After last year's Red Bull Rampage, it was hard to believe that the mountain bike freeriders would outdo each other again. However, the jump heights and tricks as well as the high level of the athletes at this year's Rampage prove the opposite. The world's best freeriders are planning drops of up to 25 meters into their runs. Some athletes also perform 360-degree spins and somersaults over the huge jumps. However, judging is also based on the difficulty of the line ridden.

Andreu Lacondeguy gets the best mix together. He starts over the steep line down to the big Red Bull drop, briefly adjusts his speed and then pulls down the wall with a huge jump. The little Spaniard then keeps his ride flowing and rounds it off with a cleanly jumped backflip. Lacondeguy receives 95.25 points and does not compete in the second run.

The video of Lacondeguy's winning run

His toughest competitor Cameron Zink makes a similar mistake to last year, when he designed his entire ride around just one trick. This time, the American shows a little more, chooses a spectacular line and then jumps a 360-degree turn off the almost 20-meter-high drop. After that, Zink lets it run out a little again. He shows the same program again in his second run, but without any improvement. This would have been sorely needed, as the jury put him in second place without any additional difficulties. At least Zink was awarded the Best Trick Award for his 360 drop.

Brandon Semenuk landed in third place. The Canadian showed a fluid run packed with tricks. However, his 360 drop and can-can backflip were not enough to knock Lacondeguy off his throne. Semenuk lands in third place, 0.25 points behind Zink. Another 0.25 points back is last year's winner Kyle Strait (USA) in fourth place. He scored with a suicide no hander and a superman over the Polaris jump.

Hunziker with a bad day

Ramon "Rämpu" Hunziker qualifies for the final of the Red Bull Rampage for the third time in a row. Without somersaults and spins, the Bernese freerider wants to impress the judges with his clean style. Hunziker, who finished eleventh last year, starts well and very smoothly. He chases down the wide GoPro drop, but then comes off the course and has to walk to the next landing point.

With 36.75 points, Hunziker does not achieve what he wanted. It was therefore up to him to pull the coals out of the fire in the second run. He got off to another good start in the second run and completed the jumps with great style. He also hits his line after the GoPro drop and flies over the next jumps with a few whips. Everything seems to be going well, but Hunziker comes up short on the jump over a small ravine and gets his front wheel stuck on the landing. He rolls over, but fortunately remains uninjured. However, a good classification is gone and Ramon Hunziker has to settle for 18th place.

The entire final rounds can be viewed at www.rampage.redbull.tv.