Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action Sports

NIGHT of the JUMPs 25th anniversary show was one to remember in Dresden, Germany! After the first ever show in Riesa in 2001 it is crazy to see NOTJ still here 25 years later and going strong!

Luc Ackermann has been the man to beat for the past 5 years and for round 2, 2025 Pat Bowden arrived to put some pressure on the local German on his home soil.

Highlights include:

• Dakar Rally Bike Backflip with Libor Podmol
• Pat Bowden's ...

X Games Best Whip was always going to be a nail-biter, especially in 2025 when X Games banned the Electric Bikes, so there was no Patrick Evans returning to defend his medal.

But Julien Vanstippen, Tom Parsons, Jarryd McNeil, Tyler Bereman and I'd say Wyatt Fontenot showed why it didn't matter!

Join Clint Esposito and Steve Sommerfeld for the full review of X Games Best Whip 2025

1. Julien Vanstippen (BEL)
2. Tom Parsons (US...

X Games has celebrated 30 years and this past weekend Rob Adelberg came away with the first Gold Medal with the brand new trick, a Front Flip Rowedova Stripper!

Adelberg has innovated 3 brand new Frontie tricks in the past few weeks with the Porti-Air and then Rowedova at X Games Japan.

Tom Richards debuted with the Inside Roll for his Silver medal!

Ben Richards brought the Special Flip with his own flair to take Bronze!

Join Clint...

Quarter Pipe is one of the gnarliest competitions out there and for those who like racing with a definite winner - this is your category!

The highest jump wins. Simple

Rider Line-Up:

• Tyler Bereman
• Jason Borosky
• Corey Creed
• Kohl Denney
• Brian McCarty 'McGnarls'
• Guillem Navas
• Colby Raha

Unfortunately no Axell Hodges in this years line-up, but these riders here are some of the biggest senders. So I'm expecting t...

Join Part 2 of the Two Wheels to Freedom podcast with Clint Esposito where we discuss the X Games Best Whip competition coming up this weekend.

How crazy is this, X Games have banned the Stark Varg electric bike (and any other electric bikes if someone would bring a competitive model out)

So there is NO Patrick Evans - last years winner. Insane. Tom Parsons had to drop his Stark and get back on the 4 strokes.

Here's...

X Games 2025 is back and this year it's in Salt Lake City!

For the 30th year of X Games, it'll be a big celebration but before we get there let's check out who's in Moto Best Trick!

• Rob Adelberg
• Taka Higashino
• Brian McCarty 'McGnarls'
• Ben Richards
• Tom Richards
• Jacko Strong
• Genki Watanabe

This will be an interesting Best Trick competition - but there are 4 big name riders missing who could easily ...

Here we go! X Games Japan starts today, so this Preview is just in time.

Listen in with Clint Esposito and I going through the in's and out's of the first X Games of the year.

Only 5 riders on the list, so we can get through this fast.

Who's in?

Rob Adelberg

Jacko Strong

Benny Richards

Taka Higashino

Genki Watanabe (Wanky San!)

Who will win this one? And will we see something new?

My only guess will be Rob...

Join Clint Esposito and I as we preview the riders field for the upcoming Duelo de Motos which is back for another year in Brazil!

The Brazilian FMX Championships are still going, and it's great to see some new names on the list which surprised Clint and I as we were going through it.

I think the favourite will still be Javier Villegas, but Colby Gort isn't scared to send it. Especially on the different course design they have each y...

Join Clint Esposito and I as we review the first round of the World Championships at NIGHT of the JUMPs from last weekend!

In one of the best NOTJ's we've seen in a long time, Luc Ackermann came with something brand new! The real front flip over the Next Gen ramp!

But Mincha came with soooo many new Front Flip combos and banging style, it was like splitting hairs for the points overall.

Of course, the chat came ...

It doesn't even matter that this is one week after the event. The Press Conference isn't a place to worry so much about the event, it's about still trying to do a podcast in the background without anyone knowing it!

