Red Bull Joyride 2014

There are no doubt some other events that would like to claim the title, but in our eyes there is no question, the Red Bull Joyride at Crankworx Whistler is the pinnacle of slopestyle comps. It is so much more than just a big slopestyle contest, and its appeal is far reaching. Most other slopestyle comps seem to slip under the radar for many riders, with only true slopestyle fans tuning in, but when it comes to the Red Bull Joyride it seems that everyone can’t wait to see what happened, no matter what their usual riding preference is.

Heading into the 2014 event, the rider who has really made the event his own, Brandon Semenuk, was staring down the barrel of perhaps the biggest ever threat to his monopoly of the spoils. Brett Rheeder had already defeated him at the X Games and was having the season of his life. Rheeder’s run at the Red Bull Joyride was nothing short of incredible and in any other contest it would surely have secured the victory. But there was no accounting for his Trek teammate, Semenuk…

And if that video wasn’t enough for you then check out the massive photo gallery below which is stacked full of incredible images from the event…

Results:

1. Brandon Semenuk
2. Brett Rheeder
3. Anthony Messere
4. Logan Peat
5. Louis Reboul