Australian FMX riders have claimed most of the silverware at the 2016 Austin X Games.
The Aussie FMX crew did our country proud at the 2016 Austin X Games, bringing home silverware in every Moto X competition.
Step Up
In the epic spectacle that is Moto X Step Up, Australia’s Jarryd McNeil boosted to a height of 33 feet (10m) to claim equal first with Czech Republic rider Libor Podmol. McNeil beat some big FMX names to win Gold including Nate Adams and Ronnie Renner.
Step Up Results: Height Max (FT)
1 Jarryd McNeil 33.00
1 Libor Podmol 33.00
3 Massimo Bianconcini 32.00
4 Bryce Hudson 30.00
4 Ronnie Renner 30.00
6 Nate Adams 28.00
7 Matt Buyten 28.00
8 Axell Hodges 25.00
Freestyle
Josh Sheehan, Rob Adelberg and Clinton Moore made the Moto X Freestyle podium an all-Aussie affair. The Aussie put on a world-class display and everyone, including the judges, loved it.
1 Josh Sheehan 91.33 93.33 93.33
2 Rob Adelberg 90.66 91.66 91.66
3 Clinton Moore 91.00 91.00 91.00
4 Taka Higashino 90.66 91.00 91.00
5 Levi Sherwood 90.66 87.66 90.66
6 Adam Jones 87.66 88.66 88.66
7 Tom Pages 80.00 88.00 88.00
8 Nate Adams 87.66 83.66 87.66
9 Blake Williams 85.00 85.33 85.33
10 Mat Rebeaud 84.33 84.33 84.33
Best Trick
Moto X Best Trick was again an Australian white-wash. Jackson Strong stomped a front flip to win the Gold while second place finisher Josh Sheehan pulled a double backflip. You know the level of FMX is getting ridiculous when a double backflip doesn’t win best trick! Clinton Moore claim third.
Name Run 1 Run 2 Best
1 Jackson Strong 94.00 94.00
2 Josh Sheehan 89.66 80.33 89.66
3 Clinton Moore 89.00 89.33 89.33
4 Taka Higashino 88.66 87.00 88.66
5 Rob Adelberg 87.33 86.00 87.33
6 Tom Pages 40.00 84.00 84.00
7 Rich Kearns 83.66 84.00 84.00
8 Blake Williams 82.33 83.33 83.33
9 Harry Bink 69.66 69.66
Best Whip
Jarryd McNeil claimed his second 2016 X Games Gold medal in the best whip comp. The obvious crowd favourite took gold after fans voted him the winner.
Rank Name Fan Vote %
1 Jarryd McNeil 39.00
2 Axell Hodges 20.00
3 Edgar Torronteras 16.00
4 Josh Sheehan 13.00
5 Tom Parsons 12.00
Moto X Quaterpipe
France’s Tomas Page was the only rider to put a stop to the Aussie domination at the 2016 X Games. Page won Gold in the Moto X Quaterpipe competition with a BMX-like “Flair”, backflip 180. The insane trick gave Page the win, ahead of Aussie riders Josh Sheehan and Clinton Moore.