Villa wins and Izzo with a Shaolin Flip
By TMX Archives on 19th Apr 08
Graz, 18th April 2008: Andr Villa won the second contest of the FIM Freestyle MX World Championships and now leads the World Championships series with 40 points. With a solid final run the the Norway guy put both French riders Remi Bizouard on 2nd and Romain Izzo on 3rd position. And this even though Romain Izzo did a Shaolin Flip in the double-up.
The entire world elite in Freestyle Motocross came to Graz for the 2nd roundof the FIM Freestyle MX World Championships. 7.000 people celebrated the 12FMX-Rider out of nations at the Suzuki NIGHT of the JUMPs in the Schwarzl arenain Unterpremsttten.
The field of riders was definitly the best, whichever started on Austrian ground at the World Championship, with e.g. Dubai XGames winner Greg Hartman (USA), Jack Rowe (USA), the leader of the FIMFreestyle MX World Championship Andr Villa (NOR), X Games contender RemiBizouard (FRA), two times Vice World Champion Libor Podmol (CZE), Romain Izzo(FRA), Fredrik Johansson (SWE) and local hero Martin Schenk (AUT).
Underthis huge number of Worldclass athletes the riders had to give their bestalready in the qualifying. Suzuki Teamrider Andr Villa,Romain Izzo, LiborPodmol, Remi Bizouard, Fabian Bauersachs and Fredrik Johansson made it into thefinal. Both US-boys Jack Rowe and Greg Hartman had their problems andfailed.
After the qualification Andr Villa won with incredible jumps theWhip-Contest. Czech Libor Podmol won Highest Air Contest with 8,0meters.
In the final each rider pushed the trick level even harder, sothe audience saw a Tsunami Flip from Remi Bizouard, Cordova Flip from FredrikJohansson, a Whip Flip from Fabian Bauersachs, a Cliffhanger Flip from LiborPodmol and the already mentioned Shaolin Flip from Romain Izzo. But this waseven not enough to beat Andr Villa on this day. With 1-Hand-Can Flip, 1-HandNac Flip, Switchblade Flip, Clicker Flip and his massive Underflip the Norwaywon with 3 points lead.
On saturday Samstag the riders will start againat the Schwarzl arena. This time for the 3rd round of the FIM Freestyle MX WorldChampionship.
FACTS Suzuki NIGHT of the JUMPs
FIM Freestyle MX World Championships Round 2 Graz, 18th April 2008
Results Suzuki NIGHT of the JUMPs Final
1. Andr Villa NOR RFME Suzuki 345 Points
2. Remi Bizouard FRA FFM Yamaha 342 Points
3. Romain Izzo FRA FFM Kawaski 340 Points
4. Libor Podmol CZE ACCR Suzuki 332 Points
5. Fredrik Johansson SWE SVEMO Suzuki 283 Points
6. Fabian Bauersachs GER DMSB KTM 273 Points
Results Qualifikation
1. Remi Bizouard FRA FFM Yamaha 290 Points
2. Libor Podmol CZE ACCR Suzuki 289 Points
3. Andr Villa NOR RFME Suzuki 274 Points
4. Fredrik Johansson SWE SVEMO Suzuki 269 Points
5. Romain Izzo FRA FFM Kawaski 260 Points
6. Fabian Bauersachs GER DMSB KTM 253 Points
7. Greg Hartmann USA DMSB Yamaha 245 Points
8. Bartosz Oglaza POL PZM Suzuki 207 Points
9. Jack Rowe USA DMSB Suzuki 204 Points
10. Oystein Kjorstad NOR NMF KTM 167 Points
11. Martin Schenk AUT OSK Yamaha 150 Points
12. Lukas Weis GER DMSB Suzuki 127 Points
Results Whip Contest
1. Andr Villa NOR RFME Suzuki
2. Lukas Weis GER DMSB Suzuki
3. Remi Bizouard FRA FFM Yamaha
3. Bartosz Oglaza POL PZM Suzuki
Results Highest Air Contest
1. Libor Podmol CZE 8,00 Meter
1. Lukas Weis GER 7,80 Meter
3. Bartosz Oglaza POL 7,00 Meter
FIM Freestyle MX World Championships
Ranking (after 2nd contest)
1. Andr Villa NOR RFME Suzuki 40 Points
2. Romain Izzo FRA FFM Kawaski 32 Points
3. Jack Rowe USA DMSB Suzuki 25 Points
4. Fredrik Johansson SWE SVEMO Suzuki 24 Points
5. Fabian Bauersachs GER DMSB KTM 19 Points
6. Greg Hartman USA DMSB Yamaha 19 Points
7. Remi Bizouard FRA FFM Yamaha 18 Points
8. Lukas Weis GER DMSB Suzuki 18 Points
9. Libor Podmol CZE ACCR Suzuki 14 Points
10. Bartosz Oglaza POL PZM Suzuki 13 Points
11. Oystein Kjorstad NOR NMF KTM 10 Points
12. Kota Kugimura JAP Yamaha 8 Points
13. Gilles Dejong BEL FMB KTM 7 Points