Cameron Zink
Personal information
Born (1986-03-08) 8 March 1986
Aptos, California, U.S.
Team information
Current teamDevinci
DisciplineFreestyle Mountain Bikes
RoleFreestyle
Rider typeSlopestyle, Freeride
Medal record
Competition
Gold medal – first placeRed Bull Rampage 2023 Freeride
Gold medal – first placeRed Bull Joyride 2010 Slopestyle
Gold medal – first placeRed Bull Rampage 2010 Freeride
Gold medal – first placeRed Bull Joyride 2006 Slopestyle
Silver medal – second placeRed Bull Joyride 2011 Slopestyle
Silver medal – second placeRed Bull Joyride 2007 Slopestyle
Silver medal – second placeRed Bull Joyride 2005 Slopestyle
Silver medal – second placeRed Bull Rampage 2017 Freeride
Silver medal – second placeRed Bull Rampage 2014 Freeride
Bronze medal – third placeX Games Real MTB 2021MTB
Bronze medal – third placeRed Bull Rampage 2013 Freeride

Cameron "Cam" Zink (born March 8, 1986) is an American professional freeride mountain bike rider and X Games athlete.

Personal life

Zink 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

In 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 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. [10]

In 2023, he won Red Bull Rampage for a second time.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Collins, Ian (February 2014). "So Close to Hell". Dirt (Interview).
  2. 1 2 3 Parkin, Joe (21 August 2014). "Where Are They Now? Cam Zink: The freeride legend talks about responsibility and 100-foot flips". Bike.
  3. ↑ Maine, Tyler (3 October 2010). "Red Bull Rampage - Cam Zink wins it!". pinkbike.
  4. ↑ Billy (4 October 2010). "Cam Zink Wins Red Bull Rampage". Dirt.
  5. ↑ "78ft backflip on mountain bike by Cam Zink at Red Bull Rampage". The Guardian (Video). Red Bull. 15 October 2013.
  6. ↑ Berard, Mike (29 September 2014). "Cam Zink's 2nd Place Run at Red Bull Rampage 2014". Red Bull.
  7. ↑ Strege, David (21 August 2014). "Cam Zink lands world-record mountain bike backflip". GrindTV.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Cam Zink sets world record mountain bike backflip". X Games (Video). ESPN. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  9. ↑ Mazzante, Lou (18 August 2010). "Zink Lands Safely on Crankworx Podium". Bicycling.
  10. ↑ "Monster Energy's Cam Zink Takes X Games Bronze in 'Real Mountain Bike' Video Competition".


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