question, he was the man of the day with this super technical tricks and great style. Second place went to Ben Hennon from the United Kingdom who also had a big banger on the last jump: a 360 turndown to tailwhip. But combined with flip lookdowns and double tailwhips, he was not able to take the win. The German BMX legend Markus Hampl rocked the line with opposite 360 combos, flipwhips and 360 super seaters. He finished with a great third place in front of Ricardo Laguna and Patrick Guimez. The final TOP10 results in a short overview:
1. Dane Searls (AUS / Unit Clothing)
2. Ben Hennon (GBR / Eastpak)
3. Markus Hampl (GER /Twenty Bikes)
4. Ricardo Laguna (USA / Dans Comp)
5. Patrick Guimez (FRA / Monster Energy)
6. Dusan Antalík (SLO / Nike 6.0)
7. Bob Manchester (GBR / Amity)
8. Jean-Baptiste Peytavit (FRA / Twenty Bikes)
9. Daniel Juchatz (GER / Vans)
10. Sven Lehmann (GER / KHE)
The prize ceremony was very traditional in a Bavarian way: The winner got a 30 liters beer keg, the second a spigot and the third a hammer. A few minutes of teamwork later, the men on the podium were able to celebrate their success with a zip of fresh and cold beer.
Most of the riders already took care, that their spot on the riders' list of the BIG IN BAVARIA in 2011 is secured. So you can already look forward to next year's Vol.III of the BIG IN BAVARIA at the BIKE EXPO tradeshow (July 21st to 24th).
But you don't have to plan that far to get first class dirt jump action. If you haven't seen the live stream on soulbmx.com , you can look forward for the BIG IN BAVARIA highlight clip coming soon.
Pics by David Ulrich
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.