JOSEPH KATZ & ZAYNE CARTER are your Pro Men’s and Pro Women’s Race for the Rail champions!!
What a show! The competition was stacked, the lights were bright, and these riders delivered. MASSIVE congratulations to everyone who raced and everyone who made it onto the podium.
This year we opened up the field with a whole slew of new categories, giving more riders a chance to line up and compete:
Grom Champ: Greatness Mendenhall C Class: Chasen Gilbert B Class: Tim Vandehey A Class: Cian Fahey Women’s B Class: Icon Mendenhall Pro Women: Zayne Carter Pro Men: Joseph Katz
Thanks to everyone who showed up, raced, watched and helped make RFTR what it is. Hope y’all enjoyed the show 👊
2:24 | Women's Pro Heat 1 14:24 | Mens Pro Heat 1 23:04 | Women's Pro Heat 1 31:46 | Mens Pro Heat 2 39:05 | Award Ceremony
Zane Carter and Joseph Katz emerged as the champions of the \"Race of the Rail 2026\" Onewheel competition. The event featured high-stakes professional heats for both men and women, characterized by technical obstacles and significant prize money. The races tested the riders' skill and consistency, particularly when navigating treacherous course features like the \"lily pad\" and \"snakebite.\"
We're gonna have our pro women up and then we're gonna have our pro men. These, while the racing
today has been exciting, these are going to be the most exciting heats of the day. A lot of these
racers have been racing for years, taking their game to the next level. They've been riding all
season all over the country and this is the championship. This is the show for all the money
and I'm excited to see this women's race. We've got Zane Carter, Callie Lange, Leah Kellum,
Ashley Nann, Emma Stewart and it's got Mercedes Silva on here but I don't, I see Mercedes right
here by the finish line. I don't think Mercedes is racing. She's too busy running the race. Shout
out. But I think it's going to be a close race. I think it's going to come down to Zane and Emma
and Ashley. I think they're going to be our kind of fastest riders, our proven riders but ultimately
it could be anyone's game out here on this race course. We could have a surprise from Callie,
a surprise from Leah but we are about to find out. We've got them getting staged at the start line
here. They've had all morning to get themselves mentally prepared, hydrated, stretched, warmed up
here. We have the gnarly Barbie herself, Zane Carter. Current reigning champ. Current reigning
champ. Here is, I can't quite see, an awesome amazing one-wheel racer. I think that is Callie.
Yeah, I believe that's Callie and we got Emma Stewart here, Dave Stewart's daughter,
an absolute menace on the wheel. Definitely a contender for the championship. Definitely has
the genetics. She's got the shredder genetics. Then is that Ashley? Yeah, we didn't get their,
some people didn't submit their jersey. I think that was Leah. That was Leah there? Yeah.
Let's see what she's got. And then we got Ashley Nann. Ashley Nann is an absolute badass rider.
She's fast. She's really like stepped her game up in the last couple years and has been become a
very solid contender in the race scene. Yeah, she podiumed at Battle of the Butte and Dirt Surfers
this past season. Callie as well at Battle of the Butte. All right, let's see who gets the
hole shot here. The women are off. Women's pro. It looks like Zane Carter out in front. Nope,
that's Ashley. Oh, there's, okay, there's Zane. Ashley out in front. Emma with a slight bobble. I
saw her do that yesterday too. She comes in really hot from the outside and kind of loses a bit on
that first turn, but she is making up ground fast. Is that Zane in second place right there? Yep.
With the white helmet? We got Ashley, Zane, Emma, Zane creeping right on Ashley's tail.
Zane is here to win. She's kept it pretty chill this season. She's been exploring Colorado,
snowboarding, mountain biking. Zane makes the pass there. Takes the lead.
This is a tight one. Ashley's in second there. We got Emma in third it looks like.
Here we go. Headed for the first feature that's claimed a lot of riders today, Bodie. Here's
Snakebite. Who's getting bit? Boom. Zane's over clean. Ashley clean. Emma clean. Who's at fourth
place over there, Bodie? That's Leah. Leah, she also cleaned it. Squat landing. Held onto it.
