Marius Hoppensack at Düsseldorf / Germany in Cologne, Germany - photo by fassbender

Photo of the Day on Nov 30, 2011 - more PODs

Selected by Ian Hylands - Marius Hoppensack. Wow. This gap may not be that huge, it's hard to say from this angle, but the consequences are ugly. The roads create some really nice diagonal lines in this shot, and I like the water. And while I don't like the gloomy look of it as much, the shadows underneath would be much darker on a sunny day.

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Marlfox87 (Nov 30, 2011 at 0:20)

Reminds me of the gaps I used to pretend to do when I was five with a hand sized toy mountain bike... makes me want to provide my own sound effects Razz

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bannana0 (Nov 30, 2011 at 0:38)

nobody worry! even if he didn't make it, his giant balls would wedge in the gap, keeping him safe.

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rhiwfawrdirt (Nov 30, 2011 at 2:09)

this is how u skip boarder control

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jizsplatt (Nov 30, 2011 at 2:43) (Below Threshold) show comment

das pimp.

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James-Carey (Nov 30, 2011 at 4:26)

bannana0 i think you just got POD quote of the year

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Dhracer97 (Nov 30, 2011 at 6:27)

,sdv.jLZBnlkw/eq,.ml Sorry I was just picking my jaw up off my keyboard Drool

GunsANDCigarettes (Nov 30, 2011 at 7:12)

this is dope! ... your screwed though if you dont make it... but im pretty sure he did...

Caiokv (Nov 30, 2011 at 7:57)

Wait, whaaat?

joalst (Nov 30, 2011 at 10:11)

@bannana0 I've never actually laughed at a comment until now haha props

Bmackenzie (Nov 30, 2011 at 10:37)

@GunsANDCigarettes not making it isn't even an option. Those highway pillars look like djeep lighters

HMBA107 (Nov 30, 2011 at 13:16)

THATS SUCH A SICK STEAM ROLLER!

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richardandhiskona08 (Nov 30, 2011 at 13:21) (Below Threshold) show comment

If he didn't make it he'd probably just style it in to a tyre tap off the other bridge, and finish with a flip in to the water

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HMBA107 (Nov 30, 2011 at 13:24) (Below Threshold) show comment

^god damn british people^

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joalst (Nov 30, 2011 at 14:17)

Shut your mouth fgt^

finnrambo (Nov 30, 2011 at 17:35)

I love how is name is marius hoppensack... nearly crapped myself laughing after seeing that and then banana0's comment

kmo95 (Dec 5, 2011 at 10:41)

video anyone?

finnrambo (Dec 6, 2011 at 19:11)

nope.

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shockabahala Plus (Nov 23, 2011 at 18:32)

Only in Germanly

Morsinator (Nov 23, 2011 at 18:35)

Haha good one!

RideFree420 (Nov 30, 2011 at 0:08)

Das highway gap?? this guy has a deathwish...

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Draggon (Nov 30, 2011 at 0:10)

That's my kind of freeway off-ramp.....

guy38 (Nov 30, 2011 at 0:25)

makes the gap but forgets brakes and still rides off edge into river

stupendousman (Nov 30, 2011 at 1:23)

Baaam

shockabahala Plus (Nov 30, 2011 at 9:51) (Below Threshold) show comment

peanut butter and jaaaaaaaaam

krashDH85 (Nov 30, 2011 at 11:14)

Oh Phil Collins...

diebel7 (Nov 30, 2011 at 19:04)

must be getting towed in from the autobahn

paulclarke (Nov 30, 2011 at 21:04)

I guess not too many people got the TPB referance SHOCKABAHALA haha

shockabahala Plus (Nov 30, 2011 at 21:06)

yeah everyone on here must be perfect do gooders

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cbcharlieham2 (Nov 30, 2011 at 0:25)

its ok guys he took swimming lessons from like 7-9 he should be fine
anybody for NWD 9?

randy-karr (Nov 30, 2011 at 5:30)

Great Cam quote Wink

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rippin-norco (Nov 23, 2011 at 7:56)

Did he make it?

pedalbitesucks (Nov 23, 2011 at 8:00)

Where is he going?

