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CONTENTs 04 LOOK BACK The best of round two in Giza 10 news Updates from the world of Red Bull X-Fighters 13 RIDeR Nate Adams 14 AIR TIMes

Origins of the World Tour 18 ReCOnsTRuCTeD VILLA Meet the ‘all-new’ Andre Villa 23 RIDeR Dany Torres 26 AIR CRAFT How riders modify their bikes 28 RussIAn AROunD Local hero Alexey Kolesnikov hits the big time 33 RIDeR Mat Rebeaud 34 TRICK BAg How do they do that? 38 RIDeR Levi Sherwood 39 wILD CARDs Cameron Sinclair and Alexey Kolesnikov 41 RIDeR Eigo Sato 42 The RuLes & Venue All you need to know 46 RAnKIng RIDeRs Four more from Moscow 48 ResuLTs The chase for the Tour title 50 wORLD TOuR The season calendar 50 CReDITs

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RussIAn ReVOLuTIOnsFrom the never-ending quest for bigger air to the constant development of newer, wilder tricks, Red Bull X-Fighters is all about pushing boundaries. That philosophy extends to the locations in which the World Tour chooses to seek out those ever more insane thrills, and this year the series has really gone for broke. After the huge spectacle of a crazed night in front of Egypt’s ancient pyramids, Red Bull X-Fighters now embraces the cutting-edge modernity of Russia’s biggest metropolis – Moscow. And where better to ramp up the intensity of this year’s Tour than in the city’s most iconic location, Red Square. So far, Andre Villa has been the in-form rider, victory in Mexico City and second in Giza putting him on top of the leader board. But as the Norwegian star says in our exclusive interview starting on page 18 “there’s a lot of guys looking for some payback”. Step forward defending champ Nate Adams, just 35 points behind Villa, and Giza hero Adam Jones. The competition’s been intense so far, but tonight, in the heart of Moscow, it’s going to get red hot!

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Red Bull X-FighteRs has visited some pRetty amazing places

in its 10-yeaR histoRy, But the seRies’ most Recent outing,

at egypt’s giza plateau, must Rank as one oF the highlights.

in the shadow oF the sphinX the woRld’s Finest FmX RideRs,

including czech staR petR pilat (pictuRed), thRew down theiR sickest tRicks to send

10,000 egyptian Fans wild.

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monumental mexico Over 42,000 FMX-crazy fans once again flocked to the world’s biggest bullring to see the Red Bull X-Fighters throw down some massive moves. And despite bad weather, they got their wish, as the riders treated then to a whole host of amazing new tricks.

villa victoriousAndre Villa celebrates a surprise first Red Bull X-Fighters win in Mexico City after torrential rain forced organiser to call a halt to the competition after just a single round. Villa had earlier put in a stunning performance to win the qualifying round, but entering the main event still thought he had it all to do. However, with the course too wet to guarantee safety, the result went back to the qualifying standings and Villa took the win from Nate Adams second and third-placed Robbie Maddison.

crash and sunburnThe tight Giza course was deceptively tricky and caught out more than a few riders, including (top left) Libor Podmol. The riders also had to contend with the punishing Egyptian sun, even into the early evening, as they perfected their runs, as Jim McNeil (right) and Robbie Maddison (below) show.

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keeping up with JonesNick de Wit goes big in practice in a bid to keep pace with the major stars. In the end though, no one could compete with Adam Jones (right) as the US rider took his first ever Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour win. PH

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NEWSCOUNTDOWN TO MOSCOW…

Swiss star Mat Rebeaud will make a sensational comeback in Moscow tonight, just a few months after being ruled out of the World Tour’s opening events following a heavy crash.

The 2008 Red Bull X-Fighters champion suffered a badly broken arm and a punctured lung in a pre-season, accident and was forced to miss the opening round of this year’s World Tour in Mexico City. But Rebeaud has been back in the saddle for some weeks now and will make his Tour comeback tonight.

“I’m feeling all right,” he said in the run-up to tonight’s event. “Every day is getting better. I’m pretty happy with how my arm is doing and it’s cool that I can come back for Moscow.”

Rebeaud’s recovery was so rapid that he had contemplated riding at the second tour stop in Egypt last month but in the end decided that Moscow would provide a better stage for his return to action.

“Egypt was just too soon,” he admitted. “I had a meeting with my doctor the week before Giza to check if my arm was strong enough to ride but after a long discussion we took the decision to not take the risk.

“It was pretty hard to say no, but I think it was smart as I would have

REBEAUD RETURNSgone without any practice. Now I have had a month to prepare for Moscow.”

And he’s itching to get back to the heat of the competition. “It’s pretty hard to watch the events on the TV and not be there, especially with Mexico, when I was here watching on TV and not in the arena,” he said. “It was pretty hard to accept but I guess that’s the nature of this sport.”

And Rebeaud has been surprised with how the race for the Red Bull X-Fighters title has shaped up so far.

“I was very surprised about the judging,” he confessed. “It’s a new system and it’s bound to take some time to work out but I’d watch a run and then see the result and it was totally not the result I expected!

