Brandon Semenuk made Red Bull Rampage history on Friday as he edged out three-time champion Kurt Sorge to claim his fourth title and become the first consecutive Rampage winner, while fans and riders alike celebrated 20 years of freeride history. Here's everything you need to know:

At each Rampage in the wilds of Virgin, Utah, riders and fans are continually challenged to rethink the limits of what's possible on a mountain bike as the world's best freeriders push the boundaries of the sport.

Thirteen years after his first win as an outsider coming out of the slopestyle scene, defending champion Semenuk claimed the coveted Rampage title for the fourth time thanks to his ingenuity. Compatriot Sorge followed 0.67 points behind in second place, with American Reed Boggs close behind in third place.

Semenuk's nervous first run led to him over-rotating one of his jumps and retiring, while two-time winner Kyle Strait led at the halfway point ahead of fellow American Tyler McCaul and Belgian Thomas Genon.

The second run, however, was a brilliant series of attempts down the steep, jagged, ochre cliffs, with Semenuk coming out of the gate first and delivering a run for the ages as the Whistler native combined a t-bend, a bar spin, a flat spin, a tailwhip off a big drop - a first in Rampage history - and a backflip tailwhip off the final jump to take the lead with a mammoth 89. This was only possible because he used a Rock Shox Zeb enduro fork tuned to 190 millimetres instead of the downhill fork.

Sorge was on the verge of overtaking Semenuk and reaching the four-time champion's milestone after scoring 88.33 points in the second heat, thanks to a run that included a superman and a flip crack on his big drop.

Substitute rider Boggs stomped his drops and tricks in the second heat to secure a memorable first podium finish with an 87, just ahead of 2010 champion Cam Zink, who finished fourth with an 86.33.

Semenuk, 30, said, "After I made a mistake on my first run, I had the body and nerves under control and just wanted to get the run I wanted. All my (Rampage) wins are special in their own way and this one is incredible for obvious reasons. The guys have worked so hard on this event."

Sorge, 33, said: "Especially with all the unpredictable variables like the weather. I didn't have as much time to practice as I had hoped and had to adjust to my run. The scene is amazing, especially the motivation and progress coming from the younger guys and the veterans."

Canadian Tom van Steenbergen followed up his third-place finish in 2019 with the Utah Sports Commission's Best Trick Award for a massive front flip on his big flat drop that had the crowd going wild.

American rookie Jaxson Riddle was awarded the Best Style Award from Michelin and his dig crew, consisting of Joel Shockley and Samual Mercado, also won the Digger Award from Kia.

The Toughness Award, sponsored by BFGoodrich, went to the steely Zink, who competed despite a heavy crash in practice. Brage Vestavik's fighting spirit and drive rightly earned him the McGazza Spirit Award.

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