These ladies are hell of a riders, man. This is an exciting four pack here. Emma looking to make
the pass right now on the blind side for us, but I believe she got past her. Oh, they're battling
for second. Pass and repass. A pass again. Here's Emma on the inside. Takes second place. She's
hunting down Zane. Oh man. Pass and a pass and a pass, but let's see what goes down. Zane headed
for the lily pad. What is she going to do? She hits it clean. Emma comes off her board. Oh,
Ashley takes a damage as well. Carnage. Three people down off the lily pad. This is going to
give Zane an opportunity to create a pretty massive lead. She is going to be hard to catch,
Bodie. As you know, when she gets out in front with a big lead, she turns on the burners. It's
over, but let's see what happens. There's still a lot of racing going on. I believe this is a three
lap race. The thing about Zane too is she, whether she's alone or chasing riders or anything,
she's always at a hundred percent. When she's racing, she's maxed out. There she is. She's
fist pumping already around here. The final turn headed towards the finish line jump.
She was telling me before the race that if she's feeling comfortable, she's gapping the lily
and she's got a comfortable lead. She may have a chance to do that here, Bodie. One lap down for
her. Here comes Emma. She's cooking around the final turn here before the finish line.
Emma's absolutely flying. Ashley's right behind her. Not too far. Zane has a little bit of a gap.
She goes over the first tabletop pretty comfortably here. Two and three have not given
up. Nope. Emma just making her way around to the tabletop as well. Anything could happen. I don't
see it happening, but it is possible that Zane could get taken out a couple of times on these
features and they could catch up. I don't know. I think Zane might be able to hold this lead.
Like we talked about earlier, Bodie, a lot of it's the mental factor and being out in front
has its own mental factor as well. You've been there before. A hundred percent. There's 10 grand
on the line here. This is one of two races that's going to win one of these ladies 10 racks.
10 racks is a lot. I mean, coming out here for a one-wheel race, going home with 10k. I think
Zane can get herself quite a bit of snowboards there. Here she goes. She rounds the bend, heading
down towards the lily pad jump. They've got one tabletop jump and then the lily pad and Emma and
Ashley making it up the hill as well, trying to chase her down. There's three laps in this race.
Now that we've moved into our pro category, pros have to do three full laps. Wow. I don't, you know
what, man? I don't know how their legs are doing it, but here comes Zane approaching the lily pad.
Is this the moment where she skies it? She does. She hits the knuckle, goes down, opens the door
here for second and third, which I believe is Emma and Ashley. Let's see who comes up first.
Zane's back on her board though. Zane's back on her board. Emma's off her board. Oh, so is Ashley.
So status quo here, Bodie. Zane's still out in front with a comfortable lead.
She's headed for Pucker Hill. Look how fast she takes it. It's incredible, Bodie. The amount of
speed she's carrying down that hill is absolutely insane. Here she comes around the final two turns
here of lap number two. Dude, she throttles. I tell you, it looks like she doesn't even know
it's there. Wow. Look at her skying, man. She's riding like the boys. I mean, she is just ripping
this course like she's been riding it all year. Zane is faster than most male riders. I know there
was Lemonade Flip Fest, I think, last year. She had like, out of every contender, every board,
she was like number three or four. I bet. I don't doubt it one bit. Looks like Emma's holding down
second. They both get through Pipe Dreams fairly clean. As they head into the final lap here,
this is, you know, this is Zane's heat to win or lose, Bodie, for sure. I mean,
she's got a pretty sizable lead. Emma's not going to let her get away easy, though,
as she has also stretched the lead out here on Ashley. So, first, second, and third, you know,
spread out just a bit. Anything can happen in one-wheel racing. It's anyone's game,
and it's truly not over till the finish line. And this being the first of two races, there's still
a lot more to go. Well, let's see Zane's approach in Snakebite. You know, we named it Snakebite
because it's bitten quite a few people today. Let's see if she claims it. I mean, flawless,
Bodie. What can you say about that? I mean, it's just flawless. You can tell she's been doing a
lot of snowboarding lately. It's been influencing her style a little bit. I'm myself... Adding to
the steez. A hundred percent. I'm a big fan of, you know, if you ride one board, you should ride
a few boards because they all feed into each other. And the one-wheel is the ultimate board
sport cross trainer. Emma bobbles over Snakebite, but she saves it, and she's on her way, headed
towards the lily pad. But Zane out in front, just dominating today. Absolutely dominating.
She's gonna gap the lily again. I can guarantee it. She wants the clip. She wants to stoke up.
Let's hear it for Zane, guys out there at Spectator Hill. Skies it. Hits the knuckle,
but she stays on the course. She's fist pumping, Bodie. She's stoked. She's going home with another
10k. That's a stomp. You know, to fully clear that knuckle, take off to landing, like sweet
landing, you have to be going legitimately like 25 miles an hour. And hitting that jump at 25.
