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Red Bull Rampage 2026: Everything you need to know and how to watch
Red Bull Rampage is back with a two-day showdown in Utah. Who will conquer the world's toughest terrain and etch their name in freeride history this October? Here's a guide to the 2026 event.
The 2026 edition of Red Bull Rampage marks the event's 25th anniversary, as the world's top women and men's freeride athletes descend on the rugged terrain of Virgin, Utah, for a two-day spectacle this October. A quarter of a century after it first redefined mountain biking, Rampage remains the ultimate testing ground for the sport's biggest names.
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What is Red Bull Rampage?
Well, it's a freeride mountain bike event held in Utah, USA, where the best mountain bike athletes in the world try to make it down frightening mountainsides and ridges in one piece. At the same time, they must impress a judging panel by doing seemingly unimaginable tricks and carving a line down the mountain. It's the most spectacular event to participate in as a mountain biker – and if you're lucky, to watch on site as a spectator.
When is Red Bull Rampage 2026 taking place?
On Thursday, October 8 , the world’s top female freeride mountain bike athletes will compete for the third time, looking to write their names in the history books. The top male freeriders will return to the stage on Saturday, October 10, taking on some of the most challenging terrain in the world to compete for the top podium spot, bragging rights and the coveted Red Bull Rampage trophy.
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Where and when can I watch Red Bull Rampage 2026?
Don't worry if you can't get to Utah to watch Red Bull Rampage in person – both men's and women's finals are freely available to watch live. For 2026, the Red Bull Rampage schedule is:
- Women’s broadcast: Thursday, October 8 at 10.00am MT (4.00pm UTC / 6.00pm CEST) live on Red Bull TV and the Red Bull Bike YouTube channel.
- Men’s broadcast: Saturday, October 10 at 10.00am MT (4.00pm UTC / 6.00pm CEST) live on Red Bull TV and the Red Bull Bike YouTube channel.
Red Bull Rampage: Men's livestream
Watch the 18 male mountain bike athletes showcase skill and creativity in this invitation-only freeride event.
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Why should I watch?
Red Bull Rampage is a competition that goes beyond sporting borders. It's the ultimate action sports competition, where a rider’s skill, mental fortitude and physical capacity on a mountain bike is tested. The event shows us what can be done on two wheels and inspires us all to think bigger and push the limits of bike riding.
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Where is Red Bull Rampage held?
Rampage in a nutshell. Riding a trick off a cliff into a vertical chute
© Peter Morning/Red Bull Content Pool
Rampage is held near the town of Virgin in Utah. The exact location where the event takes place is generally moved every few years. This is to give the riders a blank canvas to start afresh and carve out new lines.
The terrain the athletes ride on is dry sandstone dirt, while the mountainsides are characterised by cliffs and near-vertical chutes.
Relive memorable moments from Red Bull Rampage's past
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What are the rules of competition?
Taking things easy at Rampage is simply not an option
© Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content Pool
The rules are pretty simple – ride down a mountain to the bottom of it, in one piece, in as spectacular a way as possible. The mountain doesn't have a natural route down, so riders have to transverse it and jump across sections to find a way down, determining a line down the mountain that best suits their style. You may see athletes perform tricks on their lines or simply show off technical riding skill on their way down.
There's no timing in Red Bull Rampage and it isn't a race against the clock. On finals day, riders get two race runs to ride their lines down to the bottom of the mountain. They're judged on those lines by a panel of judges and receive a score at the end of it. The athlete with the highest scored run wins the event. If there's a tie, the rider with the highest score of the two runs added together wins.
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Judging at Red Bull Rampage
Chris Lawrence explains the criteria the judges will use when judging riders at Red Bull Rampage
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What’s involved in finding a line down a Rampage mountain?
The riders can choose their own different lines down the mountain. When arriving at the Red Bull Rampage site before the event begins, the athletes will scope out the mountain for a route down. Nothing is manicured for them, however, on what's a rugged mountainside with many imperfections. So the athletes spend just under a week leading up to the event digging and shaping lines/jumps on the mountain to make their ride down as smooth as possible.
Scoping out a riding line on the mountain is the first job of an athlete
© Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content Pool
Sometimes riders agree to follow a similar line to share dig resources
© Long Nguyen/Red Bull Content Pool
Heavy lifting is part of the job
© Bartek Woliński/Red Bull Content Pool
Working on steep mountainside is a given
© Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content Pool
A rider is allowed a team of two mates to help him dig, but isn’t allowed any power tools or external material, except for sand bags. Generally there are three days of just digging at Rampage and an additional four days for the riders to get on their bikes to test lines and jumps. In those latter four days, they can continue to dig and reshape lines. Sometimes athletes join together to share the lines they'll use in competition and so can pool their digging resources together.
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Who's crazy enough to compete?
Red Bull Rampage attracts athletes from all over the mountain bike spectrum. Freeriders, downhillers and slopestylers all want to be part of the toughest mountain bike event of the year. A roster of riders usually form the starting list of a Red Bull Rampage event. Rampage is an invite-only event.
In previous years athletes who finished in the top 10 of the previous year's event are pre-qualified and receive automatic invites. The rest of the roster are wildcards, who are chosen by a committee of former Rampage competitors, pro athletes, judges and industry expert.
This list of riders for 2026 will be revealed soon. Keep checking here for updates.
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Previous winners of Red Bull Rampage:
Notable on the roll call of winners are three legendary mountain bike athletes in Brandon Semenuk, Kurt Sorge and Kyle Strait. Semenuk stands alone as a five-time winner. Sorge is a three-time winner while Kyle Strait has won it twice.
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Who?
2001
Wade Simmons
2002
Tyler Klassen
2003
Cedric Gracia
2004
Kyle Strait
2008
Brandon Semenuk
2010
Cam Zink
2012
Kurt Sorge
2013
Kyle Strait
2014
Andreu Lacondeguy
2015
Kurt Sorge
2016
Brandon Semenuk
2017
Kurt Sorge
2018
Brett Rheeder
2019
Brandon Semenuk
2021
Brandon Semenuk
2022
Brett Rheeder
2023
Cam Zink
2024
Brandon Semenuk + Robin Goomes
2025
Hayden Zablotny + Robin Goomes
Red Bull Rampage 2026 will be available to watch on Red Bull TV in all countries except the United States, where Rampage will be available to watch on ESPN+ exclusively.
Watch replays of Red Bull Rampage going back to 2012 here.
