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Jeff Krall

Preston Rice holding his infant cousin.

September 27th, 2025 was Redbulls Tandem Rollercoaster debut in the U.S. This year it was held at Cranes Roost in Altamonte Springs, Florida. There were over 40,000 people in attendance. This event was special to OS because Preston Rice, alumni and John Martinous, former teacher, were two cyclists competing in the event. Numerous One School scholars watched the race online and in person and had things to say. “They fell within 15 seconds right in front of the judges on a turn that gave most teams trouble,” said Brandon Greaver, 12th grade. Although they didn’t last long in the race, they made a big splash. “Preston fell straight in the water but Martinous flew over the whole bike into the water,” said Zadiel Vientos, 12th grade. While the final winners were NFT Boombox, the people’s choice award was awarded to Preston Rice and John Martionous also known as “Fins of Fury”. After an interview we learned that it all began with Preston Rice scrolling through social media and coming across a video that the Tandem Rollercoaster was coming to Florida. He began to think of who he could compete with and that’s when he remembered his teacher, John Martinous who used to ride his bike to school and had a deep passion for cycling. He knew Martinous was the one to call. When asked the motivation behind the name “Fins of Fury” Preston explained that he is a shark diver and works with these misunderstood and mistreated animals so the name was to spread awareness of shark love, conservation, and science. Martinous also added that the fury came from being furious of the treatment that these animals receive and that they should be kept in the water. “Mr. Martinous said he wanted to return the shark to the water,” said Ethan Kitchen, 12th grade.  When asked if the duo would be interested in coming back they said they would love to and will be reaching out to redbull again.