The third stop of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2010 will take place next weekend on the most historical square in eastern Europe. FMX riders will have the chance for the first time in history to ride on the Red Square in Moscow and impress the russian crowd.
In the shadow of the Kremlin towers, which are only a few steps away from this very unique FMX battleground, the following riders will have the chance to collect points for the Overall Tour Ranking.
Riders List Red Bull X-Fighters Moscow 2010:
- Nate Adams – USA
- Dany Torres – ESP
- Eigo Sato – JAP
- Mat Rebeaud – CH
- Levi Sherwood – NZL
- Bilko Williams – AUS
- Cameron Sinclair (Wildcard) – AUS
- Alex Kolesnikov (Wildcard) – RUS
- Adam Jones – USA
- Andre Villa – NOR
- Jim McNeil – USA
- Robbie Maddison – AUS
I’m sure a lot of you would have seen this already. It’s a teaser for Twice – The Cam Sinclair Story. Due to hit the shelves in time for Christmas 2010.
Round three of Red Bull X-Fighters to be held in Moscow, Russia, is looming and we’ve just checked out the rider list and it looks to be the toughest yet. Mat Rebeaud and Dany Torres will be back swinging after healing from injuries, and representing DownUnder we have Robbie “Maddo” Maddison, Levi Sherwood, Blake “Bilko” Williams, and Cam “Sincs” Sinclair, so it’s going to be intense out on the course with so many of the world’s best riders!
The official list is:
- Nate Adams – USA
- Dany Torres – ESP
- Eigo Sato – JAP
- Mat Rebeaud – CH
- Levi Sherwood – NZL
- Bilko Williams – AUS
- Cameron Sinclair (Wildcard) – AUS
- Alex Kolesnikov (Wildcard) – RUS
- Adam Jones – USA
- Andre Villa – NOR
- Jim McNeil – USA
- Robbie Maddison – AUS
Cam Sinclair has officially be offered the opportunity to achieve his ultimate dream; via an invite into the 2010 Summer X Games 16, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles California, on July 30.
The invite into the X Games ‘Best Trick’ event, is the perfect opportunity for Sinclair to show off his talents on the world stage, in what is the biggest and most decorated action sports event in the world. The event consists of only 8 of the very best Freestyle Motocross Riders on the planet, invited to do just two jumps to be scored by the judges individually. The athlete who performs the biggest, most difficult and technical trick wins the converted Gold Medal.
“I’m so stoked to get invited back to X Games this year, and get a chance to achieve my dream of winning a medal. The X Games is the biggest event in the world for FMX, so to be given a spot is awesome.” Cam Sinclair said.
Sinclair was invited to compete in the same event last year, however suffered a serious injury while competing in Madrid, Spain only a week earlier. The accident and missing X Games in 2009 has given Sinclair a new found respect for his now signature trick, the double backflip.
“Since crashing in Madrid last year, I know how serious crashing the double flip can be. I’ll be taking it pretty easy leading up to the event, to make sure I’m 100% healthy; but when it comes to X Games I just have to give it everything I have and lay it on the line!” Sinclair said.
Fans wishing to see Cam Sinclair perform his incredible double flip in person can do so at the Nitro Circus Live Tour, currently touring Australia’s capital cities.
If we thought the opening stops of the Nitro Circus Live tour in Brisbane were crazy, Sydney saw things spin out of control as riders and athletes crashed left, right and centre in front of a record audience.
Things got off to a hellish start in Friday’s practice when new recruit Matt Lewis (filling in for Robbie Marshall who was at a show in Gympie) crashed while leading a Backflip train. Lewis under-rotated and came up short on the portable downramp, breaking his collarbone and starting a chain reaction as Bilko and Clint Moore steam-rolled into him and his bike. Moore escaped unscathed, but Bilko banged up his forearm and ribs.
No doubt the scary incident was playing in the backs of everyone’s minds when the show started, as BMXer Steve McCann cracked his wrist in a fall off the giganta-ramp, female skater Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins dislocated her jaw, Jim DeChamp knocked his head so bad he was asking people for spaghetti, and Rob Adelberg went down hard in the final Best Trick comp when he under-rotated a KOD flip. Adelberg’s crash was the biggest of the night and the show had to be stopped for 10 minutes while paramedics stabilised him and took him to hospital, where he was found to have a couple of busted ribs and a fractured jaw.
However, there was one bright light in the show, and that was wheelchair athlete Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham stomping his first-ever Backflip off of the giganta-ramp. Congrats man!
In stark contrast, Saturday’s show was the best yet, with no real incidents to speak of, a hugely vocal audience, and a seamless show from start to finish.
“I didn’t think the show could get any better than the final one we did in Brisbane, but everyone stepped up to a whole new level tonight,” Double Backflipper Cam Sinclair begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting said in the dressing rooms after successfully notching Double Backies #30 and #31 over the weekend. “Tonight was by far the best show we’ve done. It just keeps improving.”
New recruits Jarryd McNeil (filling in for Matt Lewis) and Central Coast BMXer Jaie Toohey (replacing Steve McCann) stepped up to the plate in a big way. McNeil shocked not only the crowd, but Pastrana himself, with his ridiculous Turndown Whips that saw his wheels pointed back at the down-ramp, and Toohey looked as if he’d been with the crew for weeks, even though he’d only had an hour’s practice on the giganta-ramp.
The next stop of the tour is in Perth this weekend, and as the show keeps improving, WA locals can expect to see something bloody special when they rock up to the Burswood Dome on Saturday night.
