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Red Bull Bike Night 2008 - The second challenge between Mountainbike and BMX

Jun 26, 2008
by Luka Urbac  
On the 27th and 28th of June in Trieste, 24 of the best Mountainbike freeriders and BMX street riders, are gonna join in Piazza Unità d’Italia, where for the second time the two disciplines will challenge each other till the last trick in the bike-park which was built especially for this occasion!

24 riders, 12 MTBers and 12 BMXers will compete Friday night at 09:30 pm in order to create individual result lists of the two disciplines. Following these results the couples of riders (one MTB and one BMXer) will be put together for the finals on Saturday.The starting order for the following day will be defined during this first event’s phase.

Saturday night the contest will take place starting from 09:30 pm and Piazza Unità d’Italia will watch a show never seen before. Spectacular tricks, music and breathtaking challenges will keep the square’s lights on all night long! The bike-park, settled just in front of the Town Hall, will be composed by walls, spine, quarter, kicker and...unique obstacles especially created for the Red Bull Bike Night!

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The news this year is that the left side of the bikepark 2008 is dedicated to the MTB riders. Whereas the right side of the park remains rideable for MTBer and BMXer. A real show is guaranteed on these obstacles!

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Here you will find the rider list of the Red Bull Bike Night 2008.

BMX:

- Alessandro Barbero
- Arthur Dietrich
- Axel Jurgens
- Ben Hennon
- Bruno Hoffmann
- Colin Mackay
- Daniel Dhers
- Harry Main
- Kevin Kalkoff
- Mark Webb
- Stefan Lantschner
- Tobias Wicke

MTB:

- Adam Hauck
- Bartek Obukowicz
- Benny Korthaus
- Grant „Chopper“ Fielder
- Hendrik Tafel
- Lance McDermott
- Marius Hoppensack
- Mislav Mironovic
- Phil Sundbaum
- Philip Meyer
- Sam Pilgrim
- Simone Piceno

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Red Bull Bike Night - Trieste, Italy

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Last year's video.

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59 Comments
  • 9 2
 i doubt the mtbs will beat the bmxs just because bmx has stepped up its game recently. i am a mtber but i think bmx is just that one step better. if you gave a mtb e.g chopper a bmx he would become a better rider just because the bikes are easeir to do tricks on ect. i hope the mtbs win but it will be close
  • 11 1
 what ever they fancy i guess
  • 7 0
 Red Bull need commendation on there work to our and many other sports, from the fans, thanks red bull!
  • 4 0
 okay this time it's mtb vs bmx in bmx-style riding, let's hope the next competition will be mtb vs bmx on a downhill track Big Grin
  • 1 0
 this will be cool, but to be fair the they need to do a contest in the MTB environment ..
MTB's are getting so popular b/c they are so versatile. BMX is definitely cool and the guys riding the little bikes kill it... this will be a good contest nonetheless.
  • 1 0
 The comp wasnt about bmx against mtb.It was a team event with a bmx rider and mtb'er pairing up according to how they qualified individually on friday night.]Each team in the final had there run points added up to give the winning results
  • 8 3
 that look like this years is gonna be sick!!!
  • 3 2
 and daniel dehrs is soooooo winning it, i ride mtb, but common hes just unreal
  • 3 2
 Lance McDermott, MTB's last defence...
  • 1 0
 hendrik tafel is a great rider and he has really good flow out of all of his tricks.......
  • 1 1
 yeah daniel dhers will wipe the floor with any of those mtbers, hes just incredible.
  • 1 0
 I wouldn't write off Harry Main, that kid is looooooooooose
  • 3 0
 Cant you people read, the format is 1 bmx rider and 1 mtb rider form a team. Then they split the run. Its not a mater of bmx against mtb.
  • 1 0
 ya I think this will be cool because it will really show what your missing and what you need to step up on. Basically it will show use mountain bikers what we as a sport need to start upin the level on. I reasently went up against a pro joey cordova in colorado and he killed me but it just goes to show you on what your missing
  • 1 0
 This is rad contest. Mtn biking is catching up to the already retarded level of bmx. I agree with a few people here in that I think the bmxers will take the comp. Bmx is more specialized; mtn biking is, overall, more versatile. (Stating the obvious here, of course.) For me, the coolest thing to come out of this contest is, I hope, mutual respect. Really, the main thing that differentiates the two creatures is simply this, wheel diameter. Stoke is stoke, whatever you do to get yours is entirely valid. Ripitup!
  • 6 4
 Are the mountain bikers there to make the bmxers look even better?