I barely ride over 25, let alone jump at 25. Me too. You also have to pop that jump. Emily goes
down at the at the lily pad. Let's see if that opens the door for Ashley with some momentum
here. She's approaching it now. Emma's back up and going though. If Ashley cleans it, she could
close that gap a little bit. Oh, she's on the board. She stays on the board. Is that Ashley
in third? Or was that Leah? Oh, that's Leah. That's Leah in third. She made a pass somewhere
on the backside. You got Zane crossing the finish line. She's going to be your women's
pro winner of the first heat race. Let's hear it for Zane Carter. What a race. Amazing. These
women are absolutely amazing. Dude, Emily just ripped over her pipe jeans. She just laced it,
she's not giving up. She's all gas, no brakes. She is. I mean, she looks like, you know what,
it's kind of funny. She has a similar riding style to Dave as well. That crouched over,
right? Am I wrong? Chip off the old block. Yeah, chip off the old block. The apple doesn't fall
too far from the tree, apparently. Wow, what a race. If this is any indication of what heat two
is going to be like. It's going to be crazy. We got the men's pro coming up next with Jafari
Silsley, Austin Silva, Jack Minsker. I just named three people, and this division is
stacked, Bodie. We've got Legend Mendehall, Chabre Schumacher, Joseph Katz, Noah Kellum,
Masks, Post Lieb, Jacob Clay, Noah Mead, who's the originator and the OG of the finger flip,
Eddie Metz. He's fast. We've got Thor Callaghan. I've been told he's moved from the XR up to the
GTS. And then, of course, Conor Chappell with a battle with Jafari last year. He's going to be
a force to be reckoned with. The OG and our personal friends, and one of my favorite people
on earth, Dave Stewart, Shane Brunkin, Josh Noser, and Cameron Patasell. This is a stacked heat,
Bodie. This truly is. I think it's going to be tight. I mean, in the qualifier yesterday,
it was a full nose to tail pack from the start line to the lily pad. And that's what really
defined it. So I think a lot of people might take a more conservative line over the lily pad. Some
people might've utilized their practice time this morning to get a little more dialed in,
but it's really anyone's game out here. And I'm genuinely looking forward to seeing how
this shakes out. I've got pretty much all those guys out there are friends of mine.
I'd love to see Austin win. I'd love to see Chabre win. I'd love to see Thor win. I'd love
to see Dave win, Conor. It's just Noah. I'm going to be stoked no matter what happens. So I'm just
excited to see this go down. I know these guys are nervous. I think as a one-wheeler, you're
getting mentally prepared for Race of the Rail throughout the year, because Race of the Rail
has always been the king of the races. You can win the most money. The gnarliest riders are there.
The boards are regulated, so you can't just show up with this crazy board and not be that good,
but have the fastest board and win. It truly is a race that is about how you can ride your
one-wheel. Are you the fastest? Are you the best? Are you the greatest? And if you are,
you get $10,000. There's major action sports where you don't even win that much money in a race.
Most mountain bike races, you're not winning 10 racks. No, definitely not. I can only imagine
what's going through the minds of, say, Max and Noah and Jacob, the guys that haven't been there
so many times. They know they're going up against the very, very, very best in their sport. I don't
know. I'm glad it's not me up there. I can tell you that. No. No, sirree. But hey, I'm going to
get out there for the free foot gang race later. That's for sure. Don't keep tempting me, Bodie.
Don't make me get on my board and come out there with you. Do it, dude. You won't. I'm coming out
of retirement. I'm just getting started in my retirement. I told everyone I'd race if we did
no footholds, and they're like, all right, bet. Let's do it. So we're doing it. That's the no
footholds race. When's that going off today? I think it's like 1 or 1.30 or something. Nice.
Excited to see it. Excited to see it. Looks like the boys are lined up and ready to go.
Justin's getting ready to drop the green flag, which is going to signify the gate could drop
at any moment. Flag is up. This one's going to be a barn burner, Bodie. Oh, I'm frothing.
Boom. Gate's down. They're off. Let's see who gets the whole shot. Oh. Oh, no. Looks like Jafari
Silsi goes down at the gate, but we know him. He'll do his best to get back to the front of
the pack here with Connor Chappell out in front. Connor Chappell was absolutely dominating yesterday,
but he did have a tire malfunction on his board in the first round. So he's probably hungry to
get out here and really show us what. Is that Joseph Katzen second? Yep. Skying over the
tabletop. This pack is so close together. It's going to be really tough to call right now,
but let's see. Connor trying to pull away. He's putting a little bit of a gap on these guys.
