This run landed the young rider the first-ever women’s title at Red Bull District Ride, one of the most prestigious competitions in slopestyle mountain biking. A new style of cycling for the DutchFor one weekend in July, slopestyle mountain biking’s biggest stage took over Groningen’s Grote Markt, a centuries-old Dutch market square. “It’s an interesting style of mountain biking because of the individuality of each rider,” 29-year-old Griffin Paulson, a professional slopestyle rider from Canada, told CNN. Catching air and catching upFor those asking why does the gap exist, the answers in Groningen were usually the same: Women’s slopestyle is younger than its male counterpart. The Redbull District Ride co-founder said that there was no question in his mind about showcasing women’s slopestyle on the biggest stage.