red bull x-fighters dubai - weekly dirt #1
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Local Event Mag from Dubai - Issue #1TRANSCRIPT
New Zealand's Levi Sherwood was the winner
of the 2012 season opener of the Red Bull
X-Fighters World Tour in Dubai (UAE).
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2013 Calendar:
8-3 Mexico City, MEX
12-4 Dubai, UAE
11-5 Glen Helen, USA
1-6 Osaka, JPN
19-7 Madrid, ESP
7-9 Pretoria, RSA
Dubai Red Bull
X-Fighters 2013 will
be held on April 12
under the patronage
of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan
bin Mohammed bin Rashid
Al Maktoum, crown
prince of Dubai and
chairman of the Dubai
sports council.
Red Bull X-Fighters 2013
adds Japan, South Africa.
Watch the 2012 Build Up.
Pages dazzles Mexico in sky-high season opener.
Burj Khalifa to witness the
Return of Red Bull X-Fighters
to Dubai on April 12.
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Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council.
Dubai joined the Red Bull X-Fighters calendar in 2011 and immediately the
event proved a big hit with the riders, and with the crowds who turned out in
droves to see the competition. This time out, however, the event switches from
The Walk at Jumeirah Beach Residence to the heart of the city, on the
spectacular 3.5km Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard, in Downtown Dubai,
billed as ‘The Centre of Now.’
The return of Red Bull X-Fighters to Dubai, that is supported by du and with
the collaboration of Emaar and Ford, follows the success of last year’s event,
which had brought the world’s top Freestyle Motocross Tour to the region and
introduced its brightest competitors. In 2012, over 20,000 spectators
gathered to witness the “Flying Bikes” taking over the sandy beaches of Dubai.
The extended World Tour 2013 kicked off in Mexico City (MEX) on March 8,
where Thomas Pages (FRA) won the season opener in front of 38,000
enthusiastic spectators. Now, 12 riders will head to Dubai, followed by Glen
Helen (USA), Osaka (JAP) and Madrid (ESP). The World Tour’s �nale will be
in Pretoria (RSA) on September 7, 2013.
Created back in 2001, the Red Bull X-Fighters concept has grown to become
the biggest and most respected freestyle motocross tour on the planet,
featuring the world's best riders, throwing down mad tricks in stunning
locations across the globe. The best FMX riders in the world are set to step it
up once again and push the sport forward as they visit brand new locations
and bring the sport of freestyle motocross to new countries around the globe.
“We are thrilled to see Dubai host the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour for the
third year in a row,” said Alberto Chahoud, Area Communication Manager
for Red Bull - MEA. “The iconic venue will add to the glamour and excitement
that await spectators.” Chahoud thanked His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for his generous patronage and continu-
ous support; he also paid tribute to the local authorities, various sponsors and
supporting media.
Red Bull X-Fighters Dubai 2013 is supported by du, with the cooperation of
Emaar, Ford and Swatch, as well as Bridgestone, Dubai Sports Council, The
Dubai Mall and MBC Action.
Tickets are available on www.redbullx�ghters.com and at all Virgin
Megastore branches across the UAE.
Frenchman Tom Pages had a capacity crowd gasping in disbelief with his
electrifying freestyle motocross tricks en route to winning the Red Bull
X-Fighters season opener in Mexico City’s rari�ed atmosphere. Mexico’s
Erick Ruiz had an inspiring debut performance.
MEXICO CITY – Tom Pages of France won the opening round of the 2013
Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour on Friday with a thrilling FMX performance
in Mexico City, beating Dany Torres of Spain in an action-packed �nal to
the delight of 38,000 enthusiastic spectators. Defending tour champion
Levi Sherwood of New Zealand took third place in the Monumental Plaza
de Toros bullring, in the �rst of six stops on four continents. Local hero Erick
Ruiz of Mexico had a spectacular Red Bull X-Fighters debut with a superb
run with polished tricks but was eliminated in the opening round.
Returning to the FMX hotbed of Mexico City for the �rst time since 2010,
11 of the world’s best riders completed breathtaking jumps of up to 15
metres high and 30 metres in distance over a mound of dirt piled 13 metres
high in the centre of the cavernous bullring. At an altitude of 2,240
metres/7,350 feet, Mexico City’s thin air robbed the engines of
horsepower and forced the riders in the world’s most prestigious FMX tour
to make adjustments. Mexico’s colourful bull�ghting traditions were kept
alive throughout the evening. Pages also won the Swatch Best Move
award with his Special Flip.
It was the second career victory for Pages and an emotional triumph for the
effervescent Frenchman, who was wearing a jersey with Eigo Sato’s name
on it as a tribute to the Japanese FMX athlete who sustained fatal injuries
in a training accident last month in Japan.
Pages nailed three dif�cult tricks – Special Flip off the seat of his bike, the
Volt that left him spinning in mid-air and the Flair -- turning 540 degrees in
mid-air. “I don’t know if this will be my year or not. I’ll keep practicing and
try to learn new tricks.”