Mexico trip to the Red Bull Dirt Conquers. By BdJ

Jun 05, 2013

Written by Bart de Jong

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Flying across the Atlantic Ocean for a BMX contest isn't something we do every week. But when the opportunity is there, we take it. 25 riders made the trek down to Guadelajara for the first edition of the Red Bull Dirt Conquers event. After some practice on Friday, everyone hopped on a bus to go to "Tequila town" for an excursion and some tequila testing. The vibe got better and better until the storm came in and everyone jumped back in the bus. It rained all night long so it wasn't clear how the dirt ramps had held up. Fortunately the Soil Tec and the concrete that was mixed in the dirt helped keep the place in tact so the program could get on.

On the final day 15.000 people showed up and yes, they did plenty of "Mexican waves" which were awesome. Darryl Nau was the host of the event together with his Mexican BBB colleague. They were both ready for this party! Qualifying happened early on with finals following later in the afternoon. Some riders got wrecked before it even started as the course was demanding and making a mistake was easy. The dirt was

forgiving, or at least more than pure concrete would have been, but it still hurt if you took a digger.

The podium finishers consisted of Leandro Moreira from Brasil and Americans AJ Anaya and Ryan Nyquist. The Haro rider took the top spot and was hella stoked. It's awesome he's still winning big contests left and right after being on the top of the game for the past 15 years. Ryan did tricks all over the place and was the best rider in the eyes of the judges. Crowd favourite was AJ Anaya which might have something to do with his Mexican roots and the way he worked the crowd. His tricks were great too, good enough to land on the second place spot. Watch the videos to see his fronties and mega high flairs. Leandro Moreira was

stoked on being invited. The Brasilian doesn't hold back in practice and sends it non stop. By the time the final runs came around, he had all his tricks dialled including his no-handed flips over the dirt box.

Trick of the day was won by Mike "Hucker" Clark who did a fast hang-5 up the starting hill. He felt bad all weekend but that one made him feel a bit better.

"Best line" was won by Rob Darden who found more lines than anyone basically. His jumps back up to the top were something others didn't do. Not sure if his transfer into the soft starting hill helped out here too. Probably not so much. He still killed it all weekend and actually finished 4

th in the contest just in front of the French Dennis Enarson who goes by the name of Maxime Charveron.

15.000 people had a good time. The riders, media, judges, and FORB crew also enjoyed the Mexican hospitality all weekend. It took some convincing by Darryl Nau but we were off to the afterparty on Sunday night. It became a fiesta as the MC had predicted. Gracias Mexico!

BdJ

Results Red Bull Dirt Conquers:
1. Ryan Nyquist (USA) 89.00 2. AJ Anaya (USA) 88.00 3. Leandro Moreira (BRA) 86.20 4. Rob Darden (USA) 85.00 5. Maxime Charveron (FRA) 84.40 6. Corey Bohan (AUS) 82.60 7. Ryan Guettler (AUS) 82.20 8. Sergio Layos (ESP) 81.80 9. Ben Wallace (UK) 81.60 10. Víctor Salazar (USA) 81.00

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