Photos: Red Bull / C. Pondella
The 2nd round of Red Bull X-Fighters is going down right now in Glen Helen, USA, on the biggest FMX competition ever built! This time around Unit has 2 team riders invited to the event including up-and-comer Maikel Melero from Spain, and inovative Frenchman Tom Pages.
Tom has really carved his own path through the FMX scene, and opts for a more style, fun and flow attitude in his riding. This has meant that Tom is not often in the spotlight, however, over the last 12 months Tom has been turning alot of his heads with his massive whips, body varial tricks and he even landed a flair on a dirt bike! Tricks that Tom simply learns for fun, and not competition rewards.
This round was Tom's first invite back to X-Fighters in over 2 years, and with a fresh enthusiasm he attacked the opportunity with his unique style, qualifying for the event 1st ahead of all the regular favourites such as Levi Sherwood, Danny Torres and USA big gun Todd Potter.
The upset was news to some, but all of Tom's friends and fellow riders knew that his bike skills and ability were just waiting to come out on the world stage once again. Tom will now compete in the event finals tomorrow (Saturday 2pm California time) where he will be keen to hold onto the momentum he has now built, and hopefully land ontop of the podium.
You can see more news and updates regularly at the Red Bull X-Fighters Official Website, and you will also be able to watch the main event live at the same place. It will kick off at 3pm USA Cali time, 8am AUS Eastern time or 11pm in London.
Full qualifying results below...
Red Bull X-Fighters Glen Helen (USA) Qualifier Result
1. Thomas Pages (UNIT)
2. Eigo Sato
3. Todd Potter
4. Wes Agee
5. Rob Adelberg
6. Levi Sherwood
7. Nick Dunne
8. Dany Torres
9. Javier Villegas
10. Maikel Melero (UNIT)
11. Martin Koren
12. Andre Villa
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