How many times has Colby Raha come from behind to take the win on the final jump?

2025 Quarter Pipe was one of the best we've seen and the young gun Guillem Navas snuck up into second place over Corey Creed. Jason Borosky also had a huge improvement this year!

Join Steve Sommerfeld and Clint Esposito as they watch the full competition and review for X Games Quarter Pipe 2025.

X Games Best Whip was always going to be a nail-biter, especially in 2025 when X Games banned the Electric Bikes, so there was no Patrick Evans returning to defend his medal.

But Julien Vanstippen, Tom Parsons, Jarryd McNeil, Tyler Bereman and I'd say Wyatt Fontenot showed why it didn't matter!

Join Clint Esposito and Steve Sommerfeld for the full review of X Games Best Whip 2025

1. Julien Vanstippen (BEL)
2. Tom Parsons (USA)
3. Jarryd McNeil (AUS)
4. Tyler Bereman (USA)

X Games has celebrated 30 years and this past weekend Rob Adelberg came away with the first Gold Medal with the brand new trick, a Front Flip Rowedova Stripper!

Adelberg has innovated 3 brand new Frontie tricks in the past few weeks with the Porti-Air and then Rowedova at X Games Japan.

Tom Richards debuted with the Inside Roll for his Silver medal!

Ben Richards brought the Special Flip with his own flair to take Bronze!

Join Clint Esposito and Steve Sommerfeld for the Review of X Games Best Trick from Salt Lake City 2025.

Results:

1. Rob Adelberg, AUS, 95.00
2. Tom Richards, AUS, 93.00
3. Benny Richards, AUS, 91.33
4. Jackson Strong, AUS, 89.66
5. Taka Higashino, JPN, 87.66
6. Genki Watanabe, JPN, 83.33
7. Brian McCarty, USA, 82.00

Quarter Pipe is one of the gnarliest competitions out there and for those who like racing with a definite winner – this is your category!

The highest jump wins. Simple

Rider Line-Up:

• Tyler Bereman
• Jason Borosky
• Corey Creed
• Kohl Denney
• Brian McCarty 'McGnarls'
• Guillem Navas
• Colby Raha

Unfortunately no Axell Hodges in this years line-up, but these riders here are some of the biggest senders. So I'm expecting this to be one of the hardest comps over the weekend!

Who is your favourite?

Join Clint Esposito and I on Part 3 of X Games preview for 2025

Join Part 2 of the Two Wheels to Freedom podcast with Clint Esposito where we discuss the X Games Best Whip competition coming up this weekend.

How crazy is this, X Games have banned the Stark Varg electric bike (and any other electric bikes if someone would bring a competitive model out)

So there is NO Patrick Evans – last years winner. Insane. Tom Parsons had to drop his Stark and get back on the 4 strokes.

Here's the Rider Line-up:

• Tyler Bereman
• Wyatt Fontenot
• Vicki Golden
• Jarryd McNeil
• Guillem Navas
• Tom Parsons
• Julien Vanstippen
• Genki Watanabe

X Games 2025 is back and this year it's in Salt Lake City!

For the 30th year of X Games, it'll be a big celebration but before we get there let's check out who's in Moto Best Trick!

• Rob Adelberg
• Taka Higashino
• Brian McCarty 'McGnarls'
• Ben Richards
• Tom Richards
• Jacko Strong
• Genki Watanabe

This will be an interesting Best Trick competition – but there are 4 big name riders missing who could easily be there!

• Axell Hodges – he has tricks that no other riders do… wheelie backflip, seat standing landing
• Clinton Moore – ALMOST landed the 720!
• Remi Bizouard – Also working on the 720 but it's on the electric bike which has been banned……
• Julien Vanstippen – was planned for X Games but sprained his thumb and is out of Best Trick 🙁

But what about guys like:

• David Rinaldo? Gold Medallist with some of the most innovative tricks
• Luc Ackermann? Gold Medallist also! Neither of these 2 Euro riders coming back. Is it not worth it?

Here we go! X Games Japan starts today, so this Preview is just in time.

Listen in with Clint Esposito and I going through the in's and out's of the first X Games of the year.

Only 5 riders on the list, so we can get through this fast.

Who's in?

Rob Adelberg

Jacko Strong

Benny Richards

Taka Higashino

Genki Watanabe (Wanky San!)

Who will win this one? And will we see something new?

My only guess will be Rob Adelberg training on his new Porti-Air Front Flip.

X Games Salt Lake City coming up next week, this will be interesting.

This week’s shed talk features a quick rundown of the X Games results, followed by a detailed review with Clint Esposito on the next podcast. Highlights include winners, controversies, and insights from Best Trick, Best Whip, and Quarter Pipe events. Listeners are encouraged to support Matt Buyten’s recovery via a GoFundMe link. For news or questions, contact steve@invertmanagement.com. Check out Riders Lounge Podcast on their website and social media, and visit their merch store. Special thanks to Lakes Networking for the new website and Rothaus Brewery for their beer sponsorship. Book a Rothaus Brewery tour through their provided link.

The updated X Games Riders List for the competition on June 28th in Ventura, California, has been announced. Newly included riders are Wyo and Javier Villegas, while Pat Bowden and Benny Richards are no longer competing. The Best Whip line-up has also seen changes with Clint Esposito noting the inclusion of Whip Tricks. Chuck Carothers provided insights into this year’s Best Whip format. For more updates and coverage, visit Riders Lounge Podcast on various platforms including their website, social media, and YouTube. Special thanks to Rothaus Brewery and Lakes Networking for their support and partnership.