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Sheppard is FRMX’s Rider Of The Year!

Thursday, 19 November 2009 00:00

Gold Coast's Joe Sheppard has emphatically claimed the Freerider MX FMX Rider Of The Year Award after a solid fourth place at the Narrogin RevHeads.

Sheppard was the best of the non-flippers at what's regarded as the most prestigious FMX comp in Australia, and has pulled an unassailable lead over second-placed Robbie Adelberg and West Australian Josh Sheehan in the ROTY points chase.

Shep has put in huge amounts of effort this year to attend every event on the Australian freestyle calendar, and his dedication, coupled with his solid riding, has meant he is a much-deserved winner of the 2008 Rider Of The Year Award.

With just one round remaining for the 2009 season – the Red Bull FMX Battle in Wanganui, NZ on December 28 – Shep's 353-point buffer is too big to be overhauled. However, with just 40 points separating second from fifth on the points ladder, podium spots are still anyone's for the taking, and whoever decides to make the trip to the Land Of The Long White Cloud will be rewarded for their efforts.

On behalf of the Freerider MX crew, congratulations, Joe! You've been in outstanding form this year, and have been an inspiration to many.

NARROGIN REVHEADS RESULTS (nine-star event – four downies and $5000 to the winner)

1. Robbie Adelberg	225
2. Josh Sheehan	198
3. Clint Moore	180
4. Joe Sheppard	162
5. Steve Sommerfeld	144
6. Joel Brown	135
7. Ash Rogers	126
8. Corey Johnson	117
9. Shane Parsons	108
10. Matt Haggerty	99
11. Rob Clohessy	90
12. Wayne Giblett	81

FRMX FMX RIDER OF THE YEAR STANDINGS

1. Joe Sheppard	728
2. Robbie Adelberg	375
3. Josh Sheehan	372
4. Adam Bayard	348
5. Matt Lindores	338
6. Rhys Hillier	313
7. Clint Moore	312
8. Sam Balnaves	273
9. Steve Sommerfeld	252
10. Todd Back	219
11. Luke Saunders	206
12. Lance Russell	204
13. Jessie Fairfull	174
14. Wayne Giblett	165
15. Jake Thornycroft	150
16. Steve Mini	150
17. Ryan Apps	144
18. Joel Brown	135
19. Cam Sinclair	132
20. Ash Rogers	126
21. Adam Grope	123
22. Chris Peck	120
23. Joel Balchin	120
24. Corey Johnson	117
25. Truman Carroll	114
26. Shane Parsons	108
27. Michael Norris	108
28. Matt Haggerty	99
29. Dan O'Brien	96
30. Chris Thomsen	96
31. Jason McGregor	96
32. Rob Clohessy	90
33. Brad Burch	90
34. Jayden Mulholland	84
35. Brock Jones	60
36. Dylan Puckridge	60
37. Cam Sturtridge	57
38. Tom Robinson	45
39. Luke Stojanovich	45
40. Jimmy Grouse	33
41. David Muir	30

ABOUT FREERIDER MX'S RIDER OF THE YEAR AWARD

FRMX's FMX Rider of the Year Award is to recognise the amount of dedication some FMX riders put in to attend the majority of events held around the country.

Here's how it works: after every FMX competition that's held throughout 2009 (excluding FMX Nationals and King Of The Coast) the riders who compete will score points depending on how they placed. The points breakdown for 2009 is like this: 1st - 25pts; 2nd - 22pts; 3rd - 20pts; 4th - 18pts; 5th - 16pts; 6th - 15pts; 7th - 14pts; 8th - 13pts; 9th - 12pts; 10th - 11pts, etc etc.

Now the number of down ramps and how much prize-money is offered to first place will determine how many "stars" each event will be worth. We will award one star for every down-ramp and one star for every $1000 the winner receives in prize-money. If an event has, say, two down-ramps and $2000 for the winner, it'll be a four-star event, and points will be multiplied four times. In this case, the winner will receive 100 points (25pts x 4 stars).