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liltitiz22 (Nov 24, 2011 at 1:13)

to a certain death Razz

rippin-norco (Nov 30, 2011 at 0:03)

well, there's a little bit of dirty free way water, don't know if that would do much....

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baca262 (Nov 30, 2011 at 4:44)

a roadgap you say?

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gtrider01 (Nov 30, 2011 at 0:01)

please tell me that was caught on tape? mad props.

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forasphoto (Nov 30, 2011 at 11:46)

The gap doesn't look that big.... WTF..?

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stumper21 (Nov 30, 2011 at 1:01)

he miss the exit of the freeway, and he just took his own exit

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GermanyFreeride (Nov 30, 2011 at 4:28)

Das war auch in der letzten Ausgabe von Mountainbike Magazine Rider! Super Bild!

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jonytaylor (Nov 30, 2011 at 14:12)

What an ugly boy you are ^ clearly just jealous as you have a Kona Shred and cannot perform high quality jumps like that !

dirtjump09 (Nov 30, 2011 at 14:52)

Hahaha thank you jonytaylor, that made me lol

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superdanu (Nov 30, 2011 at 12:44)

you dont need to figure out the angle. the gap is huge, hylands, just like Marius Hoppensacks' balls. take the yellow truck as a reference point. this shot is awesome.

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QCIrider77 (Nov 23, 2011 at 12:45)

"What up, air time?"

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Extreme-bike-man (Dec 6, 2011 at 17:33)

evil jumped the grand canyon get out of here with you stupid bight yellow jacket and your baby gap. I will jump that shit on my scooter you nerd

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Five-o14s (Nov 30, 2011 at 2:03)

I hope u dont think that this water under it will help u much ....... sick photo

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tylertyler (Nov 30, 2011 at 6:59)

well he won't like that with you running him over but he might die any how! bye bye.

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TomCozens (Dec 15, 2011 at 14:29)

http://vimeo.com/7756970 He was in Dirty Dreams thinkBIG a few years back, bit of a legend!

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dirtjump09 (Nov 30, 2011 at 11:29)

id love to see the video to this!!

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Loucas (Nov 30, 2011 at 16:40)

those highways are sur more stronger then the ones we have in montreal xd

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Steviejars (Dec 5, 2011 at 10:04)

His actually trying to avoid an on coming car on the bridge .... went terrible wrong ,

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thegringo (Nov 30, 2011 at 21:06)

Nail it or die.Me like very much.FAVED.

Gringo. Helmet

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SwintOrSlude (Nov 30, 2011 at 0:27)

Don't look down when up in the air haha

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tbsm-steely (Dec 22, 2011 at 21:16)

that freaking insane and i wouldnt wanna case it cuz i recon it would hurt abit

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FireTear (Nov 30, 2011 at 12:49)

f*cking awesome you have nuts !!!

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Acek82 (Dec 27, 2011 at 11:46)

you are crazy Smile

pro photo

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nothingishere (Dec 4, 2011 at 19:56)

hahah where the hell is he going to land

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Pedro5DH (Jan 7, 2012 at 15:32)

crazy...nice photo...amazing POD

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mad-hartman (Nov 30, 2011 at 21:03)

Is there a video to see??

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ilovebmx993 (Nov 30, 2011 at 18:33)

piece of shit wtf so shity

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wiggy1 (Nov 30, 2011 at 16:41)

Better than any Mission Impossible stunt, and this is for real!

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arjunarogers (Nov 30, 2011 at 15:47)

damn how does he walk with such big balls

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nickTHEBEARcardone (Nov 30, 2011 at 15:18)

holy shit.... this defines sick

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halfpipefreak (Nov 30, 2011 at 15:06)

i made a similar photo but less extreme then this haha Razz

this is sick Big Grin

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kabirsinghdhillon (Nov 30, 2011 at 8:01)

woah dis is totally sick .....POD Big Grin

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jrjumper (Nov 30, 2011 at 17:58)

i wanna see video !!! this is unreal

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ercover (Nov 30, 2011 at 8:51)

It looks like a suicide...

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samsnatch13 Plus (Nov 30, 2011 at 0:39)

SICK!!! RESPECT!!!!

