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28.02.11 | Story | Masters of Dirt in Graz


 

Arnold Schwarzenegger's hometown, hosted the first stop of the 2011 Masters of Dirt tour this past weekend. Despite icy sub-freezing temperatures both nights, MoD's riders, dancers and crew managed to dig deep - delivering a performance that topped anything they had produced to date. Both shows were to sold-out audiences...



28.02.11 | Press Relaese | FMX Awards 2010


 

For the 5th time Berlinièros Sports Agency proclaims for the FMX Awards to honor the world's best Freestyle Motocross riders. Annually it awards FMX sportspeople who have been outstanding during the previous year. For 2010 the categories "Best Brazilian FMX Rider" and "Best FMX Rider of the Decade" has been added...



24.02.11 | Coming up | Masters of Dirt in Graz/Austria


 

Masters of Dirt went big in Graz in 2010 - in 2011 we're taking things to an entirely different level! On 25./26. February - the Davis Cup Halle in Unterpremstätten will witness bigger, hotter & more ridiculous action than has ever been seen in a European arena before...



22.02.11 | Startalk |  Mike Plümacher presented by MG-Sport


 

MTB Dirt and Slopestyle meets FMX. This guy developed the first MTB Slopestyle competitions in Germany and built up the German scene. Then he decided to switch from pedal- to engine power and started to ride FMX. One of his first tricks were the backflip. We are talking about 2-wheel wunderkind Mike Plümacher from Germany...



21.02.11 | Columns | Welcome Josh Sheehan on FORTY8.com


 

Hi everyone, Josh Sheehan here from Australia and this is a bit of an update on what's happening in my world. After my Night Of The Jumps debut in November 2010, I came back home to Perth, Western Australia, for a break from travelling...



21.02.11 | Game | Win 1 of 5 On the Pipe 6 "Pack it Up" DVDs


 

Two years in the making, Jay Schweitzer and Mike McEntire have gone all out for this latest Release of On the Pipe 6 "Pack it Up". With the sport of FMX having reached a global takeover, we decided to travel the world in search of the best compounds, freeriding and freeriders known to man. Join us as we travel to Alicante, Spain to Andre Villas training facility with the Pages brothers and Edgar Torrenteras...



20.02.11 | Story | Bizouard wins FMX World Championship in Turin


 

On Saturday evening, Turin witnessed a fierce contest for the first points of the FIM Freestyle MX World Championship. Twelve riders from six nations battled it out in front of a sell-out crowd at NIGHT of the JUMPs in the Palasport Olimpico. Remi Bizouard claimed victory in the Italian Grand Prix ahead of newcomer Javier Villegas...



16.02.11 | Events | NIGHT of the JUMPs Turin 2011


 

On 19th February, the winter silence will be rudely interrupted when twelve freestyle motocross riders rev up their bikes in Turin and stage an incredible display of stunts as part of the latest NIGHT of the JUMPs tour. After a five-year break, the world’s greatest FMX series returns to Italy...



15.02.11 | Win Kyle Loza's FMX Bike!


 

Pro FMX etnies team rider and three-time X Games gold medalist Kyle Loza is teaming up with PacSun to give moto junkies the chance to take home one of his prized possessions - his Yamaha YZ250 bike. From February 15 – March 19, Loza fans can enter to win for free on pacsun.com/etniescontest. Loza’s bike is ready to ride and includes an FMF exhaust system that delivers powerful performance, Pro Taper bars and grips and Dunlop tires.



13.02.11 | Startalk |  Libor Podmol presented by DC Shoes


 

Before the 2011 IFMXF FIM World Championship season starts with the opener in Turin the upcoming weekend we had a quick chat with the current IFMXF FIM World Champion Libor Podmol about a successful year 2010 and his plans for the future. And you can also win some DC Shoes stuff...



11.02.11 | Startalk |  Maikel Melero presented by Sikspak Europe


 

The first time we saw Maikel Melero was at the IFMXF Contest in Linz/Austria, where he finished 4th and 5th at his first ever NOTJ event. He is also invited to ride the NOTJ FIM WC in Turin. The newcomer from Spain has a smooth riding style. He does a creative mixture of standard tricks, but also hardcore upside down tricks like the Superman Seatgrab Indy Flip...



08.02.11 | Video | Nitro Circus Live New Zealand Tour


 

Record breaking live action sports show to tour New Zealand for the first time 2011. The all new touring sensation Nitro Circus Live, which performed to record breaking crowds throughout Australian capital cities in its worldwide debut this year, will tour New Zealand for the first time in February 2011...



04.02.11 | Story | Relentless Kings of Xtreme in Leipzig/GER


 

More than 13.500 spectators enjoyed finest X-tremesports action at the Messe Leipzig last weekend. The 2nd edition of the Kings of Xtreme was a great success. One reason that the riders showed the biggest tricks in each discipline was the track which was designed by the riders themselves...



04.02.11 | Startalk |  The Izzo brothers


 

It seems France is a factory specialized in producing Freestyle MX brothers with great riding skills. Why? The Pages brothers are already well known in the global FMX scene. But there is another duo called the „IZZO Bros“ – they are coming from France, too. The boys are riding on a high level doing every trick I can imagine...



03.02.11 | Columns | Nick de Wit


 

My year has started off really busy. After an awesome December at home I started the new year off by heading over to Europe. My first event was with the FMX4EVER crew in Dortmund Germany. I have ridden this event for the past few years and it was awesome to be back. It was at a Supercross raceand i did a show at the end of the race...



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