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x-games munich - Matt Jones
Summer
My time came to head up the start-tower and it was already clear that
round, but I’d already flown past it haha. So although landing on two
the wind situation had escalated massively. The prospect of doing the
wheels, I exploded off the bike and crashed. I was super gutted to not
run that I’d planned seemed much more unfeasible with the 35mph
have landed it because the run scored a 71.00 with a crash on the most
winds, and the rest of the Redbull Phenom crew shared this view that it
important part, so I feel that landing it could surely won me the event.
was dangerous to ride in those conditions. However, ESPN and Redbull
But I guess it’s all gained experience to ensure that it goes more to plan
were streaming our runs and this made the whole situation more
next time! My first score of 78.00 placed me in third overall, so I still
appealing haha!
came away with a Bronze medal!
I was second to drop in and instantly got blown sideways off of the
The crash on the last flip got a lot of hype at the event, and I even got a
first drop and only just managed to salvage a full run. This did give
surprise invite to Bearclaw’s Invitational next month! So I’m really stoked
me a first place score of 78.00 but I was intent on making my second
to be heading to Canada for my first event over there.
run count in order to maintain this lead over the other riders. My plan
X-Games was a sick experience and I for sure hope to be there again
for the second run was to 360 the first drop but whilst sat in the start
at the next one. Thanks to all my sponsors for helping me out, my
tower it was clear the wind could easily take me and so I decided that
girlfriend for looking after me there, and to the Redbull Phenom team
i’d make up for this at the bottom of the course. This run was much
for the incredible opportunity that we were given.
smoother with a clean flip on the first big jump and then some tuck no handers on the technical section of the course. I’d decided that at the end, I’d flip the huge step-down to boost my score because I was sure that I’d be the only rider to do this. So I pedalled into the step down lip for the first time, but had no idea of speed as it was my first hit on this final lip. I popped the flip really slowly and saw the landing come
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