Darkfest 2025 has crowned its new champions: Canadian rider Matt MacDuff as King and Chelsea Kimball from the USA as Queen, after an exhilarating week of mountain biking at the Hellsend Dirt Compound in South Africa. This event, celebrated for its jam-style format without scores or spectators, emphasizes pushing the limits of freeride biking. Despite not riding himself, last year's King, Elias Ruso, happily passed on the crown to MacDuff. Various rider-nominated awards were also presented, highlighting outstanding performances in style and creativity.
What a week. Even though I couldn't ride, I had the best time with the most legendary group of people. It was also such an honor to pass on the crown to your new King of Darkfest, Matt MacDuff.
Darkfest is designed for riders to focus on pushing limits and feeding off the collective stoke of going huge.
With the paramount objective to push the limits of the sport, Darkfest always delivers, and this year was no exception to the trend.
The event draws the world's best freeriders for a week of insane riding, showcasing some of the biggest jumps, fattest whips, and overwhelming levels of style.
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