“This year I was really expecting that Dany (Torres) would be the man to beat but he also had a problem with his arm. But I think Villa is in really good shape and Nate too.”

For now, though, it’s all about tonight and a first taste or Red Bull X-Fighters competition in 2010.

“I’m not thinking about the result,” he said. “I just want to do my best. I’m hugely motivated to come back to the series. It’s exciting to get the chance to ride in Moscow and I hope the crowd will help me to ride well.”

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1/ How are things looking for you so far in Red Bull X-Fighters? I definitely feel this year is going to be a good year. I learned so much last year, so I just can’t wait to put it all into place and use up the energy I have now riding my bike.

2/ What did you learn last year’s Tour? I learned that I can’t do everything! I gave a lot of attention to the long-distance jumps and building jumps. The way I am going to ride better is by having a balance, deciding which jumps are the right ones to do and which aren’t. I need to free up my schedule because I spent too much time last year trying to fit in all these jumps, and that cost me a lot of time and concentration, just thinking about doing all these extra things.

3/ We’ve heard on the grapevine that you got some new tricks coming? Any truth in that? It’s true. I worked a lot before the start of the season and have also been working hard since the opening rounds. Eigo Sato showcased a new trick in Latin America, where rider and bike combine to form an airplane. I have been working on that and now have the trick pretty much dialled – I call

it ‘Maddison Airlines’. I’ll also be showing a new Whip Flip and a special something I have developed for the Backflip.

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Adam Jones reckons his trophy cabinet is now almost complete having finally scored his first Red Bull X-Fighters win in Giza, the American rocking the new finals format which sees the riders face off in a trick-for-trick battle.Jones sailed comfortably through to the Giza

semi-finals where, in a change to the usual format of head-to-head runs, he instead had to launch a single trick, which higher ranked rival Nate Adams would then try to better. The call and response continued until the judges reckoned on a winner and after dismissing Adams in the semi, Jones then beat Andre Villa in the final to take his first win. “It feels good,” said Jones of a victory that

puts him third in the title standings. “Last year, I think my best position at X-Fighters was maybe sixth. It feels good to get my name on the board and have a win at every major event I’ve been to. This one (Red Bull X-Fighters) was definitely one of the hardest!”Adams, who holds on to second in the

title race, was less convinced by the new format, however. “We were both trying to pump the crowd with the new format,” he said. “I’m not sure I like it so much yet but maybe if I win next time I’ll like it. I wanted to go out there and stomp a couple of runs. I did that and ended up third. I had a great time.”

Jones completes his collection

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2010 ResultsMexico City ( Mexico)2NDGiza (Egypt)3RD

2009 ResultsMexico City( Mexico)DNSCalgary(Canada) 5thFort Worth (USA) 1StMadrid (Spain) 2NDLondon (UK) 1St

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NATE ADAMSNickName / The DesTroyer NatioNality/ UsA Date of BiRth / MArch 29, 1984 Bike / yAMAhA yZ250

After a year of injuries in 2008, Nate Adams burst back onto the scene in spectacular style in 2009, dominating the second half of the red Bull X-Fighters World Tour and crowning his comeback season with a sensational performance at the season finale in London, to win the overall title. hell-bent on defending it, the Destroyer has started 2010 in fine style with two podium finishes so far.

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From just a single battle to a world-spanning series Featuring the best Freestyle riders on the planet, Red Bull X-FighteRs has come a long way. and here’s how…

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AIR TIMES

2001 The origins of Red Bull X-Fighters stretch back to a single event. On a steaming July day in 2001, a few thousand dedicated FMX fans gathered in Valencia’s bullfighting arena to watch the world’s best freestylers defy logic, physics and, presumably, every health and safety regulation in the book by throwing themselves and their bikes through the baking air. With echoes of Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls – 100 white-clad volunteers were herded into the arena by the FMX stars – and screamed on to ever more dangerous feats by a fanatical crowd, Mike Jones took victory and the template was set.

2002 Following the success of the Valencia event, Red Bull X-Fighters went for broke in 2002, migrating to Madrid’s legendary Plaza de Toros de las Ventas, for even wilder tricks. More than 23,000 fans crammed in, to see local hero Edgar Torronteras take his revenge

on Jones. The Spaniard’s array of gravity-defying tricks relegated Jones to second, with Mike Metzger slotting into third place.

2003 By the following year, the stakes had doubled, with two events in Spain and the start of US domination, Kenny Bartram ruling in both Valencia and Madrid, twice pushing fellow American Nate Adams to second position. However, the Antipodeans put up a good fight, with Australian Dayne Kinnaird finishing third in Madrid and New Zealand’s Nick Franklin third in Valencia, paving the way for current stars such as Robbie Maddison, Levi Sherwood and Cameron Sinclair.

2004 There was a sole event in 2004, Madrid again getting the nod, FMX legend Travis Pastrana continuing US domination and taking his first title, ahead of Nate Adams and Ronnie Renner. “Red Bull X-Fighters is more fun than any other event, with a unique atmosphere,” said Pastrana of his win. Little did he know that it was about become even more special.

