Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action Sports
By Steve Sommerfeld
News, Stories, Events, in-depth interviews with the biggest riders in FMX and Freeride. Plus Motocross, Supercross and other extreme sports athletes from MTB, BMX, Skate or Scooter in the mix.
From major events like the NIGHT of the JUMPs World Championships to X Games, Nitro Circus World or the old Red Bull X-Fighters, there's always a story from the people pushing the limits of their sports and their own lives.
Hosted by Freestyle Motocross Pro Rider, Steve Sommerfeld, delving deep into FMX and Freeride!
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsFeb 10, 2023
Preview NIGHT of the JUMPs 2024 Munich
NIGHT of the JUMPs is returning for the new season in 2024 with a new World Tour and plenty of interest in riders, locations, competition and more!
This is the preview to find out who is riding this event and who could be the riders to look out for!
Watch it all live this Saturday night, 7:00pm local time in Germany.
FMX:
Luc Ackermann Maikel Melero Marc Pinyol Matej Cesak Filip Podmol Pepa Aron Mikolej Tempka Colby Gort Davide Rossi
BMX / MTB / Scooter
Leon Binckebanck Maik Bohm Alejandro Bonafe Lucas Huppert Josef Forissier Maty Pekarek Jimi Brandt Dan Miller Anna Rabea Zahner
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Jayo Archer - a small tribute to one of the nice guys 2024
It is with the heaviest of hearts to write this, but Jayo Archer has passed away leaving a void impossible to fill for his friends, family and fans around the world.
While it is early news, we respect the wishes of friends and family and hope they are able to grieve easier without scrutiny during this terrible time.
All I can say right now is, he was one of the best guys I had met in Freestyle MX. His personality, attitude and positivity was infectious. He was so humble, easy to talk too with no ego associated with the level of success he had achieved and the limits he was pushing.
My thoughts are with his family and friends right now. This will be the toughest of times for them but to know that we all respected Jayo so much.
If you would like to listen to our Podcast and hear how passionate he was about the Triple Flip, tune in here on Spotify:
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$40,000 for the First and (last time) Monster Energy Cup happened in 2011 / TBT
This truly was "Best Trick"! Only 1 jump for each rider, make it stick.
And whoever wins takes home $40,000.
Maybe that's why Monster Energy didn't bring this competition back again after the first year in 2011. It was too expensive for 1 jump!
This could be one of the best FMX competitions, but it only happened once!
With Mark Monea landing the 'Carry On', Jacko Strong front flipping, Cam Sinclair Double Flipping, Kyle Loza going for the Bike Flip and Todd Potter throwing Backflip Combos like noone's business.
Find out who won this competition and can you work out why we never saw another FMX Best Trick again from Monster Energy? We think it's a hell of a shame and would love to see it happen again somehow!
If you want to watch the full clip, tune in here on Clint Esposito's Rumble channel here: https://rumble.com/v4dn0uc-2011-monster-energy-cup-best-trick.html
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Backflips from Rare DVD 'Flipped Out' with Carey Hart, Caleb Wyatt and Mike Metzger and the future
Have you watched the rare moto vid 'Flipped Out'?
No? Well, there's a good reason for that. Not many people have! But this week Clint Esposito and I were given super secret access thanks to Paul Taublieb, Executive Producer from Taublieb Films to watch one of the most in-depth videos discussing the first Backflips landed in Freestyle Motocross!
From Carey Hart's lead-in to Gravity Games in 2000 and the controversy of 'did he land it', to Caleb Wyatt coming out of the woodwork to stomp the first flip where he rode away from it and then Mike Metzger taking it to the next level only a short time later with the infamous Double-Double line ramp into dirt flips over 75ft!
Clint and I discuss this video and then the broader impact on the sport of FMX and what does it mean for today and into the future! Carey Hart (plus Jose Yanez before him) let the genie out of the bottle and we'll never get him back in!
Where to from here? We want to hear from you. Email steve@invertmanagement.com with your ideas or who will be the next guys to shape FMX!
Tune in to hear the companion discussion I had with Clint Esposito on the Clint's Rumble channel as we walk down memory lane watching one of the craziest X Games ever!
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2006 was Travis' near sweep of X Games! FMX, Best Trick, Rally and first Double Flip. TBT w/ Clint Eposito
Here it is! The throwback to 2006 when Travis Pastrana only managed to do one FMX run, and it was enough to win on the same weekend that he landed the Double Backflip in Best Trick only one or two nights earlier and then took a Gold medal in Rally as well!
Only 5 riders made it to the final for Freestyle MX which is probably more on account of the gnarly course given and the wind in the background.
There were plenty of injuries and drama going into this and plenty coming out of it!
With Travis Pastrana, Jim McNeil, Adam Jones, Mike Mason and Mat Rebeaud.
Tune in to hear the companion discussion I had with Clint Esposito on the Clint's Rumble channel as we walk down memory lane watching one of the craziest X Games ever!
Thanks to MotoXPsycho for the clip on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/Le_cgInsR3I?si=gYyQY1NQy_vA6pNv
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Renner slays the sand in Dubai - TBT Live / FMX Riot 3 (DUBAI)
For this weeks Throwback Thursday we tune in to watch the 3rd and final FMX Riot 3 competition.
For the last instalment, the crew headed into the Middle East for the first ever Freeride competition in the region in Dubai, UAE.
5 of the sickest Freeriders drove through bedouin villages before reaching the Arabian Sand Dunes and get to scout out all new jumps that had never felt the pain of dirt bike tires and paddle tires from these guys!
Ronnie Renner took on the familiar faces from the previous FMX Riot riders to try take the win.
No spoilers, but there was plenty going on here!
This Podcast episode is again the wrap-up of our Live Companion of the event. So we take a few deviations, so sit back, relax and enjoy!
Rider line-up included:
Todd Potter
Mike Mason
Ronnie Renner
Justin Homan
Jeremy Lusk
Thanks to Paul Taublieb from Taublieb Films for creating and producing this FMX Riot series and allowing Clint Esposito and I to do the companion piece on YouTube on the Two Wheels to Freedom channel!
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TBT 2007 Kyle Loza - His first time at X Games first jump lands the first VOLT and gets first Gold Medal!
It's crazy to think but in 2007 at X Games Best Trick, it was the first time we had ever seen Kyle Loza at X Games, and he came with a trick that nobody had ever landed. The Body Varial called a 'Volt' which he obviously named.
