Masters of Dirt 2013 - Day 1 Practice and Setup
It's that time of year again, when some of the greatest riders in the world from FMX, BMX, MTB and Sled, gather together in Vienna, Austria for the Masters of Dirt. This year the whole crew are taking the show to the next level and have some pretty special things lined up. One highlight will be Jimmy Blaze showing his Razr backflip for the first time in Europe. The show is a great start to the 2013 season with all the riders ready to show their latest and greatest tricks to the world.
Firm favourites are here as always including Edgar Torronteras who started the whole FMX story and throws down some of the biggest whips in the world. This year will be no exception, with the progression of the sport over the last few years Edgar is still able to prove why he is at the top. A showman that is loved by the crowd, including his legendary Beatbox set he does.
The dirt jumping crew this year includes some of the best riders in the world, with Sam Reynolds and Martin Soderstrom fresh from the recent White Style event ready to pull some new and improved tricks. New for this year includes Pavel Alekhin, from Moscow, Russia. He rides with no brakes, and according to Sam Reynolds can do the biggest and hardest tricks on a dirt jumping bike.
Getting ready for a show of this magnitude is an epic undertaking, with 60 truck loads of dirt and more than 15 ramps, 15 metre drop in ramps, the overall setup is one of the best in the world. Masters of Dirt is made by riders for riders. The fans and general public in Vienna love to come and watch and see how the whole crew push the limits each year. Georg Fechtor, the founder of the Masters of Dirt wants the show to be recognised as one of the best in the world, the fact that all the best riders come here and ride for fun, shows he has achieved that wish, despite this he works year after year to improve it. This year there was supposed to be the first Quad front-flip taken to dirt unfortunately Hugo Ariazzu crashed the day before departure and it is not sure if he will perform the trick live in Vienna for the first time. Georgie says, "We are always trying to push the limits of what is possible, but it takes time and dedication, I am grateful for the MOD family and how they all work to create one of the greatest, next level shows in the world."
Stay tuned for more action to come.
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 Edgar Torronteras |
Firm favourites are here as always including Edgar Torronteras who started the whole FMX story and throws down some of the biggest whips in the world. This year will be no exception, with the progression of the sport over the last few years Edgar is still able to prove why he is at the top. A showman that is loved by the crowd, including his legendary Beatbox set he does.
The dirt jumping crew this year includes some of the best riders in the world, with Sam Reynolds and Martin Soderstrom fresh from the recent White Style event ready to pull some new and improved tricks. New for this year includes Pavel Alekhin, from Moscow, Russia. He rides with no brakes, and according to Sam Reynolds can do the biggest and hardest tricks on a dirt jumping bike.
Getting ready for a show of this magnitude is an epic undertaking, with 60 truck loads of dirt and more than 15 ramps, 15 metre drop in ramps, the overall setup is one of the best in the world. Masters of Dirt is made by riders for riders. The fans and general public in Vienna love to come and watch and see how the whole crew push the limits each year. Georg Fechtor, the founder of the Masters of Dirt wants the show to be recognised as one of the best in the world, the fact that all the best riders come here and ride for fun, shows he has achieved that wish, despite this he works year after year to improve it. This year there was supposed to be the first Quad front-flip taken to dirt unfortunately Hugo Ariazzu crashed the day before departure and it is not sure if he will perform the trick live in Vienna for the first time. Georgie says, "We are always trying to push the limits of what is possible, but it takes time and dedication, I am grateful for the MOD family and how they all work to create one of the greatest, next level shows in the world."
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| The Arena is setup with perfect dirt and more than 15 ramps. |
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| The top of the drop in ramp requires some balls to actually drop in on, that's why these bikers are the best. The kickers, at 12 metres are huge and mean there is only one option, go big. |
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| Nicholi Rogatkin the wonder kid of BMX is here to show his skills and continue his progression to the top of the sport. |
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| The reason the riders practice is to get tuned into the jumps and get the right feeling, however it can still go wrong. |
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| Laurence from Italy, as an ex-Motox world champion mechanic is here to make sure all the bikes work perfectly. |
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| Preparation is intensive and everything has to be checked, any failure can have severe consequences. |
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| Nothing can be done without the correct tools for the job. |
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| There is only one Edgar Torronteras |
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| Top BMX rider Ale Barbero who is one of the only Italian Redbull Athletes in the world is here for the first time. |
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| Mike "Hucker" Clark has amazing style and throws down the biggest tricks, is also a very funny dude, he is glad to live in southern California and he loves riding everyday, he loves traveling the world to events like this and riding with the best riders in the world. |
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| Martin Soderstrom doing is obligatory updates on facebook for his fans. |
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| Pavel Alekhin has been described by Sam Reynolds as, "The best dirt jumper in the world, who does the most tricks and can do all the tricks, when he puts it all together in a competition, he will beat everyone." |
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| TJ Ellis warming up. |
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| Heath Frisby, the only man to have ever front-fliped a sled checks out the landings and makes sure everything is working well. |
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| Sam warming up on the ramps and landings before the show to get ready to throw down some big flips. |
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| No Masters of Dirt event would be complete without The Fuel Girls, who allowed us into their dressing room as they are getting ready. Being confronted by 10 female fire wealding experts can make even the strongest and most confident of people feel slightly scared. |
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| Sam Reynolds is making another appearance at the event as he reinforces his comeback after time out to recover from his back injury. |
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| Seat grab flip from David Rinaldo. |
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| Jose Vilages doing a whip flip. |
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| Remi Bizouard doing a cliff hanger flip. |
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| E.T. ready to hit the ramp, concentration is required at all times. |
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| The game here is guess which way he is going, E.T. defines how to do a whip. |
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| Edgar Torronteras checks out the landing after pulling a rock solid. |
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| The FMX guys with their bikes lined up ready to go, these babies are from the best of the best riders around. |
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| Jimmy Blaze is here and is going to backflip this car, unfortunately his passenger list was thin on the ground so he went for the next best thing around. |
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| This thing was spotted around, and honestly it was super cool to muck around on, where can we get one from, and yes it is electric. |
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| The Sled crew, including, Daniel Bodin current X-games gold medalist in freestyle sled and Justin Hoyer discuss the sled program and what they want to do. |
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| Someone left their bike by the bin, but it was too nice just to leave there. |
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| Remi with a seat grab flip. |
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| Sam Reynolds and his bike, ready to ride. |
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| Prototype DMR V12 pedals, a sneak peak... |
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| Luis Lacondeguy is here ready to ride, unfortunately Andreu couldn't make it as he is on holidays in New Zealand... |
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| Georg Fechtor is the man responsible for the Masters of Dirt, he started doing the shows when he was 15 years old. He is a passionate rider and a super busy man, ride hard and party hard would be his motto. |
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| Sam takes his training seriously and at all times looks for the advantage, including electricity... |
Stay tuned for more action to come.
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