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Kurt Sorge wins Red Bull Rampage 2017
Check out the results from Red Bull Rampage 2017 where Sorge made history as the first rider ever to take a hat-trick of wins.
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Red Bull Rampage 2017 has come to an end with Kurt Sorge emerging victorious for a third time, becoming the first rider in history to take a hat-trick of wins in MTB freeriding's biggest contest. Cam Zink and Ethan Nell rounded off the podium positions, finishing second and third respectively.
That’s a trio of victories for Kurt Sorge
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Check out Sorge's winning run as well as Zink's and Nell's runs by clicking on the related story below.
The 2017 edition of Red Bull Rampage will go down as one of the best in the event's long history. Weather conditions were near enough ideal and we saw the entire 18-man field have almost perfect runs down with very few crashes taking place.
The podium at Red Bull Rampage 2017
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Sorge's winning run was full of flow and fluidity, featuring a series of technical flips that wowed everyone on the mountain. The judges agreed awarding him a 92.66 score.
I'm speechless. I can’t believe it. It was a lot of work out here for a couple of weeks, and to make my diggers, everyone back home and the fans proud, is out of this world.
Sorge flipping to Rampage victory
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Zink was the fourth man down the course, leading the contest for much of the first runs before Sorge went down. Zink's run saw him pull off an incredible steep line from the start to finish that had the crowd gasping at two incredible back flips off flat step-downs. Zink had also stomped his second run and looked to be challenging Sorge's first place but crashed doing a front flip on the last jump as he looked to eke out a few more points to impress the judges.
Cam Zink making Rampage memories
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20-year-old rookie and Utah local Nell had been making his mark all week in the build up to finals but his first run fell a bit flat. The second run however saw him up his speed, build flow and add technical tricks on exposed parts of top of the course that many riders opted not to. It impressed the judges enough to catapult him into third place.
Brandon Semenuk, last year's Rampage winner, and fellow Canadian Brett Rheeder were very much the pre-event favourites but both fell in their first runs but managed to find redemption in their second runs to claim fourth and fifth place, respectively.
Check out the full results from Virgin, Utah below.
Red Bull Rampage 2017 results
- Kurt Sorge 92.66 points
- Cam Zink 90.33
- Ethan Nell 90.00
- Brandon Semenuk 89.66
- Brett Rheeder 89.33
- Thomas Genon 89.00
- Carson Storch 87.66
- Kyle Strait 87.33
- Tyler McCaul 87.00
- Tom van Steenbergen 84.33
- Andreu Lacondeguy 83.00
- Antoine Bizet 81.66
- Darren Berrecloth 81.00
- Vincent Tupin 78.00
- Pierre Edouard Ferry 76.33
- Logan Binggeli 69.66
- Bas van Steenbergen 68.66
- Ryan Howard 67.66
Did not start: Reed Boggs and Connor Macfarlane
People's Choice Award: Antoine Bizet
Kelly McGarry Spirit Award: Pierre Edouard Ferry
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