In the women’s session 15-year-old Mia Brookes ended on top of the podium as the youngest participant impressed everyone with her strong riding. “It was overwhelming. The Heat-to-Heat session with all the girls was super fun. Riding with someone like Anna Gasser was pretty unbelievable for me. She is a big idol. The setup was so good. Pretty big, but it was fun and flowing, I really enjoyed it,” Mia tells us.
“The setup was so sick, it was probably one of the most challenging courses I have ridden, but once you get the hang of it, it’s so fun”
Double Olympic Champion Anna Gasser showed her experience and routine, rewarded with 2nd place at the end of the session. US-American Alexis Roland completed the podium on third place. Additionally, she took home the well-deserved trophy for the “Most Creative Line”. “The setup was so sick, it was probably one of the most challenging courses I have ridden, but once you get the hang of it, it’s so fun. Stoked about the most creative line , I like doing hard stuff, and I like to change it up,” Alexis on the set up.
The men’s final was a thrilling one. Leon Gütl and Moritz Amsüss met in the small final, both making it all the way from the open qualification into the last round. In the end, Moritz Amsüss claimed 3rd place and Jesse Augustinus (NED), one of Europe’s finest jibbers, ended up 2nd. Jesse went on to riding with Frank Jobin in the big final, where Frank ended up taking home the win. “Such a fun event with a really good vibe. The setup was so much fun and it was fun to be with a great group. I will come back next year!” Frank tells us.
Niek van der Velden (NED) also impressed the judges and fans with some crazy tricks and therefore earned the trophy for the “Most Creative Line”.
The premiere edition of Red Bull Rail Yard at Kühtai is history and Clemens Millauer sums it up perfectly: “The first Red Bull Rail Yard is in the books. Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t in our favour, but nonetheless, all riders rocked it. The super finals were insane to watch. We also witnessed some very special moments in the Best Trick session.”