NIGHT of the JUMPs

NIGHT of the JUMPs

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  • Mannheim erupts with 2-wheel Action Sports Show-down

    Before more than 6,000 action sports and motocross fans could get in to watch the madness inside the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany for the 4th round of competition between Team Spain, Czech and World, wild scenes had already taken place during the training session where the World Team which should have had one of the best teams ever announced. Between the top 3 riders, they had World Champions, X Games Gold Medallists, Nitro World Games Winner, Red Bull X-Fighters winners, X-Knights, Xpilots and FMX Gladiator Games winners.
    However, Harry Bink who won the 2022 Nitro World Games and 1 or 3 riders to ever land a Triple Backflip, crashed out before the competition started when he under-rotated a Double Backflip in training only 6 days after winning a Bronze Medal at X Games with a Double Backflip McFritz (One-hand Nac). The injured Bink was unable to compete and was replaced at the last minute by the Czech rider and debutant in NIGHT of the JUMPs competition, Pepa Aron.
    Starting the competition, Team Spain took the opening lead with the the FMX legend, Dany Torres winning the first group of Freestyle with a huge run of tricks including a Double Hart Backflip and finishing with a clean Rock Solid Backflip in the Double-Up. The NOTJ Debutant, Pepa Aron who was drafted into the World Team had a great start to his FMX competition career but had a huge crash falling from a height of 12 metres and lucky to save himself on the BigAirBag when his bike was only in first gear on the run-up and not having the speed to make the full 21 metre distance.
    The Czech whipmaster, Matej Cesak looked to seal up his 3rd Best Whip trophy of 2023 at his first appearance in Mannheim. Up against David Rinaldo’s huge turn downs and racer whips, Matej needed his upside down signature whip to take the win.
    In the second round of Freestyle, Spain again took the lead when Marc Pinyol lit the fuse on a full run of variety including his Scorpion Tsunami Flip, Front Flip and California Roll on one of the hardest run-ups to get speed for that particular trick. The World Team made up some points when David Rinaldo landed a clean Tsunami Flip, Barhop Flip, Double Grab flip and Holy Grab to Rock Solid which was only enough for 2nd place.
    In the synchro competition, all teams struggled to have the 2 riders jump simultaneously, but with the biggest tricks in their repertoire, the World Team took the win with X Games Gold Medallists and World Champions each, Luc Ackermann and David Rinaldo.
    In Freestyle Heat No. 3, the five-time World Champion Maikel Melero from Spain landed everything in a spectacular run. Tsunami Flip, California Roll, Front Flip, Seatgrab Indy Flip plus a No-Hand Front Flip as a double-up trick.
    If the World Team was to claw back enough points to fight for the win, it was up to the German FMX World Champion and X Games winner Luc Ackermann to knock the Spanish champion off the top of the individual ranking. When he was the only athlete to jump over the quarter ramp and landed the flair and completed his run with a double backflip, there was no stopping him. The crowd in the SAP Arena went wild. With 94 points, Luc took the solo win for the night and also extended his lead in the 2023 World Tour Ranking of the NIGHT of the JUMPs to 80 points and thus has the best chance of winning the Tour Championship in Zurich. Maikel Melero is in second place (68 points), followed by Filip Podmol (52 points).
    Finally, Luc Ackermann was able to win the Best Trick competition together with David Rinaldo and MTB rider Szymon Godziek (POL). However, it wasn’t enough, with 4th Round of Freestyle of Nations victory going to the Czech Republic Team, ahead of Team Spain and the World Team in 3rd place with one of the tightest races in Freestyle of Nations history!
    The final round of the 2023 NIGHT of the JUMPs season will take place on September 9 in Zurich. Then it will be decided who will be the overall winner of the World Tour Ranking 2023.

    20 min
  • Mystery in Mannheim Preview of the upcoming Freestyle of Nations!

