Il contest di freeride ha visto una settimana di incredibile filming e photoshooting al Suzuki Nine Knights MTB, anticipato al Venerdì 4 settembre a Mottolino Fun Mountain a Livigno, Italia per le condizioni sfavorevoli del meteo. Il jam format del contest ha visto due categorie di giudizio, con l’italiano Diego Caverzasi che ha vintoafferrando la vittoria “Castle Section“, e il titolo di “Full Line” assegnato al ripper tedesco Peter Henke. Mescolando le cose sono stati i giovani talenti che stavano spingendo i confini della mountain bike, in particolare Nicheli Rogatkin (USA) che ha inchiodato il primo CashRoll del mondo sulla sua bici da DH. Il diciottenne Adolf Silva (ESP) ha deliziato gli spettatori buttando giù un doppio back flip, anche lui sulla sua bici DH, alla prima volta.
Best Castle Section
1. Diego Caversazi – backflip from big castle flat drop, backflip barspin to tailwhip.
2. Nicholi Rogatkin- no-hander, cashroll on a dh bike,
3. Peter Henke, drop 360 barspin, double backflip on main feature.
Full Line
1. Peter Henke, drop 360 X-up, double backflip on main feature, table top off the mini ramp, 360 double barspin on the continental step-down, suicide no-hander, and a 360 flatspin
2.Sam Reynolds – Flip from the drop tower, flintstone on the main jump, suicide no hander on the first hip, table top on the second hip, flip no-hander on step-up, no-foot can can, 360 on the last step-up,
3. Sam Pilgrim – Flip table top, flip no-hander on the right kicker, table top on the berm jump, no-hander on the mini-ramp, then front flip, tail whip and a flip one-foot x-up.
The freeride competition wrapped up a week of incredible film and photo shoots at the Suzuki Nine Knights MTB, a day early on Friday 4th of September in Mottolino Fun Mountain in Livigno, Italy. The jam format contest saw two categories of judging, with Italian Diego Caverzasi grabbing the “Castle Section” win, and the “Full Line” title awarded to German ripper Peter Henke. Stirring things up were the young guns who were pushing the boundaries of mountain biking, in particular Nicholi Rogatkin (USA) who nailed a world first cashroll on his DH bike. 18-year old Adolf Silva (ESP) delighted the onlookers by landing a double back flip, also on his DH bike, his personal first.
Best Castle Section
1. Diego Caversazi – backflip from big castle flat drop, backflip barspin to tailwhip.
2. Nicholi Rogatkin- no-hander, cashroll on a dh bike,
3. Peter Henke, drop 360 barspin, double backflip on main feature.
Full Line
1. Peter Henke, drop 360 X-up, double backflip on main feature, table top off the mini ramp, 360 double barspin on the continental step-down, suicide no-hander, and a 360 flatspin
2.Sam Reynolds – Flip from the drop tower, flintstone on the main jump, suicide no hander on the first hip, table top on the second hip, flip no-hander on step-up, no-foot can can, 360 on the last step-up,
3. Sam Pilgrim – Flip table top, flip no-hander on the right kicker, table top on the berm jump, no-hander on the mini-ramp, then front flip, tail whip and a flip one-foot x-up.