2013 Red Bull Rider List Announced

September 5th, 2013 1:37pm

Whether you plan on attending this years Red Bull Rampage, watching it stream on the web, or waiting for the nice edited version on NBC Universal Sports, you need to know who is going to be busy polishing their brass balls for this years huckfest. Here is the shake down.

The top 12 finishers from Red Bull Rampage 2012 automatically earn their spot in the 2013 final, along with the winners from the 2010 and 2008 events. The remaining 28 invited riders will first compete in a qualifier on October 11 to battle for 12 transfer spots to the October 13 final.

It is great to see some legit DHers included in the invite list.

The full invite list is as follows:
Pre-Qualified into the Final:

Andreu Lacondeguy
Antoine Bizet
Brandon Semenuk
Cam McCaul
Cameron Zink
Geoff Gulevich
James Doerfling
Kurt Sorge*
Kyle Norbraten
Kyle Strait
Logan Binggeli
Thomas Vanderham
Tyler McCaul
Wil White

[*Unfortunately, 2012 winner Kurt Sorge is out with a broken leg. Get well soon Kurt!]
Invited for Qualifying Round:

Anthony Messere
Anton Thelander
Brendan Fairclough
Brendan Howey
Chris Van Dine
Curtis Robinson
Darren Berrecloth
Garett Buehler
Gee Atherton
Graham Agassiz
Jamie Goldman
Kelly McGarry
Kenny Smith
Kirill Churbanov
Makken Haugen
Mick Hannah
Mike Hopkins
Mike Kinrade
Mike Montgomery
Nico Vink
Nicola Pescetto
Peter Henke
Pierre Edouard Ferry
Ryan Howard
Sam Pilgrim
Stevie Smith
Thomas Genon
Yannick Granieri

See pictures of the 2012 Red Bull Rampage here.