Loza went on to create the Electric Doom and Electric Death and also the first rider to attempt the Bike Varial which has only ever been landed by Tom Pages.
But this Throwback Thursday was a big one. 2007 X Games Best Trick was one of the gnarliest in history with Scott Murray attempting to land the second ever Double Backflip at X Games after Travis Pastrana landed it in 2006 the previous year. Jim McNeil with the Hart Attack Indy Flip, Mat Rebeaud throwing a Underflip Indy, Adam Jones with the Shaolin & Stripper Flip and Todd Potters huge look through Ruler Flip!
Tune in to hear the companion discussion I had with Clint Esposito on the Two Wheels to Freedom YouTube channel as we walk down memory lane watching one of the wildest Best Tricks ever!
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Where did Metz and Link go? TBT Live / FMX Riot 2 (Swingarm City)
As we get into the middle of the FMX Riot series of Freeride competitions wayyy back in the old days on this weeks Throwback Thursday live viewing, we were expecting to see a big return from Mike Metzger and as far as Clint Esposito and I were aware as we were watching it live, Metz was on top!
But to our surprise and probably that of everyone, Metz upped and left before the last day of competition, and Larry Linkogle even did a sneaky exit as well. Leaving the battle between Dustin Miller and Mike Mason for the win.
There was so much in this next addition of FMX Riot with new riders and a new landscape that looks more like the moon than earth! Swingarm City hosted the second series and the guys destroyed it with technical hits and big jumps.
Rider line-up included:
Mike Metzger
Dustin Miller
Drake McElroy
Todd Potter
Mike Mason
Mat Rebeaud
Brian Foster
Myles Richmond
Larry Linkogle
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When the moment arrives TWITCH & METZ rise to the occasion : TBT Live / FMX Riot 1
This weeks Throwback Thursday Live companion was a huge one with the first ever FMX Riot 1 competition held in SoCal featuring some of the biggest names in FMX, Motocross and Freeride!
Clint Esposito and I step back in time when Freeride MX competitions were as rare as hens teeth but with riders who were ready to dominate the landscape they were given. FMX Riot 1 was held in 2 different locations of Glamis sand dunes and Ocotillo Wells (with 2 different days of competition there as well)
In this Riders Lounge Podcast episode, this is after we watched the video and had our discussion on what went down and some of the biggest impacts from the video.
One of the most important things we realised, when no one had landed a Freeride natural terrain backflip before and Twitch was ready to call it out at the start of the competition, that when the time comes and the moment arrives: Twitch and Metz are the guys who are able to rise to the occasion and deliver on something that had never been done before!
A huge thank you has to go to Paul Taublieb who allowed us access to do a companion of this epic series and we will continue every Thursday night 5PM EST with new episodes.
So what was FMX Riot?
8 Riders were invited to the first competition:
- Busty Wolter
- Mike Metzger
- Tyler King
- Derek Garland
- Todd Potter
- Jeremy 'Twitch' Stenberg
- Graham Gustin
- Bryan Dowdy
And Tes Sewell hosting the series!
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King of the Whip heats up with more international riders! Companion with Clint Esposito
2023 was a huge year for King of the Whip and not just because more overseas riders made their way down to a very warm South Africa for the Best Whip themed competition.
But returning to Montecasino after last years massive event, it was going to be tough to beat the vibes from the first time it went on the big stage in the centre of Johannesburg.
And of course, LW Mag and Ryan van der Spuy knocked it out of the park! A fully sold out show, an extra 1,300 people were allowed into the venue from last year and made it even more special!
I was privileged enough to be the Host of the show for the second time and I was completely blown away at the increase in level of riding from everyone! Last year was insane, I didn't expect 30 wild South African racers going ballistic on their first attempt at hitting a steel ramp.
This year, everyone stepped it up again with the inclusion of Julien Vanstippen returning to defend his title, Edgar Torronteras the legend coming down to try steal the win. And Marc Pinyol as the international trick master coming to blow everyone's minds on body varials.
I joined Clint Esposito on the Two Wheels to Freedom youtube live video and that's where this clip comes from.
Sit back and enjoy the wrap-up of KING of the Whip plus we deviate so many times on everything from Tech 7s or Tech 10 boots... Amateur comps and anything in between!
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Sheeny on the humble apple. And the Triple Flip
Here's a quick interview which was planned for 5 minutes during the break at the Supercross de Lyon show in 2022 and has not been released until now. Yes, it's a little late but still everything is completely relevant. Especially on how much I learned about apples, cider and wine. And finding out which is the best apple for each of the jobs.
Sheeny also talks about watching Jayo Archer and Harry Bink land the Triple Flip at Nitro World Games in Brisbane where both guys did something we didn't think possible and now the Triple is able to be done outside of the gnarliest environment where we saw Sheeny originally do it at Travis Pastrana's house for the first time!
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Biggest jumps yet at Red Bull Imagination 4.0 Companion with Clint Esposito
This is designed to be watched in companion with the Red Bull Imagination 4.0 full competition video on YouTube if you really REALLY want to follow along.
If you don't have time, this is way easier and hopefully funnier when I joined Clint Esposito on his show to watch the competition for the first time and give our 2 bobs worth on it. Which is about all our opinion is probably worth.
So what is Red Bull Imagination? Well, it's Tyler Bereman's baby with Red Bull, out in the middle of Kansas building some of the wildest jumps we've ever seen!
This year he brought in Twitch and Maddo to have 2 teams and the riders list was unreal with some of the best Freerider's on the planet!
Tyler Bereman
Tom Parsons
Vicki Golden
Guillem Navas
Josh Hill
Kohl Denney
Julien Vanstippen
Patrick Evans
Brian McCarty
Christian Dresser
And this time, they went into the teams with the Big Dawgs, Best Whip, Team Jam, Creative Line and Speed and Style!
But let us know who you thought should have won each of the sections as we commentated it. You might completely disagree and I wouldn't be surprised!
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Running away to join the circus with Josh Grindrod
If you haven't heard about the The House of Dancing Water in Macau, then you've missed one of the longest running FMX shows in the world! And Josh Grindrod turned out to be one of the longest running riders there.
With THOUSANDS of shows... not joking, thousands, the riders who went to the 'Special Administrative region of China' ended up riding shows every single day in a casino with the best health care, best parts for your bikes, new bikes every 60 hours or so.
It is the gig to end all gigs.
If you can handle living in China for 2 years minimum.
