Pinkbike's Red Bull Joyride Highlight Video by mikelevy

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boostmaster (Jul 25, 2011 at 15:58)

Anthony's front flip was the highlight for me. I honestly had a feeling that he might go for a front flip off that, just because I seen him practicing front flips in the foam pit off the drop, and cuz he's just a crazy kid.
So when he did that, I was surprised just to see it, but I also just thought, yup... he's crazy, and he's going far.

Morsinator (Jul 25, 2011 at 16:04)

People were hardly tricking the first drop, so the front flip was probably the biggest trick pulled. His crash is similar to Semenuk's last year, who knows what would've happened if he had landed it and not crashed.

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moron1888 (Jul 25, 2011 at 16:10)

would have most likely won redbull joyride...

c-bernier (Jul 25, 2011 at 16:24)

Anthonys front flip for sure, It had to happen after the crash at claymore on the front flip!

fireballtom (Jul 25, 2011 at 16:25)

if anthony never crashed, added like a barspin onto the satellite dish and finished his run like his first i recon he would have won Smile

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fooox (Jul 25, 2011 at 16:27)

Messere was off the chain, but you can't ignore the smoothness of Semenuk's run: A deserved win

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c-bernier (Jul 25, 2011 at 16:28) (Below Threshold) show comment

Its bores me to see the same things out of semenuk every time though,hes not throwing anything huge like a double flip or a front flip.
Not saying thats bad because it gets him the wins,its just not as good to watch.

b1k3r-j (Jul 25, 2011 at 16:36)

I dig the fronty but him boosting that hip is so rad!

konad (Jul 25, 2011 at 16:43)

Semenuk's flipwhip/stepdown was so smooth! that was probably the difference at the end of the day. Everyone is so overwhelmed by messere's tricks/boosting they have forgotten to mention how f*ing smooth he is. I actually think he was one of the most stylish and flowy riders I've seen yet.

tornateo (Jul 25, 2011 at 16:55)

@ c-bernier. I agree but I think that if Messere finished his run well it would have put him in first place and made Semenuk have to step it up. The picture of Anthony boosting is massive but it doesn't do justice to what it looked like in real life!

c-bernier (Jul 25, 2011 at 16:57)

None of this is done justice by pictures,you had to be there to get the full affect of how crazy it really was!

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lux-freerider (Jul 25, 2011 at 17:06)

are we just gonna ignore McCaul's front superman ?! For me that and anthony's tailwhip over the huge first whip really made it

konad (Jul 25, 2011 at 17:27)

McCauls run- it is underrated for sure. Maybe if he did a super flip to finish he would have been up in the top. To win c-worx you need to be 100% healthy.... gotta have a ton of respect for his run with the injury.

nzstormer (Jul 25, 2011 at 17:32)

So many things - need a list:
- Anthony's whole first run, most of us didn't see it coming and it was sick, as well as his front flip and boosted hip jump
- Semenuks winning run was just pure class, tricked everything and made it look easy
- McCauls front Superman
- Montgomery's leg through the bar thing would have been awesome
- Pilgrims horrible bad luck was a big story
- Andreu's double back
- Zink's off axis front on the final drop

This was such a great event, I could go on and on with things that got me stoked.

frozenfire (Jul 25, 2011 at 19:07)

Too many things to list, but stuff like this: http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/6902225/ just blew me away.

moonunit (Jul 26, 2011 at 0:01)

cam mcauls frontflip superman

HMBA106 (Jul 31, 2011 at 22:11)

Zink's flip super seater

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marvin-the-martian (Jul 25, 2011 at 16:22)

The joyride was pure gnar.

Semenuk was clean, claw's gettin old, messere has lost his sense of fear, pilgrim had mwga bad luck, lacondeguy wasn't on his a game, and all the rest were also gnarly as f*ck!!!

seriously-people (Jul 25, 2011 at 16:42)

In defense of the claw he did break his back a few months ago and I think has pneumonia or something (??).

brandonf (Jul 25, 2011 at 16:44)

Claw just broke his back a few months ago, not getting old

marvin-the-martian (Jul 25, 2011 at 16:53)

that's true,

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paulgenovese (Jul 25, 2011 at 17:02)

Haters. Claw is one of the best, he just came off a broken back and has a lung infection...an still did pretty well.

marvin-the-martian (Jul 25, 2011 at 17:23)

no hate here man.