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CanadianElements (Nov 30, 2011 at 5:28)

Looks about 15 feet of a gap? Who knows friggin narly tho!

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hollowing2000 (Nov 30, 2011 at 0:49)

even if he just cleared the creek it would still be pod

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doorknob100 (Nov 30, 2011 at 1:17)

Who has time to wait for traffic to U-turn anyways?

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bendy (Nov 30, 2011 at 1:46)

damn, missed my turn off, no worries, ill just jump the gap Eek

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njdfan101 (Nov 30, 2011 at 0:25)

And through the woods to grandmothers house we go! Mad props to Marius.

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B-Red (Nov 30, 2011 at 0:34)

What? That's a pretty big gap if you ask me...

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Rob-Chapman (Nov 30, 2011 at 0:10)

Photo makes it look like he's gunna come up short :S

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akozz (Nov 30, 2011 at 0:06)

Nice one

any chances of seeing it from different perspective ?

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pruss1 (Nov 23, 2011 at 9:52)

serious business there

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wildwood (Nov 30, 2011 at 1:19)

calculated risk haha

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mnsport (Nov 30, 2011 at 17:24)

NUTS , NUTS EVERYWHERE.

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jstraub (Nov 30, 2011 at 0:02)

sketchy

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TTJHWMJUMPS (Dec 27, 2011 at 2:18)

woop

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ChinoJ10 (Nov 30, 2011 at 6:56)

woah !

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nicollle (Dec 2, 2011 at 11:40)

uuuhh f*ck

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connel11 (Nov 30, 2011 at 23:35)

amazing pod Camera

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troymanessis (Nov 30, 2011 at 19:09)

is this into water

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lstanners (Nov 30, 2011 at 16:28)

EPIC!

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stuartd132 (Nov 30, 2011 at 12:34)

did he make it ?

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kevfc7 (Nov 30, 2011 at 4:53)

your crazy mate

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theblade164 (Nov 30, 2011 at 12:00)

german banger Smile

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Pepis (Nov 30, 2011 at 6:22)

sick!

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norcohavoc07 (Nov 30, 2011 at 11:19)

Drool

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Adrian95FR (Nov 30, 2011 at 10:46)

insane

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diogodavinha (Nov 30, 2011 at 13:49)

love this

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hazzer56 (Nov 30, 2011 at 1:47)

QUALITY.LOVE IT !!!!!!!!

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codyboy1996 (Nov 30, 2011 at 10:09)

6-8 metre gap me thinks

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Latraverse (Nov 30, 2011 at 14:17)

highway to hell...

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hr-racingcrew (Nov 30, 2011 at 10:50)

very nice pic!!!! Wink

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luis-beri (Nov 30, 2011 at 2:29)

LIKE!!!

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RiponBMXguy (Nov 30, 2011 at 8:54)

wtf

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G-rida (Nov 30, 2011 at 1:22)

marius

du Gee

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carloseduardoo (Nov 30, 2011 at 1:36)

loucura ..

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hollowing2000 (Nov 30, 2011 at 0:48)

this gap is illegal

shishka (Nov 30, 2011 at 6:02)

Ya i almost ran him over when he did this jump. I was eating a meatball parm and doing 95mph on the bqe when some crackhead jump in the road. It a good pic but next time i going to run him down.

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rodrigoneni (Nov 30, 2011 at 4:41)

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/7397008/

scotttherider (Nov 30, 2011 at 9:30)

Dude this is a pod not post links to your eating shit pics!

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epavichthesavage (Nov 30, 2011 at 2:10)

So shopped. I can tell by some of the pixels and having seen many shops in my time

exnihilo (Nov 30, 2011 at 13:46)

I tend to agree. I dont know much about photoshop, but that ramp seems to be out of perspective, and the left most vertical support on the rampnseems to dissapear before it meets the bridge. Hmmm...

drop20 (Nov 30, 2011 at 14:33)

it isnt shopped...all of the supports meet the bottom and if you look at it he is actually jumping towards the camera not away from it, so the jump is in perfect perspective.

epavichthesavage (Nov 30, 2011 at 16:04)

wow neg 4 props.
do you people not know that joke!?!
*BIG SIGH

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