“Good things come to those that wait.” This definitely rang true for Canadian Brett Rheeder, who absolutely smashed his first run at Red Bull Joyride 2016, scoring 93.00 points on a course that saw many riders take an all-or-nothing approach in their second run after crashes in their first runs.

It was a strange day overall, with many bails and blown up tires, but not for Brett Rheeder, who had the run of a lifetime, throwing together technical trick after technical trick, including his signature cork 720 and a pair of oppo tail whips, dethroning Red Bull Joyride king Brandon Semenuk.

“It’s such a surreal feeling. I’ve been struggling since 2012 and after facing so much pressure last year and having two crashes, this has been a long time coming.” explains Rheeder. “I was still very nervous going into today. The conditions weren’t ideal but as soon as I dropped in, everything just goes away and it’s just you and the bike.”

Check out Brett Rheeder as he slays the Red Bull Joyride course in his first run!

Just in case you need it, here’s a write up of each trick!

Truck driver at the start – Tailwhip up – oppo fastplant 360 – backflip barspin to oppo tailwhip – Cork 720 – Oppo Cork 720 – 360 double barspin – oppo tailwhip up – backflip barspin to tuck no hander on the stepdown – backflip tailwhip on the cannon – barspin – frontflip up – backflip one footed can down.

One hell of a run and a deserved win for the Canadian. Congrats, buddy!

Quotes courtesy od Red Bull. Video courtesy of Red Bull Content Pool.

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