Words: Smaragd Medien GmbH
After a sold-out South African debut last year, Red Bull X-Fighters heads back to Pretoria on September 12, featuring the same phenomenal lineup that made history at the midsummer classic in Madrid. The 2015 season is entering its home stretch, and – with four riders still clutching a chance for the World Tour title – the fight will reach a fever pitch.
Pretoria’s iconic statue of Nelson Mandela will oversee the action as the world’s most prestigious freestyle motocross series soars in front of the majestic Union Buildings for the second year in a row. In 2014, a capacity crowd of 22,000 thrilled to Red Bull X-Fighters South Africa, and this year spectators will have even more to cheer about: The best lineup the series has seen in its 15-year history will bring their incredible new tricks, and with only two contests left in the season, the tussle for the World Tour title will escalate to epic proportions.
The competition is so tight that none of the four riders within reach of the World Tour championship can clinch it in Pretoria, and a minor mistake could put them out of the running. Having won the first two stops in 2015, Australia’s Clinton Moore tops the standings; but a third-place finish at Madrid has left him only a few points ahead of 2013 World Tour champion Tom Pagès of France, whose jaw-dropping runs in the Spanish capital earned him a historic hat trick of three consecutive wins at the Las Ventas bullring.
