Ridgway Captures 4th Gold Medal at Extremity Games

He Prepares for 2010
X-Games as Reigning Gold Medalist

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VALLEY, CA – July 12, 2010:  Chris
Ridgway won his 4^th consecutive gold medal in Adaptive Motocross at
the Extremity Games over Memorial Day weekend at the Baja Acres Motocross Park
in Millington, MI.  A total of 400
contestants competed in the 5^th Annual Extremity Games with 17
racers competing against Ridgway in the Adaptive Motocross Limb Loss
Division.  In the end of July,
Ridgway will be appearing in Los Angeles at the X-Games where he will compete for
his 3^rd Adaptive MotoX Gold Medal.

Ridgway
faced some challenges prior to the race. 
He had been practicing non-stop for three weeks, when six days before
the race he crashed and injured several ribs and dislocated both shoulders.  “I was devastated, here I had put all
of this work into competing, and now I was loosing before I even got
there.  It took me a day to
regroup, but I knew I had to ride injured and was not going to quit,” said
Ridgway. The practice, strength and discipline paid off for him.

Ridgway took
1^st in the first moto of the Extremity Games and came in 2^nd
in the second moto.  Since his main
competitor finished father back in the first moto, he didn’t have to win the
second moto to take the title, but it sure didn’t stop him from trying.  “The whole second moto we were within a
second of each other. It hurt so bad to breath with the broken ribs, but I
didn’t want him to pass me and then he finally did on the last lap.  I didn’t have to win, but anytime I can
take on the competition and win I want to,” stated Ridgway.

With the
success of the Extremity Games in his mind, Ridgway is working towards
defending his reign and capturing his 3^rd Adaptive MotoX Gold Medal
at the 2010 Summer X-Games in Los Angeles, CA on August 29, 2010.  Riding his 2010 RMZ450, Chris will
compete against the same group of competitors, but the X-Games track is tougher
and the jumps are insane.  “Last
year the finish line jump was by far the biggest jump I have ever done in my life,
and it was a jump gone bad that I am missing my leg from,” commented
Ridgway  “But instead of walking
away, it is pushing me to work that much harder.”

The Adaptive
Moto-X games will be held on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at the L.A. Coliseum in
Los Angeles, CA.  For a schedule of
the 2010 Summer X-Games visit http://espn.go.com/action/xgames

More Information on Extremity
Games: http://www.extremitygames.com/

You Tube Video Interview at
Extremity Games: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Makp6XDO1f4

You Tube Video about Chris
Ridgway: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdFbR7acFns

About Chris Ridgway – Chris Ridgway is an amputee and competes
wearing a prosthetic left leg.  His
professional motocross career was cut short in 1995 when he had a “bad day at
the office” falling from over 30 ft in the air and has since struggled to
maintain strength in both his legs. After eight years, he finally convinced a
doctor to amputate his left leg and is now stronger than ever.  His competitive spirit
originated with motocross and now he competes in many different events,
including motocross, Rock Racing, King of the Hammers, Grand Am Rolex Series,
the Silver State Classic, and Baja 1000. 
Some of his impressive wins include the X Games Gold Medalist: 2008,
2009; and the Extremity Games Gold Medalist: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.

Sponsors – Limbs for Life Foundation, Griffin
Radiator, Raceline Wheels, Wright & Filippis, Ohio Willow Wood, Desert
Concepts, Trent Fab, Adaptive Action Sports, Suzuki City, Roth Racing, Baja MX,
Works Connection, Dunlop, MSR, FMF, TCX Boots, X Brand Goggles, CTI Knee
Braces.