2005 With crowds increasing in the Red Bull X-Fighters’ heartland of Spain, it was decided to go international. Given its bullfighting heritage, Mexico’s vast Plaza de Toros in Mexico City presented the obvious destination and here Ronnie Renner dominated what was fast becoming freestyle’s most exciting series.

2006 After a glut of US wins, 2006 saw a new European star emerge, as Swiss maestro Mat Rebeaud beat Pastrana in Mexico. He

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finished third behind Pastrana and Nate Adams in Madrid, but it was clear that a new era was beginning. It was time to go global.

2007 The first World Tour took off in 2007, with events in Mexico, Ireland and, once again its spiritual home, Madrid. Here Travis Pastrana took another title, winning the finale after also winning at Ireland’s historic Slane Castle, to wrest his title back from Rebeaud. But the Swiss star wasn’t to let it go for long.

2008 Across a season that took in Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Forth Worth in the US, Madrid, Oetelshofen in Germany and the season finale in Warsaw, Rebeaud took three wins from the first four events to seal title victory, even before the finale.

2009 But while everyone was talking about Rebeaud ruling the roost indefinitely, along came a skinny kid from New Zealand. Drafted into the ’09 opener in Mexico at the last minute, 17-year-old Levi Sherwood stunned everyone with a set of flawless tricks. He won on his debut, relegating Eigo Sato, almost twice his age, to second, with Rebeaud third.

In Canada, Robbie Maddison staked his early claim to a first title, with Eigo Sato again second. In round three in Texas, Sato again picked up points, to extend his series lead. The stars of the show, though, were event winner Nate Adams, now finding form, and Australian Cameron Sinclair, who brought the crowd to its feet with an amazing double backflip.

Back in the series’ heartland, local hero Dany Torres thrilled the Madrid crowd with a set of adrenaline-pumped runs that gave the injury-hampered rider a deserved win. But Adams was lurking in the wings, and second in Madrid put him in charge of the championship.

It set up a thrilling four-way fight at the season finale in London’s Battersea power station.

The title could have gone to any of Mat Rebeaud, Eigo Sato, Robbie Maddison or Nate Adams. It was Adams, though, who kept his focus and, after a fascinating duel with Robbie Maddison in the semi-final and Levi Sherwood in the final, ‘The Destroyer’ took the win – and triumphed in the overall standings, in the closest battle ever for the title.

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here’s been a major turnaround in fortunes for you recently. Last year you finished the tour 10th overall with a best finish of sixth and suddenly this year you win your first event in Mexico and finish third in Mexico to lead the World Tour. How’d that happen?I’ve been working really hard. In January and February I went to America. I rented a house there and I think everything eventually came together in the US. Actually, I bought a motocross bike and rode a lot more motocross than freestyle. After the freestyle year it was so much more fun to ride motocross, on the big courses. I think that gave me a lot of motivation. I always knew that there’s really no reason I can’t win the series. I work harder than most guys and I think I have enough talent to go to the top.

Was riding all that motocross a physical break from FMX as well as a mental change of pace?Yeah, you need that physical break. Freestyle is pretty much 12 months of the year if you want it. You need to say no to the competitions sometimes and do something else. You need to recharge your batteries. Doing the motocross was great. It felt like time off and I had a lot of fun with that. Just kind of getting back to the roots of why I’m doing this. Also freestyle comes from the US and going there was really important for me, It helped a lot. One of the main reasons to go there is that it is such a good sponsorship base. Some of the big guys like Nate (Adams) are able to choose what they want to do because they have a good sponsor base. The difficulty for other guys is that you have to do a lot of events to keep it all going and you don’t perform at your best. But hopefully that will change.

But you still live in Europe, right?Yeah, I still live in Spain. Most of the freestyle events are still in Europe, so I keep a base here. That way I don’t have to deal with the jetlag too much. But Temecula is a wonderful place to go and work and I think in the next off-season I will try to go there again.

It looks like it worked. You blitzed the Mexico round. In the run-up to the season could you have imagined that result? I honestly didn’t expect the qualifying gap in Mexico to be as big as it was. I can’t really account for it, except to say that I watched the other runs and when I went out, I just went for it. I think I had a lot of aggression and tried to play into what the judging factors would be. I think I just had a lot of good energy.

Did you take the new judging criteria into account when planning your runs I don’t know if I’m tailoring the runs to the new judging. But what I think the new rules do is give the riders more freedom to add some personal style to runs. I think that’s helped me a bit. I wouldn’t say that I’ve actively changed anything to adapt to the new system. In fact, I don’t think the system gives me any really great advantages over anyone else. The rules are good though and it’s a testament to the time and money Red Bull have put into the series. It’s better and we have to be thankful for that.

Honestly, I think it’s just that I feel I am a completely different rider than last year. Before Mexico I think I would have been very happy with top three, that would have been a good result. To win it though was fantastic.

Immediately after that win you told a TV interviewer that you thought Egypt would not be good for you at all, yet you finished second. What was that about?I did think that Egypt wouldn’t suit me. It was a small ramp-to-ramp course and that’s not something I normally like, so I wasn’t too confident. But a couple of days after winning in Mexico I sort of revised that opinion. I sat myself down and just thought ‘we’ll, why not?’ I hadn’t expected the result in Mexico but I rode really well there. Why should Moscow be any different? I would have been happy with

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fifth in Moscow but I think I went with a good attitude and I finished second. Pretty good!

