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Canada's Brett Rheeder successfully defended his Freeride Mountain Bike World Tour crown by winning the 2014 Vienna Air King in Austria on Sunday.

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The latest leg of the FMB World Tour took the riders to Austria for the 2014 Vienna Air King on Sunday.

Canada's Brett Rheeder successfully defended his crown, despite crashing in practice amid treacherously wet conditions.

The 21-year-old pulled off a truckdriver from the step-down drop, then a huge backflip tailwhip, followed by a Cork 720 and a super clean frontflip barspin.

Afterwards Rheeder tweeted he was delighted with his winning run, which means he'll be flying back to his native Canada with a 3,800 euros cheque.

Poland's Szymon Godziek took second spot after performing a truckdriver from the drop, a backflip tailwhip, a dialed cashroll and a frontflip.

Completing the podium positions was Belgian Thomas Genon, who unleashed a truckdriver, a double tailwhip, a 360 tailwhip and a 360 downside whip.

The Vienna city hall is the backdrop to the event and Rheeder's smile was almost as wide as the tower is tall.