Red Bull X-Fighters Battersea Power Station / London / UK

New
Zealand’s Levi Sherwood recharged London’s iconic Battersea Power
Station on Saturday as he won the fifth stop of the Red Bull
X-Fighters World Tour 2010 in the British capital. The 19-year-old
kept a cool head in front of 30,000 fans packed into the former
coal-fired power station as he threw down huge trick after huge trick
with his inimitable style. Nate Adams (USA) and Dany Torres (ESP)
took the remaining spots on the podium, while Tour leader Andrè
Villa had to settle for a disappointing ninth place.


LONDON
(UK). With the rain teeming down in London on Saturday night, it was
only a question of time before the course began to cut up, leading to
slippery run-ins and increasingly soft landings. “We couldn’t go
right to the limit in the evening – it was too dangerous,”
explained America’s Nate Adams, who took a strong second place. As
all riders had benefitted from the same conditions on the dry course
during Qualifying in the afternoon, it was decided that the result of
that session should stand as the final result.

Despite the wet
conditions, Battersea Power Station was sold out right down to the
very last seat for an evening of spectacular FMX action. “The fans
certainly fired up the old coal power station,” grinned
third-placed Dany Torres (ESP). Crowd favourite Robbie Maddison,
famous for his jump over London’s iconic Tower Bridge in 2009,
could only finish in tenth place after falling hard during
Qualifying.

In the overall standings Nate Adams (305 points)
and Levi Sherwood (290 points) are closing in on current leader and
Mexico-Champion Andrè Villa (310 points). “It’s insane,”
commented Levi “Rubber Kid” Sherwood, who now lies only 20 points
behind Andrè Villa. “I’m going to give absolutely everything at
the last event to try and knock Villa off top spot.”

The
final round of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2010 will be
relocated to the Stadio Flaminio, famous for having hosted the 1960
Olympic Games and home of the Italian Rugby national team. This
change grants a proper season final and a big show for the Italian
fans, allowing an even bigger track and more fans to witness the
final stage of the 2010 Series - but it also calls for an extra day
and change of calendar. The final stop of the Red Bull X-Fighters
World Tour will be held on October 2nd in the Stadio Flaminio, Rome.