Could a rider swap bikes during his run? Do the upper section with DH bike but than in a shade of some rock swap a bike for slope style of and backflip-tail the canyongap?
Szymon backflip-tsunami over canyon would make my day