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Instabangers – 2016 Red Bull Skygate

Despite last year’s controversy, the Red Bull Skygate down 999 steps of the Tianmen Mountain returned this weekend.

The event was cut short due to rain and results were taken from qualifying on a shortened track. Brazilian Barnado Cruz ended up the winner but maybe the real victory is that nobody was seriously injured, unlike last year.

We’re still waiting for official photos and videos from the event but until then, here’s the very best action from the riders themselves:

 

Don’t be fooled into thinking this is the same as your local stair set, the Skygate course is near vertical

Insane views from the top of #redbullskygate !! ???? my @gopro #china #gopro #skygate #999steps #epic #insearchofchina

A photo posted by Ricky Crompton (@rcrompton) on

Course is looking gnarly here in #redbullskygate track walk today !! ???????? @geoffgulevich @kcdeane ???? @gopro

A photo posted by Adolf Silva (@adolfsilva) on

Rain held proceedings for most of the weekend so Adolf Silva and Reed Boggs came up with their own event (click to play)

@andrwtaylr catching the huge Skygate slip and slide by drone !! ???????? @adolfsilva & @reedboggs #tianmenmountain #RedBullSkyGate #china @redbullskygate

A video posted by RedBullSkygate (@redbullskygate) on

Short periods of good weather allowed riders to test the track. Bernado Cruz flying off the step down

Gettin some work in today! @bernardocruzdh greases the step down during the short window of good weather at #skygate #china #gullyverstravels #gopro

A photo posted by Geoff Gulevich (@geoffgulevich) on

The riders still had fun despite the rain – Anton Villoni style up the same feature

Top part is still not open cause of the weather so we were playing on the last stepdown after the rain today ! #Redbullskygate / @redbullskygate Thanks @geoffgulevich for the #GoPro shot

A photo posted by Antoni Villoni ???????? (@antonivilloni) on

There was also a freestyle competition alongside the main event. Rogatkin took the win with siggy cash rolls (click to play)…

Quick run up on Hell's Gate! #skygate #china ???? to ????

A video posted by Nicholi Rogatkin (@nicholirogatkin) on

… while Ethan Nell was flipping and spinning on his DH bike (click to play).

Slopestyle event on the Dh couldn't have gone any better. #MTB #GoPro #skygate

A video posted by ETHAN NELL (@ethan_nell) on

In the end qualifiers counted as full runs. Here’s Anton Villoni’s fifth placed run, clocking in at 16 seconds

#POV of my quali run from today, 16,343 sec ! Took 5th place, can't wait for final tomorrow ! Only one thing to say, I never had this fun on stairs ! #skygate / #China / #GoPro

A video posted by Antoni Villoni ???????? (@antonivilloni) on

Bernardo Cruz was your Red Bull Skygate champion, not bad for 20 seconds on the bike

CAMPEÃO da corrida @redbullskygate China! Não tenho palavras para descrever o quanto estou feliz! E tbm por estar inteiro! Hahahha ???????? CHAMPS here at the @redbullskygate in China! Words can not express how happy I'm now! ✊???????????? ???? @malcolmmclaws50

A photo posted by Bernardo Cruz (@bernardocruzdh) on

Until next time China.

Little golden homie loving my helmet and gogs! #99Turns

A photo posted by Nicholi Rogatkin (@nicholirogatkin) on

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