King of the Ramp 07

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“King of the Ramp” 2007 / 4th edition (Kufstein / Austria)

Date: 14th of April

To keep the show going on, transition junkies out of 10 different countries are invited to this year’s battle:

Jürgen Horwarth (ger), Roman Hackl (aut), Ivan Rivado (esp), Nicky Guerrero (dk), Daniel Cardone (ita), Sasha Steinhorst (usa), Oli Bürgin (ch), Anders Tellen (ger), Chris Oliver (uk), David Martelleur (bel), Pete King (uk), Ferit Batir (aut) & Martin Jurasek (cze)

Locals: Roman Astleitner, Oliver Gordon, Ralf Edlinger, Sascha Biehaule, Stefan Atzl, Manuel Knoflach, Adrian & Benjamin Buchwald

“…..How should I describe the contest? Intense? Yes! Fast? Definitely! High Level? For sure! The format of the runs was a bit different then at other contests. There was no division into qualification and finals. 20 minutes were given to five groups of three riders. If you have ever taken part in a contest you know that alone one minute can be exhausting. Now imagine 20 minutes…Right - the Skaters tore at their substance which was weekend anyway due to the previous night and were fucked after the runs. However, the advantage of this format was that the long run time gave the skaters time to get on fire and do tricks that needed some attempts, something you normally can‘t wait for at a normal contest. There were phases were you could literally feel the heat…… It's by far one of the best contests I've ever visited.”

--Alan Maag (Photographer)--