Dirt has one class at the worlds. The jumps are usually big so there's no room for experts, a special girls class or masters. When you first took a look at the jumps you noticed the 6 meter high starting stage. It was pretty nuts because the drop to the first landing was about three meters. Just compare it to the high diving board. It looks alright from the bottom but once you're up there it's a different story. The first go for everyone was quite scary but if you wanted to compete, you had to go for it. There were some scratches from the original starting list, including Jesse Puente's name, but we think that was a mistake rather than Jesse pussing out on the big drop.
After the drop, three big sets followed. Some riders (BB, Bohan, Barrett, Sasaki, Baker) we pushing the limits to the sky on the first set. After set three a 180 degree left hand turn followed. Then it was two
more sets that required some pedaling, even for the strict riders (that normally don't allow pedaling in between jumps). The weather cooperated very well. It must have been Marek's birthday present. The rain earlier that day made for perfect conditions with no dust and loamy dirt. It was decided to drop the lowest score so every rider had the chance to mess up only once.
When all was said and done,
Kye Forte got the gold. The Federal rider did whips, flips and 360-s both ways with a table top thrown in left and right for good measure. RedBull buddy
Corey Bohan got second. He came close to pulling off one of those "newschool" front flips over the last set. In third we saw S&M's
Adam Baker who, in his last run, attempted a tailwhip drop in off the 20 feet stage. He messed up but got back up to show he could do it. In the meantime
Ryan Barrett had crashed hard on a cannonball on the second set and had to be taken to hospital with a scabbed face and a concussion. It's a miracle not more accidents happened on dirt, but then again, it was for pros only.
BdJ
Pro results Dirt IBMXFF Worlds
1 Kye Forte England
2 Corey Bohan Australia
3 Adam Baker USA
4 Sergio Layos Spain
5 Heath Pinter USA
6 Romuald BB Noirot France
7 Ryan Barret USA
8 Patrick Guimez France
9 Marcus Hampl Germany
10 Luke Fink Australia
11 Sasaki Taketoshi Japan
12 Wilson Gareth England
13 Panka David CZ
14 Forte Leo UK
15 Heyer Bjon Germany
16 Tisoni Alessandro Italy
17 Benes Libor CZ
18 Herbolzheimer Max Germany
19 Barbero Alessandro Italy
20 Vhanntolder Greg 0
21 Conry Viliam France
22 Caha Pavel CZ
23 Mlady Ondra CZ
24 Carrez Cedric France
25 Kompaore Laurent France
more sets that required some pedaling, even for the strict riders (that normally don't allow pedaling in between jumps). The weather cooperated very well. It must have been Marek's birthday present. The rain earlier that day made for perfect conditions with no dust and loamy dirt. It was decided to drop the lowest score so every rider had the chance to mess up only once.
When all was said and done, Kye Forte got the gold. The Federal rider did whips, flips and 360-s both ways with a table top thrown in left and right for good measure. RedBull buddy Corey Bohan got second. He came close to pulling off one of those "newschool" front flips over the last set. In third we saw S&M's Adam Baker who, in his last run, attempted a tailwhip drop in off the 20 feet stage. He messed up but got back up to show he could do it. In the meantime Ryan Barrett had crashed hard on a cannonball on the second set and had to be taken to hospital with a scabbed face and a concussion. It's a miracle not more accidents happened on dirt, but then again, it was for pros only.
BdJ
Pro results Dirt IBMXFF Worlds
1 Kye Forte England
2 Corey Bohan Australia
3 Adam Baker USA
4 Sergio Layos Spain
5 Heath Pinter USA
6 Romuald BB Noirot France
7 Ryan Barret USA
8 Patrick Guimez France
9 Marcus Hampl Germany
10 Luke Fink Australia
11 Sasaki Taketoshi Japan
12 Wilson Gareth England
13 Panka David CZ
14 Forte Leo UK
15 Heyer Bjon Germany
16 Tisoni Alessandro Italy
17 Benes Libor CZ
18 Herbolzheimer Max Germany
19 Barbero Alessandro Italy
20 Vhanntolder Greg 0
21 Conry Viliam France
22 Caha Pavel CZ
23 Mlady Ondra CZ
24 Carrez Cedric France
25 Kompaore Laurent France
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