Red Bull Rampage 2012: Photos from qualifying
The best images from Friday's round of qualifying at Red Bull Rampage
Calm before the storm
Riders, officials and fans gather before the start of qualifying on Friday
Rider briefing
Red Bull Rampage is a fearsome competition. Riders must be aware of information on rules and health/safety matters. Red Bull Rampage Competition organiser Todd Barber made sure every rider was listening
Climb to ride
Give the unique nature and surroundings of Red Bull Rampage getting a bike up to the start gate is no easy task
Prepare to ride!
Riders had to queue up to wait their turn before starting their qualifying runs. Here Garrett Buehler, Brendan Howey and Brett Rheeder look out to the Utah landscape as they wait their turn
Taking the Drop
Belgium's Nico Vink starts his qualifying run. Riders are immediately greeted with a huge drop off the mountain when they start at Rampage. Vink qualified in 6th place for the Red Bull Rampage final on Sunday
Trick gamble
Kyle Norbraten gambled on doing a 360 during his run. It impressed the judges with Norbraten qualifying third for Sunday's final
Genon strikes out
Thomas Genon was a surprise winner of Red Bull Joyride. The big mountain riding of Rampage doesn't suit his style but he gave it his best. He finished out of the qualifying spots
Mind the gap
The canyon gap is one of the most feared obstacles at Rampage but Cameron McCaul made it look easy after clearing the gap in qualifying. McCaul qualified first for Sunday's final
Söderstrom on target
Sweden's Martin Söderström qualified in 9th place for Sunday's Red Bull Rampage final and will challenge Brendan Semenuk for the overall FMB World Tour title. Here he tackles a dirt jump out on the Rampage course
Brendan flies
A case of look mum no hands for Brendan Howey as he pulls off a no-hander off a drop out on the Rampage course
Happy qualifiers
Martin Söderström poses with some of his fellow qualifiers at the end of qualifying for Red Bull Rampage. The Red Bull Rampage finals takes place Sunday. You can watch it on RedBull.TV from 9pm CET
