V Berlíně vyhrál Jose Miralles, Libor Podmol až za medailemi

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Jose Miralles jumps to victory in Berlin

Berlin, 5th March 2011: There was a full house for NIGHT of the JUMPs in Berlin. The 11,000 spectators at o2 World cheered on the contestants during the second round of the 2011 FIM Freestyle MX World Championship. The riders repaid their audience with a trick spectacular that will be an enduring memory for anyone who saw it live. In a thrilling finale, Jose Miralles (ESP) won the first of the two German Grands Prix of the 2011 season ahead of Remi Bizouard (FRA).

The Berlin audience were obviously hoping for great things from the German quartet of Fabian Bauersachs, Hannes Ackermann, Lukas Weis and Kai Haase, as they took on the international elite of freestyle motocross. Unfortunately for the home crowd, none of them made it through to the final. Best of the German contingent was Fabian Bauersachs who came within 11 points of qualifying. Massimo Bianconcini, who finished fourth in Turin, was completely off form, going out of the competition after two dead sailors. Which meant that the six finalists on the night were Romain Izzo, Libor Podmol, Javier Villegas, Remi Bizouard, Maikel Melero and Jose Miralles.

After qualifying was over, Berlin local hero Kai Haase won the Race & Style Contest, outperforming even World Champion Libor Podmol. The Maxxis Highest Air Contest was won once again by the victor of Turin, Maikel Melero (9.6 metres), ahead of Massimo Bianconcini (9.3 metres).

First to be called forward in the final was Romain Izzo, who started with some good tricks but mistimed his double-up jump and so had to settle for sixth place. World Champion Libor Podmol made a determined attempt to compensate for missing the final in Turin but took a tumble on his last jump and could only finish fifth. Javier Villegas sparkled with his flip combinations to claim third spot on the podium. Maikel Melero once again failed to keep his nerve in what was only his second ever NIGHT of the JUMPs final and, despite qualifying second, could only manage fourth in the end.

The battle for ultimate victory in Berlin airspace raged between Remi Bizouard and Jose Miralles. Bizouard pulled out all his toughest backflips – Ruler, Underflip, Cliffhanger and Hart Attack – his most surprising trick on the night being a Shaolin, albeit not as a flip. But Jose Miralles had the answer and used all the ramps plus the Race & Style track for Underflip, Clickerflip and No-Hand Landing before blowing away the opposition with a Superman Seatgrab Backflip in the double-up. The Spaniard finished three points ahead and triumphed in the first half of the big freestyle weekend in Berlin.

After this second round of the FIM Freestyle MX World Championship, Remi Bizouard still heads the table on 38 points, with Jose Miralles close behind on 36 and Javier Villegas dropping back to third on 34. The next World Championship points are up for grabs on Sunday (6th March) in the second instalment of NIGHT of the JUMPs in Berlin.




FACTS NIGHT of the JUMPs – FIM Freestyle MX World Championships
Berlin, 05th March 2011 – Round 2
Results NIGHT of the JUMPs – Final
1. Jose Miralles ESP RFME KTM 407 Points
2. Remi Bizouard FRA FFM Yamaha 404 Points
3. Javier Villegas CHI AMA Yamaha 365 Points
4. Maikel Melero ESP RFME Yamaha 359 Points
5. Libor Podmol CZE ACCR Suzuki 358 Points
6. Romain Izzo FRA FFM Yamaha 308 Points
Results Qualifikation
1. Jose Miralles ESP RFME KTM 371 Points
2. Maikel Melero ESP RFME Yamaha 366 Points
3. Remi Bizouard FRA FFM Yamaha 360 Points
4. Javier Villegas CHI AMA Yamaha 345 Points
5. Libor Podmol CZE ACCR Suzuki 340 Points
6. Romain Izzo FRA FFM Yamaha 331 Points
7. Fabian Bauersachs GER DMSB KTM 320 Points
8. David Rinaldo FRA FFM Yamaha 313 Points
9. Hannes Ackermann GER DMSB KTM 270 Points
10. Kai Haase GER DMSB Suzuki 237 Points
11. Lukas Weis GER DMSB Suzuki 218 Points
12. Massimo Bianconcini ITAL ACCR KTM 117 Points

Results Race & Style Contest
1. Kai Haase GER DMSB Suzuki
2. Massimo Bianconcini ITAL ACCR KTM
3. Libor Podmol CZE ACCR Suzuki

Results MAXXIS Highest Air
1. Maikel Melero ESP 9,60 Meter
2. Massimo Bianconcini ITA 9,30 Meter
3. Kai Haase GER 9,00 Meter



FIM Freestyle MX World Championships
Ranking (after 2nd contest)
1. Remi Bizouard FRA FFM Yamaha 38 Points
2. Jose Miralles ESP RFME KTM 36 Points
3. Javier Villegas CHI AMA Yamaha 34 Points
4. Maikel Melero ESP RFME Yamaha 24 Points
5. Libor Podmol CZE ACCR Suzuki 20 Points
6. David Rinaldo FRA FFM Yamaha 20 Points
7. Fabian Bauersachs GER DMSB KTM 18 Points
8. Massimo Bianconcini ITAL ACCR KTM 18 Points
9. Romain Izzo FRA FFM Yamaha 17 Points
10. Hannes Ackermann GER DMSB KTM 7 Points
11. Vanni Oddera ITA ACCR KTM 6 Points
12. Kai Haase GER DMSB Suzuki 6 Points
13. Lukas Weis GER DMSB Suzuki 5 Points
14. Ivan Zucconi ITA ACCR KTM 5 Points
15. Miki Monti ITA ACCR Yamaha 4 Points


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