FITZLAND
April 28 2010
With a mix of golden and green grass, wet dirt from a fresh rain, and puffy clouds, this was yet another epic day of riding with the best freestyle motocross riders in the world. One of the coolest things about Fitzland is the diversity of riders, from young up and comers like Bryce Hudson, to top veterans like Nate Adams, Twitch, and Robbie Maddison. They all compete against eachother, but are all buddies that love riding together. Take a look at this video I put together from the other day of shredding over at Jimmy Fitzpatrick’s place:
2010 X-FIGHTERS MEXICO
April 19 2010
Villa New FMX Hero as 42,000 Defy Rain Norway’s Andre Villa pulled off a surprise win at the first stop of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2010 in Mexico City on Friday evening. With the main event forced to be abandoned due to extreme weather conditions, the Norwegian used his win in Qualifying to claim victory in the city’s Plaza de Toros Monumental.
MEXICO CITY (MEX). A huge 42,000-strong crowd packed the arena to cheer on the twelve FMX toreros on their high-octane steeds as they flew through the largest bullfighting ring in the world. On kickers catapulting the athletes 15 metres into the air, the best riders on the planet - including Corinth Canal and Tower Bridge hero, Robbie Maddison (AUS) - showcased the very latest freestyle motocross tricks. The first stop of the Red Bull X-Fighters 10th anniversary year saw a Norwegian rider win an event for the first time. Andre Villa benefitted from freak weather conditions including torrential rain and lightning to take the win after the competition had to be abandoned after the first round. “I have trained hard my whole life and made so many sacrifices for this,” explained the delighted 27- year-old. The remaining spots on the podium went to reigning World Tour Champion Nate Adams (USA) and Robbie Maddison (AUS), with Spain’s Dany Torres taking fourth place despite being forced to land his tricks with just one hand due to a fractured wrist. Nate Adams (USA) had warm words of congratulation for the victor: “Andre deserved to win here. When it comes to open-air sport, you have to live with the weather conditions. The heavy rain meant the landing hill was very slippery. I think the decision to abandon the competition was the right one.”
In just a few weeks time, on 14 May 2010, the Red Bull X-Fighters will get their chance for revenge at the second World Tour stop directly in front of the world-famous Sphinx in Giza, Egypt. Further stops in Moscow (RUS), Madrid (ESP), London (GBR) and Rome (ITA) complete the World Tour 2010.
MORE ELEMENTS OF ELEMENTS
April 15 2010
On this part of the filming of ELEMENTS I headed out to a remote riding location in eastern Montana and had no I idea what to expect. I was all alone, and I slept in a tent. Normally sleeping in a tent is no big deal, but It got down to 15 degrees one night and It was late enough in the season that I rarely saw another person. The spot was full of super fun single track and trail riding, and I kept finding new jumps everywhere I looked. This is just a tease of the actual segment from the movie. Ask your local bike shop to get ELEMENTS from Impact video, or just buy it HERE.