VIRGIN, Utah (October 17, 2025) – Red Bull Rampage is the premier big mountain freeride event and one of the toughest action sports competitions in the world. A contest that tests creativity, control and courage on the most demanding terrain on Earth. The 2025 edition continued the event’s evolution with the second women’s competition on the legendary cliffs of southwest Utah, where riders faced raw sandstone ridgelines and near-vertical chutes in a showcase of power, precision and progression.
Defending champion Robin Goomes of New Zealand made it two wins from two appearances at the second women’s edition of Red Bull Rampage on Friday, October 17. Goomes delivered a standout run featuring two Backflips on a highly exposed line that secured her place in freeride history, as the world’s top female mountain bikers carved creative new lines and redefined what’s possible on the Utah cliffs.
Red Bull Rampage 2025 marks a new era for the event, expanding into two adrenaline-filled days of competition: the women’s event on Friday, October 17 and the men’s event on Sunday, October 19, streamed live on Red Bull TV and the Red Bull Bike YouTube channel.
A Defining Moment in Freeride History
The 2025 Women’s Red Bull Rampage marked another defining moment in freeride history as the world’s top female mountain bikers returned to Utah’s iconic sandstone cliffs for the sport’s biggest stage. First held in 2001 in Virgin, Utah, Red Bull Rampage has become the world’s premier big-mountain freeride competition, challenging the world’s best riders to build and ride their own lines down some of the planet’s most rugged desert terrain.
Held on the 2014–15 venue – the same landscape that hosted Red Bull Formation in 2019 and 2022 – the women’s event built on the foundation that helped establish female freeride at the highest level. Returning riders such as Hannah Bergemann and Harriet Burbidge-Smith were joined by a new generation of athletes ready to carve their own lines and push progression further.
“This terrain has so much opportunity for creative riding,” said Hannah Bergemann. “It’s amazing to see how far women’s freeride has come and to be part of this second Red Bull Rampage women’s competition feels surreal.”
Each competitor and their two-person dig team spent several days sculpting creative, technical lines using only hand tools – a process that tested precision and imagination as much as strength. When finals day arrived, riders faced exposed ridgelines, massive step-downs and sheer chutes in runs that demanded both control and commitment. The invite-only event format requires riders to build and ride their own line, with judges scoring on difficulty, execution, flow, amplitude and tricks.
Championship Performance
The seven riders who dropped in for finals took the level up considerably compared to the first year’s competition, both in terms of the lines built and the riding they delivered. Despite some last minute changes to their lines for winner Robin Goomes and runner-up Hannah Bergemann, both delivered brilliant performances on their first runs that locked-in their 1–2 finishes.
Riding a true freeride line that featured the only natural scree chute, defending champion Goomes added in two Suicide No-Handers off drops, a Crankflip and two big Backflips during her opening run to score 89.50 points from the judges. It was a score that none of her rivals could match and makes her only the second back-to-back winner of Red Bull Rampage after record men’s winner Brandon Semenuk.
“I was really proud of my first run,” said Goomes after her victory. “The main goal is to ride your run well. Obviously, I wanted to win, but all you can do is ride your best and if you can do that, you have a good chance.”
Making her Red Bull Rampage debut after missing the 2024 event through injury, Bergemann took over the injured Vaea Verbeeck’s incredibly exposed line at the last minute and calmly handled the big chutes and drops. She then Backflipped a big double jump further down the course to come up just short of Goomes’s winning score, but the 89.33 from the judges handed her a first Red Bull Rampage podium.
Bergemann was also unanimously voted the winner of the athlete-voted McGazza Spirit Award, with riders noting that she always maintained a positive attitude and high stoke during the event. “The score was so tight I felt like I needed to try any little thing to change the score,” Bergemann reflected. “I’m still so happy with how I rode and how everyone rode. My goal is completed and it’s a cherry on top to be on the podium.”
Battle for the Podium
The battle for third place pitched the calm precision of 2024 runner-up Georgia Astle against the attacking agression of Argentina’s Cami Nogueira. Despite Nogueira sending her drops farther than anyone, a No-Hander on the last big drop into the finish arena just put Astle on the podium for the second year in a row with 87.66 points to 87.33.
“I’m so relieved for all of the girls,” said Astle after securing third place. “We all got two runs in. There was no wind and I’m hyped for us. I was excited to get through my second run.”
After dislocating her elbow in a crash during training and losing a day of practice, Nogueira’s commitment in finals was even more impressive and she was duly awarded the BFGoodrich Tires Toughness Award while Red Bull Rampage rookie Kirsten Van Horne grabbed the Utah Sports Commission Best Trick Award for her gutsy Suicide No-Hander on her big drop.
A Growing Legacy
Each year at Red Bull Rampage, athletes are judged on difficulty, execution, flow, amplitude, and creativity, making it the ultimate test of skill, imagination, and courage on two wheels. Set against Utah’s iconic sandstone cliffs, it has become the benchmark for progression in mountain biking, a proving ground where innovation, artistry, and athleticism collide.
The 2025 event celebrates another major milestone for women’s freeride, expanding into two days of high-adrenaline action that honour both the pioneers and the next generation of riders. The women’s event aired Friday, October 17 at 10:30am MT (18:30CEST) on Red Bull TV and the Red Bull Bike YouTube channel, with the men’s event scheduled for Sunday, October 19 at 10:30am MT (18:30 CEST).
The debut women’s Red Bull Rampage competition is now available to watch in full on Red Bull TV and the Red Bull Bike YouTube channel.
