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Not the typical boring Press Conference: King of the WHIP 2024 with JVS, Tom Parsons, Lacondeguy, Wanky, Bowden, Dallan, Dalton, Jesse Wright, Navas
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It doesn't even matter that this is one week after the event. The Press Conference isn't a place to worry so much about the event, it's about still trying to do a podcast in the background without anyone knowing it! Tune in with Riders Lounge Podcast & KING of the WHIP as we hosted the first KOTW Press Conference at World of Yamaha in Johannesburg,…
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"Bone Dry, no wind, the ground's level" - NOTJ Pit Party interviews with Jamie Squibb, Arran Powley, Jose Mincha, Francis Costela, Jimi Brandt, Alejandro Bonafe, Tobias Freigang, Tom Pfeiffer
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Join Steve as he interviews the newcomers to the final round of NIGHT of the JUMPs in Hannover on the weekend. Especially with Squibby, Powley, Costela and Mincha who all had very last minute invites due to injuries and the birth of Melero's new baby. What do they all think of the setup and how confident they feel coming into the competition! Jamie…
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"For me, it's a Cheater Ramp" - NOTJ Podium interviews Hannover Rd 6 2024 - Luc Ackermann, Davide Rossi, Matej Cesak, Alejandro Bonafe & Jose Mincha
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Tune in with NIGHT of the JUMPs LiveStream host Steve Sommerfeld as he interviews the winners from the final round of the FMX World Tour in Hannover, Germany! Final 1. Luc Ackermann (GER) 280 Points 2. Jose Mincha (ESP) 263 Points 3. Davide Rossi (ITA) 253 Points 4. Matej Cesak (CZE) 242 Points Freestyle Motocross Qualification Group 1 1. Jose Minc…
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Tune in with Steve Sommerfeld as he interviews the winners from Round 5 of the World Tour at NIGHT of the JUMPs in Cologne, Germany! Final 1. Luc Ackermann (GER) 280 Points 2. Davide Rossi (ITA) 263 Points 3. Brice Izzo (FRA) 229 Points 4. Paul Manesse (FRA) 215 Points Freestyle Motocross Qualification Group 1 1. Brice Izzo (FRA) 249 Points 2. Paul…
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NOTJ Pit Party Cologne interviews with Pfeiffer, Miler, Ackermann, Izzo and Manesse!
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Join Steve Sommerfeld as he wanders the Pit Party at NIGHT of the JUMPs to interview the riders just before the competition was about to start in Cologne at Round 5. Interviews with: Tom Pfeiffer Dan Miler FTA's Robin Steiner, Luuk Swinkels, Niklas Distler, Milco Abrahams Luc Ackermann Brice Izzo Paul Manesse Riders Lounge Podcast Contact Website: …
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Brice Izzo will return to NOTJ this weekend and Leo Fini is coming with a new trick. Full riders invite list here
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Who's in and who's out for Round 5 of the Freestyle MX World Tour at NIGHT of the JUMPs this Saturday night in Cologne, Germany! Tune in to find out what new tricks Brice Izzo and Leo Fini are bringing and Paul Manesse will make his debut at NOTJ! FMX Luc Ackermann Andreu Lacondeguy Matej Cesak Leo Fini Davide Rossi Paul Manesse Mikolej Tempka Bric…
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NOTJ LiveStream - Pit Party interviews with Libor, Pekarek, Alejandro, Andreu, Huppi, Reto, Leon
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Join Steve as he finds a few of the riders in the swarm of the NIGHT of the JUMPs Pit Party. 1 hour before the competition started in Berlin all the riders were on the floor meeting the crowd and we grabbed some interesting interviews! Libor Podmol dropped some big news! He's coming back in the next NIGHT of the JUMPs with an old trick that we didn…
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NOTJ LiveStream: Podium interviews Luc Ackermann, Marc Pinyol & Alejandro Bonafe from Berlin 2024
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Here's a snippet from the NIGHT of the JUMPs Berlin 2024 LiveStream with host Steve Sommerfeld speaking with Luc Ackermann, Marc Pinyol and Alejandro Bonafe after the podium and winners ceremony. Berlin – 05.10.2024 Results Final 1. Luc Ackermann (GER) 279 Points 2. Marc Pinyol (ESP) 264 Points 3. Davide Rossi (ITA) 257 Points 4. Matej Cesak (ITA) …
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Andreu Lacondeguy to make debut at NIGHT of the JUMPs this weekend. Full riders invite list here
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Find out who will be in and who's out for Berlin this weekend at NIGHT of the JUMPs for the World Tour series. Tune in to hear why Andreu Lacondeguy can be a wild-card who could upset all competitions on his first ever outing at NOTJ and what he's just landed on the Next Gen this week. FMX Luc Ackermann (GER) Libor Podmol (CZE) Marc Pinyol (ESP) Le…
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Rider Invite list for Round 3 NIGHT of the JUMPs Zurich
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Find out who's in and who's out for the latest NOTJ event in Zurich, Switzerland this Saturday night. Tune in to hear why this could be the most defining round of competition of the season!! FMX 1. Luc Ackermann 2. Harry Bink 3. Matej Cesak 4. Marc Pinyol 5. Davide Rossi 6. Leo Fini 7. Mikolej Tempka 8. Pepa Aron BMX/MTB/Scooter Leon Binckebanck (B…
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Shed Talk 28-8-24: Toilet coffee's from a German petrol station. Driving tired, riding tired and going on holidays in a FMX truck!