Its hardly a fair battle, the mountain bikers will get made to look like children.
  • 4 3
 yea that was exactly what i was thinking when there are bmxers like daniel dhers who is unstoppably its just going to make mountain bikers look bad
  • 1 0
 I love this contest. I hope that they don't actually not allow the bmx riders the one side of the course. Even if it is designed for MB I bet some nutty bmx guys would ride it. Sweet concept though... go mtb
  • 1 0
 RESULTS

1st McDermott/Dhers
2nd Pilgrim/Barbero
3rd Hauck/Main

Best trick MTB: Hauck - 720
Best trick BMX: Main - Huge (can-can?) footjam nosepick

Best combo: Pilgrim/Barbero
  • 4 2
 Man I swear the Mtb'ers are going bigger ,and doing alot sicker stuff then the Bmx'ers Proops boys looks like a sick comp..
  • 2 0
 i would have loved to have seen chase hawk there . he makes everyone spechless when he rides
  • 1 0
 going there tommorow...one hour from my place...awwww...can't wait to see that again... Smile
  • 2 0
 That is the mosty styled superflip I have ever encountered.
  • 5 2
 no darren pokoj?
  • 2 0
 Go Bartek !!! ;] gonna be hell of a show !!!!
  • 0 0
 NAA doubt pojok will be there.. he busted himself up pretty hard training i belive..internal bleeding an so forth.. not good!! Frown
  • 1 0
 Adam Hauck destroyed when I saw him ride at Ray's and I'm sure he's gonna kill it at this park aswell.
  • 1 2
 is this like a comp between mtbers and bmxers. if not red bull should make a comp bmxers vs flatlanders vs mtb street vs mtb dirtjumperers vs dhers vs freeriders vs trials. i think i covered them all if not u get the point
  • 2 1
 who won last year? mtb/bmx
  • 2 1
 i dunno who sam pilgrim is but he took my last name
  • 1 0
 he is an amazing dirt jumper rides for 24seven, well did.
he is immence how can you noit have heard of him?!
  • 0 0
 He's the 17 year old brit who just won the Nissan qashqai challenge in London.He's awsome!
  • 2 0
 rampage is still better
  • 0 0
 you got that right, true freeride.
  • 0 0
 too bad that darren pokoj won't compete- it would be nice if they had a mtb rider with so much style
  • 1 0
 daniel dhers is gunna win it just as long as he pulls his 'nippletwister'
  • 0 0
 this is such a great idea for a comp!! after watching last years vid i cant wait to see the footy from this year
  • 0 0
 i recon its going to Lance McDermott representing for the mtbers against Daniel Dhers for the bmxers. go lance!!!!!!
  • 3 2
 Looks amazing
  • 6 6
 bikers better beat BMXer`s
  • 2 1
 ^^^ hell ya. lets hope
  • 1 1
 what's the second song in that video????
  • 0 0
 looks like fun i wanto go
  • 0 1
 the bmx will win prob win it cause its a lot easier to do tricks on bmx cause its a lot smaller
  • 0 0
 looks pretty f*cking awesome
  • 1 1
 holy christ look at McDermott's form in that first pic!! thats unreal!
  • 0 0
 amazing vid! amazing event!
  • 0 0
 waaaaaaaaaaah its the heaven!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [ L ]
  • 1 1
 WHAT A SWEET FUCKING PARK!!!
  • 0 0
 Bartek tyrasz Smile zajeździsz tych padalcow na miekko !!!!
  • 0 0
 fire ball shut the hell up i ride both and your just stupid
  • 5 6
 are the mtb riders riding 24" or 26"
  • 0 0
 Amazing park!
  • 0 0
 epic
  • 0 0
 i cant wait.
  • 0 1
 is it on tv?
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