We got legend Mendenhall out there as well. In third. Noah Meade. About to take third right now
over Noah Meade. He's in fourth. If Noah Meade can manage his nose, he's absolutely
in contention for this. He's one of the fastest. He doesn't have a slow gear in him. No, and that's
kind of his problem. His 100 percent is really like 110 percent. He's got to find that sweet
spot. Jack Minster's in third. Is that Jack in the orange? He's in third. Dude, snake bite.
Biting some ankles. Oh, boy. Jafari getting up into about sixth place or so from the back of
the field. He started last after that fall at the start line. Let's see if he can reel them in.
Austin just had a really clean pass on Noah there on the downhill.
Here comes the lily pad. We're headed for the lily pad. Give him some love up there,
Spectator Hill. Get him stoked. Connor normally using the pad on the lily pad. Let's see if he
chooses a different way. Now he's doing just like last year. Who's that in second? Joe. He's stoked.
He got over. Jack's over. Here comes Austin in fourth place. Starting to hunt him down though.
Jack with a little bobble. Who's that behind Austin? I think that's legend. Is that legend?
That's Mendenhall. That's Mendenhall. These Mendenhall boys are flying today. Here comes
Jafari too. He's hunting them down. As they head towards Pucker Hill, they go down. Connor out
front. Looks like he's going to lace Pipe Dreams. So does Katz. Everybody over clean. Who do we got?
Connor headed for the final turn. Joseph Katz right behind him though. And here comes Jack
trying to cut the inside line. Austin using the berms. Try to slingshot. Let's see what happens
here. Mendenhall in fifth. This is an exciting race, Bodie. This is anybody's race. One bobble
and it could change the outcome of everything. And it's the first of three laps. So Jafari's
definitely overtaken. He's made up some time. He can creep into that top position. But one,
two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Oh, Austin down. Austin goes down over the tabletop.
Gets back on his board, but not before Jafari gets ahead of him and takes over seventh.
Connor on the uphill. Joseph Katz right behind him. Here comes Minsker for third.
He's looking to take over second. Let's see who gets bitten over here at Snakebite.
They're so tight up front. Here comes Connor Chappell. Hits Snakebite. Clean. Katz clean.
Minsker clean with the pass on the outside over Joseph Katz as they turn for the uphill.
Battling for second and third. Jack Minsker and Joseph Katz while Connor's out in front,
but they're reeling him in. Snakebite's bit Noah. Noah back on his board though,
at full gas as always. All right, here we go. They're headed for the lily pad.
Who's going to sky the pad? We're about to find out. Here comes Connor. He's out in front.
Notoriously taking the pad, but let's see if anybody tries to pass him in the air.
What do you think he's got in that backpack? I don't know, but whatever it is, he's got first.
Oh, Jack goes over, but he goes down. He would have had to pass, but he goes down. Connor stays
on his board. Almost got taken out. Dude, who is that that just gapped the lily again? That
dude did it twice. Well, Jack tried to gap the lily, but on the landing lost his balance. Almost
took Connor with him. I think that's Noah Kellum, if I'm not mistaken, that's gapped the lily both
laps. I'm sure that's helped him make up some time, but Connor's still out in front. Joseph
Katz right behind him, Jack Minsker, and then Mendenhall right there. I don't know if I've ever
seen somebody race the rail with a backpack on. Is it style? We've got a lead change. I don't know
what happened to Connor, but Joseph Katz out in front with one lap to go. Jack Minsker in second,
Mendenhall third, Jafari all the way up to fourth place from the back of the pack at the start line.
Let's see if he can reel these guys in. He's a reigning champ. I think Connor's backpack
might have got stuck on pipe dreams. We were just talking about that, Bodie. Dang, Joseph has a
considerable lead here. Joseph is looking good out in front. He's got a good lead. Mendenhall
looking to make a pass on Jack Minsker, but Jafari from last place to fourth. He's trying
to reel them in. Let's see if he's got what it takes because this is going to be a close finish,
Bodie. Yeah, Jafari and Austin have done a really good job of making up ground after their slams,
but Austin's right behind him. He's in fifth place now. One, two, three is not making it
easy to catch up. Not at all. And Joseph gets a good lead. Oh, saves it. I've seen Austin hit
that nose a little bit a few times last few rounds. Dude, the level of puckerage that happens
when you almost go down in a race is pretty intense. Feeling like you're like, no, no, no, no,
boards almost goes out, pulling that back. Oh, oh my gosh. Oh, we got some riders down.