    Some of the world's best riders will be coming back to Mannheim to continue on their winning path and some riders are coming back for redemption!
    The 4th round of Freestyle of Nations will be huge with the return of Team Spain featuring Dany Torres, the Red Bull X-Fighters Champion, with Maikel Melero (5 time World Champion) and Marc Pinyol the inventer of the Inside Roll body varial.
    Looking to knock the Spaniards off their pedestal is the World Team led by the local German, reigning World Champion and X Games gold medallist, Luc Ackermann with former World Champ and FMX Innovator David Rinaldo with the Triple Backflipping Wizard who just picked up a Bronze at X Games Best Trick last weekend, Harry Bink.
    Not to be outdone, the first team to win for the year, Czech Republic will return with Filip Podmol, Matej Cesak and Petr Pilat who have one of the most cohesive teams on the roster and looking to sneak another win for the year.
    With some of the world's best BMX, MTB and Scooter riders throwing down in Best Trick with points going towards the nations result, we'll see Szymon Godziek, Leon Binckebank and Richard Zelinka going at it for their chance of glory off the roll-in!

    22 min
  • Melero just rented out his Trophy Bike which was crashed twice! Who does that? The best dude ever!!

    Maikel Melero just did something that many would never expect.

    He let his direct competitor, use and crash his bike not once, but twice in spectacular fashion!

    Harry Bink needed a KTM 450 for his first ever time at NIGHT of the JUMPs in Munich 2023 and one man rose to the occasion to say 'hey, here's my bike if you need it!'

    But he did it knowing that FMX is a family and this is something you would be hard pressed to see in any other sport!

    Please give it up for the 5-time World Champion and most humble dude on the planet, Maikel Melero!


    Oh, and it turns out that Melero's trophy bike which sits next to all of his trophies is actually really close in measurement to the all-new Levi Sherwood built custom bike! How good is that!

    4 min
  • Pinyol has a new favourite ramp, but won't tell us what it is! But we know who has it.

    Inside this quick interview before we started the Munich round of NIGHT of the JUMPs in 2023, Marc Pinyol is talking about redemption after his California Roll crash in Berlin and the last time he landed the trick was in 2017.

    He would go on to land this trick and also something else a little bit special, was the Front Flip in a train with Maikel Melero.

    Speaking of Melero, Marc said he has a new favourite ramp at Melero's compound, but he wouldn't say what it is!

    We can't wait to see in the very near future what they've been up too!


    5 min
  • Did you know Brice Izzo invented the Dead Body Flip?

    Just before we kicked off the 2023 NIGHT of the JUMPs competition in Munich, we caught up with Brice Izzo for a quick interview and surprised to learn that he was the inventor of the Dead Body Backflip!

    With so much experience at NOTJ, it was impressive to hear how many competitions he has risked it all for and we hope to see him in years to come!


    5 min
  • Spain wins, Harry Bink's bike cuts out on the ramp and Luc Ackermann extends lead

    All of the behind the scenes stories from Munich 2023 with Harry Bink's crash in training, Luc Ackermann having a minor dislocation of his shoulder on a Front Flip in training and most importantly how did the competition play out. There were more than a handful of a competition changing results throughout the night.
    Tune in to the latest Podcast to find out how it all went down!
    NIGHT of the JUMPs / Freestyle of Nations
    Munich – 25.0 3.2023
    Results
    Overall
    1. Team Spain 448 Points
    2. Team Czech Republic 421 Points
    3. Team World 403 Points
    Freestyle Motocross Run 1
    1. Team World – Brice Izzo 57 Points
    2. Team Czech Republic – Libor Podmol 52 Points
    3. Team Spain – Abraham Perra 40 Points
    Freestyle Motocross Run 2
    1. Team Spain – Marc Pinyol 67 Points
    2. Team Czech Republic – Matej Cesak 62 Points
    3. Team World – Harry Bink 36 Points
    Freestyle Motocross Run 3
    1. Team World – Luc Ackermann 80 Points
    2. Team Spain – Maikel Melero 79 Points
    3. Team Czech Republic – Filip Podmol 70 Points
    Whip Contest
    1. Team Czech Republic – Matej Cesak 100 Points
    2. Team Spain – Marc Pinyol 80 Points
    3. Team World – Harry Bink 65 Points
    Synchro Contest
    1. Team Spain – Melero/Pinyol 100 Points
    2. Team World – Ackermann/Izzo 80 Points
    3. Team Czech Republic – F.Podmol/L.Podmol 65 Points
    Best Trick
    1. Team Germany –Ackermann/ 90 Points
    2. Team Spain – Melero/Alejandro Bonafe 82 Points
    3. Team Czech – F. Podmol/Cesak/ 72 Points
    NIGHT of the JUMPs World Tour Ranking 2023 (after 3 contests)
    1. Luc Ackermann (GER) 60 points
    2. Maikel Melero (ESP) 50 Points
    3. Filip Podmol (CZE) 44 Points
    4. David Rinaldo (FRA) 36 points
    5. Matej Cesak (CZE) 30 Points
    6. Marc Pinyol (ESP) 28 points
    7. Petr Pilat (CZE) 24 points
    8. Kai Haase (GER) 18 Points
    Dany Torres (ESP) 18 Points
    10. Brice Izzo (FRA) 10 points
    11. Libor Podmol (CZE) 9 Points
    12. Harry Bink (AUS) 8 Points

