Hello Vital MTB Visitor,
We’re conducting a survey and would appreciate your input. Your answers will help Vital and the MTB industry better understand what riders like you want. Survey results will be used to recognize top brands. Make your voice heard!
Five lucky people will be selected at random to win a Vital MTB t-shirt.
Thanks in advance,
The Vital MTB Crew
Over the years, we've seen everything from a single hit the morning of the finals to big sessions with lots of hits. The really big stuff doesn't tend to see a lot of wheel tracks on it, that's for sure.
As for Godziek's comment, I haven't watched his edit yet, did he maybe say he will only TRICK it in finals? Seems unlikely that he plans to not RIDE it at all before the competition.
Absolute madness. Thomas Lemoine unlocks his side hit off the Green Goblin:
😱😱😱
Are you ready? The big show is in a few hours from now!
Another look at Casey's crash...ugh...
Sad to report that Aiden Parish crashed on his big step down in practice and was hospitalized with what appears to be a broken femur (still to be confirmed). Major bummer as the rookie had put together a gnarly line for the big show - heal up well Aiden!
Rampage would be better if ALL the top riders were there. Lacondeguey was robbed regularly and some English guy was robbed as well i think
In the words of Brage Vestavik : "I respect it so much. The riding that goes down is definitely revolutionary in its own way. Those guys are legends and have been pushing the sport since the beginning. But I almost don't even like to think of it as a sport, more of an expression and something I like to do. When I was there, it definitely felt like I was a part of a big sports event, and one of the reasons why I stopped racing was to get away from that feeling. I just like to run my own program. And I don't want anyone to tell me that practice is from 7 in the morning until 10, and you can only ride this day. I ride bikes because it's fun. I don't ride it for the judges. Rampage is a huge deal and sick, but yeah, I don't want to ride things that have been ridden so many times before. It’s endless fresh terrain out there waiting to be ridden!!"
LIVE FEED, kicking off soon!
that frame snapping on landing , ouch
I mean, he did land near flat. Glad to see him up and seemingly okay.
Lemoine is a legend
Full moon gap lol
Gonna be tough getting the warranty on that YT.
Holy shit. Healing vibes to Adolf. That was one of the worst slams I’ve seen in a long time. Praying he’s going to be alright.
Dude I hope he's ok. Double slam on his head. Immediate assumption is a serious neck injury or worse..
https://www.instagram.com/stories/gq_videos/3747027150294932362?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=bGhueHdwMmlvZG5r
They said he is awake and alert
Holy moly that was very close.
Btw how is there no mandatory body protection? Like at least back protection. Genon, Riddle and Kirschman riding without any upper body armour, not sure about the others…
snarky crash / highlights package as they airlift dude #2 off the hill is a choice…
I came here after the F1 finished, hear about these terrifying injuries and the coverage is showing a crashes compilation WTF?!
Who won the f1?
The kid riding in literal slide on vans that lost one in the first run and no pads doing some.of the biggest moves on the hill was also super sketchy. At some point cools not actually cool.
Results and report:
-------------------------------
Are you not entertained?
It’s a question the Roman gladiators might have asked their audience in the arena, and it’s also a question we ask ourselves every year as Rampage comes around. Unlike any other event on the planet, Rampage always walks a fine line between catastrophe and showbusiness, with the stakes getting ever higher as the athletes push to progress the sport from year to year. The 2025 edition saw a lot of progress, and unfortunately, a high price was demanded in return.
As we write these lines, we do not know the nature of Adolf Silva’s injuries. Adolf took the most horrific crash ever seen in this event while attempting a double backflip off a massive drop, and was airlifted to hospital shortly thereafter. We only know that he was reportedly “awake and communicating” but beyond that we wait to hear more. “Healing vibes” seems like an empty phrase at this point, but as spectators, it’s all we have to offer. That, and the stoke that seeing these riders perform brings us. Which is probably a significant part of why they do it, we’d like to think.
Adolf’s crash came only moments after Szymon Godziek went down in similarly gruesome circumstances while attempting a front flip off a drop on HIS line. We collectively held our breath as medical staff attended to Szymon, and the relief was palpable as he eventually stood up and rolled his bike back down the hill. That relief, as we know now, would be short-lived. Undeterred by Szymon’s misadventure, Adolf laid EVERYTHING on the line in an attempt to sign a winning run, but couldn’t ride the razor's edge between glory and disaster.
After a lengthy hold to allow for Adolf to be evacuated, the competition resumed. The emotional rollercoaster was far from over however, as we went from rookies taking the lead and the leaderboard being reshuffled as riders adjusted their runs and corrected their shortcomings from their earlier attempts, to another near-disaster. Emil Johansson, asked by the judges to show them something beyond the ice-cold perfection of his first run, attempted a tail-whip off the start platform drop, which ended with Emil being sent off the ridge in the direction of a sheer cliff. Somehow, Emil managed to slow himself down while rag-dolling towards the point of no return, to come to a stop on the last ledge of salvation. Emil was reportedly “OK”, but unable to get up and climb out of his predicament. Another lengthy medical hold was required to evacuate the steezy Swede.
