Tune in to watch who won one of the biggest Freeride comps in the world!

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Red Bull came out with the second warm-up video on YouTube before the final competition session which will be aired later today on ESPN+ / ESPN2 and dammit, it’s even better than the previous video which already blew us away!

We finally get to see the full set-up from the jump Tyler Bereman sent over 180 feet, transferred out and just going nuts.

While that was easily the biggest and most gnarly jump on the course, a few smaller things actually stood out to me even more.

Watch when the absolute legend and OG of FMX, Jeremy Grandpa Twitch Stenberg sent some 3rd gear backflips around one of the gnarliest courses.

To see the old man just sack up and send it with the young bucks was awesome and you get to see the real natural skill this dude has, even after more than 20 years at the top of the sport.

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Seeing these guys and girls turn up, see how gnarly the place will be and then try jump it for the first time is the real reason Freeride works.

The comp is sick, but this is better!

Check out Tyler Bereman’s imagination here. Full results coming soon.

And we’ll get an interview with JVS who killed it at the event for his first time around next week!

Watch Episode 1 from practice day below and stay tuned for Episode 2 dropping on Friday, Sept. 23 with practice days 2 & 3 highlights.

For the full competition, tune into ESPN+/ESPN2 on Sunday, Sept. 25 @ 5:00 p.m. ET.

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Imagine if you receive an invite to ride at the biggest event of the year.

Even if it’s only 2 days before the event, you do everything you can to pack your parts and gear, book a flight, find some wheels at your destination and somewhere to sleep.

Jump on the plane and get to the other side, just in time to find TSA has taken all of your parts out of the bag and left you a nice little note without even a ‘Sorry’ (I’m guessing).

Banks Hovey gave us a little insight into the 110s event that he was lucky enough to ride, and despite TSA being pains in the ass… he was able to get a bike up and running and threw down his run against some of the biggest names in the Moto industry and had a whole bunch of fun along the way.

Was cool to get his thoughts on the 110s discipline, the format which could change in the future, the cross over with Pat Casey from BMX jumping in and how Tyler Bereman put his name in the hat to even get the call in the first place!

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On the recent Riders Lounge Podcast, Guillem Navas, an absolute Freeriding shredder from Spain, who should have been invited to ride in his first X Games comp but missed an invite, was humble enough and stoked to jump on and give his break-down of the X Games Quarter Pipe High Air competition at Slayground in 2021.

With a bunch of rad individuals joining the full podcast, it was cool to get everyone’s opinion of this years competition, what was good, what didn’t work, but it was Guillem’s eye for detail in how the riders were approaching the jump which was really cool to listen too, from someone who has actually jumped this ramp.

And you should probably remember… there are not many people in the world who have even attempted to jump this vertical wall of death!

So sit back and listen to NavasPetit’s thoughts on Kohl Denney and Tyler Bereman’s battle for Bronze and the big battle between Axell Hodges and Colby Raha on Axell’s home turf.

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Unfortunately, Corey Creed who held the previous record only one inch lower at 40’8″, was knocked out of competition, literally when he crashed the day before in practise.  Suffering a severe concussion and broken hand, Creed wasn’t able to back up his unbeatable performance on QP recently and had to let the other guys have a shot at it.

There was plenty of drama before the event when the invite list came out, with Kohl Denney and Guillem Navas missing their shots.  Only it was lucky for Denney, 2 days before the comp, he received his last minute invite and he near on secured a Bronze medal, until Tyler Bereman went for glory on his last attempt to sneak the Bronze away.

This episode I am joined by more riders than ever before on this mini-series of X Games reviews and I’m stoked to have some legends take time out of their day to give their opinion including the man who should have been there and competing, Guillem Navas (or @navaspetit823 on Instagram!).  Joining Guillem is his older brother, el Presidente Antonio Navas, FMX Legends Edgar Torronteras and Javier Villegas, Moto Comedian Clint Esposito, Weekend warriors Kevin Peterson, Andy Christie and FMX_Grizz and former X Games and X-Fighters Judge, Jose Gaspar.

Results: 

1. Colby Raha 40’9″
2. Axell Hodges 39’2″
3. Tyler Bereman 37’0″
4. Kohl Denney 34’6″
5. Jarryd McNeil 28’5″
6. Tom Parsons 28’1″
7. Corey Creed 0’0″

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Tom Parsons brought the heat with some of the biggest whips ever done on a dirt bike, and he took the win over Wanky (Genki Watanabe) who has some of the best Turn Down whips as well. 

