Cameron "Cam" Zink (born March 8, 1986) is an American professional freeride mountain bike rider and X Games athlete.
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| Born | 8 March 1986 Aptos, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Devinci | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Freestyle Mountain Bikes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Slopestyle, Freeride | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
editZink is from Carson City, Nevada. He started mountain biking at age 9 and when he was 16 won the junior national championship in dual slalom. He was signed by the Santa Cruz Syndicate team when he was 17.[1] Until he was 20, he continued to race while also competing in Slopestyle.[2]
Career
editIn 2009 Zink founded Sensus, a company that manufactures bike grips.[1][2]
In 2010 he won Red Bull Rampage and was awarded best trick for an almost 40-foot 360 drop, and also won the FMB World Tour season title.[3][4] In 2013 he won best trick for a 78-foot backflip,[5] after having been forbidden by a doctor to ride.[1] In 2013 he finished 4th Overall in Munich X-Games Slopestyle event. In 2014 he placed 2nd in Red Bull Rampage and won best trick with the biggest 360 in history of the event.[6]
On August 21, 2014, Mammoth Mountain at World of X-Games, he set the world record for the farthest backflip on a bicycle with a 100-foot, 3 inch flip.[7][8] In 2006 and 2010 he won Crankworx Slopestyle (now Joyride) in Whistler, British Columbia.[1][2][9]
In 2020, Cam founded Milepost 35 Mountain Bike Camp at Mt. Hood, Oregon with, We Are Camp, LLC, the parent Company of High Cascade Snowboard Camp, and Windells Ski Camp.[10] Zink's 501c3 nonprofit, "Sensus Rad Trails" designs and builds the camp's private bike park while each summer campers can ride and learn from him during his Signature Session with Sensus.[11]
In April 2021, X-Games would bring back mountain biking this time to a REAL series format. Zink's video submission would be enough to win his first X-Games medal. [12]
In 2023, he won Red Bull Rampage for a second time. In the 2024 edition of Red Bull Rampage he suffered a heavy crash in the early stage of his run. Cam Zink was airlifted to hospital in an unknown but stable condition. [13]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Collins, Ian (February 2014). "So Close to Hell". Dirt (Interview).
- ^ a b c Parkin, Joe (21 August 2014). "Where Are They Now? Cam Zink: The freeride legend talks about responsibility and 100-foot flips". Bike.
- ^ Maine, Tyler (3 October 2010). "Red Bull Rampage - Cam Zink wins it!". pinkbike.
- ^ Billy (4 October 2010). "Cam Zink Wins Red Bull Rampage". Dirt.
- ^ "78ft backflip on mountain bike by Cam Zink at Red Bull Rampage". The Guardian (Video). Red Bull. 15 October 2013.
- ^ Berard, Mike (29 September 2014). "Cam Zink's 2nd Place Run at Red Bull Rampage 2014". Red Bull.
- ^ Strege, David (21 August 2014). "Cam Zink lands world-record mountain bike backflip". GrindTV.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Cam Zink sets world record mountain bike backflip". X Games (Video). ESPN. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ Mazzante, Lou (18 August 2010). "Zink Lands Safely on Crankworx Podium". Bicycling.
- ^ "M35 History". Milepost 35. 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Dates & Prices". Milepost 35. 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Monster Energy's Cam Zink Takes X Games Bronze in 'Real Mountain Bike' Video Competition".
- ^ "Red Bull Rampage 2024: Finals Day and Men's Results".
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