Josh Sheehan wrote his name in the Night of the Jumps record books at the weekend as the Australian rider became the first man to clinch six consecutive victories in the Freestyle Motocross extravaganza.
Australian Josh Sheehan sprung a surprise in rounds 4 and 5 of the FIM Freestyle Motocross World Championship in Basel at the weekend by registering his first wins thanks to a dominant performance at the Night of the Jumps event.
Former FIM Freestyle Motocross World Champion Mat Rebeaud will miss his home round this weekend as the Night of the Jumps circus visits the St Jakobshalle in Basle, Switzerland, for rounds 4 and 5 of the 2011 season.
Reigning FIM Freestyle Motocross World Champion Libor Podmol bounced back from a terrible start to his season in Turin last month with victory on day 2 of the Night of the Jumps event in Berlin at the weekend.
Motors TV brings you two days of live Night of the Jumps this weekend as well as all the action from round two of the World Rally Championship in Mexico.
The 2011 FIM Freestyle Motocross World Championship kicked off in spectacular style, LIVE on Motors TV, on Saturday night as Frenchman Remi Bizouard took the win while reigning champion Libor Podmol missed out on the final.
Motors TV will set new standards for FIM Freestyle MX World Championship coverage in 2011 with all ten rounds of the NIGHT of the JUMPs being shown live across Europe for the first time.
Having finished as runner-up three times in the past four years, Libor Podmol finally clinched his first FIM Freestyle MX World Championship title at the weekend as the Czech rider held off Frenchman Brice Izzo in a thrilling season finale in Fortalesa, Brazil.
Libor Podmol extended his lead at the top of the FIM Freestyle MX World Championship standings with victory in Vienna at the weekend, narrowly defeating his closest title rival Brice Izzo.
The second Night of the Jumps event in the Czech city of Ostrava has seen local man Libor Podmol claim his second overall win. Once again, Podmol outdid Remi Bizouard and main title rival Brice Izzo to ensure the victory, with both also showing great form.
The most improved rider on display was Josh Sheehan, who laid on an impressive sequence of tricks to go through to the final in only his second event, whilst Alastair Sayer also displayed a new level of complexity in his tricks to earn himself a place in the final. They were joined by Bizouard, Podmol, Izzo and Jose Miralles.
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