Red Bull XFighters 2013 Preview

That's right, Pretoria, South Africa is on that map! Over 6 events around the globe the best FMX athletes on the planet will compete for the coveted XFighters title, with the final being held in South Africa on the 7th September 2013. In order to get you frothing on the tour, check out the 2013 preview video...

Red Bull XFighters South Africa confirmed for 2013

I am so excited I almost wet my pants! The world's greatest FMX competition is coming to South Africa in 2013 and even more exciting is the fact that it will be the season finale, which means we may get to witness a World Title battle! Big names like Danny Torres and Levi Sherwood will be live in your face! So keep your eyes and ears posted right here! (Stoked, I filmed the Travis Pastrana interview.)

Top 5 Tricks from XFighters Sydney

Jackson Strong entertains the crowd in Sydney...

Ronnie Renner breaks down the Top 5 Tricks from the last stop of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2012, taking place in Sydney, Australia. The crowd were awed with double backflips, Flairs, 360's and even a massive one handed front flip!

Watch the Event Clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-3qVtikB_4

Levi Sherwood wins in Sydney and claims the Red Bull XFighters Title for 2012

Levi Sherwood is your 2012 XFighters Champion.

Levi Sherwood of New Zealand won the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour with a thrilling victory in the final round of the 2012 season in Australia over his hard-charging rival Thomas Pages of France. Australia's Josh Sheehan salvaged an injury-shortened season with a series of brilliant runs to take third place in the soggy conditions on Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbor. Pages has turned the sport of freestyle motocross on its head with a breathtaking array of new tricks and finished second overall in the World Tour standings after five competitions on four continents with 2011 champion Dany Torres of Spain taking third.

Red Bull XFighters Munich 2012

Tom Pages celebrates victory!

Welcome to the penultimate event on the 2012 Red Bull XFighters World Tour, in Munich. Levi Sherwood just needed to win to secure his World Title, but Frenchman, Tom pages, had other ideas. Pulling mad new tricks like "the Vault" and his patented "Flair", he took down the final against Danny Torres to win without one backflip!

Josh Sheehan: FMX Extraordinaire

Enjoy a moment with Freestyle Motocross professional and Red Bull athlete Josh Sheehan. After humble beginnings growing up on an apple farm in Donnybrook, Australia, Sheehan has climbed his way to the top echelons of the FMX world, taking 1st place at the 2011 Red Bull X-Fighters in Sydney after landing a total of 3 double backflips throughout the day. A superstar still on the rise, we are proud to have Josh as part of The World of Red Bull.

Check out the 2011 X-Fighters Season recap here: http://youtu.be/BDic9jlUhVg

Red Bull XFighters Madrid 2012

Levi Sherwood (NZ) on his way to victory!

New Zealand's Levi Sherwood won an epic battle against Dany Torres and a pulsating crowd of 20,000 frenzied Spaniards at the Madrid stop of the Red Bull X-Fighters $1 million World Tour. It was another magical evening under the stars at the world's most exciting freestyle motocross event with another Spaniard, Maikel Melero, getting the first podium of his career with third place.

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The Friday Mix - XFighters Madrid teaser, Mongoose Bmx, Red Bull Wake & Mikey Feb Surf

XFighters returns to the Bull Ring.

Ok, so I have been away on what many will think was a holiday, but I assure you there was loads of work. The fact that my work feels like a holiday has nothing to do with it, haha. Hence there was a small break from your favorite Friday Mix. No worries though, its back and its bad.

First up check out the teaser for the biggest and most bad ass Red Bull XFighters of them all, Madrid. I would give my eye teeth to go to this event!
Next up we hit the road with the Mongoose Bmx team in Europe, including our very own Saffer, Greg Illingworth.
Back to the USA for the Red Bull Wake open 2012. Park, boat and Big Air wakeboarding in front of 25'000 fans. Sounds epic.
Lastly check out one of the new school SA surfers, Mikey February in his latest online video. Watch this kid carefully, he is going to go places!

west coast and lb from michael february on Vimeo.

XFighters USA 2012 - 5 best tricks

Red Bull Xfighters at Glen Helen, USA, was the biggest FMX course ever seen for competition. Now check out the 5 biggest tricks that went down on that course...

Tod Potter wins on the biggest FMX Track ever - Red Bull XFighters USA

Tod Potter won his first Red Bull XFighters this past weekend on what most people are referring to as the biggest FMX course ever built. Don't believe me? Check out this video...

American Todd Potter was the king of the hill at the second stop of the $1 million 2012 Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour on Saturday, mastering the biggest and most challenging course in the history of the sport in front of an enthusiastic Southern California crowd.
Todd Potter was the master of the 60-foot high step up that scared half of the field away from the biggest hill jump ever included in a Red Bull X-Fighters course to beat Frenchman Thomas Pagès in a thrilling duel of fearless aerial specialists under the blazing heat of Southern California. American Wes Agee also thrived on the hill-filled California-style track, getting a a superb third place in his first-ever competition and winning the Swatch Best Move.

The Friday Mix - Surfing in Rio, Jeremy Jones Snowboard, Road to XFighters & Freeride MTB

Julian Wilson caning Rio (Photo: ASP)

Welcome to the Friday Mix where I give you the pick of the week's action sports video online. This week we look at "Life Behind Bars" the new movie on the way from Red Bull and Freeride Mountain Bike star, Brandon Semenuk. Then we head down to Rio, for Day 1 of the Billabong Pro surf event. Next up, the Road to Xfighters with Ronnie Renner and the gnarliest Dunes this side of the Mississippi. Last but not least, we join Jeremy Jones behind the scenes of his new snowboard film, "Further", as he takes back country snowboarding to the next level. Enjoy and have a great weekend!

 

 

 

 

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Red Bull XFighters Dubai 2012 - Top 5 Tricks

The first Red Bull XFighters event, of the year, rolled into the Arabian State of Dubai for more manic FMX from the World's best. Take a look at the 5 best tricks from the event with Levi Sherwood taking the "Best Trick" award.

XFighters Brazil 2011 - Nate Adams takes the Win

I previewed the Brazil leg and boy the guys did not let me down! Nate Adams with the win, but plenty of great riding! Check out the size of the crowd, it was mental!

600 truckloads of dirt were used to turn the "Esplanada dos Ministerios" in the heart of Brasilia into the playground for the best FMX athletes of the age.

Nate Adams of the United States pulled off the best tricks on Saturday to win the second stop of the 2011 Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour in Brasilia (Brazil) in front of the greatest crowd in FMX history.

Robbie Maddison (AUS) was defeated by Adams in the final showdown in the Brazilian capital city that was designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer. Andre Villa (NOR) took third place.

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Red Bull X-Fighters - A Short History

I am so amped for the next XFighters event!!

From the no-handed landing of Mad Mike Jones in 2001 to landing a double back flip by Cameron Sinclair in a freestyle motocross run in 2009, check out the history of Red Bull X-fighters like never before.

2011 is destined to be a historic year as the tour heats up in a truly global competition.

http://RedBullXFighters.com