After Rampage Was Called Off, Carter Metcalfe Joined His Riding Hero Tom Van Steenbergen To Talk About What Comes Next

(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) ENGWE's "Born to Fly" finale brings a teenage rider and a freeride veteran together for a conversation about preparation, setbacks, and the passion that keeps them riding

NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ENGWE released "Born to Fly: A Legacy in Motion," the final episode of its three-part film series following teenage Utah mountain biker Carter Metcalfe. Filmed in the Utah desert the day after high winds brought the Red Bull Rampage men's finals to an early end, the episode brings Carter together with freeride professional Tom van Steenbergen to discuss preparation, setbacks, and what keeps them riding. The film is now available on YouTube and Instagram.

At the start of the film, Carter told Tom, "I grew up watching your stuff. I'm finally able to meet you in person and ride with you." What followed was a conversation between two riders: one looking back on what it has taken to compete at the top level of the sport, the other still finding his own direction in it.

Tom van Steenbergen is known for technical riding and large-scale jumps. In the film, he recalls attending his first Red Bull Rampage in 2013 at age 17, close to Carter's age today. He went on to finish second at the event in 2023 and third in 2025.

Tom was among the riders who did not get to take a competition run before the cancellation. "I've never been a part of an event that big," Carter says in the film, asking Tom about the cancellation. "So what was it like as an athlete?"

"We plan our whole season around this event," Tom says. "The weather is completely out of your control," Tom said. "You just kind of learn how to turn those negatives into a positive and build resiliency out of it and come back stronger." For him, riding at that level is "an endless progression" in which "no matter what you do, you can always go bigger or do it better."

The two also talked about what riding can give others. "Being able to help and uplift other people, that's the recipe for greatness," Carter said, adding that "there's no better feeling than doing something that I love and making other people love it too." As Tom put it, "If your story is inspiring, people gravitate towards it and they want to see you succeed."

Born to Fly is a three-part story of confidence, mentorship, and progression. It marked ENGWE's entry into electric dirt riding with the ENGWE Eagle, the brand's first electric dirt bike, while keeping the focus on Carter: why he rides, how he has grown, and what comes next for him.

Carter Metcalfe (left) and Tom van Steenbergen (right) in the Utah desert

The series opened in September with Carter's own story. In the first episode, he described how he found mountain biking, the confidence riding gave him, and the people who encouraged him to keep going. In "A Legacy in Motion," he revisits his personal connection to riding, telling Tom that "the only thing that could calm my Tourette's down was doing wheelies on my bike."

The second episode, "Carter's Homecoming," followed Carter to Virgin, Utah, during Red Bull Rampage week in October, documenting his meeting with Tom and his introduction to the wider freeride community.

Born to Fly is independently organized by ENGWE and is not an official partnership with Red Bull or Red Bull Rampage.

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