Run by the Cirque du Soleil, one of the world's biggest tours, Grindrod managed almost a lifetime there which helped to set him up for life.
Josh has returned to the UK, and on the 9th show in 15 days I did with Squibby commentating, I grabbed Josh to have this little chinwag with his 2 pugs who see no evil and hear no evil to join in.
If you want to know more on what it's like getting into circus shows, just shoot a message over and happy to help you out!
Josh Grindrod: https://www.instagram.com/joshgrindrod_fmx
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Who's riding X Games 2023? Comp starts today! July 21 2023
I joined Clint Esposito to talk all about the Summer X Games for 2023 which is about to go down today!
Find out who is in, who's out and what competitions will be going down and what tricks we think we might see!
FMX Best Trick
Luc Ackermann
Rob Adelberg
Jayo Archer
Harry Bink
Benny Richards
David Rinaldo
Josh Sheehan
Jackson Strong
Moto Best Whip
Tyler Bereman
Matej Cesak
Patrick Evans
Jarryd McNeil
Tom Parsons
Josh Sheehan
Julien Vanstippen
Genki Watanabe (Wanky)
Moto Quarter Pipe Highest Air:
Tyler Bereman
Corey Creed
Kohl Denney
Patrick Evans
Jarryd McNeil
Colby Raha
Bike Check - Taka Higashino runs a pretty standard setup!
Let's see if Taka is running a super bling bike or is it a super stock bike?
Also, how do you say Acerbis?
Bike check was done in 2022 at the Supercross de Lyon show in France.
Why X Games should have a FMX upright comp : 5 minutes with Taka Higashino
When one of the legends of FMX is talking about different disciplines at X Games, it probably pays to sit up and listen to what they have to say.
This time, I was talking with Taka Higashino during a weekend at the French supercross event at Supercross de Lyon and we were talking about how there is no real style in FMX any more unless you see it in an Upright Trick.
Of course, Taka is still one of the more stylish riders even on backflip combos, but the crux of the issue is - style always came from the uprights.You knew more about a rider in 8 jumps of uprights than you could in any flip-combo-fest.
Now, perhaps more than ever, we need to look back at the upright tricks where it is a lot more fun to learn for the riders, it looks cooler for the crowd and more importantly it's probably even 'relatable' to an extent.
I'm totally about this idea and would love to see an upright comp at X Games, or any competition for that matter!
Let's see if anyone listens.What do you think?
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Champion team or Team of Champions?
With NIGHT of the JUMPs Rd 4 in the history books, Team Czech surprised everyone with their huge win over Team Spain with some legends of the sport and the World Team with some of the biggest names with all of the accolades. Sport can surprise everyone! The full wrap-up podcast is over on the NIGHT of the JUMPs podcast, but for this one I wanted to look closer at what the Riders had to deal with. The course layout, the tight arena, the ramps and how Harry ended up going from Japan X Games on a different set-up to Pepa Aron's 1st gear crash. Anything can happen and that's why FMX is awesome!
NIGHT of the JUMPs World Tour Ranking 2023 (after 4 Contests)
1. Luc Ackermann (GER) 80 Points
2. Maikel Melero (ESP) 68 Points
3. Filip Podmol (CZE) 52 Points
4. David Rinaldo (FRA) 48 Points
5. Marc Pinyol (ESP) 44 Points
6. Matej Cesak (CZE) 40 Points
7. Petr Pilat (CZE) 33 Points
8. Dany Torres (ESP) 32 Points
9. Kai Haase (GER) 18 Points
10. Brice Izzo (FRA) 10 Points
11. Libor Podmol (CZE) 9 Points
12. Harry Bink (AUS) 8 Points
13. Pepa Aaron (CZE) 7 Points
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Jacko or Adelberg for X Games Gold in Best Trick!? Never a dull moment with FMX judging
Another X Games, another year that everyone jumps up and down about the judging! In 2023, Japan FMX Best Trick, there were 7 riders who were gunning for the Gold Medal and this time it was Jacko Strong who took home his 7th Gold Medal in Best Trick discipline, equalling Travis Pastrana's 7 in Freestyle and Ronnie Renner's 7 in Step-Up! Of course, there's always controversy around judging and this time it played out with the two big dogs of Best Trick - Jacko Strong and Rob Adelberg who have enough Gold Medals to sink a ship! They both threw down Front Flip No Handers, and you could very easily argue Adelberg had this one wrapped up. But Jacko won with the 'UnTucked' Frontie. I personally couldn't care less - both riders were freaking awesome and all 7 riders were on their game! But let me know what you think. This is my personal thoughts as I watched it all play out. 1. Jackson Strong 96.33 2. Rob Adelberg 96.00 3. Harry Bink 95.00 4. Josh Sheehan 92.66 5. Taka Higashino 89.00 6. Adam Jones 86.00 7. Julien Vanstippen 84.66
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Mashup of all interviews from the Munich Madness with Bink, Izzo, Melero, Pinyol
Here it is! The montage of Munich Madness interviews from March 2023 with Maikel Melero, Marc Pinyol, Brice Izzo and Harry Bink. This competition was banana's and can't believe we witnessed some huge crashes but also massive tricks! What is Maikel Melero's favourite bike?
Which trick/s did Brice Izzo invent?
What is Marc Pinyol's new favourite ramp?
Where did Harry Bink get his bike from in Munich!?
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🧨 Bike failure led to Harry's crash at NIGHT of the JUMPs in Munich
This quick interview with Harry Bink directly after his crash in Munich has it all! From what went wrong in the crash, with the bike spluttering up the ramp, coming up short and having one of the most spectacular crashes we've seen. To walking away from it somehow unscathed and having words of wisdom at total positivity at the end. This is the mindset of champions and so glad to see Harry walk away from this one!
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Munich Madness strikes again! Harry's big crash, Spain wins, Luc Wins and Scooters get a bigger cheer than everyone else!
What is it with Munich, Germany?
Has all the beer flowed into the river and everything goes a bit haywire?
Harry Bink unfortunately didn't get the bike he hoped for when it cut out on him on the ramp, just before he was about to show the world what the Next Gen ramp is all about!
And with that, the World Team were unable to do well at all in the points chase, which led to a Team Spain win with Melero, Pinyol and Parra getting the victory on the night for their team.
Luc Ackermann only just beat Melero in the individual stakes by one point!
Anything could have happened, and it pretty much did!
