Robbie Maddison wins Red Bull X-Fighters Madrid
By TMX Archives on 26th Jul 10
Cheered on by 25,000 fans, Australia's Robbie Maddison tamed Madrid's legendary bullfighting ring on Friday night as he secured victory against the best freestyle motocross riders on the planet. With the next stop being the infamous Battersea Power Station in London, this year's Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour couldn't be closer!
MADRID (ESP). The sound of wailing motors rang through the tunnels around thefamous bullfighting arena as the two-wheeled toreros raced towards the kickersat up to 60km/h. It was Aussie superstar Robbie Maddison – famous for jumpingover London's iconic Tower Bridge in 2009 and sailing across the Corinth Canalin Greece in 2010 – who raised the bar yet again in the Spanish capital with abrand-new trick, completing one full rotation of his body over the bike while 15metres in the air before returning to the saddle to nail the trick and rideaway. "The Volt Body Varial definitely helped me win,” grinned the man from DownUnder after his victory, adding: "I still can't believe it!”
Just weeksafter beginning training following a major crash, Switzerland's Mat Rebeaudcelebrated a comeback to remember as he defeated the local favourite and 2009winner Dany Torres (ESP) in the Semi-Finals. Despite having to settle for fourthplace, the Spaniard had nothing but words of praise for the huge Madrid crowdand event winner Robbie Maddison: "The atmosphere here is just insane. Next yearI'll be back to take revenge, but Maddison deserved to win here tonight. Thankyou to all the fans.”
Third place went to Andrè Villa (NOR), who managedto defend his lead in the overall points classification thanks to yet anotherstrong performance. The Norwegian has a 45-point lead over Maddison going intothe fifth stop of the season in London (GBR) on 14 August 2010. "I've got tostay consistent and finish on the podium in London and at the season finale inRome. If I manage to do that then nothing can stand between me and the overalltitle,” commented Villa. To get hold of tickets for Red Bull X-Fighters inLondon check out bit.ly/RBXfightersTickets.