Was it all down to positive attitude or were there other factors?It’s a combination of things really. You need good time on the bike, the weather needs to be right, you need those few practice sessions beforehand to give you the confidence. There’s no great secret. Honestly, I think I’m at the stage now where I know my shit. It just comes to down to putting that into practice, seeing how the others do and believing in yourself. Maybe that was where it was different in the past, I possibly didn’t believe that I could do that. Now I do.

So, it’s an all new Andre Villa we’re seeing on tour this yearI just feel like I don’t have to prove anything any more. I’ve now been pro for 10 years and I know what I can do. I just don’t feel the pressure on myself anymore. There’s still some nerves when you ride out in front of a big crowd, but in terms of tricks and what I can do, I don’t feel I have to prove anything at all.

Does that attitude to pressure change, though, when you’re leading the series?Maybe now I’ll have to go a bit defensive instead of attacking all the time. But in the end the key is that I’m not that bothered about the result, not as much as I used to be. I try not to think about what other people will say about me. It’s not laziness though! I do still have to work very hard but it’s just about getting rid of the pressure from yourself. Ultimately, I think it’s just down to being really happy at the moment. Everything seems to be coming together for me. I totally appreciate being in this sport and what it’s given me.

So what are you hoping for in Red Square?I heard that it’s going to be a big course and for me, after Giza, that’s great. Giza was great but it was quite a small course, which I find hard. For me, FMX is about big courses, big jumps and technical obstacles.

I think there’s a lot of guys out there who are going to be looking for some payback! It will be a hard battle, particularly against guys like Nate and Maddo. But I’ll go for it. I’ll be out there, always pointing at top spot!

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2010 ResultsMexico City/Mexico 4th 2009 ResultsMexico City/Mexico 9th Calgary/Canada DNSFort Worth /USA 8thMadrid /Spain 1stLondon /UK 3rdFinal Overall Position 5th

DANY TORRESNickName / DT NatioNality/ SpaNISH Date of BiRth / MarcH 10, 1987 Bike / KTM 250SX

after an injury-plagued start to 2009, DT came back to form at his home event in Madrid last year, putting on a perfect show of trick style and execution to take his first win since poland in 2008. He carried that form over to this season with fourth in Mexico, but a wrist injury sustained in pre-season hampered him and he was forced to sit out Giza. He’s back tonight, though, and is many a pundit’s tip for ultimate glory this year.PH

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robbie Maddison can rightly claim to be daredevil world-record holder for distance jumps on 125cc and 250cc motorcycles and FMX kingpin to thousands of fans back in australia, but after a 2009 season in which he finished runner-up to friend and neighbour Nate adams in the red Bull X-Fighters World tour, he’s vowed to put record attempts on hold in 2010 as he pursues one goal – a red Bull X-Fighters title. Maddo's made a pretty good start too: third place in Mexico City and fourth in Giza have put him fourth in the tour standings ahead of tonight's round in Moscow.

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AIR CRAFTFreestyle asks a lot oF a motorcycle, so to cope with the trickery, riders make small but critical modiFications

1 > FRONT FENDER

No major adaptation here,just a shorter front fender for purely aesthetic reasons.

2 > FORKS/NUMBERPLATES

A lot of riders cut the numberplates to fix on grip tape or simply add grip tape to the forks. This helps, during tricks such as the Cliffhanger, to clamp their feet to the forks.

3 > POP-UP BARS These are flip-up bars that, when extended, sit perpendicular to the handlebars. During some tricks, these are crucial for the rider to balance his arms against. Essential, to carry out many tricks.

4 > STEERING STABILISER

The handlebars’ dial sets the rigidity of steering. For some tricks, it’s vital that steering stays in a straight line when hands are off the bars.

5 > HANDLEBARS

FMX riders opt for wider-than-standard bars, making the bike easier to grab and manipulate. They prefer bars with a deeper bend and no top cross-brace, for tricks such as the Dead Body. With no crossbar, handlebars are often thicker and more rigid than usual.

6 > SEAT

Part of the foam beneath the seat’s covering is removed to give riders more room when performing tricks such as No-Foot Cans, and to reduce the danger of riders getting tangled up in mid-air.

7 > REAR FENDER

Many riders shorten this for better control of the back end of the bike and to facilitate more tricks.

8 > HANDHOLDS

Most riders create handholds by cutting into the plastic coverings just beneath the seat. This may also mean the subframe needs cutting and re-welding to give space to perform seat-grab tricks such as the Superman Seat Grab, etc.

9 > FOOTPEGS

Most riders opt for wider footpegs so they have greater stability. They also help to distribute the force of impact across the foot, making landings less painful.

10 > UNDERCARRIAGE

Includes forks and shocks. These are specially adjusted to cope with bone-jarring landings, especially when riders miscalculate distances.