This podcast is the audio only version from Clint Esposito's Munich Review, and we were lucky enough to grab it and throw it up here to mask the fact that I lost my audio for the podcast! Haha, thanks Clint!
NIGHT of the JUMPs / Freestyle of Nations
Munich – 25.0 3.2023
Overall
1. Team Spain 448 Points
2. Team Czech Republic 421 Points
3. Team World 403 Points
Freestyle Motocross Run 1
1. Team World – Brice Izzo 57 Points
2. Team Czech Republic – Libor Podmol 52 Points
3. Team Spain – Abraham Perra 40 Points
Freestyle Motocross Run 2
1. Team Spain – Marc Pinyol 67 Points
2. Team Czech Republic – Matej Cesak 62 Points
3. Team World – Harry Bink 36 Points
Freestyle Motocross Run 3
1. Team World – Luc Ackermann 80 Points
2. Team Spain – Maikel Melero 79 Points
3. Team Czech Republic – Filip Podmol 70 Points
Whip Contest
1. Team Czech Republic – Matej Cesak 100 Points
2. Team Spain – Marc Pinyol 80 Points
3. Team World – Harry Bink 65 Points
Synchro Contest
1. Team Spain – Melero/Pinyol 100 Points
2. Team World – Ackermann/Izzo 80 Points
3. Team Czech Republic – F.Podmol/L.Podmol 65 Points
Best Trick
1. Team Germany – 90 Points
2. Team Spain – 82 Points
3. Team Czech – 72 Points
NIGHT of the JUMPs World Tour Ranking 2023 (after 3 contests)
1. Luc Ackermann (GER) 60 points
2. Maikel Melero (ESP) 50 Points
3. Filip Podmol (CZE) 44 Points
4. David Rinaldo (FRA) 36 points
5. Matej Cesak (CZE) 30 Points
6. Marc Pinyol (ESP) 28 points
7. Petr Pilat (CZE) 24 points
8. Kai Haase (GER) 18 Points
Dany Torres (ESP) 18 Points
10. Brice Izzo (FRA) 10 points
11. Libor Podmol (CZE) 9 Points
12. Harry Bink (AUS) 8 Points
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The FMX Community is getting stronger! YouTube chat on a Live Stream felt like FreestyleMTX.com!
A quick update to let you know NIGHT of the JUMPs will be returning to Munich this weekend and it got me thinking about the FMX Community and how it feels like it's building again in recent times!
We just saw the return from retirement of Dany Torres in Berlin.
In Munich, Libor Podmol will be coming out of retirement.
Harry Bink will be coming to NIGHT of the JUMPs for the first time ever.
And Maikel Melero happily rented his bike to Harry (his competitor!) for the weekend.
Not to mention we just had the live stream from Berlin 1 month ago and the chat was integrated into the telecast from YouTube and how much cooler it felt to speak with all of the FMX fans around the world.
It just felt like I was back in the forums of FreestyleMTX.com or FMXAustralia.com like 20 years ago!
Did you get the same feeling?
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Crashes galore and upsets at first 2 rounds of NOTJ in Berlin 2023!
On a lazy Sunday afternoon drive home from NIGHT of the JUMPs, I decided it was the best time to recap what happened over 2 rounds of crazy competition in Berlin with some wild FMX, BMX, MTB and Scooter riding and even wilder crashes!
Luckily, everyone survived in one piece and we saw some big upsets with Team Czech winning on Friday after Germany's Luc Ackermann crashed in Best Trick and Alehandro Bonafe crashed in MTB for Team Spain.
Filip Podmol landed his first ever Double Hart in Best Trick and with the points already high after consistent runs from each rider and a Best Whip win to Matej Cesak - Czech Republic took the night!
Saturday night got even wilder, with Matej's crash in Best Whip and then Filip's Double Flip attempt in Best Trick!
Exactly the reason BigAirBag has come on board, to save these guys lives and we will see them compete again very soon!
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NOTJ Preview: Dany Torres returning from retirement next weekend in Berlin!
And we've got some pretty huge news! Dany Torres, the legend of Red Bull X-Fighters with the most ever head to head wins and taking a World Tour series win, will return to FMX for the first time since his retirement after having a full knee replacement.
And he'll be making his return at NIGHT of the JUMPs in the Freestyle of Nations event in Berlin on February 24/25.
Dany will be riding with Maikel Melero again, who were both part of the first ever Freestyle of Nations win in 2014 for Team Spain. This time with Jose Miralles retired, Marc Pinyol will jump in to fill the gaps!
Riding for Team Germany on home soil will be Luc Ackermann! The current World Champion and X Games gold medallist will be joined by the real local from Berlin, Kai Haase. Kai is one of the most naturally talented riders in all forms of 2 wheel dirt action, having competed in Supercross, Motocross, Hard Enduro, Speedway, Flat Track and Downhill MTB. And to fill out the German team, they've brought in the wild card again of David Rinaldo after his last performance helped them snag a win in Cologne 2022.
Team Czech Republic will be tough to beat with the European Champion Petr Pilat, followed by the younger of the Podmols, Filip Podmol and the young style cat Matej Cesak!
Tune in for the LiveStream next week on either YouTube or Facebook with 2 competitions. Friday Night and Saturday night! Links to both platforms and nights here:
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15 year kid just blew everyone away with the coolest whips! Ryan Adler with 5 ramp sessions ever!
Ryan Adler was told to stop whipping when he's racing Motocross.
It turns out he found his calling at KING of the WHIP!
With not many years racing, Ryan has really twisted the throttle to become one of the fastest guys on a motocross bike but also throwing some of the coolest looking whips from a 125cc 2stroke and then jumping onto a 250 4 banger.
And having only 4 or 5 sessions even jumping a ramp, Ryan got used to 75ft without any issues at all!
Check this kids whips out!
Watch here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/g5rL1oERemU
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How bad can I say South African names before hosting King of the Whip with Jacques Human
To be honest, I was tongue-tied. Trying to get a name like Dirco van der Westerhuizen out in one go was impossible. I was struggling hard with the South African names and Jacques decided to help out with the pronounciation!
If you have ever listened to the 12th Man series which is an absolute piss-take of the Australian Channel 9 commentary team across Cricket mainly and other sports, the long running gag was trying to say Pakistani, New Zealander names for example. And I had the same feeling like I was Bill Lawry trying to talk to Tony Greig with the doyen of cricket commenatry, Richie Benaud blasting me.
