{"id":156604,"date":"2020-02-12T14:53:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T12:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/storming-the-gates-of-darkfest-freeride-mtb-2020\/"},"modified":"2020-02-12T14:53:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T12:53:21","slug":"storming-the-gates-of-darkfest-freeride-mtb-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/storming-the-gates-of-darkfest-freeride-mtb-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Storming The Gates Of DarkFEST \u2013 Freeride MTB 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Storming The Gates Of DarkFEST \u2013 Freeride MTB 2020<\/a>: <\/p>\n

Storming The Gates Of DarkFEST\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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DarkFEST 2020<\/strong> is officially in the dust with the event having been one of the biggest and most successful in FEST series history. The world\u2019s best freeride mountain bikers, invited by host and creator Sam Reynolds, took part in a week of next-level riding at the Hellsend Dirt Compound, situated in the Stellenbosch mountains in South Africa.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

DarkFEST has become the stuff of legend – and the global attention and viral videos that have been flooding the internet show that it is in rude health at the start of a new decade. ? ?Reynolds, who based himself at the DarkFEST compound for 1 month prior to the event with his legendary build crew of @Nico Vink and @Clemens Kaudela, to ensure the course was built for pure progression, said of the contest:? ?\u201cI\u2019m so unbelievably happy on how the event has turned out. Every single rider that showed up has done the course justice and we\u2019ve had an incredible week! \u201d<\/p>\n

The fourth year of the DarkFEST \u2013 part of the FEST series – a rider-developed series that is run by the riders, for the riders, saw rider-nominated awards given out to those who had most encapsulated the spirit of the event:
King of DarkFEST \u2013\u00a0Jackson Riddle (US)
Style award \u2013\u00a0Nico Vink (BE)
Best Trick \u2013\u00a0Bienvenido Aguado (ES)
Jordie Lunn \u2018Spirit of DarkFEST award\u2019 \u2013\u00a0Matt MacDuff (CA)<\/p>\n

The international line-up of riders was an impressive \u2018who\u2019s who\u2019 of the best freeriders in the world, with DarkFEST rookie Jackson Riddle impressing with the biggest airs and some huge tricks to take the overall win. Contest legend and DarkFEST rookie Szymon Godziek was stoked on his first year riding the epic course:\u00a0?\u00a0?\u201cOne of the best courses ever built, full of speed and with the biggest, most well-built jumps that offer safety for the guys to attempt the kind of things that we dream of. The last two jumps are next-level Big Air!\u201d?\u00a0?A new top-secret weapon, the Rocket Launcher 2.0 jump was unveiled to complete the course and provided an unbelievable launchpad for the Flip Nac that Clemens Kaudela pulled off to top the best tricks list.<\/p>\n

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Jackson Riddle. Photographer: Eric Palmer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Video:<\/strong> Storming The Gates Of DarkFEST – Freeride MTB 2020<\/p>\n

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