The competition was held on the Saturday and followed the same format as last time with classes for beginner , advanced and pro. The winner of the last comp , South Lake Tahoe's Matthias Weldon, was looking great in all his runs with new lines and loads of style. Unfortunately he went down really hard on a failed tailwhip over the box.
The prices: 1. place KHE hub, Nike 6.0 shoes and a Felt Shirt 2. place Felt fork, Nike 6.0 shoes and a Felt Shirt 3. place Felt handle bar, Nike 6.0 shoes and a Felt Shirt
16 riders entered the Amateur class and showed notable tricks such as 360¹s over the Spine, 540¹s, Wallrides as well as a Backflip, a Tailwhip or a fakie Lookdown. Vadim Bonascher from Cologne became first and won a U-Travel voucher to the amount of 150 EUR, Nikes 6.0 shoes and a Felt Shirt.
By being invited I mean the real deal; flight paid for, hotel paid for, prize money guaranteed, riders package from sponsors (including custom COB stuff from Carhartt, a Sony MP3 player and Casio G-Shock watch) and a good party to end the whole thing. Judges, media, DJ’s, MC’s and “opinion leaders” flew over as well and together you had a good flatland crew together.
Practice is tomorrow and the venue looks good. The floor is grippy and the place is sold out (oversold actually so let's hope everyone makes it in). More on the COB to follow, stay tuned.
Results Red Bull 14 flatland contest:
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