Looks like Mendenhall's one of the riders. And Jackson. Jackson, Jack and Legend, yeah,
both crashed over there at the tabletop before the lily pad. Connor's over, I'm sorry,
Joseph Katz is over clean. He's got a pretty comfortable lead here. Jafari up into second
place from last place. The second place, Bodie. And you know what he's going to do.
Dang, dude, him and Austin. Oh, but he went down. He went down over the lily pad.
Austin, absolutely. Joseph Katz is going to be your race for the world champion if he keeps this
up in the next heat. Yep. Here he comes. He's rounding the overpipe, James, I think clean,
right? Yeah, here he comes. Oh, round the final turn. Oh, dude, Jack went down again,
almost took Austin out. Joseph Katz is going to be your winner, folks, right here. First heat
goes to Joseph Katz. We got Austin in second, but here comes Connor. Oh my God,
I don't know what happened there. If Austin crossed the line or not on his board,
but this is, oh, unofficial results, folks. Wow. What? Joseph Katz in first, Connor Chappell,
I think got second or Austin. I'm not sure, but we're about to find out.
Austin with the nose drag finish. Holy cannoli. Style points. That was insane.
I don't know how much more of this my heart can take today.
Great job, boys, all of you. Great, great job. Wow. Let's hear it for our men's pro guys.
Noah, Max coming in. Unbelievable. Thor coming in. Holy cannoli. Is that Thor in the orange
Yeah, I'm stoked to see it. I know the crowd is stoked to see it up top.
How about it, fans? You guys ready to see these women's pro go at it?
Let's go. You know, we can't forget about Callie and Leah. I think we won't know until it all goes
down. Newer riders, right, in the field of women's pro. New to me, for the most part,
probably to most people. But again, you know, like I said, any given Saturday,
this thing could go down and just shake up. So let's see how it plays out. I know they're
getting ready to throw the green flag and get the gate dropped here at the start line.
And if you're nervous, Joe, can you imagine how nervous they are?
I mean, you know, I've been up there, not for Race for the Rail, but just for racing and stuff,
and I always get nervous. It never, never fails. I try to turn it into fuel, you know,
like we talked about before, you know, and just kind of drive you a little bit. Usually once the
race starts, like the nerves just go, you know, they're just gone. And hopefully, you know,
you're just focused on the race, focused on your lines. Oh, here we go. And it's you against the
track. Gates down. They're off. Let's see. The hole shot. Zane right in the mix of things,
as always, is that Emma's out in front early. Oh, she found her line. She found her line.
Finds a great line. She does a little bit of a look back. She's got first place right now.
Zane looks like she's just waiting and biding her time a little bit in third.
Who do we got in second, Brody? Second is Ashley. Is it Ashley Nann in second? All right.
So Ashley's up there in second. A little mix up here at the front. Looks like Ashley's going to
take the lead. Zane putting on the pressure a little bit on Emma Stewart as well. Looks like
she's coming up the outside. Makes a pass almost in first place. Let's see. They're battling around
the turn. Let's see who gets the fastest line. Let's see who gets out. Emma shoots out between
the two of them for the lead again. I think a few laps without her hooks on. It's Emma,
Ashley and Zane out in front. Who's that in fourth, Brody? In fourth, that's Leah there.
Wow. What a tight group up front. Emma leading the way at the moment. She stomps Snakebite.
Zane's right there. Who goes down? Ashley goes down. Ashley's down. Emma is determined today.
She is flying. Zane is not going to let her get off easy though as she's right behind her. And
then right behind them, who do we got there with the blue helmet? Leah. I genuinely think those
couple laps without the footholds really dialed Emma into her board. This is crazy. I mean,
she is putting on a show here for the crowd and for everybody at home. Emma Stewart, daughter of
Dave Stewart, legendary former Race for the Rail champion. She is out in front. She's coming for
the lily. I don't know what to expect. Oh, she's got it. Oh, it comes off her board. Zane loses
focus, goes down two. Both of them running for their boards. This opens the door for Leah. She's
going to take the lead here, I think. She goes high on the berm and slingshots. She's got the
lead. Emma's back on top. She's in second. Zane's in third. This is the shake-up, Brody, that we
were talking about. These features shaking it up. You were right. Here we go. More drama.