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You’ve taken part in Red Bull X-Fighters Jam tours before but this event in Moscow will be your first taste of a full Red Bull X-Fighters competition. How important is it for you to be included in the rider list tonight?Riding an event like Red Bull X-Fighters was always my dream and now the dream has come true! So, of course, it’s really great for me. It was my mission for the 2010 season and I’ve been working really hard to get to this point. Also, I think the Red Bull X-Fighters in Red Square is a great thing for Russia and for the sport here. The event’s massive for MotoX and for all motorsport here, for new riders, for everyone.

Do you think you’ve got the chops to compete with guys like Robbie Maddison and Mat Rebeaud?The level of the guys right now is so high and for me it will be really difficult riding against them, but I’ll just have to try my best. We’ll see what happens.

He trains at temperatures tHat would make a polar bear sHiver and rides on spiked tyres – russia’s own, Alexey KolesniKov, could just sHow tHe big boys a tHing or two tonigHt…

Russian aRound: Alexey, spreading the FMX gospel in Astana,

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alexey kolesNikovFavourite Trick:

I like the Whip. It don’t think it will ever die. People seem to really respond to it. Apart from that maybe

some backflip combos next trick in the book: Would be the Underflip or maybe some seat grab flips.

That would be coolMy other sport is:

Snowboarding

How big is the FMX scene in Russia. Will Red Bull X-Fighters in Moscow help to broaden its appeal?FMX was born in Russia in 2005. I was the first to really start jumping a motocross bike, trying to get some simple tricks down like Heelclickers, Can-Can, Can-Can Indy, Bar-Hops – simple stuff like that. Then a couple of friends started to ride with me. Now in Russia we have about eight riders, all at different levels I guess. But it’s really quite good. We have one park in Moscow and one in my home city of Kolomna – the park there is going to be really huge. We started to build a new course one month ago. Now we have everything to make some progress and for training, so we can get to a better level.

Everybody in FMX has a nickname, like Nate Adams is ‘The Destroyer’ and Mat Rebeaud is ‘Air Mat’. So what’s yours and how did you get it?Everybody calls me ‘Kalashnikov’, I don’t know why! But it comes from Jimmy Verburgh (FMX4Ever). When I first met him at the Red Bull X-Fighters event in Ireland he called me that all the time: “Hey Kalashnikov!” and I kept saying “No, my surname is Kolesnikov. Ko-les-ni-kov!” and he just said “No, no f**k it, you’re Kalashnikov”. That was it. A lot of guys in Europe call me that now, so it stuck!

How did you get into FMX? Who were your heroes in the sport?I started FMX in 2005 and it’s born from MotoX I think. When I was young I rode 80cc competitions and national championships and I just loved really big, beautiful jumps. I saw other guys doing big jumps and the public really appreciating it, so in 2005, with my friend, we just thought why not. We watched it grow in the US and start in Europe and we watched a lot of movies, thinking ‘why is nobody doing this in Russia’ and I just went out and started. I built really strange little ramps and just tried it, with simple tricks. At first we didn’t know anything about the ramps or how to build them or what they should be like. We had no information at all. It was pretty difficult for us. But in 2007 I met Jimmy Verburgh and he gave the plans of the

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ramps. Then I went to see the Red Bull X-Fighters in Ireland. After that I came back to my house and just got to work. I guess 2007 was really when I started properly. I don’t really have heroes though. I just watch all the guys and respect what they do. Maybe Travis Pastrana. Nate Adams for his style, but Pastrana because he’s a crazy guy who jumps not just bikes but also drives rally cars and he was champion of Supercross and Motocross.

Was it hard training in Russia or did you have to move abroad to get known in the scene?In the beginning training in Russia was not so easy. Like I said, we just had no information. But it’s not so bad now. We have a very difficult winter time. But normally a couple of times a year I’ll go to Italy to ride there and also in 2007 I had one trip to Jimmy’s place in Belgium and that was a great experience. I take the experience from my friends all over the world and bring it back to the guys here.

Talk to us a bit about riding on the Red Bull X-Fighters Jam Tour. You went all over Russia. Had you seen much of your country before? It was really a great time for me and for all the guys who were with me on the tour. That summer will, I think, stay forever in my heart. There were so many cool moments. It was great fun travelling with friends and seeing different sides of Russia. The south of Russia is 1500km from Moscow and life is totally different there. It was just great. It was cool for the public as well. In Omsk, for example, we started with 30,000 people for one show

with four riders but by the time we got to Rostov-on-Don we had like 70,000 people. It was awesome. When you made a landing and stood up on the bike and saw the crowd’s reaction it was just incredible.

Is it true that during the Russian winter you carry on training using spiked tyres?Yeah, it’s true and this a huge problem for me and for all the guys who ride with me. We have really hard winters here. The temperature is not so comfortable. We used to ride at 10 degrees below zero and that’s not nice. Also, with the spikes the bike is really heavy and the engine

isn’t so strong because it’s too cold. It’s also very difficult for backflips and backflip combos because the tyres are so heavy

and the rotation is so slow. Your boots are really slippery too. It’s pretty dangerous. The best way for us would be to go to California

and ride in comfortable temperatures!

