Masters Of Dirt - Practice
Hello Pinkbike, Reynolds here reporting from MOD Vienna 2016 The Real Deal! I'm here behind the scenes to bring you all the action and gossip as it happens! We arrived here yesterday evening and got straight to work this morning with riders briefing and practice at 9 am. Everyone actually turned up which is unusual, but awesome and we shredded the epic jumps which, as always, were beautifully sculpted by the crew. First runs are always scary on the 10m+ gaps but that's all part of the fun and riding with legends like TJ Ellis, Hucker, Pavel and Godziek always make for a rowdy session. Cork 720, no handers, flip cliffhangers are all the rage and it was all going so well until (for me at least) I rolled my ankle and was out for the day! Hopefully, it will be ready again tomorrow with some help from the expert MOD physio Michael and I can join the boys for the mother of all shows. FMX was on another level yet again with proper 360s, and body varials going off all over the shop. Quad and snowmobile guys were impressive as always and Jerry Mayer went beyond and above sending a flip in his buggy in practice just for fun! True madness, I'm sure you’ll agree! But anyways enough rambling from me, I'll see you tomorrow and for now, enjoy these epic photos from practice day 1! - Sam Reynolds
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DAY 2
What's up again Pinkbike and greetings once again from not only the capital of Austria but the capital of freestyle Masters of Dirt! Last night saw all of the preparation, hard work, and rehearsals come to fruition with the most badass 3 hours of entertainment I have ever witnessed! The Mad Max style metal band hanging from the roof shooting flames from the guitar really set the stage and the riders backed it up with savage trickery and showmanship. The boys were stoked, the crowd was pumped and everyone had an awesome time! Shout out to Pinyol who is in hospital after a crash on a body varial and we wish you a speedy recovery buddy! - Sam Reynolds
![Masters of Dirt practice images by Simon Nieborak]()
![Masters of Dirt practice images by Simon Nieborak]()
MENTIONS: @lunatyk / @SamReynolds26
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 Dinner in a posh restaurant?! Yes, please... |
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| Even Dirtbags can scrub up nice sometimes... |
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| What would MOD be without the babes? |
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| Georgie is trying to control the madness. |
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| Pope is padding up to test the jumps. |
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| Adolf Silva thrownig a barspin up on row 99. |
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| Nicholi Rogatkin making his entrance to the arena. |
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| High-speed roll in, because that's what you need for big air! |
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| Bienve going huge in the Practice. |
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| Sam's charging up to be ready for the show! |
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| Sam's prototype slopestyle bike seems to be working really well. |
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| Gemma Corbera, the most badass girl is here! |
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| Dawid Godziek, the polish trick-machine was unstoppable. |
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| Sam goes to his older brother, Szymon Godziek. |
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| Hot from WhiteStyle podium, Pavel is on fire. |
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| Mike "Hucker" Clark, one of the raddest dudes in BMX is here! |
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| Jerry Meyer flipping just for fun. |
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| While others practiced hard, Adolf was procrastinating best way possible - drifting a segway... |
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| FMX in another level this year. The boys are sending it high. |
Done and dusted...
What's up again Pinkbike and greetings once again from not only the capital of Austria but the capital of freestyle Masters of Dirt! Last night saw all of the preparation, hard work, and rehearsals come to fruition with the most badass 3 hours of entertainment I have ever witnessed! The Mad Max style metal band hanging from the roof shooting flames from the guitar really set the stage and the riders backed it up with savage trickery and showmanship. The boys were stoked, the crowd was pumped and everyone had an awesome time! Shout out to Pinyol who is in hospital after a crash on a body varial and we wish you a speedy recovery buddy! - Sam Reynolds
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| That's a typical early morning sight... |
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| The FMX riders are not slacking, at all. The send it hard! |
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| Nicholi Rogatkin was focused all day long, preparing mentally for the first of the shows. |
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| As always, climbing up on top of the roll-in tower is the hardest part of the whole weekend. |
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| Szymon Godziek with a solid 360 no-hander. |
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| Sometimes dirt takes up high in the air... |
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| ... or sometimes it brings you down to the ground. |
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Downtime was a great chance to catch up with the athletes.
Guys are checking out a new "face" app. It's a big hit during this weekend!
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| Ready to roll! |
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| The whole crew did an amazing job, once again and they've been killing it since 2003. |
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| It's only a sneak-peek from all insane stunts are happening here in Vienna. As you can see the show is on fire! Quite literally. |
MENTIONS: @lunatyk / @SamReynolds26
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