Here at Race for the Rail. Leah out in front. Does a look back real quick.
And who does she see? Zane coming out of the chute of Pucker Hill. Hitting the line here
at Pipe Dream. She's got the good line. A little bobble. Leah's still out in front.
Zane's hunting her down. Emma's not going to let him get away. Let's go, ladies. Yeah, Zane.
Let's go, Emma. Let's go, Zane. Yeah, Emma. Wow, they are really putting it on show here in the front of
the pack. Leah's flying, Brody. I mean, I haven't seen her this fast yet, but this is really impressive
what she's doing out there right now. I haven't either. I think ending up in first really
helped her find her sixth gear. I mean, she is going. Look at her over the tabletop.
Zane still trying to catch her and reel her in. We do have this lap and one more after it, so they have
a little bit of time. Emma falling behind just a little bit. I'm sure she's going to push it here.
Wow, what an amazing race so far. It looks like a little bit of space, but the space between one,
two, and three, all it takes is one of the features taken out and they're going to lose that position.
Coming into Snakebite. Who's getting bit? Who's stepping on a tent? Here we go. Leah's approaching Snakebite
first. She hits it. Oh my gosh. Clean landing. Zane, clean landing. Slight bobble, but still pretty clean.
Emma's turn to hit Snakebite. She's over it and smooth trying to carry her momentum forward.
Let's see. Leah's still out in front, but Zane not letting her get away. She closed the gap a little bit.
They're headed for the tabletop just before the lily pad, which if we have seen today has shaken
up the order more than just a few times. Here we go. Zane closing the gap. A little bit of a bobble
there by Leah. Zane's right on her tail. Let's see how the lily pad shapes up. Are we about to see a
pass here at the lily? I don't know, Bodhi, but I have a feeling something's going to happen here.
One, two. One, two. Both of them over their neck and neck around the berm here, Bodhi.
Zane with the pass on the outside of Leah over the berm headed for Pucker Hill. Let's see how it shakes
up at the bottom. She's so fast down that hill, Bodhi. I don't know if Leah's gonna be able to catch her.
Here we go. Let's see. She gets shot out like a cannon. Dude, my adrenaline is firing right now.
Zane with the lead, but Leah's right on her, Bodhi. She is not gonna let her go,
and I wouldn't either. She's got a really good shot at winning this. Leah's saying, hey, I know I'm
the new kid, but I'm here to play. And I know Zane's thinking, where the heck does she come from?
Well, she's right there, Zane, right behind you. Let's go. Stay focused. The girls are flying, man.
They are flying. I'd be embarrassed to ride with them. They would crush me. You know, one of the
factors that I noticed while I was out on the course earlier in the free foot race is the lips.
A lot of people are taking the same line on the lips. So, right before the lip, there's now kind of
these little chatter, like a bump before the bump. So, some of them you're coming in, and you're kind
of like hitting, and then hitting, and then being launched. And so, these jumps get a little
bit more and more technical. The wheelspin up the hill. Well, Zane stretched it a little bit.
She's definitely out in front right now. A couple features to go, which could change the game
quickly here. So, let's see how this plays out as she heads towards snake bite. She's got to stay
on her board here, Bodie. I'm curious if Zane is going to go for the glory third lap.
We're about to find out. Or if she's going to play it safe on the lily. The safe play is definitely
the conservative line on the lily pad. They're both clean over the snake bite. Let's see how
they do over here when they approach the lily pad. Emma's about approaching the snake bite now.
Hopefully, she can stay on her board and secure a podium for herself. But, let's see. There's still
a lot of racing left. This little sleeper jump has taken a couple people out throughout the race
back there. But, it looks like they're both clear. Is there a jump at the end of that, the tabletop back
there? Or is it just the tabletop? No, it's a roller. Yeah, they all kind of toss you off the end though.
Got it. It's like a jump and then you got to kind of. It's pretty sharp at the bottom. At the end of that.
Here we go. Zane over the lily pad. Yeah. Doesn't sky it, but gets it clean. That is the smart play.
Same thing here for Leah. So, she's still in second place. See, it would have been pretty epic if she
jumped the lily there, of course. But, if she fell, Leah would have cleaned it right there and taken
the pass. So, that was the smart play. Sometimes you got to go for the smart line versus what's
going to be the most epic and the coolest. Racing is about strategy. 100 percent, buddy. 100 percent.