Anyway, after all of that, I caught up with one of South Africa's FMX young guns, Jacques Human to see how he felt bringing new tricks to Montecasino in Johannesburg and if the wind was going to be a factor in throwing down for King of the Whip.
Convincing a Factory MX race team that you want to whip FMX ramps! Dalton Venter interview.
When I watched Dalton for the first time training at the Jungle Rush FMX compound, he was going so big that I couldn't believe it! Huge whips, upside down, back to front, dropping the front end so hard and coming back without even a puff of smoke or an engine rev.
His whips would not have looked out of place at X Games Best Whip if I was honest.
So the reigning X Games Gold Medallist, Julien Vanstippen who was flying in for his first King of the Whip competition wasn't going to have it easy.
Tune in to find out how Dalton managed to convince the team boss to let him, Jesse Wright and Dirco van der Westhuizen go and shred some mesh in front of 5,000 screaming South African fans.
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/2oA1zGlWfg4
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Becoming South Africa's top FMX rider with Dallan Goldman from King of the Whip 2022
After finally meeting Dallan after so many years, it was great to grab a quick 5 minute chat with him before he was about to throw down at King of the Whip and see if he could stand on top of the box at the end of the night.
During our chat though, I was surprised when he dropped the bombshell that he was considering quitting FMX because of the backflip monkey on his back. And this is no joke. The backflip has ended the career of many riders. Of guys who couldn't land it. And worse, those who crashed out badly. No one will know how hard it is until they deal with this themselves and really look at how dangerous it is.
And what is great, after putting in all of the work and backing himself, Dallan has been rewarded with being South Africa's number 1 FMX rider and being invited to some of the coolest events like KING of the Whip.
This is a quick one, tune in and let us know what you think of the shorter podcasts from directly at the events.
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Ryan van der Spuy's full blown Best Whip competition idea turns to gold at King of the Whip
Normally a Best Whip competition is just a small side act, of a bigger Freestyle Motocross competition or Motocross / Supercross race.
How did Ryan van der Spuy manage to bring the best riders in South Africa and now international riders like Julien Vanstippen (X Games gold medallist) to try out this crazy new event idea from the best FMX riders, MX, SX and even Enduro racers!?
The entire show blew me away and I was also very pumped to host the show for 2022 at Montecasino!
The hard part from all of this - how will they go even bigger for 2023?
If you want to watch this interview (which is better anyway) tune in here on Recast which helps the Podcast big time: https://share.recast.tv/v/8Z0EL?referrer=8Plb2
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Any pressure on the defending KING of the Whip 1 hour before competition? with Scotty Billett
Less than one hour before the King of the Whip was about to go down, I grabbed a few quick chats with the riders to see how they were dealing with the pressure.
And no one had more pressure than the reigning King of the Whip, Scotty Billet.
It had been 3 years since the previous round of competition, and with X Games Gold Medallist Julien Vanstippen flying in, he knew he had some work to do to stay on top of the box.
As you can hear in this chat, Scotty really wasn't too stressed at all coming into the comp. He was just waiting for a screw to come loose and to send it as big as he could!
Thanks to LW Mag, King of the Whip and Grant Lucas for their help in these interviews from South Africa!
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Julien Vanstippen is KING of the Whip 2022 + X Games Gold medallist!
We have been so used to watching the same old riders being shuffled out to a Best Whip competition at X Games since about 2010. It has been so hard for any young guys to get a foot in the door to try prove themselves against so many medal winners and contenders from Jeremy 'Twitch' Stenberg, Ricky Carmichael, Jarryd McNeil, Tom Parsons, Edgar Torronteras, Josh Sheehan, Genki 'Wanky' Watanabe etc.
So when this new kid from Belgium got his shot at X Games Japan and snuck his way onto his first podium in 3rd place at his first X Games appearance, we knew there was more to this story than just one event and we'll never see him again.
X Games at Axell Hodges' home compound provided the best ramp for JVS to show his skills, with that huge whip over the 120ft ramp where he just obliterated everyone elses whips that came before. Taking the X Games Gold Medal was a no-brainer, and the invitations he received to ride at Red Bull Imagination was all but secured, even for a Monster Energy rider.
And we finally caught up with Julien down in South Africa at the unique King of the Whip competition held at Montecasino in Johannesburg where he was crowned King in front of a screaming 5,000 strong crowd to take it out at the 4th ever event.
This interview was held a couple of days later when we were trying to recover from the after party and had checked out some of the sights of Africa with a Safari as well.
If you're listening to this on Spotify, Google or Apple Podcasts, I'd recommend you jump on over to Recast to watch the full video interview which was put together we heaps more footage from KING of the WHIP and a huge shout out to Grant Lucas for doing it for us! Absolute legend man! You can watch here:
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Best Trick Live Companion - Triple Flips landed in FMX Competition at Nitro World Games 2022. RLP x Clint Esposito Show
Nitro World Games 2022 produced the craziest Best Trick event we have seen since Travis Pastrana landed the Double Flip in 2006 X Games.
This time around, it would be not one, but two riders who would create FMX Competition history with Jayo Archer and Harry Bink going head to head to land the Triple Backflip for the first time in a comp.
Not to mention, we had the mystery surrounding Clinton Moore whose name appeared out of nowhere and could produce a plethora of the world's biggest tricks to steal the thunder from the Triple Flip.
Throw into the mix, the man who landed the first ever Triple Flip in 2015 at Travis Pastrana's house on a Wooden death trap, Josh Sheehan and a ragtag bunch of riders will to risk it all with Jayden South, Scott Fitzgerald (TopDog) and Adam Jones!
To be honest, again, I have joined the Clint Esposito show. This was totally unplanned and I was even in bed. But this was streamed Live on YouTube and Facebook and I think you'll enjoy this even more if you watch the video version. And you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/D_RoUTwN0Gk
I hope you enjoy this episode and we'll grab these guys to hear their thoughts very soon! Stay tuned to the Podcast for more!
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Clint and I surprised ourselves on a more in-depth look at Nitro World Games and will we see the Triple, 720, Body Varials or even crazier stuff!? Thanks to Clint Esposito Show for the audio!
As I was on the road driving through France, Belgium and into Germany I joined Clint Esposito on his show to talk more in-depth about Nitro World Games 2022 which could be one of the most defining FMX competitions EVER.
I already covered this in the short 15 minute Riders List a few days ago, but we go into wayyyyy more details and Clint thought of things I didn't cover as well!
