{"id":17091,"date":"2022-10-20T14:55:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T12:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbuk.com\/?p=10264"},"modified":"2022-10-20T15:27:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T13:27:14","slug":"red-bull-rampage-what-its-like-for-the-riders-families","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/mbuk\/rss_feed\/red-bull-rampage-what-its-like-for-the-riders-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull Rampage \u2013 What it\u2019s like for the riders\u2019 families"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By James Costley-White\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 20 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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This weekend, Red Bull Rampage<\/a> returns to the arid, rocky slopes of Utah, USA. It\u2019s a tough event for the athletes, who risk life and limb as they mix technical lines with big tricks on the unforgiving and exposed terrain; the organisers, who face a huge logistical task; and even the on-site spectators, who must deal with the desert heat and dust as well as lengthy waits for the wind to die down so the next rider can drop in.<\/em><\/p>\n

However, surely it must be hardest of all for the riders\u2019 partners and kids, as they watch their loved-ones plummet down the mountain, putting everything on the line for a shot at Rampage glory and a handsome prize purse. Malcolm Mclaws spoke to former champ Cam Zink<\/a>\u2018s wife Amanda for us at last year\u2019s event to find out exactly what it\u2019s like\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been to Rampage MANY times,\u201d says Amanda. \u201cTen years of it. And as I watch Cam, one thing goes through my mind, on repeat \u2013 \u2018Lord, please protect him.\u2019 Long-term, severe injuries are what haunt my thoughts; how life altering it would be if something happened to my husband and the father of my children. When my high school buddy Paul Basagoitia had his life-altering crash in 2015, the risk became very REAL.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow that I\u2019m bringing the kids with me, the emotions and anxiety are at an all-time high. As Alya and Asher get older, they\u2019re becoming much more aware. It\u2019s another challenge to comfort them, as they\u2019re also riddled with anxiety watching their dad. It\u2019s tough on the mama heartstrings, to say the least.<\/p>\n

\u201cCam\u2019s crash in practice last year<\/a> has to be in my top-three worst experiences at Rampage, because of the kids\u2019 reaction. Others who were close-by had to come help me calm and comfort them, as they were extremely shaken. Ayla was in a state of sheer anxiety the following day, watching her dad attempt it another two times. We prayed together over and over again. When he walked away with fourth place and only bruised lungs, it felt like victory to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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