Pro Spine Finals results. FISE 2012. Montpellier, France.1. WEBB Mark 27 ans Fareham 92.00 pts
2. DHERS Daniel 27 ans Caracas 88.00 pts
3. SANDOVAL Daniel 17 ans . 87.33 pts
4. CASEY Pat 18 ans Placentia, Ca 84.00 pts
5. COLEBORN Alex 19 ans Fareham 83.67 pts
6. BANASIEWICZ Brett 17 ans South Bend In 83.00 pts
7. CUESON Dean 20 ans Birmingham 80.67 pts
8. CLARK Jack 17 ans Essex 79.00 pts
The RedBull Empire Of Dirt kicked off with qualifiers today at the garden of Alexandra’s Palace in London. The place filled up quickly with BMX fans, 10.000 of them. The course winds down the hill slowly and takes the riders near a minute to complete. The mobile big screens on site keep everyone informed on what’s happening on the curved wall, the mini mega ramp, the start-off kicker into the donut turn or the last three sets at the bottom of the hill. It’s tough to get used to such a unique course in just a few days as it’s one of a kind.
The reactions of the riders have been amazing. They’re stoked to be part of the event and with all the fans cheering them on, it pushes them to the next lever. 16 riders make it to the finals and as always it was tough on the judges to get a score down. Ben Wallace (UK) sure was on fire and blasted everything a few feet higher than the rest. Being a park and dirt rider sure helps on this course as you need both skills to make it through. “Good old” Ryan Nyquist 360-d his way to the bottom in both directions and did a double barspin over the “spine”, an obstacle that
PRO flatland Results. Finals. FISE 2012.1. JUMELIN Alexandre 34 ans Paris 86.00 pts
2. BOULIANNE Jean François 27 ans Montreal 85.00 pts
3. NOYER Thomas 29 ans Albi 82.00 pts
4. GEORGE Romain 0 ans . 78.00 pts
5. BRETAGNOLLES Joris 23 ans Brunoy 77.00 pts
6. GUELO Monzon 23 ans Madrid 75.00 pts
7. MOYA Alberto 22 ans Toulouse 71.00 pts
8. VENEGAS Jonathan 28 ans Heredia 66.00 pts