So sit back, enjoy and let me know who you think will win this competition! In FMX & Best Trick!
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Are we about to witness FMX History at Nitro World Games?! 2022 Riders List and what could we expect.
With Nitro World Games just a few days away, I wanted to give you the rider list before we are about to possibly witness history being made!
Will it be Jayo and Bink going at it for the Triple Backflip - first to be landed in Competition? A trick only landed once by Sheeny?
Or will it be Clinton Moore on the 720? Also only landed once by Travis Pastrana? Only a guess, but hey... not a bad guess I think!
You can watch it all on October 22 on Nitro's YouTube channel
Best Trick:
Josh Sheehan
Harry Bink
Jayo Archer
Pat Bowden
Clinton Moore
Adam Jones
Scott Fitzgerald (TopDog)
FMX:
Josh Sheehan
Harry Bink
Pat Bowden
Adam Jones
Ben Richards
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180ft dirt transfers and moon booters built out of dirt! Red Bull Imagination companion piece with Clint Esposito
The 2022 Red Bull Imagination competition went even bigger compared to the previous years! Tyler Bereman and co built upon the past 2 years courses to produce something special and the crowning glory was Tyler sacking up and sending this huge 180 feet transfer jump which blew everyone's minds!
This episode is taken from the Companion video which I joined on for the Two Wheels to Freedom channel with Clint Esposito.
So we get to repurpose the audio clip for you guys here who are listening on podcasts while you're building your own jumps in a dozer or wherever you are.
Again, it makes more sense to probably watch this on YouTube so you can catch it here: https://youtu.be/viNwjNyGICw
What was your favourite part of the comp? For me, watching the training videos beforehand! Hands down better than the actual comp footage. But that's the reason everyone's there, right? To just send it!
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Lost in the Jungle! Short clip from Crazy Action Sports Stories
All I could see in my mind, was a newspaper headline saying "Idiot Australian lost in Indonesia Jungle"
What started as a disaster on my first ever FMX Tour of Indonesia, turned into a really cool opportunity to go riding in the jungle to the top of a volcano with Sheeny and Clinton Moore. And then almost back to disaster again!
This is a short clip from when I joined Clint Esposito's new segment, Crazy Action Sports Stories for the Two Wheels to Freedom channel.
We did a video interview where I joined him to tell my one stupid / crazy story and thought I'd clip it for you guys to listen here as Audio Only.
I do recommend though, if you have time to watch it, it's probably better to go check out Clint's YouTube channel and watch the clip. If you stay around and listen to the audio only, well thank you very much!
Video Interview on Clint's page: https://youtu.be/iaqY6-Peh0g
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Banks Hovey - More than 110s
This week we’ve got one of the top 110 riders in the world with us right now, but don’t go sticking him in that box. This dude is talented on anything with 2 or 4 wheels and has an engine. Keeping it old school and preferring it to be a 2 stroke!
From Motocross to Supercross, Rally, Side by Sides, 110s, BMX or whatever he can get his hands on, Banks Hovey appears to be part of the next generation of riders hellbent on having fun above all else and it shows in every video I’ve watched.
I love watching his no stuffing around approach to rolling in and just hitting any jump put in front of him.
If you haven’t heard of him yet, well you must not have been listening to any of the last 12 months of podcasts, but he’s cut his teeth riding 110s on the big stage of X Games and ended up with the Silver Medal at this years event at Axell Hodges’ house, and only beaten to the top spot by Axell himself. But very quickly we’ve seen him riding some of the biggest events like Nitro Circus Live Tours and watching him smash the Next Gen ramp or Moon Booter. Ramps that aren’t to be sneezed at. And then you get an impression of how fast he’s coming along on his progress in FMX. But like I said, there’s no Box you can put Banks in, he’s just taking on everything and having fun along the way.
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Adelberg creates history at X Games 2022 with Frontie to Frontie - Full Review of Moto X
History has been made in X Games Moto this year with Jacko Strong landing the first ever 110ft Front Flip, before Rob Adelberg bested it with the first ever Front Flip to Front Flip in a line (Next Gen ramp into 110ft ramp) to blow everyone's mind.
Guillem Navas broke the Quarter Pipe Highest Air record on his first jump of the competition but by the end of the comp, Colby Raha set a new record of 49 feet 0 inches!
And Julien Vanstippen just unleashed one of the biggest whips we've ever seen on a 110ft ramp by going completely upside down, inside out and back to front!
X Games is still delivering huge moments in FMX history, and we go into who was invited, who wasn't. Who won. Who lost. Who crashed their brains out and who created history.
We also delve into some of the hot topics of it being back at Slayground, no crowds, 90% Monster Energy riders, where the hell is Pat Bowden's invite, Bilko's awesome commentary and cover all of the events from Freestyle Motocross, Best Trick, Best Whip, Quarter Pipe Highest Air and 110s
All that and more! Share it around to your moto mates!
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Bananaface returns to preview X Games 2022
With X Games 2022 just around the corner, Edgar Torronteras joins to talk about who's in, who's out and where the hell did his invite get sent too for this years event, because his name is again, not on the list!
We talk about all the disciplines from Freestyle Moto (or is it Freeride?), Best Trick, Best Whip, Quarter Pipe Highest Air and 110s
Sit back, relax and enjoy the craziness that is, the man, the myth, the legend, Edgar 'bananaface' Torronteras
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Invites for X Games 2022 Freestyle MX
It's almost that time of the year for X Games to roll around again and this time we've got a full riders invite list 1 month before the competition!
There are some surprises like Axell Hodges in the Freestyle Motocross discipline, but huge line-ups in every discipline.
Will we see any new tricks in FMX this year, or new records broken in the Quarter Pipe highest air? And will we see a revamped 110s event? Maybe they can add some Speed & Style to it this time?
Listen in for the full list, and who is also not coming which might tell you even more about this event in 2022.
