2012 iXS Dirt Masters: Wrap Up
The 2012 edition of the iXS Dirt Masters event just wrapped up in Winterberg Germany. The four day festival is Europe’s largest gravity festival and offers something for every bike enthusiast. The festival has over 180 exhibitors and competition action across many disciplines including four cross, enduro, iXS German DH, amateur dirt jump contests and the Red Bull Berg Line slope style.
Roughly 50,000 participants visited the festival over the four days to take in the vibrant atmosphere and various contests. There was certainly no shortage of racers as the enduro sold out a few weeks prior and the DH race had over 1000 racers. The festival originated six years ago to offer a place for gravity bike riders to meet, compete and for vendors to promote their products. The festival continues to grow every year and with the DH race and slope style it’s starting to attract some of the world’s top athletes like the Hutchinson DH race team and the top competitors on the FMB slope style tour. The people are friendly, the beer is cold and the riding is great here at Winterberg. After a great week PB will be back for the 2013 edition to cover the event. See you here next year!
That all she wrote for 2012. Be sure to check back for the 2013 edition. Thanks for having us Winterberg!
Photography by Nic Genovese
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Roughly 50,000 participants visited the festival over the four days to take in the vibrant atmosphere and various contests. There was certainly no shortage of racers as the enduro sold out a few weeks prior and the DH race had over 1000 racers. The festival originated six years ago to offer a place for gravity bike riders to meet, compete and for vendors to promote their products. The festival continues to grow every year and with the DH race and slope style it’s starting to attract some of the world’s top athletes like the Hutchinson DH race team and the top competitors on the FMB slope style tour. The people are friendly, the beer is cold and the riding is great here at Winterberg. After a great week PB will be back for the 2013 edition to cover the event. See you here next year!
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 There were lots of kids shredding the smaller jumps by the Berg Line course keeping the crowd entertained during breaks in the contest. |
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| Autograph signings at the iXS booth were a big hit with the crowd. |
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| No shortage of cold beers around the festival. |
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| Richie Schley moments before the Enduro race. |
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| With over 50,00 people attending the festival over the 4 days, the Red Bull Berg Line was the crowd pleaser on Saturday evening. |
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| First place qualifier Brett Rheeder getting his bike ready for finals. Benny Phillips crashed in practice and ended up breaking his arm, but he will be back at it in no time. |
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| The Claw stretching one out in the finals. |
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| Anthony Messere ended with a solid 4th place finish. |
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| Brett Rheeder/ Thomas Genon. |
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That all she wrote for 2012. Be sure to check back for the 2013 edition. Thanks for having us Winterberg!
Photography by Nic Genovese
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Andreu deserves the win Big Time, he's a smart rider and deserves to be where he's at.
Congrats to the professionalism of Darren Berecloth for everything he has done for this event. He makes me proud to be Canadian.
This is the FR video
Bennett Newkirk's Race Report.
PS. Sam Reynolds should have won, he was robbed!