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Built by riders for riders, the Red Bull Joyride 2017 course was one of the most technical yet. Ringing in with 14 different jumps, it featured an all new split start section with two options and the final feature of an 18-foot flatdrop into the finish area.
Brandon Semenuk was first rider out the gate at Red Bull Joyride from Crankworx Whistler over the weekend, and his opening score of 89.80 was enough to see off the rest of the field for his record fifth victory down The Boneyard course.
The Canadian won in front of 35,000 spectators at the largest slopestyle mountain biking competition in the world. Emil Johansson scored 86.80 for 2nd place and was also enough to claim the 2017 Crankworx World Tour championship.
Veteran Ryan Nyquist finished in 3rd place with his score of 84.80, his first slopestyle podium since transitioning from BMX to MTB.
Fan favourite, Nicholi Rogatkin crashed on both his runs, denying hime the Crankworx Triple Crown and winning two of the previous three rounds.
Photos by Scott Serfas and Bartek Wolinski / Red Bull Content Pool.
