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STARK CONTRAST DYLAN STARK

“IT REALLY IS A DIFFERENT LEAGUE AND THERE’S NO WAY TO FULLY PREPARE FOR IT. MY GOAL GOING IN WAS TO BLOW EVERYONE’S MIND, TO PUT BMX ON THE MAP, TO MAKE IT TO THE BOTTOM...”

Those were Dylan Stark’s words ahead of this year’s Red Bull Rampage. But how did a former BMXer end up on the precipitous slopes of the Utah desert, what did he do differently to the established names – and did he make it out alive?!

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Rampage is a staple event in every avid mountain biker’s calendar. Once a year,

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