mercenarie501 (Jul 25, 2011 at 19:22)

the claw is still really sick and is def one of my fav riders of all time but i do feel like he isnt in that top 5 anymore. he is more of a top 10 guy which is still f*cking awesome. I think the claw could get back up to being a top 5 again if he would just stop hurting himself. now if your not bailing then ur not progressing i say so once hes healed up he will banging as hard or even better then the rest of them.

marvin-the-martian (Jul 25, 2011 at 19:34)

hit the nail smack bang on the head right there mercenarie

coupstair (Jul 26, 2011 at 18:53)

broken back for sure, but i hate to say it because berrecloth's big mountain style is the best, but i think a guy needs to go upside down these days for the slopestyle judges ... shite but right i think.

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nukeproof144 (Jul 25, 2011 at 19:10)

lol the guys on the chairlift were like wtf that kids half my adge but twice as high as me right now. Messere has so much potential hes gonna go far in the slopestyle world and in life. i feel really bad for pilgrim though thats just awful luck i wanted to see what he would throw down. i wanted to see one of these babies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgbNDvSrEDc

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larock Plus (Jul 25, 2011 at 15:57)

Also filmed by Mike Goldstein, Mike Zinger, and Nic Genovese.

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thebyker (Jul 25, 2011 at 19:28)

that was sick!!! I would have liked to see a few tricks from the other guys that were risking it for the crowd...Sorge,Watts and Goldman looked smooth through out the contest.

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grnbikesndad (Jul 25, 2011 at 22:50)

Anthony Mass air eh !!.. kid damn near scooped the big cheque with that display...all the fronties were unreal !... as was the super Spanards double back & Mike Monty's bar hop backflip attempt, combo tricks gallore...Solid full tricked run iced with a textbook flip whip was a worthy win, but Brandon's lucky the boy lost it falling out of orbit cause he bagged it with that fronty start final run on my score card... ALL riders dealt spectacular displays of super human cycling skills way beyond what anyone imagined possible when i was 15.

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corporatesmiles (Jul 26, 2011 at 12:37)

for myself watching messere destorying every feature and the front flip which i was only about 50 feet away from was the highlight of the finals... that being said i loved watching how pumped andreau got the crowd and himself everytime he landed a huge trick... that guy can rip. i also thought geoff gulevich and greg watts were arguably the most consistent riders as they landed every trick they did with ease and style. geoff had some of the smoothest corkflips ive seen.

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kospoulopoulos (Jul 26, 2011 at 2:55)

Zink's backflip super seater ...huge trick ..i am surprised none didn;t even mention it. for me Zink took risks and puled a risky run off ... he is the winner.

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leelau (Jul 25, 2011 at 17:15)

Larock- your talent simply amazes me. The music was a refreshing change from Polish gangbanging

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bol2rire (Jul 25, 2011 at 17:45)

No one mentions Anthony's flip whip and SMOOTH flat 3... these alone were amazing... he wouldn't had crashed he would have: front off the grnaly drop - über stylish flat 3 - huge back - huge tail whip on the hip - HUGE AND STYLISH air - tail whip - and huge flip tail whip... there's no question he would have won!!! Every trick beside the dish was higher than the others...

marvin-the-martian (Jul 25, 2011 at 19:36)

uber, now there's a word i don't see very often. It should be used more, instead of saying super steep, people would say uber steep. were gonna have to get this word in the biketionary!

pennel69 (Jul 25, 2011 at 19:55)

he actually did a flip tuck after the uber stylish flat three!

marvin-the-martian (Jul 26, 2011 at 2:36)

There we go pennel! start of an uber revolution!!!

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adirtjumper2010 (Jul 25, 2011 at 16:40)

If Sam Pilgrim didnt have such bad luck I reckon that he would have won but thats life. To be fair though I think Semenuk did deserve the win but Anthony Messere's front flip from flat was just amazing along with his height off of the dirt quarter. Everyone rode amazingly well but the front blew my mind so that has my vote!

tdoyle1995 (Jul 25, 2011 at 23:29)

no offence to you cause your brittish or what ever but i dont think sam pilgrim is a crankworx rider yet, to me he seems like a big trick machine street rider. but i almost cried when messere crashed, he deserved to win and was offered a perfect score if he finnished his run. his boosts were for sure the highlight for me though!

adirtjumper2010 (Jul 25, 2011 at 23:53)