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This episode was recorded while I was driving home from Squibby's place, 28 hours into my 38 hour sleep deprivation experiment. So if I sound a bit tired, you'll know why. Along the way, I had to buy some toilet coffee's from a German petrol station (listen and you'll find out what I mean) More on the Monster Energy shows in Belgium, England and th…
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Shed Talk 5-8-24: Monster Energy MXGP Belgium & MotoGP Silverstone
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Turning summer into a road trip, with the van breaking down 2 times in 2 weeks it was lucky that Steve made it to the MXGP in Lommel, Belgium, with the Monster Energy team and then straight over for the Squibb Freestyle show in Yealmpton, UK before heading to Monster Energy MotoGP at Silverstone. Listen in to hear if Steve is wiped out by a tractor…
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Shed Talk 19-07-24: Freestyle Kings destroying walls, Bereman brake checks Patrick, Clinton Moore could 720 the Next Gen
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This week Steve picks apart some of the best videos of the week on Insta: From X Games like Dirt Shark showing where Tyler Bereman actually taps Patrick Evans brakes as he crashed during celebration winning Best Whip. Or the @motomemess carry on and Colby Raha's behind the scenes videos with plenty of beef to fill out a Sunday roast Steve nerds out…
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Throwback to huge battle between Levi Sherwood, Robbie Maddison, Dany Torres and Nate Adams - Red Bull X-Fighters 2009 London
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A very young Levi Sherwood up against the much more experienced Dany Torres, Robbie Maddison and the Destroyer, Nate Adams during one of the toughest years of FMX competition, 2009. This Throwback Thursday show was filmed on YouTube with Clint Esposito on the Two Wheels to Freedom channel and a huge thanks to MotoXPsycho for the clean footage! Look…
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GOLD for Jacko Strong, Patrick Evans and Corey Creed at X Games 2024
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The full X Games Freestyle Motocross review is here with a comprehensive breakdown of all 3 disciplines in 2024 at Ventura, California. Find out what all the controversy is behind Patrick Evans winning in Best Whip on the new Stark Varg electric bike. Jacko Strong narrowly beating Rob Adelberg who came with a new trick, the Front Flip Lazyboy in Be…
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Shed Talk 1-7-24: Matt Buyten, X Games 2024 results
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This week's shed talk Steve quickly runs through the X Games results before we do a full review with Clint Esposito on another podcast. Winner's, controversies and background info from Best Trick, Best Whip and Quarter Pipe. Also if you want to help Matt Buyten out with his recovery, you are more than welcome to donate on this gofundme link here to…
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UPDATE: X Games 2024 Rider Invite list has changed! Chuck Carothers joins with some an inside scoop on judging.
