Mat Rebeaud wins Red Bull X-Fighters Freestyle Motocross in Texas
Posted on June 16, 2008
Filed Under Freestyle Motocross |
On Saturday 14th June, Mat Rebeaud (CH) flew to victory in front of 20,000 fans at the third stop of the 2008 Red Bull X-Fighters World Series in Fort Worth, Texas USA. Twelve members of the FMX world elite, including Australia’s Robbie Maddison, brought the historic Stockyards district of the city to boiling point, cowboy style on their high-octane steeds.
Hot on the heels of winner Rebeaud were Jeremy Stenberg (USA) and Jeremy Lusk (USA), who claimed second and third place respectively. After being forced to concede defeat in the final, Stenberg paid respect to his Swiss colleague: “I am disappointed because I made a mistake, but I have to congratulate Mat. He risked everything and deserved to win. The motto ‘Big, Bigger Texas’ was omnipresent here and this hard course has left its marks on all the riders.”
Rebeaud, who won the season opener in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) and eliminated Jeremy Lusk at the semi-final stage here in Texas, could barely believe his victory: “This is my first win in America. I gave it everything on my last jump and if anything had gone wrong I would have paid heavily.” The Swiss FMX star pulled a Backflip Superman Indy over the quarterpipe on his last run of the evening. “That was absolutely decisive for the win. I was under massive pressure, but the feeling of relief now is indescribable.”
Robbie Maddison (AUS) had to learn the dangers of extreme rodeo riding the hard way in his semi-final against Jeremy Stenberg. The Australian FMX star fell heavily on the huge course featuring seven kickers and a ten-meter-high quarterpipe. “I landed hard after pulling a Backflip Cordova and my kneecap popped out. I couldn’t bend the joint anymore so I was forced to quit the competition straight away. On the way back to the riders’ camp it popped back in on its own. Now I’m really going to go for it at the next Red Bull X-Fighters event.”
Following the event in Texas, Rebeaud now leads the riders’ overall classification with 280 points, followed by Stenberg (235) and Maddison (165). Final Result Red Bull X-Fighters Fort Worth / USA: Mat Rebeaud (CH); Jeremy Stenberg (USA); Jeremy Lusk (USA); Robbie Maddison (AUS); Thomas Pages (FRA); Taka Higashino (JPA); Andre Villa (NOR); Myles Richmond (USA); Chuck Carothers (USA); Charles Pages (FRA); Ronnie Renner (USA); Todd Potter (USA).
Next stop on the tour is Wuppertal (Germany) on July 4 with the finale event being held at the Plaza de Toros de las Ventas in Madrid on July 17-18, where the overall 2008 Red Bull X-Fighters series champion will be crowned.
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