Moto X Freestyle
- Luc Ackermann
- Rob Adelberg
- Harry Bink
- Taka Higashino
- Axell Hodges
- David Rinaldo
- Josh Sheehan
- Jackson Strong
Moto X Best Trick
- Luc Ackermann
- Rob Adelberg
- Harry Bink
- David Rinaldo
- Josh Sheehan
- Jackson Strong
Moto X Best Whip
- Tyler Bereman
- Corey Creed
- Axell Hodges
- Jarryd McNeil
- Tom Parsons
- Josh Sheehan
- Julien Vanstippen
- Genki Watanabe
Moto X QP High Air
- Tyler Bereman
- Corey Creed
- Kohl Denney
- Axell Hodges
- Jarryd McNeil
- Colby Raha
Moto X 110s
- Axell Hodges
- Pat Casey
- Banks Hovey
- Jarryd McNeil
- Daisuke Suzuki
- Colby Raha
- Tim Ritson
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Freestyle of Nations 2022 wrap-up
NIGHT of the JUMPs returned for 2022 with the Freestyle of Nations in Munich and Cologne with almost back to back events after a couple of years in Covid-19 limbo and we wrap-up both events with this short, sharp podcast!
Firstly we cover Munich with the World Team vs Team Czech vs Team France. Huge crashes, some controversial decisions I thought, but one hell of a return for the season.
And the second event held in Cologne just last weekend was between Team Germany vs Spain vs Italy. And with some of the best riders having only 2 hours sleep, they still threw down like you would have never known!
Find out how Luc Ackermann managed to smash into the wall in Munich, Maxime Gregoire returning to try land the Nac-Flair which he crashed out on in Basel in 2021. David Rinaldo on fire and filling in for Germany for some reason?! Kai Haase returning to competition after his AMA SX training crash in the USA with a Front Flip with absolutely no training. Marc Pinyol getting back on the bike after being heavily concussed only a few days before competition.
Plenty more went on, but you'll have to listen to find out!
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Robbie Maddison - Face your fears. Live your dreams!
James Bond's stunt man and one of the greatest action sports athletes of all time has joined to talk all things FMX. But the spotlight isn't on Robbie Maddison, the man who has broken so many World Records, but actually his young 11 year old son, Kruz Maddison.
Kruz recently performed in his first ever FMX show at Freestyle Kings in Australia, and even better, he got to ride the show with his famous old man.
We find out how it must have felt for Maddo to watch his son ride his first show, and also delve into just what it was like doing those huge Red Bull No Limits new years eve jumps, or riding in huge blockbuster movies as Daniel Craig's motorcycle specialist stunt man, or as Vin Diesel's stunt man as Xander Cage.
But the biggest surprise came towards the end of the interview and I am personally just stoked to hear Maddo is still reaching for his ultimate dream. So you'll have to stick around to hear him talk about what it means for him to achieve it.
If you want to find more out about Madd Will, check it here:
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Kai Haase - FMX Star rides AMA Supercross Anaheim 1!
What does it take to achieve your childhood dream?
Kai Haase just took the best from his 2021 season riding every damn 2-wheel discipline he could and amplified it by x1000 as he rode in his first ever Monster Energy AMA Supercross event, and not just any old round, but the biggest one! ANAHEIM 1
One of the most naturally skilled dirt bike riders on the planet, Kai didn't waste his time with Covid blues and sitting on his ass waiting for FMX to come back, instead he went about competing last year in everything from Flat Track to Downhill MTB, Motocross, Hard Enduro and Speedway. But taking on the biggest Supercross series takes a whole other level of dedication and Germany's 30 year old FMX star took it on like an absolute champion!
Check out this special interview we did for NIGHT of the JUMPs recorded a few weeks ago as he was about to go under the knife on a crash he had over in America after his first race and where to from here.
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Are we finally going back to normal? FMX News January 2022
A new year, new events, new bikes and way more news from the Freestyle Motocross world in 2022.
Funnily enough, I didn't even bother to check my emails but the Riders Lounge Podcast has been shortlisted on the Sports Podcast Awards a couple of weeks ago. If you would like to vote, check it out here: https://www.sportspodcastawards.com/
Injury updates from Travis Pastrana (and his new helmet sponsor news), Kai Haase who went and rode at Anaheim 1 at the AMA Monster Energy Supercross in the USA but came out of a training crash with a busted foot. Dayne Kinnaird has returned to FMX but is out of action with a busted neck and back.
The new Stark Varg electric bike news has been released and we have some prices and when you can expect to see it. Will it be the future of FMX?
Events from NIGHT of the JUMPs to X Games, Nitro Circus, Masters of Dirt and Freestyle Kings means it looks like the world is coming back online.
And for the first time ever, we have 2 Job Offers in the Motocross industry! Tune in to find out how you can get your dream job!
All that and more in the first episode of 2022!
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New Full Custom FMX Bike (2021 model) - Levi Sherwood
The Ultimate Rundown of Levi Sherwood's brand new FMX Bike!
Full Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/AES4BUH3em4
It doesn't get much more in-depth than this, as Levi goes through the entire Freestyle Motocross bike design and why he felt the need to completely overhaul the KTM 250SX into this Frankenstein which is for the most part, the ultimate FMX bike. (until he comes up with even more changes perhaps!)
So how did he build this bike? Why did he build it?
And will we ever see anyone do a Triple Backflip on it, are probably the questions you're asking yourself.
We cover all that and sooooo much more in this episode.
I want to say a huge thank you to Levi for taking his time out to go into so much detail.
This is truly one of the biggest things the sport of FMX has seen and we can't wait to see how the innovation from this bike translates into future progression!
Levi Sherwood: https://www.instagram.com/levisherwood/
Shogun Innovations: https://www.instagram.com/shoguninnovations/
Full Video Podcast: https://share.recast.app/v/60aPD?referrer=8Plb2
If you would like to watch the full video as we zoom and pan over images of this new bike and some extra bonus images and video, click the Recast link above and watch it all!
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Red Bull Imagination Companion w/ Esposito & Drummond
Welcome to a bonus episode: This is a Companion, to the Companion of the Red Bull Imagination freeride competition.
Basically, I jumped on a Zoom call with the FMX Comedian, Clint Esposito from Two Wheels to Freedom and FMX rider Austin Drummond as we watched the latest offering from Red Bull.
And the best part of doing these types of things, I find the more I talk to like-minded individuals, awesome ideas come out of it. So I actually can’t wait to bring to life some of the ideas Clint, Austin and I fleshed out in about 30 minutes. Better than any work Zoom call I think I’ve ever done!
To be honest, the best way to listen to this, is probably by tuning into the Two Wheels to Freedom YouTube channel and watching it there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfzoo45xwC4
So here we go, Grab a cold Rothaus Tannenzaepfle alcohol free, sit down and listen to Clint and Austin who had the advantage of watching this competition beforehand and me watching Red Bull Imagination for the first time… you can listen to how much I was behind the 8-ball!
