The third round of the Red Bull X-Fighters Freestyle Motocross World Tour took place at Vasilyevsky Spusk near Moscow’s Red Square on Saturday. Twelve best Freestyle Motocross riders from different countries performed various stunts in front of the amazed public.
The third round of the Red Bull X-Fighters Freestyle Motocross World Tour took place at Vasilyevsky Spusk near Moscow’s Red Square on Saturday. Twelve best Freestyle Motocross riders from different countries performed various stunts in front of the amazed public.
Riders performed 15-meter high jumps, somersaults, acrobatic and other stunts. Photo: U.S. rider Jim McNeil.
The 18-year-old rider from New Zealand, Levi Sherwood, won the competition.
A special arena for extreme stunts was constructed at Vasilyevsky Spusk. Some 250 dump trucks of sand were used for its construction. Photo: Mat Rebeaud of Switzerland
Each rider had only 90 seconds to capture the public’s and judges’ hearts. Photo: Cameron Sinclair (Australia)
The program was judged using five criteria: variety of stunts, complicity and technical merit, style, general impression, and public reaction. Photo: Eigo Sato, Japan
More than 10,000 people visited Vasilyevsky Spusk on Saturday to watch the riders. Many filmed the competition using their cell phones. Photo: U.S. rider Nate Adams took second place at the Red Bull X-Fighters competition in Moscow.
Alexei Kolesnikov, 26, was the only Russian rider at the competition.
Russia’s Alexei Kolesnikov at the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour in Moscow.
The 18-year-old rider from New Zealand, Levi Sherwood, was acknowledged as the best at the Red Bull X-Fighters Freestyle Motocross competition in Moscow.
The 18-year-old rider from New Zealand, Levi Sherwood, was acknowledged as the best at the Red Bull X-Fighters Freestyle Motocross competition in Moscow.
U.S. rider Nate Adams took second place at the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour at Moscow’s Vasilyevsky Spusk.
Cameron Sinclair (Australia) at the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour in Moscow.
Adam Jones (United States) at the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour in Moscow.
