Am scris acum cateva zile despre antrenamentele pe care le tot facea Dany Torres in Spania, in fata hotelului Marques de Riscal. Se pare ca i-au prins bine, pentru ca spaniolul, in varsta de 24 de ani, l-a ingenunchiat pe rivalul sau, Blake Williams, in Plaza de Toros de las Ventas. Torres, eroul local, zice ca a fost cea mai buna zi din viata lui, dupa ce a realizat sarituri uimitoare de 15 metri inaltime, pe distante de 32 de metri, in fata a zeci de mii de fani ai motocross-ului. Nu aceleasi senzatii au savurat David Rinaldo al Frantei, si reprezentantul Chile, Javier Villegas, care au impins limitele un pic prea mult, si si-au vazut sperantele naruite, dupa cateva cazaturi spectaculoase (din fericire, fara sa se accidenteze prea rau). In urma competitiei, Andre Villa (Norvegia) a ajuns lider in clasamentul general, la doar 5 puncte in fata lui Nate Adams (SUA, 265 de puncte) care a ajuns pe margine in urma unei accidentari. Cu a doua victorie la acest concurs, Torres a acumulat inca 100 de puncte, ceea ce il plaseaza pe locul 3 in acest sezon, cu un total de 245 de puncte. Asteptam cu nerabdare finala sezonului, in tara natala a superstarului FMX Robbie Maddison, Australia, pe 17 Septembrie.

Dany Torres (ESP) grabbed the bull by the horns with a brilliant victory on Friday night against the world?s best freestyle motocross riders in a gala event in Madrid marking the sport?s 10^th anniversary at the Plaza de Toros de las Ventas. Spain?s local hero forced his rival Blake Williams (AUS) to his knees in the bullring in front of 25,000 delighted Spanish fans.

MADRID (Spain) ? Torres got a perfect five-for-five from the duly impressed jury members and sent the giant crowd watching in Spain?s biggest bullfighting arena (62 meters diameter) into fits of euphoria with his scintillating jumps of up to 15 meters high and 32 meters distance. ?It?s the best day of my life,? the 24-year-old beamed after his second victory in the bullring in Madrid, built in 1931, after what was the 10th time the Red Bull X-Fighters performed in Spain.

The tens of thousands of fans had packed the famous bullring, which had been converted into an FMX course with a gigantic pile of dirt in the center, and repeatedly held their breath watching the daring performances. Backflips, no-hand landings or 360-degree turns on ordinary motocross bikes sent shivers through the crowd and led to a series of spontaneous waves around the stadium. David Rinaldo of France and Chile?s Javier Villegas pressed a bit too hard and saw their hopes of greater glory crushed in spectacular crashes ? with fortunately neither seriously hurt. ?You?ve got to push to the boundaries of physics go do these jumps,? said Blake Williams of Australia, who took second place.

Norway?s Andre Villa moved into the overall lead — just five points ahead of Nate Adams (USA, 265 points), who was sidelined with an injury. The Norwegian ace squandered a golden opportunity to move further ahead after a blunder-filled performance in the quarterfinals. Torres collected 100 points with his second victory this year and raised his season total to 245 points (3^rd place overall).

First held in 2001 in Valencia, the global FMX Tour has now been held 33 times around the world. The next event with the two-stroke engines takes place in three weeks in Poznan (POL). The season finale will take place in the home of Australian FMX superstar Robbie Maddison (Sydney/17 September).

Final results Madrid:

1. Dany Torres (ESP),

2. Blake Williams (AUS),

3. Josh Sheehan (AUS),

4. Maikel Melero (ESP),

5. Andre Villa (NOR),

6. Adam Jones (USA),

7. Javier Villegas (CHI),

8. Robbie Maddison (AUS),

9. Alastair Sayer (BOT),

10. David Rinaldo (FRA),

11. Nick Franklin (NZL),

12. Eigo Sato (JPN)

Overall results (after 4 of 6 events):

1. Villa (NOR/270 points),

2. Adams (USA/265),

3. Torres (ESP/245),

4. Williams (AUS/215),

5. Robbie Maddison (AUS),

6. Josh Sheehan (AUS/130)

 

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