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Bizouard extends World Champs points lead

Sunday, 10 May 2009 23:30

For the last contest of the FIM Freestyle MX World Champion before the IFMXF summer break the FMX athletes came to Mannheim for the NIGHT of the JUMPs. The packed SAP arena was the playground for the last fight of World Championship points on German soil this year.

In an amazing final Remi Bizouard took the win and extended his lead in the World Championship ranking. Brody Wilson finished in second position ahead of Jose Miralles.

Local heroes Hannes Ackermann and Freddy Peters opened the qualification round. Both did their best runs of the year, with Peters pulling a Cliffhanger Flip in the Double-Up. Even with a broken rib Gilles Dejong started in Mannheim. He did a solid run, ending up on 10th place.

Fredrik Johansson and Fabian Bauersachs showed massive tricks and hard flip combo, but it wasn't enough for the final. After his absence in Graz and Basel Australia’s Steve Mini was back on the track. With performed a ginormous Catwalk Flip in the Double-up – the first time the trick has been done in an IFMXF comp –  and equalized to Massimo Bianconcini with 235 points.

But Massimo made it in the final because his total amount was higher. Next to him Brice Izzo, Libor Podmol, Jose Miralles, Remi Bizouard and Brody Wilson reached the next round.

The "Race and Style" contest and Highest Air went to Gilles Dejong, but the mood was deflated after Bianconcini crashed hard in his Race and Style attempt and had to be brought into hospital.

Due to the crash of Bianconcini only five riders started in the final. Brice Izzo was first. With Superman Seatgrap and Shaolin flip he came on 4th position.

Libor Podmol was highly motivated to reduce the gap to Bizouard. But after his Nac Underflip he crashed against the wall, broke his Superflip lever and had to end his run. Jose Miralles presented one of his well-known crazy runs ending with a Tsunami Flip in the Double-up.

He hit the podium on third position. As Brody Wilson won the qualification round, Remi was up now. The French rider did all of his hard tricks and massive flip combos and took the win ahead of Brody, who also put the Tsunami Flip on his trick book.

In the overall ranking of the NIGHT of the JUMPs / FIM Freestyle MX World Chamionship Remi Bizourd still leads. Jose Miralles climbed on 2nd position with two points ahead of 3rd Brody Wilson. Due to his crash Libor Podmol has fallen down to the 4th place. In the manufacturers ranking Yamaha is on top with a 26 points lead to Suzuki.

Now the IFMXF takes a summer break. The next rounds of the NIGHT of the JUMPs / FIM Freestyle MX World Championships take place in Riga on October 10th and 11th.  


Results NIGHT of the JUMPs – Final
1. Remi Bizouard        FRA       Yamaha    318 Points
2. Brody Wilson         USA        Honda      310 Points
3. Jose Miralles          ESP        KTM         302 Points
4. Brice Izzo              FRA       Yamaha     284 Points
5. Libor Podmol         CZE       Suzuki         58 Points
6. Massimo Bianconcini    ITA  KTM           0 Points

Results Qualification
1. Brody Wilson     
2. Remi Bizouard 
3. Jose Miralles
4. Libor Podmol 
5. Brice Izzo 
6. Massimo Bianconcini
7. Steve Mini  
8. Fabian Bauersachs
9. Fredrik Johannson
10. Gilles Dejong
11. Freddy Peters  
12. Hannes Ackermann

 
FIM Freestyle MX World Championships
Riders Ranking (after 7th contest)
1. Remi Bizouard         FRA    FFM        Yamaha    123 Points
2. Jose Miralles           ESP    RFME        KTM        110 Points
3. Brody Wilson          USA    AMA         Honda      108 Points
4. Libor Podmol          CZE    ACCR        Suzuki      107 Points
5. Brice Izzo               FRA    FFM        Yamaha       94 Points
6. Fabian Bauersachs  GER    DMSB        KTM          64 Points
7. Massimo Bianconcin ITAL   ACCR        KTM          64 Points
8. Fredrik Johansson   SWE   SVEMO    Suzuki         50 Points
9. Freddy Peters         GER    DMSB        Suzuki       45 Points
10. Hannes Ackermann GER    DMSB        KTM        41 Points
11. Steve Mini            AUS    MA        Yamaha         30 Points
12. Gilles Dejong        BEL    DMSB        KTM           24 Points
13. Martin Schenk      AUT    OSK        Yamaha        12 Points
14. Vivian Gantner     SUI    FMS        Suzuki           11 Points
15. Wlliam v. d. Putte BEL    FMS        Suzuki            8 Points