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p. Predrag Vuckovic
p. Jörg Mitter
HE SEASON OPENER OF the 2014 Red
Bull X-Fighters World Tour electrified
Mexico City with an epic freestyle
motocross battle that set up the rivalries
for the rest of the season. The 2012 World Tour
Champion, Levi Sherwood of New Zealand, was
crowned the victor; with Josh Sheehan of Australia
in second place and 2011 World Tour Champion
Dany Torres of Spain claiming third. In a shock to
fans and riders alike, 2013 World Tour Champion,
Thomas Pagès of France was eliminated in the
quarter finals.
Mitter
106 | FreestyleXtreme
p. Jörg
Facing a sold-out crowd of 38,000 in the
Monumental Plaza de Toros bullring, the best
FMX riders on the planet threw down the insane
tricks they had been working on throughout the
off-season in an attempt to try and get some
crucial early season points in the bag. To make the
already super tight and challenging course even
more intimidating, amazing murals of the Central
American snake god Quetzalcoatl were painted all
over the stunning Mexican bullring FMX course. u
Javier Villegas lets
it all hang out in the
Plaza de Toros