third place in Osaka. The fourth stop of the six-round 2013 Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour that produced four winners in four contests. Pages still led the overall Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour heading to the next stop in Madrid. On an evening that put a spotlight on Japanese traditions, Higashino had the
“Tom and I had a great final. I didn’t think that I had won. It is an honor to win here.”
Taka Higashino
Rider: Taka Higashino Photo: Sebastian Marko Red Bull Content pool
excited crowd behind him every jump throughout the quarter-finals, the semi-finals and into the final against Pages. After dominating the Qualifying on Friday, the Frenchman was the hot favorite to win the main event. But the
28-year-old Japanese ace had the run of his life. Higashino grew up just 15 minutes away from the breathtaking venue next to the majestic Osaka Castle in the Nishinomaru Garden. He left his hometown of Osaka seven years ago
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