I dont follow Sam Pilgrim because Im British, I follow him because when he first got sponsored by Diamondback I started watching his videos on Youtube and ive watched him improve his riding for the past 2-3 years and to be fair to him, NS haven't really established themselves as a company who are good at making slopestyle bikes but as the bike gets better for the job, so will the rider. If Anthony hadnt crashed then he probably would have won but Semenuk's "tricking every jump" run was amazing. The best moment defiantly does go to Anthony because of the flat front and his boosts though!

josh-clifton (Jul 26, 2011 at 2:15)

He did have his Ns Soda available so it was his decision to ride his hardtail.

adirtjumper2010 (Jul 26, 2011 at 2:42)

I know he did but he took his Soda with him and was riding it at some trails so he must not like the way it rides or something, i dont know :L Either way, he's an amazing rider.

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FRguild (Jul 25, 2011 at 17:50)

McCaul's frontflip superman was pretty ridiculous.

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jumpslut (Jul 25, 2011 at 18:36)

Congrats to everyone, these kids are amazing. Seriously, Anthony's front flip and massive boost out of the quarter were some of the coolest things I've seen in mountain biking. Thanks for the show.

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adove Plus (Jul 25, 2011 at 17:29)

If you haven't seen enough Crankworx photos, here's my little Crankworx Album

sofarider1 (Jul 25, 2011 at 21:26)

Great pic set.

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will-struke-69 (Jul 25, 2011 at 17:26)

why is everyone forgetting cam mcauls superman front flip

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motomike138 (Jul 25, 2011 at 16:16)

VOD simply for the song choice!!!!!!!

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oakrunbike (Jul 25, 2011 at 22:55)

This was the first time going to Crankworxs being there and watching Anthony Messere in person going huge was awesome to watch!!! this event is like the superbowl for Mtn Biking can't wait for next year!

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stever (Jul 26, 2011 at 7:29)

Was that Mike Montgomery pulling that ridiculous backflip superman? That thing was massive. Easily my personal favorite trick in that video.

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gouty Plus (Jul 25, 2011 at 21:02)

thats alot of red bull gone to waste at the end there Frown

so many un energized kids in the world...

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adove Plus (Jul 25, 2011 at 17:25)

Epic vid. Classic rock totally suits this vid... for some reason. Great idea. Messere's front flip off the drop! Are you kidding!? SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!

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austincampell (Jul 25, 2011 at 17:19)

Anthony's front flip drop for sure, but frontflip supermans and backflip superseaters are gnar

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jacobinmugatu (Jul 26, 2011 at 10:48)

What bike is Zink riding? An old Corsair or a new Evil we haven't seen yet?

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tuboy95 Plus (Jul 25, 2011 at 22:52)

anthony's frontflip for sure!!! the should do a movie of crankworx like how rampage does!

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MirzaCA1 (Jul 25, 2011 at 16:03)

One word...Epic

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saminho (Jul 30, 2011 at 6:23)

in 5 years anthony is the greatest dirtjumper ever

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ChinoJ10 (Jul 25, 2011 at 16:15)

Craziness went on at Joyride, so many riders were going for it !

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jpeteh (Jul 26, 2011 at 0:40)

Anthony should have won .Semenuks run was clean and tight.

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bellabum (Jul 26, 2011 at 2:40)

semunek front flip whip

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ManuelMTB (Jul 25, 2011 at 16:22)

A new star has born: "Tony The Kid"

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bizutch (Jul 25, 2011 at 16:20)

Would help if hte filmer would label the riders so we know who we're watching.

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bubbaburger911 (Jul 25, 2011 at 16:41)

dude you should know

adove Plus (Jul 25, 2011 at 17:26)

You can hear the announcers Bizutch... If that is your real name.

dye1721 (Jul 25, 2011 at 18:50)

I feel sorry for him if that is his real name....

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Czauder1 (Jul 25, 2011 at 17:09)

Music totally sucks, cause it doesn't fit at all. The biggest move? Well Anthony's frontflip for sure, but you forgot to mention McCaul's Frontflip Superman.

sp750 (Jul 25, 2011 at 21:13)

First of all i thought the music fit perfectly with the vid. Probably better than my shoes fit my feet. And second of all they did show McCaul's frontflip. Ya knucklehead.^

Czauder1 (Jul 26, 2011 at 13:57)

It was like rock n roll action and music was totally chilled out, but maybre it didn't fit for me, cause I was drunk. What I meant writing about McCaul's frontflip was bold text at the bottom of the article. Ya knucklehead.

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