The only problem is, you’re comparing apples and oranges.  Speaking of apples, the Apple Farmer from Donnybrook, Josh Sheehan missed out on the Final 4 even after throwing some huge whips and a favourite for the event with more Gold Medals in Best Whip than anyone else, Jarryd McNeil also didn’t make the cut for the final which was a huge shock!

We cover all of that, plus the new course featuring a Double-Double line and then choices of ramps on the second jump, the invites (and riders who weren’t invited), the judging and everything else to do with Best Whip this year.

Joining us again for this episode is the man from Team Lleides, Antonio Navas, as well as one of Australia’s brightest stars for Best Whip in particular and a guy I think deserves a shot at X Games Best Whip next year, Tyler Wakeford who gives really good insights into each of the styles of whip including the traditional Seat Bounce Racer whip, Turn Downs and Turn Ups.  Returning with the fan evaluation is FMX old timer who still gives it a red hot go, Andy Christie, FMX Grizz from the UK and a new voice from one of our listeners from the Podcast, Dani_FMX.

Rounding out this episode, we have again the legend of Freestyle Motocross, one of the true pioneers of the sport and another guy who missed an invite for 2021, Edgar Torronteras.  Edgar has won Gold in X Games Best Whip, he’s been on the podium a handful of times, yet still missed a shot this year.  

Results:

1. Tom Parsons
2. Genki Watanabe (Wanky)
3. Tyler Bereman
4. Axell Hodges

   (eliminated)

5. Jarryd McNeil
6. Josh Sheehan
7. Colby Raha

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In the first of the X Games review mini-series, Jamie Squibb joined to give his Overall Impression of X Games, and the first highlight he could think of, was the inclusion of Kohl Denney in the Quarter Pipe competition.

Kohl has been on fire lately, and after his huge performance at Nitro World Games, everyone was pretty surprised he didn’t get an invite.

Luckily at the 11th hour, he received his invite, showed up, threw down and until the last jump by Tyler Bereman, Kohl was sitting in 3rd position.

Only just pipped on the final jump to take 4th overall at his first ever X Games. Impressive first event and I’m sure we’ll see more from Kohl Denney in the future!

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New Riders.  New Location.  New Discipline.

Plenty of old guys! A few big names missing, and a few big surprises as well!

You can read all of these points as well on the blog here: https://ridersloungepodcast.com/2021/06/25/x-games-invite-fmx-moto/

Here is the full list of Moto / FMX riders for this years event, which will be probably the most ‘unique’ X Games ever!

X Games Moto X Best Trick

• Luc Ackermann
• Rob Adelberg
• Jayo Archer
• Harry Bink
• David Rinaldo
• Josh Sheehan
• Jackson Strong

X Games Moto X Freestyle

• Luc Ackermann
• Rob Adelberg
• Harry Bink
• Taka Higashino
• Ben Richards
• David Rinaldo
• Josh Sheehan
• Jackson Strong

X Games Moto X Best Whip

• Tyler Bereman
• Corey Creed
• Vicki Golden
• Axell Hodges
• Jarryd McNeil
• Tom Parsons
• Colby Raha
• Josh Sheehan
• Genki Watanabe

X Games Moto X Quarter Pipe High Air

• Tyler Bereman
• Corey Creed
• Axell Hodges
• Jarryd McNeil
• Tom Parsons
• Colby Raha

X Games Moto X 110’s

• Tyler Bereman
• Pat Casey
• Vicki Golden
• Axell Hodges
• Jarryd McNeil
• Colby Raha
• Jeremy Stenberg

A few stand-outs from the Invite list:

1. Where is Tom Pages?
2. Jayo Archer is in!  Will he Triple Flip?
3. Where is Pat Bowden‘s name?
4. Young blood – Ben Richards is invited!
5. Only 7 names for Best Trick?  Who will be the final rider announcement?
6. Where’s Clinton Moore?
7. A lot of Aussies… but will they get out of Australia due to Covid-19 restrictions?
8. No Adam Jones – or any Americans in FMX or Best Trick
9. Twitch is back!  And in a new discipline.  110’s
10. Where will it be held?
11. Only 2 Euro’s and 2 from Asia.
12. Not many places to fill.

Also, thank you to John for finding the list before it was official!  Nice sleuthing mate!

Thank you to Rothaus Brewery from Germany for their unbelievable Tannenzaepfle Range of Beers and Alcohol-free beers for this show. If you want to find a Tannenzaepfle near you, here’s some helpful links!

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