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Here's the updated X Games Riders List before competition starts tonight June 28th at Ventura, California! Tune in to listen for the latest changes to who's in and out, including Wyo coming in, Javier Villegas in. Pat Bowden and Benny Richards out. And changes to Best Whip line-up! Clint Esposito jumped on YouTube to film this all if you want to wa…
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Full FMX Comp - Brazil Duelo de Motos 2024
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The Brazilian FMX competition Duelo de Motos returns for another year with some of the world's biggest names flying down to South America to throw down on an interesting course against Brazil's finest riders. Clint Esposito and I did an English commentary of the competition from YouTube and if you would like to check it out, find ClintEsposito chan…
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Preview: This could be the best QP comp ever at X Games! Invited riders list in Best Trick, Best Whip and Quarterpipe Highest Air
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Clint Esposito and I break down the riders invite list for Best Trick, Best Whip and Quarter Pipe and I think the riders list for QP is the best we've ever seen! If all of those guys can make it, it will be insane to see what happens in 2024! Best Trick will be wild, we've got the rumours, our predictions and who's in and who's out. So tune in and …
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Shed Talk 12-6-24: X Games invite list, NOTJ podcast, Voice Blow-out, Ricky Carmichael, Monster Energy shows, Andreu Lacondeguy, KOTW Nov 23, Brazil Champs
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This week's Shed Talk we look quickly at: X Games Invite List Night of the JUMPs snippet from the NOTJ Podcast in Bremen - Rd2 Voice blowout and how Axell Hodges dad helped me talk the next day! Monster Energy MotoGP Catalunya Andreu Lacondeguy gets his Monster helmet Brazilian FMX Championships results King of the Whip coming back November 23rd in…
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Shed Talk 22-5-24: Monster MotoGP, NOTJ Invites, Next Gens, Crusty Demons!
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Welcome to the new mini-series of Shed Talk on Riders Lounge Podcast. Just wrapping things up with Steve on a weekly basis outside of the regular interviews, previews, reviewsand everything else. This is just the ramblings of a man who just loves FMX and giving some obscure FMX news that you didn’tknow you needed.This week we’re going to look at Mo…
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Preview NIGHT of the JUMPs 2024 Munich
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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 AckermannMaikel Melero…
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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 w…
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$40,000 for the First and (last time) Monster Energy Cup happened in 2011 / TBT
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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 'C…
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Backflips from Rare DVD 'Flipped Out' with Carey Hart, Caleb Wyatt and Mike Metzger and the future
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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! Fro…
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2006 was Travis' near sweep of X Games! FMX, Best Trick, Rally and first Double Flip. TBT w/ Clint Eposito
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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 …
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Renner slays the sand in Dubai - TBT Live / FMX Riot 3 (DUBAI)
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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 …
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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!
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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 …
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Where did Metz and Link go? TBT Live / FMX Riot 2 (Swingarm City)
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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, Met…
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When the moment arrives TWITCH & METZ rise to the occasion : TBT Live / FMX Riot 1
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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 gi…
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King of the Whip heats up with more international riders! Companion with Clint Esposito
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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. …
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Sheeny on the humble apple. And the Triple Flip
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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…
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Biggest jumps yet at Red Bull Imagination 4.0 Companion with Clint Esposito
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We're back with another Companion Podcast!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 …
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Running away to join the circus with Josh Grindrod
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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 sh…
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Who's riding X Games 2023? Comp starts today! July 21 2023
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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 …
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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.
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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…
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Champion team or Team of Champions?
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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 …
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Jacko or Adelberg for X Games Gold in Best Trick!? Never a dull moment with FMX judging
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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, the…
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Mashup of all interviews from the Munich Madness with Bink, Izzo, Melero, Pinyol
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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? …
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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…
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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!
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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 po…
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The FMX Community is getting stronger! YouTube chat on a Live Stream felt like FreestyleMTX.com!
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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 N…
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Crashes galore and upsets at first 2 rounds of NOTJ in Berlin 2023!
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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'…
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NOTJ Preview: Dany Torres returning from retirement next weekend in Berlin!
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This is a podcast from the all new NIGHT of the JUMPs Podcast and thought you want to hear it over here on the Riders Lounge.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 hav…
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15 year kid just blew everyone away with the coolest whips! Ryan Adler with 5 ramp sessions ever!
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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. …
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Tune in to see if you can pronounce Afrikaan's names better than Riders Lounge Podcast and King of the Whip host, Steve Sommerfeld.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 pronounciat…
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Dalton Venter, the 4 time African Motocross champion and 2 time South African champion managed to somehow convince the team manager from Monster Energy Yamaha Racing team to let him and his team mates go and whip the hell out of a steel FMX ramp at King of the Whip and there was a fair chance he could win it!When I watched Dalton for the first time…
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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 bac…
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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, M…
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