I joined Clint Esposito to talk about what went down at NIGHT of the JUMPs opening round of 2025 and in Munich it all came down to the Front Flip with Mincha up against Luc Ackermann.

Throw Maikel Melero in the middle and it was a slobber-knocker if ever we've seen one.

What are your thoughts on the Real Front Flip versus the Auto-Front Flip?

Luc Ackermann landing the first ever Real Frontie at NOTJ over the Next Gen just snuck through with 4 points over Jose Mincha who came with all new Front Flip combos on the cheater ramp.

Comments are very much appreciated! Are we wrong?

Munich –12.04.2025

Results

Freestyle Motocross Finale

1.    Luc Ackermann (GER)                                         283 Points

2.    Jose Mincha (ESP)                                             279 Points

3.    Maikel Melero (ESP)                                           262 Points

4.    Davide Rossi (ITA)                                             246 Points

FreestyleMotocross Qualification Group 1

1.    Maikel Melero (ESP)                                           249 Points

2.    Davide Rossi (ITA)                                             231 Points

3.    Libor Podmol (CZE)                                            214 Points

4.    Matej Cesak (CZE)                                            205 Points

Freestyle Motocross QualificationGroup 2

1.    Luc Ackermann (GER)                                         264 Points

2.    Jose Mincha (ESP)                                             259 Points

3.    Mikolaj Tempka (POL)  190 Points

4.    Paul Manesse (FRA)                                           134 Points

Whip Contest

1.    Jose Mincha (ESP)                                                      

2.    Matej Cesak (CZE)                                           

Synchro Contest

1.    Maikel Melero (ESP) & Libor Podmol (CZE)

2.   Mikolaj Tempka (POL) & Alex Bucholtz (AUS)                

BestTrick MTB/BMX/Scooter Final

1.    Lennox Zimmermann (GER)                                         

2.    Alejandro Bonafe (ESP)                 

3.    Dan Miler (CZE)                                                          

NIGHT ofthe JUMPs World Tour Ranking 2025 (afterthe first competition)

1.    Luc Ackermann (GER)                    20Points

2.    Jose Mincha (ESP)                         18Points

3.    Maikel Melero (ESP)                       16Points

4.    Davide Rossi (ITA)                         14 Points

5.    Libor Podmol (CZE)                       12Points

6.    Matej Cesak (CZE)                       10 Points

7.    Mikolaj Tempka (POL)                     9 Points

8.    Paul Manesse (FRA)                         8 Points

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Tune in for the full riders list for Round 5 in Cologne on October 26th!

Tune in on Brinx.TV and NOTJ YouTube channel for the LiveStream on Saturday night to watch the competition go down!

FMX

Luc Ackermann

Andreu Lacondeguy

Matej Cesak

Leo Fini

Davide Rossi

Paul Manesse

Mikolej Tempka

Brice Izzo

Res:  Ondrej Zaruba

MTB / BMX / Scooter

Alejandro Bonafe

Leon Binckebanck

Dan Miler

Maty Pekarek

Petr Castka

Enzo Dejesus

Jimi Brandt

Maik Bohm

On Saturday, October 5, there was pure action sports in the German capital. At the NIGHT of the JUMPs in Berlin's Uber Arena, eight of the world's best freestyle motocross athletes competed in the fourth Grand Prix of the World Tour Championship. In addition, MTB, BMX and Scooter athletes as well as the trampoline artists offered breathtaking tricks under the hall roof.

In  the Freestyle contest, the athletes

Final

1. Luc Ackermann (GER) 279 Points

2. Marc Pinyol (ESP) 264 Points

3. Davide Rossi (ITA) 257 Points

4. Matej Cesak (ITA) 215 Points

Freestyle Motocross Qualification Group 1

1. Marc Pinyol (ESP) 257 Points

2. Matej Cesak 250 Points

3. Libor Podmol (CZE) 245 Points

4. Mikołaj Tempka (POL) 212 Points

Freestyle Motocross Qualification Group 2

1. Luc Ackermann (GER) 275 Points

2. Davide Rossi (ITA) 258 Points

3. Leonardo Fini (ITA) 250 Points

4. Andreu Lacondeguy (ESP) 219 Points

Whip Contest

1. Matej Cesak (CZE)

2. Davide Rossi (GER)

Synchro Contest

1. Davide Rossi & Leonardo Fini (ITA)

2. Libor Podmol & Aron Pepa (CZE)

MTB Best Trick

1. Alejandro Bonafe (ESP)

NIGHT of the JUMPs World Tour Ranking 2024 (after four competitions)

1. Luc Ackermann (GER) 80 Points

2. Marc Pinyol (ESP) 66 Points

3. Matej Cesak (CZE) 48 Points

4. Davide Rossi (ITA) 46 Points

5. Maikel Melero (ESP) 36 Points

6. Mikolaj Tempka (POL) 35 Points

7. Libor Podmol (CZE) 26 Points

8. Leonardo Fini (ITA) 26 Points

9. Filip Podmol (CZE) 19 Points

10. Pepa Aaron (CZE) 15 Points

11. Harry Bink (AUS) 12 Points

12. Colby Gort (USA) 10 Points

13. Andreu Lacondeguy (ESP) 9 Points

14. Ronny Showman (GER) 9 Points

Find out who will be in and who's out for Berlin this weekend at NIGHT of the JUMPs for the World Tour series.

