“I wanted to go out with a bang and that just happened," Brett Rheeder beams, reflecting on his perilous track back to the zenith of mountain biking.
Canadian free rider Rheeder is euphoric, still riding the wave of a shock comeback victory last week in his sport's very own 'Super Bowl'. Now a two-time Red Bull Rampage champion, Rheeder overcame a hand-picked field of 16 mountain biking daredevils in the red desert of Utah to end on the most unlikely of highs.
This prestigious Red Bull event - aimed at pushing athletes to extreme limits - almost has to be seen to be believed. Pro riders spent eight gruelling days on Utah's unforgiving mountainous terrain, digging out their routes using only glorified garden tools and their own bare hands.
