Laying it on the Line at Red Bull Rampage 2012

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First light. Rampage finals day. Are you ready for this? - Trumpore
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Cam Zink headed out at 7AM to see if his ankles could take it after his big bail. They couldn't. He's a champ for even trying. - Turman
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Evan "The Intern" Young makes final touches to Semenuk's line, just moments before the big show. - Turman
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The crowds arrived early, knowing they were in for something incredible. - Turman
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Brendan Howey was the first rider to drop in. He set the stage with a solid run, including this massive suicide no hander. - Turman
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For having sore ankles, Geoff Gulevich sure sent it big. 11th on the day and a coveted pre-qualified spot for next year's Rampage. - Turman
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Kyle Strait killing it up top. Dialed moves like this slotted him into 9th place. - Trumpore
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These guys earned the best spectators on the hill award, hands down. - Turman
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Brett Rheeder was the only rider to trick the first drop, on either side of the mountain. He went down on run one, but recovered nicely for the second go. - Collins
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The Claw! His line was so burly up top. Straight down... - Trumpore
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Crashes during both of Berrecloth's runs kept him from showing us his true potential. He was charging on run two, but slipped up on a 360 over the final hit. - Turman
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Tyler McCaul had it planned from the get go. Top five and still alive. - Collins
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Wind or no wind, TMac sent this massive hit both times. Burly! - Turman
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Last year's Rampage winner and this year's FMB World Tour Champ. - Turman
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Ramon Hunziker going large. 16th place and a good time at his first Rampage. - Turman
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The heat of the day was clearly getting to a lot of people. Wake up dude! You're missing the show. - Collins
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Photogs lined up side by side knowing what was in store when Semenuk came down. - Trumpore
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Even Semenuk gets nervous before dropping in. Ian Collins nabbed this unique perspective of his big move.
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The crowd got behind Cam as he launched into orbit one last time, earning himself a solid 7th place. - Turman
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Down the hill and healthy. Cam can't complain. A backflip down low also earned him Best Trick. - Beckton
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James Doerfling showed off his big mountain skills with an impressive route down the front face. - Trumpore
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No gloves and a tank top - an unlikely recipe for success? Doerfling nailed down 6th. - Collins
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"Wherever you'd like, honey." Doerfling left a mark at Rampage 2012, and we're guessing he'll go bigger next time around. - Turman
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Martin Soderstrom faired well for rarely riding a DH bike, let alone sending it off cliffs. - Beckton
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What kind of tweaks do the pros make? TMac runs us through his Rampage setup. - Collins
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Andreu Lacondeguy bombs his way to a 4th place finish as Chris Canfield gives us his thoughts on what may be the burliest event yet. - Trumpore
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Thomas Vanderham has now been to seven Rampages. Seven! The vet wound up taking 8th. - Trumpore
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Logan Binggeli launches from the Oakley icon Sender, which was used by the top four riders. - Turman
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Binggeli did it for the Utah locals when he spun this big-wheeled backflip on his way to the podium. - Turman
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Antoine Bizet caught everyone by surprise, even himself. - Beckton
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Kurt Sorge, your 2012 Rampage champ. - Trumpore
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Almost speechless. - Trumpore
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For coming together as it happened, things went very well for Sorge. - Trumpore
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Robbie Bourbon insisted the podium boys stay hydrated. - Collins
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Lots of time riding big mountain paid off for Sorge. His runs were dialed from top to bottom. - Trumpore
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The bike that won the gold. Zink says it was well deserved. - Trumpore
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Sorge closed it. - Turman
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That's a wrap. We're hightailing it out of the Utah desert. See you next year, Rampage. - Trumpore
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After weeks of building up to the big day, the Pros took to the Utah desert one last time, each of them searching for Rampage gold. - Photos by Brandon Turman, Dave Trumpore, Ian Collins, and Seth Beckton
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