At this point, we found it harder and harder to focus on the actual competition. To those asking themselves how the event was even allowed to continue at this point, the answer came from the riders themselves. As a collective, they opted to continue riding, and one of the Rampage rookies Finley Kirschenmann said it best: “we’re doing this for Adolf.” And that just about sums it up. We have been down this road before, where the risks seemingly outweigh the rewards, but the show must go on because that’s what these gladiators want. They’d be out here sending these features anyway, and they mostly view the spotlight of the event as something that enables them to make living doing what they love, as opposed to undue pressure to take risks that they have not properly evaluated and chosen to expose themselves to.
This being a competition and all, scores were awarded and much debate is sure to ensue about how those chips fell. We were insanely stoked to see the rookies deliver at such high levels, and some of the veterans made us equally proud. If you’re looking for who got robbed this year, we feel like Thomas Lemoine has picked up Brendog’s mantle with an insane line ridden with authority and steeze only to get a gut-punch from the judges and a 4th place to fly home to France with. Cam Zink always has us on the edge of our seats, sometimes for all the wrong reasons, but his run this year seemed like the ultimate cocktail of old-dog experience and red-hot, ever-young desire to win. His super-steep and gnarly chute didn’t quite put his first run in contention, despite Cam spicing it up with his trademark drop spins and flips, leaving both us and Cam wanting more. From first to drop in the morning to one of the last two riders standing on hill, Cam had to wait during several lengthy medical holds only to see the wind kick up in an attempt to get its usual final word in. In the face of mounting odds, Cam cleaned up his second run only to have it all come undone on the very last trick jump. We were as heartbroken as Cam himself, but thankful to see him safe in the finish corral with his family. Reed Boggs was less fortunate, as his ridge line was fully exposed to the wind at this point, and he would ultimately not be able to give it another go. We’re not judges, and if there is one thing we know it’s that whatever they decide, somebody always gets robbed.
Congrats to Hayden Zablotny, the first rookie to win Rampage since a certain Brandon Semenuk did it in 2008. Hayden set the tone right out of the start gate as he was the only one actually dropping off the platform itself into an incredibly exposed double drop. He packed his run with aggression and tricks, rolling into the finish corral with a 96 on the board - and $100K USD and the keys to a brand new Ford Ranger Raptor in his pocket.
Are we entertained? Yes, we are – but it’s not something we take for granted. Rampage 2026 will roll around, and we’ll go through the whole thing again. We owe that to the gladiators.
We wish all the injured athletes the best and speediest of recoveries.
2025 Red Bull Rampage Results - Men's Competition
Thanks for the sumup iceman. I had to stop watching after Adolfs crash and turned the broadcast off. For me I think that was the last time I watched it. At some point soneone will push it over the edge.
This is definitely the last time I watch Rampage live, I really hate seeing crashes and this year was particularly gnarly.
There is something really odd about the way the announcing style juxtaposes to the weight and gravity of what is happening. Yelling into microphones like overly excited 14 year old boys feels strange when its punctuated by silence of life changing crashes. I have tons of respect for the riders but I did not enjoy watching the little bit I watched this year. Ugh. Gnarly.
I completely concur with your sentiment. I'm uninterested in watching someone die on a bike and unfortunately it feels like just a matter of time for something like that to happen at rampage. And honestly I'm starting to get worried about the speeds in World Cup DH.
I also don't want to diminish peoples desire to progress and push the sport, and people can do what they want. Seems like the whole sport is at a cross roads.
It's not worth bringing up but... Reddit was discussing similar topics surrounding Rampage and I had brought up how OG Rampage was notably safer than what modern Rampage is. And that's part of the irony of the anti-slope narrative. Sure huge drops will always be unsafe and soft ground that is better to crash on will typically guarantee crashes by being too soft. But at the end of the day the huge tricks and the hard pack landings are the most difficult and unsafe part about Rampage.
If it was chutes and smaller drops that were more technical into softer dirt, it would be safer... Aaannd nobody outside MTBing would fuckin watch it. It's a terrible catch 22. And to make matters worse, dudes would still go just as hard at Fest Series or Audi Nines or Joyride or wherever, there just wouldn't be the added threat of falling off a cliff. Which is precisely the element (I think?) that almost took Paul Bas out of riding. Though that maniac worked his ass off and shreds e-bikes now even though it's clear his function is permanently limited/compromised.
It sucks to love this event... And love the riders and the riding... But almost not want to see it anymore. Nobody on God's Green Earth is going to get Adolf Silva to stop throwing double backies on insane jumps. The dude tried to throw one on the darkfest 90 for gods sake. (And also of course it wasnt a Darkfest OTB that took Jordie from us... But a reportedly 'normal' jump on a flow trail by Jordie's standards...)
I think the best thing Rampage could ever do is basically say "the top is scored on freeride lines and raw creativity"... And the bottom of the hill is a slopestyle course more or less. Away from the cliffs. It will never happen but... Not only would it be sensible but it would add a cool element of rewarding well-rounded riders. And creative riders. And maybe less so 'who is the most psycho'. The fact Pastrana is still with us is a Christmas MIRACLE. But I don't think that lifestyle should be emulated because of that lol
There have been many complaints about the announcing at World Cups this year (and last year). But nothing I've heard while watching the highlights packages of the WCs was as bad as the Rampage announcers screaming, "Cashie, bro!"
Sel + Cam + Rogatkin is like a fever dream combo. It reminds me of that scene in Letterkenny when all 3 of the boys are hammered and they're being so annoying the bouncer just knocks one of them out to get them to shut the fcuk up...
Post a reply to: 2025 Red Bull Rampage