How is it going to feel for you when you ride out there in front of your home crowd? There’s two sides to this. First, it’s my home town, it’s a huge event coming to Russia and I’ll ride here

because I’m a local guy and a lot of my friends will come. I think the public will be pumped up for me and I hope they’ll give me a lot of

support. But, on the other side, there’s a lot of pressure

too. It’s the biggest riders in the world and it’s not easy to sustain

the level with them. But I’ll do my best. It’ll be okay!

Who do you think will win tonight?That’s difficult. The level of all the guys is so high it’s hard to tell. It also depends on the track. I think if it’s a big, complex track then maybe Nate Adams or Robbie Maddison. But Andre Villa is riding so well now. It is impossible to say!

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mat rebeaudNickName / air mat NatioNality/ SwiSS Date of BiRth / july 29, 1982 Bike / Ktm 250SX

Since his red Bull X-Fighters debut in 2005, Swiss star mat rebeaud has established himself as one of the series’ major forces. He took his first win in 2006, beating travis Pastrana in mexico and by 2008 was tour champion. He was also in with a chance of back-to-back titles right up until the final event in london last year. a pre-season crash ruled him out of the first two rounds this year, but he’s made an amazing recovery to make his comeback here in moscow.

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W H I P A Whip is when the rider kicks the bike sideways in the air so that it flips out to at least a 90° angle to the rider before being straightened out for the landing.

SU P E R F L I P (SU P E R M A N BACK F L I P) The rider does a Backflip, lets go of the bike with both feet and then kicks them straight back. Riders score bigger execution marks by getting further away from the bike. The biggest problem here is getting back onto your feet against the rotation. That’s why many riders mount special Flip-Levers in front of the handlebars in order to exert counter-pressure.

H A RT AT TACK Named after Carey Hart, the first rider to perform the trick, the Hart Attack, is performed with both legs pointing straight up in the air. One hand is positioned as if performing a handstand on the seat, while the other holds on to it. If the rider’s face is facing backwards then the trick is called a Lookback Hart Attack. Some riders add an ‘Indy’ (as shown), where the rider kicks his legs in a cycling motion during the trick, to score extra points.

DE A D BODY A Dead Body consists of the rider taking his feet off the pegs and extending his legs through the arms and up over the handlebars. Once in this position, the rider straightens his body completely.The riders have a vasT

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TSU NA M I Similar to a handstand in the air performed over the front of the handlebars while trying to keep the bike horizontal and level.

CL I F F H A NGE R The rider leaves the bike, then catches the underside of the handlebars with his toes. Most riders nowadays perform the trick slightly differently to the original trick. They also catch the bike with the inside of their foot at the fork for better control. The hands are raised above the head and the rider tries to lift his body as far away from the bike as possible.

L A Z Y BOY The Lazyboy is a variant of the Coffin trick (which is performed by extending the legs out in front of the bike and below the handlebars and leaning back on the seat as far as possible). For the Lazyboy the rider lets go of the handlebars and extends his arms back over his head. The further a rider extends his arms and legs, the more points he will score.

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The rider performs a handstand on the bike and eventually lowers his head to the front fender as if to kiss it while still upside down.

ROCK SOL I D Similar to a Superman Double Grab, where the rider takes his feet off the bike and straightens his body away from it, just holding onto the handlebars, but this time the rider releases his hands sideways from the bars. For a moment he’s totally detached from the bike and flies above it. The rider then catches his bike using the grab-holes to pull himself back onto the saddle.

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alexney kolesnikovNickName / KALASHNIKOV NatioNality / ruSSIAN Date of Birth / JuNE 21, 1984 Bike / KTM 250SX

russia’s first major FMX star, Alexey has ridden numerous red Bull X-Fighters Jams, including last year’s massive jaunt around his mother country – taking in cities such as Omsk, Tumen, Moscow, Samara, rostov and Volgograd. This is his first call up to the big league but Alexey reckons he’s got the chops to take the fight to the sport’s established stars.

cameron sinclairNickName / SINCS NatioNality / AuSTrALIAN Date of Birth / APrIL 12, 1984 Bike / YAMAHA YZ250

Invited to ride the red Bull X-Fighters World Tour in 2009, Sincs immediately made a huge impact, becoming the first rider to land a Double Backflip in a freestyle competition when he nailed the trick at stop three in Fort Worth. However, just a few weeks later the same trick went badly wrong. He under-rotated in Madrid (ESP) and crashed heavily. Cam showed true Aussie grit, though, to recover in double-quick time and made his comeback in Mexico this year.

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Prior to his red Bull X-Fighters debut in Mexico last year, Levi reckoned the call-up made him as happy as “a fat kid in a doughnut shop”. A year on from his spectacular first win there, the rubber Kid has made a solid start to 2010. He finished seventh in the rain-shortened event in Mexico City and then upped his game to take fifth in Giza. If that trajectory continues then FMX’s latest wonder boy will ride out in red Square tonight heading for his first podium finish of the year.

