FMX: Red Bull X-Fighters Preview Madrid

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Since the victory over Holland in the final of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa the whole of Spain has been in permanent party mode, and with the fourth stop of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2010 coming to Madrid’s Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas on July 23 the celebrations are set to continue.

Among the favourites for the win at the traditional event in the second-largest bullfighting ring on the planet will be not only overall leader Andrè Villa (NOR) and reigning champion Nate Adams (USA) but, as always, local hero and fans’ favourite Dany Torres (ESP).

The fact that the Madrilenians know how to have a good time will come as no surprise to the Red Bull X-Fighters, for whom the Spanish capital has become somewhat of a second home as it plays host to the highlight event of the most prestigious FMX tour in the world year after year.

On July 23, the finest freestyle motocross riders on the planet will return once again to the legendary Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas to show why FMX and Madrid simply belong together.

The points situation in the overall standings going into this year’s event is just as close as it was in 2009, with the three stops in Mexico City (MEX), Giza (EGY) and Moscow (RUS) producing three different winners.

Thanks to consistent performances, reigning Red Bull X-Fighters Champion Nate Adams has managed to reduce the gap to standings leader Andrè Villa, winner of the first event of the season in Mexico City, to just 20 points, while his win on Moscow’s legendary Red Square just a few weeks ago means that Levi “Rubber Kid” Sherwood (NZE) is right back in the fight for the title with 175 points.

Hot on his heels are Tower Bridge hero Robbie Maddison (AUS) and Adam Jones (USA), who impressed at the second stop of the season in Egypt to take the win under the gaze of the majestic Great Sphinx of Giza.

Yet, when it comes to the crazy Spanish fans packed into Las Ventas, there is one man who is top favourite for the win year after year – local hero Dany Torres. Pushed on by tens of thousands of Spaniards screaming their lungs out, Torres always manages to step it up a level in front of his home fans and took his first win of the 2009 season this time last year in Madrid.

A increased field of starters in Madrid: Nate Adams, Jeremy Stenberg, Lance Coury, Brody Wilson and Adam Jones from the USA, Robbie Maddison, Cameron Sinclair, Jackson Strong and Clinton Moore from Australia, Eigo Sato from Japan, Levi Sherwood presents New Zealand, André Villa from Norway, Mat Rebeaud representing Switzerland, France with David Rinaldo and Remi Bizouard and of course, Spanish locals Dany Torres as well as Michael Melero.

# Rider Nat Bike Mexico Egypt Russia Spain UK Italy Overall
01 Andre Villa NOR Yam YZ250 100 80 65 245
02 Nate Adams USA Yam YZ250 80 65 80 225
03 Levi Sherwood NZL Yam YZ250 30 45 100 175
04 Robbie Maddison AUS Yam YZ250 65 55 45 165
05 Adam Jones USA Yam YZ250 25 100 30 155
06 Eigo Sato JAP Yam YZ250 35 35 55 125
07 Jim McNeil USA Suz RM250 45 30 20 95
08 Dany Torres ESP KTM SX250 55 35 90
09 Cameron Sinclair AUS Yam YZ250 10 25 35
10 Libor Podmol FRA Suz RM250 25 25
11 Blake Williams AUS Hon CR250R 15 5 20
Lance Coury USA Hon CR250 20 20
Charles Pagès FRA Suz RM250 20 20
14 Mat Rebeaud SUI KTM SX 250 15 15
Daice Suzuki JAP Yam YZ250 15 15
16 Alex Kolesnikov RUS KTM SX250 10 10
Petr Pilat CZE KTM SX250 10 10
18 Nick de Wit RSA KTM SX250 5 5
Johan Nungaray MEX Yam YZ250 5

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