Call comes down to pipe dreams. Looks like they've got the checker flag ready. Pipe dreams. Zane gets
through it clean. Sky's the tabletop. Here she comes. You're looking at your back-to-back
race for the rail. Women's pro champion, Zane Carter. Second woman in history to win back-to-back.
Or win it twice. Wow, wow, wow. All right, we got Zane in first, Leah in second. What an amazing race,
buddy, for these women's pro. Here comes Eba in third, taking the final podium spot. Congratulations
to her as well. What an amazing women's pro final. Leah gave Zane a run for her money.
I mean, to give the two-time champ that type of competition this late in the race,
amazing. Absolutely amazing. She's got my attention. I think she's got everyone's attention. I didn't
know the name, but now I know the name. Put some respect on it. Great job, ladies. Congratulations
to all of you. What an amazing, amazing effort out there. Green flag is up. Gate's about to drop.
This is for all the money. I don't know if I can take this. All right, here we go. Who's going to get the
hole shot here? They're all bunched together, buddy. Looks like Conor's out in front. There goes Max.
Max pulling the hole shot here with Conor right next to him. It's a drag race for turn two.
Conor gets out in front, but Max is not going to let him go. Who's that on the inside?
Noah Meade on the inside, taking over second place. Jack Minsker's in third, puts the pass on Max.
Max takes a little bobble, gives up a spot. Oh, Noah's hungry. Jafari's hot on his tail as well,
going for the pass. He takes over fourth. Conor with a bobble, opens the door a little bit for Noah
up the hill, but he recovers quick. Conor Chappell, Noah Meade, I believe Jack Minsker's in third.
When the dust settles here, we'll see who fourth is. It looks like Jafari in fourth with Austin
Silva right behind him. Everybody stomping snakebite. Oh, we got a man down. We got some
carnage at snakebite. Oh, more bodies going down. Wow. Already in the first lap, we've got carnage
on snakebite, people being taken out. Let's see what transpires here. Conor is flying, Bodie.
Yep, and he's got Jack behind him. We lost Austin on the hill up there. He's going to have to make
that up. Conor, Jack, then Jafari in third, headed for the lily pad. Let's see. Conor,
notorious for hopping. Boom, Jack as well, and here comes Sky Jordan Jafari over the lily pad,
making up some ground. He is going to hunt these boys down for sure. I believe Max is in fourth.
Who's that in fifth place? I'm not sure. Oh my gosh. Where's Joseph Katz at in this
group of guys? I believe he's in fourth or fifth. I'm not sure. I'm waiting to see. Wow,
look how close they are. Look at Jafari closing the gap as they hit the pipe dreams. One, two,
and three. Jafari going for an inside line on Jack, but he cuts that line off, holds down second.
Here they go. Conor looking fast. What did I tell you, Bodie? You told me he was going to be
the winner. Here comes Joseph Katz at the fourth. He's flying just past Max Lieb, then Legend,
and Austin rounding out the top six or seven riders actually. Conor, round turn two, lap two,
over the tabletop with some steez. Jack over it. Jafari closing the gap on Jack. Here we go.
And that is lap one of three. There's still a lot of time. A lot of turns. I don't know how
they're going to do it. Their legs are dying at this point. All right, here we go. Conor up the
hill. Jack up the hill. Jafari right behind him. This is a race of the ages. Jafari looks like he's
like favoring his ribs a little bit. I'm not sure what that's about, but he's looking good
nonetheless. And with Joseph Katz behind them, they all have a shot here. Yeah, you know, a
number of these riders are battling some soreness, battling some light injury. Oh, Austin's down at
the snake bite again. Wow, there's been carnage today, Bodie. A lot of these riders opt for pads
and pads help. They save your skin, but you still take beatings. You still take beatings. Putting
your body through it. Putting your body through it in practice. Oh, look at Jack on the inside
there on Conor a little bit. Closes the gap a little. Pulls a little on Jafari. The top three
still pretty close together. It's anyone's game right now being it's only lap two. Let's see if
Jafari boosts it again. Boosts it again. Laces it every time. Joseph Katz right behind him though.
He is not letting them get away. He's hungry for this win, Bodie. It's good to see it. You know,
I saw Jafari having a little bit of a tricky time lacing up that gap in practice,
but he's really found the line. Minsker's challenging for the lead here on Conor down the
chute, down Pucker Hill, and here comes Jafari challenging Jack as they go through Pike Dreams
smoothly. All three of them. Wow, this is going to be a photo finish, Bodie. This lap is going to
be insane. Do not go anywhere, folks. This last lap is going to be insane. Conor Chappell crosses
the line first. Jack right behind him. Jafari right behind him, and Joseph Katz hunting them
down and forth. Dude, they're absolutely momming. Last lap. Max crosses in fifth. The rest of the
pack a little further behind. This is it. The final lap. Let them hear you out there, guys.