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Where do you start when you go about designing a track for an event such as Red Bull X-Fighters? I start by measuring the floor, perimeter, etc, to get an idea of how much space there is to work with. At that point I can begin the design process. Everything else hinges on those dimensions and design.What elements do you think always need to feature? Nothing in particular because the locations vary in size and budget. I do always try to add variety though.How do you ensure that the track is challenging without being impossible? Nothing is impossible in this sport! If I build things that are difficult the riders sometimes don’t like it, but once they have pushed themselves they normally love it in the end. I think it’s my job to push the sport and I’m happy to say that I have done that.

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The actual track build is a pretty big construction job. How do you make sure it all happens according to plan? I spend countless hours, weeks, or months in advance ensuring that the equipment is capable of doing what I need, that the dirt is the correct type, etc. We’re always shipping dirt around the world! The real quality control comes in the actual construction. I’m doing the work with my guys. I’m picky and always changing things to make them perfect.Who tests the track first? It used to be me for a lot of years. Now we try to use riders that are not competing in the competition in an effort

to keep the practice time equal. Most of the time you can tell if something isn’t going to work just by looking at it. It’s that freeride mentality that works well for me.What is your background? Have you always been building tracks? I’ve been riding dirt bikes for 20 years. I’ve been riding historical natural terrain spots like Ocotillo and Glamis (in California) my entire life. I quit racing at the age of 18 and began working construction for Carl Scanlon. Carl, at the time, was building and maintaining Glen Helen (MotoX track). I learned how to run heavy equipment while I was beginning to take on the freestyle deal. I moved into a house with (freestyle riders) Tommy Clowers and Jeff Tilton and began freeriding professionally in the late 1990s. The two went hand in hand. Then, when the LXD FMX series was kicking off, Clowers and Tilton talked to the promoter (Tes Sewell) and told him I was their guy. That was 1999 and I’ve been doing it ever since.What advice would you give to anyone who wants to try track design? Get as much construction experience as you can. Whether you’re building a track in your backyard or building a Red Bull X-Fighters course at one of the world’s most famous landmarks, you better know everything – from how to get the water to flow right to how to get 10,000 cubic yards of dirt (7,600m3) out of a stadium in 24 to 48 hours without killing anyone!

eigo sato NickName / sato NatioNality/ JapanEsE Date of Birth /octobEr 30, 1978 Bike / Yamaha YZ250

Eigo had his best-ever season of red bull X-Fighters competition last year – back-to-back second places in the opening two rounds and consistent performances thereafter putting him in contention for the overall title, right up until the finale in London. It wasn’t to be, though, as he was pipped at the post by nate adams. It's only given him an even greater appetite for victory and, after two encouraging sixth-place finishes in mexico and Giza, expect Eigo to go higher, wilder and faster in pursuit of a first-ever tour win.

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2010 resultsMexico City (mexico) 6TH Giza (egypt) 6TH

2009 resultsMexico City ( mexico) 2NDCalgary (Canada) 2NDFort Worth (UsA) 4THMadrid (spain) 9THLondon (UK) 7TH

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JIM MCNEILNickName / Jumpin’ Jimmy NatioNality / uSA DoB / December 29, 1979 Bike /Suzuki rm250

Arizona’s Jumpin’ Jimmy mcneil has been riding freestyle for a decade and at the Winter X Games in 2006 he took 10th. While the past couple of years have been plagued by injury, Jim’s now back to his best and took an excellent fifth place in mexico and seventh in Giza. He’s back for more mayhem in moscow and will be looking to break into the podium positions at last.

adaM JoNEsNickName / none NatioNality / uSA DoB / July 23, 1984 Bike / yAmAHA yz250

The first rider to land a cordova Flip in competition Adam is one of the top FmX riders in the world. An X-Games gold medallist in 2007, he’s won pretty much every major event he’s competed in at least once. The only trophy missing from his cabinet was a red bull X-Fighters win and he scored that in Giza. They say the first one’s the hardest so expect Jones to now become a major contender.

aNdRÈ VILLaNickName / none NatioNality / nor DoB / April 27, 1982 Bike / yAmAHA yz250

like most riders, Villa began his career in mX but had to quit in 2000 following an injury. it didn’t prevent what he calls ‘play-riding’ and in 2003 the norwegian began translating that into a full FmX career (as well as turning pro in freestyle skiing!). He last year rode the whole red bull X-Fighters World Tour, with encouraging results and then, to up his game this time out, he recently moved to Temecula, california, the home of FmX. The big re-location seems to have worked, with Andre taking a first red bull X-Fighters win in mexico last month. He arrives in moscow in charge of the title race and on the look out for more big points.

BLakE wILLIaMsNickName / bilko NatioNality /AuS DoB / April 4, 1979 Bike / HonDA crF250r

A true fans’ favourite, bilko has emerged as one of the most personable, exciting and dynamic riders on the FmX scene, enjoying success on a range of different levels including a gold medal in moto X Freestyle at the 2009 X-Games. now, he’s bringing his spectacular tricks to the red bull X-Fighters World Tour 2010. He thrilled in mexico and is back tonight in moscow, so what should you expect from the Aussie ripper? Simple: expect the unexpected.