Clint Esposito: https://www.instagram.com/clintesposito/
Austin Drummond: https://www.instagram.com/adrummond_fmx/
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Paul Everest - Do something f*cking awesome
Why do you get out of bed in the morning?
Paul Everest is one of the most influential minds in Action Sports who grew one of the most recognisable brands from a couple hundred bucks in the garage to a multi-million dollar behemoth.
He then rode the private and public rollercoaster that went along with the exponential growth of Unit Clothing which became so popular, so fast, that it simply couldn't keep up with its own success.
And now, Paul is back with his brand new project which has already got plenty of insiders very excited, the new brand in Action Sports, Thrila!
Having known this legend since my first ever FMX competition, I have seen how much he has supported the industry of FMX and 2-wheel action sports and can't wait to see what tricks he has up his sleeve with his new brand!
Always pushing the envelope, it was awesome to catch up with the man who created such viral campaigns such as the Fruit Loops Girl ad, and the Swine Flu 'age of panic' promotion which catapulted Unit into the stratosphere.
We also find out why the brand UNIT was even created (at least 50% of the reason). If you remember the Unit Skycraft custom FMX bike, there's a big reason!
Just for Riders Lounge Podcast listeners, Paul has a special promo code for anyone who wants to visit his new brand, Thrila.
https://www.thrila.com
Promo Code: LOUNGE
https://www.instagram.com/thrila_/
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-everest-08196111/
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Events are coming back! Freestyle of Nations returns w/ Pinyol & Huppert
To say it feels incredible to see events happening again would be an understatement. To hear the cheering of the ecstatic Swiss crowd at NIGHT of the JUMPs in September was unbelievable and to witness the elation from the actual FMX and MTB riders who threw down on the night was even more impressive.
It was an emotional event, with some riders doing their first event back since Covid-19 cut short the 2020 season after only one event.
With 3 teams going head to head, Germany vs France vs Spain at the Swiss border city of Basel, it was unreal to see the big names of FMX competing together in a team and taking on their arch-rivals.
But really, this one event signalled something else. This was the return of events coming back. While we're not full gas and doing events everywhere around the world yet, it sets a precedent of how events can be handled in a Covid-19 safe way and hope to see more in the very near future!
We wrap up the event, the scores and answer the question of why a Czech rider ended up on the German team.
Also joining on this podcast is Marc Pinyol from Team Spain and the Swiss local, Lucas Huppert who was also drafted to join Team Spain as their MTB Best Trick pick in this new format.
Freestyle Motocross Run 1
1. Team Spain – Marc Pinyol 51 Points
2. Team Germany – Matej Cesak 46 Points
3. Team France – Maxime Gregoire 32 Points
Whip Contest
1. Team Germany – Matej Cesak 100 Points
2. Team Spain – Edgar Torronteras 80 Points
3. Team France – David Rinaldo 60 Points
Freestyle Motocross Run 2
1. Team France – Remi Bizouard 48 Points
2. Team Germany – Kai Haase 45 Points
3. Team Spain – Edgar Torronteras 41 Points
Synchro Contest
1. Team Germany – Haase/Cesak 100 Points
2. Team France – Rinaldo/Bizouard 80 Points
3. Team Spain – Melero/Pinyol 60 Points
Freestyle Motocross Run 3
1. Team Germany – Luc Ackermann 70 Points
2. Team Spain – Maikel Melero 61 Points
3. Team France – David Rinaldo 52 Points
Best Trick
1. Team Germany – Luc Ackermann = 96 Points
1. Team Germany – Nico Scholze 70 Points
2. Team France – David Rinaldo 85 Points
2. Team France – David Godziek 80 Points
3. Team Spain – Maikel Melero 78 Points
3. Team Spain – Lucas Huppert 85 Points
Overall
1. Team Germany 527 Points
2. Team Spain 456 Points
3. Team France 437 Points
https://www.nightofthejumps.com
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Freestyle of Nations Preview w/ Rinaldo, Torronteras, Haase!
NIGHT of the JUMPs is back with the first competition after the Lockdown and they are bringing a new format to Switzerland for the first time, the Freestyle of Nations!
We preview the first FMX competition on European soil with some legends joining me on this special episode to talk about the three teams going head to head, with Team Germany vs. France vs. Spain.
And some legends of the sport will be there, and also joined for this preview episode.
- Team France's David Rinaldo is the 2013 World Champion and 2019 X Games Best Trick Gold medallist!
- Team Spain's Edgar Torronteras is the OG and Legend of FMX! He started the sport, before it was even a sport! And he has X Games Gold!
- Team Germany's Kai Haase who is the genuine all-rounder on two wheels, competing in every discipline he can! And the Nose-Bonk Front Flip innovator.
Freestyle of Nations is a different concept of FMX, bringing together 3 riders per team to throw down in a variety of disciplines to find out who is the best Freestyle Motocrossing country in the world.
- Each rider will throw out their best 90 second run
- As a team, the riders then compete in:
- Best Whip
- Synchro Comp
- Best Trick
- Featuring Freestyle MTB in Best Trick also!
Rider Invite list:
- Team France:
- David Rinaldo
- Remi Bizouard
- Maxime Gregoire
- Team Spain
- Maikel Melero
- Edgar Torronteras
- Marc Pinyol
- Team Germany
- Luc Ackermann
- Hannes Ackermann
- Kai Haase
You can get your tickets here: https://www.ticketcorner.ch/event/night-of-the-jumps-st-jakobshalle-11963314/
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Edgar Torronteras - I have no filter
What was planned for a quick 5 minute voice message for the X Games review series, turned into a full blown interview with the legend of Freestyle Motocross, a man who epitomised the sport, before it was even 'a thing'. We talk with none other than ET, Edgar Torronteras.
Of course there was plenty to talk about with this years X Games being completely different, at Axell Hodges' Slayground due to Covid-19 restrictions, but having been declined an invite to compete in the Best Whip competition, which he already has a Gold Medal in, Edgar explained the story behind it all, and I quickly understood why 5 minutes wasn't enough to capture everything.
Bananaface as he's affectionately known, was already wowing crowds with tricks at motocross and supercross events in the early 90's before the term FMX was even thrown around.
Now into his 40s, Edgar is still one of the world's biggest names and is continually throwing down some of the biggest whips, turn downs and turn ups.
He missed his shot in 2021, can he make his return to X Games in 2022?
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