10/10/2026
THREE-PEAT! ROBIN GOOMES MAKES RAMPAGE HISTORY!
What an incredible weekend for Kiwi freeride!
Robin Goomes has done it again, claiming her third consecutive Red Bull Rampage title and becoming the first rider, male or female, to achieve the three-peat!
Robin also walked away with Best Trick for her massive flat spin 360 and the People’s Choice Award. Three wins from three women’s Rampage events. An outstanding achievement for Robin and a huge moment for women’s freeride!
We’re also incredibly proud of Queenstown’s own Vinny Armstrong, who stepped up from sixth last year to finish an impressive 4th place, taking home the Best Style Award along the way.
A massive shout-out to Queenstown trail builders Emmerson Wilken and Ronnie Burke, who have been part of Robin’s dig crew for all three of her Rampage victories in 2024, 2025 and 2026. Three consecutive wins with the same crew behind the scenes. That’s a pretty special achievement in its own right!
Rampage is as much about the builders as it is the riders. Days of demanding work on steep, exposed terrain, shifting rock and dirt by hand, shaping massive features and making countless decisions to bring a rider’s vision to life.
The trust between rider and crew is everything. Every takeoff, landing and line choice is the result of hours of work, experience and collaboration long before the cameras start rolling.
Fellow Queenstown trail builder Matt Begg has also been putting in the hard yards in Utah, digging for Talus Turk ahead of the men’s competition, which kicks off tomorrow. Good luck to Matt, Talus and the whole crew. We’ll be cheering you on from Queenstown!
It’s awesome to see the skills and experience of our Queenstown trail-building community contributing at the very highest level of the sport.
Massive congratulations to Robin, Vinny, Emmerson, Ronnie, Matt and everyone involved.
An incredible result for New Zealand mountain biking and another huge step forward for women’s freeride!
Robin Goomes
Mons Royale