    24 min
  • World Champion returning and Triple Backflip legend will make his first appearance at NOTJ!

    Things are about to heat up inside the Olympiahalle this Saturday night and before we get there, let's see who will be riding in each of the teams from Spain, Czech and full of international flavour, the World Team.

    Libor Podmol will make his return to NOTJ competition after competing in the Dakar Rally the past few years.

    Harry Bink will make his first ever appearance at NOTJ after taking the win at Nitro World Games after landing the Triple Backflip clean as a whistle in Brisbane, Australia.

    With the all new course design in Munich, let's see how all of the riders handle the new ramps!

    Get the low-down with our LiveStream host, Steve Sommerfeld as he keeps you up to date with NOTJ daily goings on!

    Speaking of the LiveStream - make sure to watch the action here on YouTube Saturday night.

    The YouTube chat will also be going on throughout the night and chat with the FMX community around the world and possibly even get a shout-out on the show as well!

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    18 min
  • Marc Pinyol explains his crash on the Cali-Roll and when we might see the Inside Roll again!

    During his first competition of 2023, Marc Pinyol decided it was time to unleash the Cali-Roll again on an unsuspecting Berlin crowd (and unsuspecting host of our NOTJ Podcast, Steve Sommerfeld).

    While it didn't go to plan, we managed to catch up with Pinyol during the break and he explained what happened on the Cali-Roll, why he crashed and perhaps what it will take before we see the Inside Roll again at NIGHT of the Jumps!

    (For those who don't remember, the Inside Roll is the body varial Marc invented a few years ago that no one else has ever landed!)What will we see in Munich at the next event?

    Visit www.nightofthejumps.com for tickets or Live Stream to find out!

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    10 min
  • Crashes galore and big upsets at the first 2 rounds of Freestyle of Nations in Berlin 2023

    It's time to re-cap the action from the first NIGHT of the JUMPs events in 2023 with a whole bunch of crashes, some upsets in the Best Whip and Synchro rounds and 2 different winners in the first 2 rounds of competition.  

    With Steve Sommerfeld hosting the new NOTJ Podcast, we look back at the full weekend of action, competition, new ramps, new landings, new everything!  

    And with Luc Ackermann coming out on top of the standings so far with 40 points in the World Tour, David Rinaldo in 2nd place with 36 points and Maikel Melero with 32 points.  

    2023 will be a wild ride!


    Watch the full Live Stream here: https://www.youtube.com/live/YQ9oX0HyTKk

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    33 min
  • KTM 300sx explodes in the middle of Best Whip with Matej Cesak

    During the break of our LiveStream on Saturday night, we grabbed Matej Cesak from Team Czech to give us a rundown of exactly what happened when his big donk KTM 300sx blew up in the middle of the Best Whip competition.  

    Coming off a win the previous night, Matej was looking to pop the champagne for both nights before his KTM decided to pop it's lid first.  

    Now he will be in a frantic rush to get his bike fixed before the upcoming MOD Tour and then NIGHT of the JUMPs on March 25th in Munich!

    Watch the full Live Stream here: https://www.youtube.com/live/YQ9oX0HyTKk


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    4 min

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