Tune in to hear why Andreu Lacondeguy can be a wild-card who could upset all competitions on his first ever outing at NOTJ and what he's just landed on the Next Gen this week.

FMX

Luc Ackermann (GER)

Libor Podmol (CZE)

Marc Pinyol (ESP)

Leonardo Fini (ITA)

Davide Rossi (ITA)

Matej Cesak (CZE)

Mikolej Tempka (POL)

Andreu Lacondeguy (ESP)

MTB / BMX / Scooter

Lucas Huppert (SUI)

Alejandro Bonafe (ESP)

Leon Binckebanck (GER)

Andreu Lacondeguy (ESP)

Maty Pekarek (CZE)

Dan Miler (CZE)

Reto Heini (SUI)

Enzo Dejesus (ESP)

Maik Bohm (GER)

Petr Castka (CZE)

Jimi Brandt (GER)

Luc Ackermann could be about to stretch out his lead in the IFMXF leaderboard with Maikel Melero missing the round in Zurich next weekend!

However, with the wild-card riders of Harry Bink and Leo Fini entering the competition series for the first time in 2024, they could completely upend the series with their points from this round.

Tune in to hear the rider invite list and possible outcomes with the NOTJ Livestream host, Steve Sommerfeld in this podcast.

FMX

1. Luc Ackermann

2. Harry Bink

3. Matej Cesak

4. Marc Pinyol

5. Davide Rossi

6. Leo Fini

7. Mikolej Tempka

8. Pepa Aron

BMX/MTB/Scooter

Leon Binckebanck (BMX)

Lucas Huppert (MTB)

Maty Pekarek (Scooter)

Petr Castka (Scooter)

Dan Miler (MTB)

Nico Kroffig (MTB)

Alejandro Bonafe (MTB)

Anna Rabea Zahner (MTB)

After a long 18 year absence in the German city of Bremen, NIGHT of the JUMPs celebrated its comeback on Saturday after 18 years with a premiere. Among them were the three FMX World Champions Maikel Melero (ESP), Libor Podmol (CZE) and Luc Ackermann (GER), who fought a tough fight for the Tour Championship.

In the new competition format, the Freestyle MX athletes would be judged online by experts from three continents, with the head judge on site in the arena. The eight athletes fought in two groups in the qualification for four places in the final. The two riders, who are ranked 1st and 2nd in the current IFMXF World Ranking, each drew three more riders from a lottery, similar to the procedure in the Football Champions League. The top two riders in the qualifying groups would then advance to the final of the evening, where the winner will be determined.

NIGHT of the JUMPs World Tour Ranking 2024 (after two competitions)

1. Luc Ackermann (GER) 40 Points

2. Maikel Melero (ESP) 36 Points

3. Marc Pinyol (ESP) 30 Points

4. Matej Cesak (CZE) 24 Points

5. Filip Podmol (CZE) 19 Points

6. Mikolaj Tempka (POL) 18 Points

7. Libor Podmol (CZE) 16 Points

8. Pepa Aaron (CZE) 15 Points

9. Davide Rossi (ITA) 14 Points

10. Colby Gort (USA) 10 Points

Whip Contest

1. Matej Cesak (CZE)

2. Filip Podmol (CZE)

Synchro Contest

1. Filip Podmol & Libor Podmol (CZE)

2. Mikolaj Tempka (POL) & Nico Perrier (SUI)

MTB Best Trick

1. Dan Miler (CZE)

The second round of FMX Competition is about to go down in Bremen, Germany on June 1st, 2024 and with it comes a new FMX Competition format, riders list and the Next Gen ramp returns for the first time in 2024.

Listen to understand the competition format and who could be the riders to look out for at this event.

Grab your tickets from www.nightofthejumps.com for Bremen, if not we'll see you live on Twitch and YouTube!

Luc Ackermann

Maikel Melero

Marc Pinyol

Matej Cesak

Filip Podmol

Libor Podmol

Pepa Aron

Mikolaj Tempka

(RESERVE) – Nico Perrier

Leon Binckebanck (BMX)

Alejandro Bonafe (MTB)
Josef Forissier (MTB)
Nico Kroffig (MTB)

Maty Pekarek (Scooter)
Petr Castka (Scooter)
Dan Miler (MTB)
Jimi Brandt (MTB)
Anna Rabea Zahner (MTB)

2024 will see the return of the longest running FMX competition series in the world with new riders, new locations, new ramps and also a new host.

This episode of the NOTJ Podast we introduce you to our new Behind the Scenes host for the Live Shows, Paulina!

With her own background in motorcycling and action sports, we can't wait to see the new angle of footage we will get from each of the new NIGHT of the JUMPs events, where Paulina will be VLOGing behind the scenes, bringing you closer to the action.

We'll see you LIVE on Saturday night from Munich Germany at Round 1 on Twitch and YouTube!

Anna Rabea Zahner arrived at NIGHT of the JUMPs with the Red Bull Spect Eyewear team to watch the event.

She also brought along her MTB.

Just to make things interesting in the training session, she asked if she could try the 10 metre high roll-in and surprised everyone by jumping it so easily!

We of course had to see her in the show for the first time at Mannheim NOTJ!

We were also joined in this interview by our very own middle of the arena commentator, Andi Brewi!