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WORLd TOURAt each Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour stop, 100 points are awarded for first place, 80 for second, 65 for third, down to 5 points for 12th place. Riders have the chance to discard their lowest single Tour stop score under the Throw Out Rule, with the remaining stops totalled to give an adjusted points score prior to the start of the final competition. The overall winner of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2010 is the rider with the highest number of points after the final stop of the season.

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RULESEach World Tour stop comprises three days: Day One (rider briefing and training), Day Two (training and qualification), and Day Three (training and main competition). Following qualification, the riders compete in Round 1 in reverse ranking order, with the top six ranked riders from qualifying sitting out Round 1 and automatically progressing to the Quarter Finals. During Round 1, each competitor has one 90-second run to impress the panel of Judges led by the Head Judge. Only the top two riders from Round 1 progress to the Quarter Finals, where they are awarded seed #7 and #8 respectively and compete against the top six from qualifying.

The Quarter Finals are head-to-head elimination rounds for the top-seeded eight riders. The riders are paired up in the heats (shown in the table).

In each heat, the lower-ranked rider will ride first. A panel of five Judges, led by the Head Judge, will award each rider a score and the winner of each heat progresses to the Semi Finals. The Semi Finals pit the winners from the Quarter Finals against each other.

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RIdERSThe number of starters at each Red Bull X-Fighters event is limited to 12. Six of the 12 are prequalified for each event, based on the final standings from 2009. Four of the remaining places are awarded based on the ranking from the previous round, so tonight’s will be based on how they stand from the opening round in Mexico, where the elements had an unexpected say in how things panned out. The final two spots are reserved for the wild cards – riders the organisers believe will bring something unique to each event.

JUdgINgThere are five Judges on hand at each Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour event, with each one responsible for judging different criteria, and all are presided over by a Head Judge. Judge 1 / Variety This Judge is responsible for marking the riders on the range of tricks they bring to each run, based on a number of trick categories.Judge 2 / Challenge and exeCution Has responsibility for assessing the level of difficulty of each trick and how well the tricks are performed.Judge 3 / Style Here the rider is judged on the rhythm of his run and synergy with the course and bike, both on the ground and in the air.Judge 4 / uSe of CourSe Here the rider is assessed on how he utilises the whole course in order to show off his skills. Judge 5 / Show and SpeCtator reaCtion This Judge rules on how the rider’s ability to demonstrate the most energetic, exciting and entertaining run, impacts on the audience.head Judge / Responsible for judging the overall impression of the run.

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THE MOSCOW COURSEAfter the tight confines of the ramp-to-ramp course at Giza – necessitated by the course’s position in front of the Sphinx – it’s back to the big time in Moscow, meaning that the course this time is made up of multiple ramps with plenty of room for the riders to conjure up complex runs that emphasise both showmanship and technical ability. This should suit almost all the riders better than Giza, where quite a few were caught out but the tightness of the course. So, what to expect? Well after mastering both the big runs of Mexico and the close quarters of Egypt, Andre Villa’s the man in form. But while Villa admits he’s most comfortable on big courses like tonight’s in Red Square, you can’t write off last year’s champ Nate Adams (currently second in the standings) or total showman Robbie Maddison. The real dark horse, though, could be Dany Torres. The Spaniard is returning after a wrist injury kept him out of the Egypt round and he’s still many people’s tip for ultimate glory.

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01 Andre Villa (NOR) 10002 Nate Adams (USA) 8003 Robbie Maddison (AUS) 6504 Dany Torres (ESP) 5505 Jim McNeil (USA) 4506 Eigo Sato (JAP) 3507 Levi Sherwood (NZ) 3008 Adam Jones (USA) 2509 Charles Pagès (FRA) 2010 Blake Williams (AUS) 1511 Cameron Sinclair (AUS) 1012 Johan Nungaray (MEX) 513 Libor Podmol (CZE) 014 Taka Higashino (JAP) 0

2 giza Giza Result Points

01 Adam Jones (USA) 10002 Andre Villa (NOR) 8003 Nate Adams (USA) 6504 Robbie Maddison (AUS) 5505 Levi Sherwood (NZ) 4506 Eigo Sato (JAP) 3507 Jim McNeil (USA) 3008 Libor Podmol (CZE) 2509 Lance Coury (USA) 2010 Daice Suzuki (JAP) 1511 Petr Pilat (CZE) 1012 Nick De Wit (RSA) 5

STANDINGSOverall Standings Points

01 Andre Villa (NOR) 18002 Nate Adams (USA) 14503 Adam Jones (USA) 12504 Robbie Maddison (AUS) 12005 Levi Sherwood (NZ) 10506 Jim McNeil (USA) 7507 Eigo Sato (JAP) 7008 Dany Torres (ESP) 5509 Libor Podmol (CZE) 2510 Charles Pages (FRA) 20 Lance Coury (USA) 2012 Blake Williams (AUS) 15 Daice Suzuki (JAP) 1514 Cameron Sinclair (AUS) 10 Petr Pilat (CZE) 1016 Johan Nungaray (MEX) 5 Nick De Wit (RSA) 5

RESULTStwo rounds down and as the riders prepare for madness in moscow, it’s still andre villa in front, But the destroyer is closing in...

Pyramid power: Round two winner

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