March 21, 2006

Mat Rebaud dominates in Nürnberg

SCOTT Teamrider Mat Rebeaud gives a backflip exhibition en route to another victory.

A sold out arena witnessed some more tight competition in Nurenburg last Saturday which ended to the pounding strains of Song 2 from Blur as Mat Rebeaud gave an extended encore repertoire of every backflip combo in the book.

Rebeaud’s (Switzerland) backflip mastery was just enough to edge out the ever improving Remi Bizouard (Fra). Bizouard may only have had three backflips in his routine, but it was his other tricks which really blew minds. Undoubtedly the biggest extensions ever seen in an IFMXF event, coupled with an aggressive determination, meant that Bizouard was a mere handful of points behind Rebeaud in the end.

Third in the final was Libor Podmol (Cze), who also had the Highest Air ahead of Rebeaud. Fourth in the final was American Derek Burlew. Fifth was the Italian General, Massimo Bianconcini ahead of Nick de Wit (SA).

The Team Whip contest was won by Rebeaud and Bizouard over the pairing of Busty Wolter (Ger) and Derek Burlew. Third were the Italians, Biancocini and Alvaro dal Farra.

The next round of the Night of the Jumps takes place in Graz, Austria next weekend (March 19, 19).

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FACTS NIGHT of the JUMPs
Nurnberg, 11. March 2006

Results Final NIGHT of the JUMPs
Nurenberg, March 11, 2006
1. Mathieu Rebeaud SUI FMS KTM 292 Points
2. Remi Bizouard FRA FFM Yamaha 286 Points
3. Libor Podmol CZE ACCR Suzuki 246 Points
4. Derek Burlew USA DMSB Yamaha 237 Points
5. Massimo Bianconcini ITA DMSB Honda 205 Points
6. Nick de Wit RSA DMSB Suzuki 228 Points