Tune in with Riders Lounge Podcast & KING of the WHIP as we hosted the first KOTW Press Conference at World of Yamaha in Johannesburg, South Africa just before the 6th annual King of the Whip took place at Montecas...

Join Steve as he interviews the newcomers to the final round of NIGHT of the JUMPs in Hannover on the weekend.

Especially with Squibby, Powley, Costela and Mincha who all had very last minute invites due to injuries and the birth of Melero's new baby.

What do they all think of the setup and how confident they feel coming into the competition!

Jamie Squibb

Francis Costela

Arran Powley

Jose Mincha

Jimi Brandt

Tobias Freigang

Alejan...

Tune in with NIGHT of the JUMPs LiveStream host Steve Sommerfeld as he interviews the winners from the final round of the FMX World Tour in Hannover, Germany!

Final

1.          Luc Ackermann (GER)             280 Points

2.          Jose Mincha (ESP)      263 Points

3.          Davide Rossi (ITA)       253 Points

4.          Matej Cesak (CZE)      242 Points

Freestyle Motocross Qualification Group 1

1.          Jose Mincha (ESP)...

Tune in with Steve Sommerfeld as he interviews the winners from Round 5 of the World Tour at NIGHT of the JUMPs in Cologne, Germany!

Final

1. Luc Ackermann (GER) 280 Points

2. Davide Rossi (ITA) 263 Points

3. Brice Izzo (FRA) 229 Points

4. Paul Manesse (FRA) 215 Points

Freestyle Motocross Qualification Group 1

1. Brice Izzo (FRA) 249 Points

2. Paul Manesse (FRA) 214 Points

3. Matej Cesak (CZE) ...

Join Steve Sommerfeld as he wanders the Pit Party at NIGHT of the JUMPs to interview the riders just before the competition was about to start in Cologne at Round 5.

Interviews with:

Tom Pfeiffer

Dan Miler

FTA's Robin Steiner, Luuk Swinkels, Niklas Distler, Milco Abrahams

Luc Ackermann

Brice Izzo

Paul Manesse

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Who's in and who's out for Round 5 of the Freestyle MX World Tour at NIGHT of the JUMPs this Saturday night in Cologne, Germany!

Tune in to find out what new tricks Brice Izzo and Leo Fini are bringing and Paul Manesse will make his debut at NOTJ!

FMX

Luc Ackermann

Andreu Lacondeguy

Matej Cesak

Leo Fini

Davide Rossi

Paul Manesse

Mikolej Tempka

Brice Izzo

BMX / MTB / Scooter

Alejandro Bonafe

Leon Binckebanck

Dan Miler

Maty Pek...

Join Steve as he finds a few of the riders in the swarm of the NIGHT of the JUMPs Pit Party.

1 hour before the competition started in Berlin all the riders were on the floor meeting the crowd and we grabbed some interesting interviews!

Libor Podmol dropped some big news! He's coming back in the next NIGHT of the JUMPs with an old trick that we didn't think we'd see from him again!

Maty Pekarek was as sick as a dog, did 4 jumps in ...

Here's a snippet from the NIGHT of the JUMPs Berlin 2024 LiveStream with host Steve Sommerfeld speaking with Luc Ackermann, Marc Pinyol and Alejandro Bonafe after the podium and winners ceremony.

Berlin – 05.10.2024

Results

Final

1.    Luc Ackermann (GER)   279 Points

2.    Marc Pinyol (ESP)  264 Points

3.    Davide Rossi (ITA)   257 Points

4.    Matej Cesak (ITA)   215 Points

Freestyle Motocross Qualification Group 1

1.   ...

Find out who will be in and who's out for Berlin this weekend at NIGHT of the JUMPs for the World Tour series.

Tune in to hear why Andreu Lacondeguy can be a wild-card who could upset all competitions on his first ever outing at NOTJ and what he's just landed on the Next Gen this week.

FMX

Luc Ackermann (GER)

Libor Podmol (CZE)

Marc Pinyol (ESP)

Leonardo Fini (ITA)

Davide Rossi (ITA)

Matej Cesak (CZE)

Mikolej Tempka (POL)

Andre...