Let them hear you cheering them on. Let's go. Conor out in front with the lead, leading most of
this race. Jack Minsker in second. Jafari coming from behind and in third. He's going to try to go
for this win here. I know him. He's going to step it right about now. Come on, Spectator Hill. I want
to hear you cheer them all the way home. Here they go. They approach Snakebite, Bodie. This is where
it can make a difference. Wow, look at Jack go for the pass. Conor on the outside takes the lead.
Oh, my gosh. Goosebumps. Up the hill they go. Jack Minster's your leader, folks. This is a shakeup.
Conor's right on them, though. This is going to be a photo finish. This is going to be insane.
Jafari not letting them get away. The top three. It's anyone's race still as they approach the
lily pad. Let's see. This has been a difference maker, Bodie, and you know it. And Jafari has a
little bit of advantage here because the way he's hitting that jump, he is skying it. Let's see what
happens here. Oh, he's flying. Here comes Minsker. Skies it off. Oh, Minsker goes down. Jafari takes
the lead with the jump. Clears the lily pad. Right behind him is Conor Chappell. This is going to be
a drag race. Joseph Katz is in third. Jack's in fourth place as they approach the chute. Pucker
Hill. This is going to be a photo finish, Bodie. I told you. They are battling up front once again.
Jafari and Conor Chappell are battling for the world championship right here, right now with
Joseph Katz in third. Jack Minsker's in fourth. Light bobble from Conor. Jafari's still out in
front. He could take the win if he stays on his board. Here comes Conor around the bend in second.
Joseph Katz taking third so far. Oh my god. One, two, three, four. You got Jafari,
Conor, Joseph, and Jack. That's your first official results for the first four. I've
lost my voice, Bodie. It's gone. This is insane. What a race. Here comes Max.
Wow. Rounding out the top five. That was insane. That's the tightest pack we've seen. This has been
a pleasure and an honor to announce this race and worth the heart attack that's happening right now
because this is insane. Unbelievable. Unbelievable. I said who's excited for the pros?
There we go. All right. We're starting off with our pro women. The Rippers, the Shredders, the ladies.
Always inspiring to see these girls ride. Always inspiring to see them push each other, support
each other, and continue to elevate the sport of female one-wheel shredding. In our number three
position, the young legend, Emma Stewart. Yeah, Emma. A lot of hometown love. Wearing a sick hat too.
In our second place position, somewhat of a new curl on the block, Leah Kellum.
Put on the absolute burners in the second round. I was blown away. Very impressed. We love to see it.
And your back-to-back race to the rail champion, the legend herself, the gnarly Barbie,
Zane Carter. Unstoppable, gapping the lily, taking slams, going fast. This is your champion.
$10,000. That's a lot of snowboards, a couple bikes, maybe even a trip to another country,
or as she's mentioned, responsibly investing it. That is our podium. One more round of applause
for these ladies. Let's hear it. What do you have to say, Zane? I just want to say thank you to
Onewheel for continuing to put this race on. It encourages the sport to grow, and we need that
more than ever. We're going to start with our third place rider, the ripper, the shredder,
the menace, Jafari Silsley. Proper Hawaiian, rolling up barefoot. Good job, Jafari.
Yeah. All right. Now, our second place rider, athlete, ripper, shredder, young man who
is never not going fast. I don't even think he knows what not going fast is.
Connor Chapman. The backpack bandit himself. Okay, I need to know. Explain the backpack.
Dude, I just ride my home trails with it, so I thought I'd just wear it for the finals.
Respect. Makes sense. Curiosity is cured. Okay. Yeah, boys. Now, let's hear it for our champion,
our winner, a first-time winner of this event in his life, winning by one point, Joseph Katz.
This is a podium of champions right here. This is the best of the best, the cream of the crop.
Yeah, boys. Let them hear it. Joseph, what do you got to say to the people at home
and the kids watching being inspired by what you're doing out here?
Just go fast, don't fall. Go fast, don't fall. Anybody want to shout out? My mom, my dad,
my grandparents, Josh Ledford back at home, Knoxville, Tennessee. I want to thank my sponsors.
Yes. Those are your champions, first, second, and third of Race for the Rail 2026.