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Red Bull X-Fighters Return to London


One year ago, Londoners cheered on
the best freestyle motocross riders in the world as the Red Bull
X-Fighters World Tour hit British soil for the first time in its
history. This year sees the Red Bull X-Fighters return once again to
the legendary Battersea Power Station on the banks of the River Thames
to take FMX to the next level. After four stops of the Red Bull
X-Fighters World Tour 2010, no fewer than six riders have a chance of
claiming the overall title.

LONDON - Back in 2009 it was Nate Adams winning the event in London to
secure the overall title on the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2009.
Twelve months later Adams is again one of the favorites to take victory
in the former power station in the south of London, but the man from
Arizona has not been able to win any of this season’s four stops in
Mexico, Egypt, Russia and Spain and, as reigning champion, is under
pressure to step it up in the British capital. Among his main rivals
will be the winner of the classic event in Madrid’s Plaza de Toros de
Las Ventas, Robbie Maddison. The Australian, who holds a host of world
records and even jumped over the iconic London Tower Bridge in 2009,
will be looking to continue his strong form to topple long-standing
leader Andrè Villa from the top of the standings and claim his first
ever Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour title. The Red Bull X-Fighters
arena has a capacity of 30.000 -- which makes it one of the biggest
temporary stadiums in the UK.


In 2009 the Red Bull X-Fighters rocked the enormous disused power
station on the banks of the Thames, and this year the circus heads to
the north side of the building to offer riders and fans alike more
space. Joining the world’s FMX elite once again will be local hero
Chris Birch. Since competing in the 2009 event, the Briton has left his
base in Belgium for the sunnier climes of Spain, where he has been
training with Villa and Thomas and Charles Pagès. The third-largest
plant of its kind in Britain, Battersea Power Station played a key role
in supplying several generations of Londoners with electricity from
1933 right through to 1989. Indeed, the towering 330-foot towers of the
red brick building are today still among the most iconic landmarks of
the British capital city. Since its closure as a power plant at the end
of the 1980’s, Battersea Power Station has played host to exhibitions,
events, concerts, and the Red Bull X-Fighters!


Going into the fifth stop of the season, the situation at the top of
the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2010 is incredibly close, with four
different riders having claimed victory at the four events of the
season in Mexico City (Villa), Giza (Adam Jones), Moscow (Levi
Sherwood) and Madrid (Maddison). In London, any one of the top-six
riders could take a huge step towards securing the 2010 overall title.


The live event webcast at www.redbullxfighters.com will be at 4:15 p.m. ET / 1:15 p.m. PT.


Overall Classification, Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2010 (after four events):

1. André Villa (NOR) 310 points

2. Robbie Maddison (AUS) 265 points

3. Nate Adams (USA) 225 points

4. Levi Sherwood (NZL) 220 points

5. Adam Jones (USA) 190 points

6. Dany Torres (ESP) 145 points



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