Remi Bizouard extends world championship lead

Cologne became a Mecca for the motorcycle industry last week. Beginning 2nd October, the Rhine metropolis played host to INTERMOT, Europe's largest motorcycle trade fair, and NIGHT of the JUMPS came to the LANXESS arena on Saturday for the tenth round of the FIM Freestyle MX World Championships, showcasing the world's most spectacular motorcycle sport.Twelve freestyle motocross pros fought it out for championship points in front of an excited crowd of over 12,000 fans who had come to enjoy the spectacle and cheer on their German heroes, Fabian Bauersachs, Hannes Ackermann and Kai Haase. For Bauersachs, this was to be the final appearance of his active competitive career. The German FMX legend again showed why for years he has been one of Europe's top riders. He bowed out with his signature tricks, Scorpion Tsunami and One Hand Nac Flip. It was not enough for the finals, but the crowd still cheered him as if he were the winner. Kai Haase also failed to go through, despite executing a number of backflip combos. However, Hannes Ackermann pulled off plenty of thrilling jumps – Tsunami, Hart Attack and Cliffhanger Backflip – to move into fourth position in qualifying. 
Three Frenchmen followed the German rider into the finals, Brice Izzo, David Rinaldo and Remi Bizouard. The two Czech riders, Petr Pilat and Podmol completed the line-up for the final round.Maxime Gregoire claimed victory in a spectacular Whip contest. He then tried his hand at The Volt in 'best trick' but fell on landing. Spectators saw another fall in Maxxis Highest Air when Luc Ackermann suffered a spill. The 14-year-old began by jumping 9:00 metres, a world record for his age group, only to crash out on landing when attempting 9:50m. The finale could hardly have been more exciting. One minute Brice was skilfully performing Underflips but then he too had to eat dirt, resulting in only sixth place. Red Bull rider Petr Pilat pulled off a 360 above the kicker ramp and went into fourth position. Hannes Ackermann again executed Tsunami Flip, Hart Attack and Cliffhanger Backflip, plus Airplane, Clicker to Superflip and many other spectacular moves. Pilat beat him, though, by only six points and he finished fifth.David Rinaldo left nobody in any doubt as to why he belonged on the podium. Lazyboy Flip and Double Seatgrab Backflip saw him move up safely into third place, but then judges put Libor with his 360 and Underflip Indy one point ahead of Rinaldo. Still, it was Remi Bizouard who once more reigned supreme. The two-time world champion performed a 360, Hart Attack Backflip, Cliffhanger Flip and his Ruler Flip, giving him victory at the tenth World Cup competition. Consequently, he remains the hottest contender in the hunt for the FIM Freestyle MX World Championship title; the Frenchman is in first place overall in the championship standings on 192 points. Podmol occupies the number two spot with a 20-point deficit. The next world championship points are up for grabs in the Latvian capital Riga on the 27th October. Another victory there should give Bizouard the world championship.FACTS NIGHT of the JUMPs – FIM Freestyle MX World ChampionshipsCologne, 06th October 2012 – Round 10Results NIGHT of the JUMPs – Final1. Remi Bizouard        FRA    RFME        Honda        407 Points2. Libor Podmol        CZE    ACCR        Yamaha    392 Points3. David Rinaldo        FRA    FFM        Yamaha    391 Points4. Petr Pilat         CZE    ACCR        KTM        365 Points5. Hannes Ackermann    GER    DMSB        KTM        360 Points6. Brice Izzo        FRA    FFM        Yamaha    344 PointsResults Qualification1. Remi Bizouard        FRA    RFME        Honda        348 Points2. Libor Podmol        CZE    ACCR        Yamaha    333 Points3. David Rinaldo        FRA    FFM        Yamaha    326 Points4. Hannes Ackermann    GER    DMSB        KTM        317 Points5. Petr Pilat         CZE    ACCR        KTM        308 Points6. Brice Izzo        FRA    FFM        Yamaha    306 Points7. Jose Miralles         ESP    RFME        KTM        290 Points8. Martin Koren        CZE    ACCR        KTM        281 Points9. Maxime Gregoire    FRA    FFM        Yamaha    276 Points10. Massimo Bianconcini    ITAL    PZM        KTM        275 Points11. Kai Haase        GER    DMSB         Suzuki        262 Points12. Fabian Bauersachs    GER    DMSB         Suzuki        196 PointsResults Whip Contest1. Maxime Gregoire    FRA    FFM        Yamaha    2. Massimo Bianconcini    ITAL    PZM        KTM3. Kai Haase        GER    DMSB         SuzukiResults MAXXIS Highest Air1. Massimo Bianconcini    ITA        9,50 Meter2. Luc Ackermann    GER        9,50 Meter FIM Freestyle MX World ChampionshipsRanking (after 10th contest)1. Remi Bizouard        FRA    RFME        Honda          192 Points2. Libor Podmol        CZE    ACCR        Yamaha     172 Points3. David Rinaldo        FRA    FFM        Yamaha     132 Points4. Brice Izzo        FRA    FFM        Yamaha     131 Points5. Hannes Ackermann    GER    DMSB        KTM           90 Points6. Maikel Melero        ESP    RFME         KTM           80 Points7. Massimo Bianconcini    ITAL    PZM        KTM           77 Points8. Jose Miralles        ESP    RFME        KTM           48 Points 9. Javier Villegas        CHL    FMC        Yamaha       47 Points 10. Lukas Weis        GER    DMSB        Suzuki           38 Points11. Ivan Zucconi        ITA    PZM        KTM           37 Points12. Clinton Moore    AUS    MA        Yamaha       34 Points 13. Petr Pilat         CZE    ACCR        KTM           33 Points14. Martin Koren        CZE    ACCR        KTM           29 Points15. Aleksey Koleshnikov    RUS    MFR        Yamaha       27 Points

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