2017 Red Bull X Fighters – Riders

The ten riders invited to the Red Bull X-Fighters event on July 7^th in Madrid have all now confirmed they will be there. Frenchman Tom Pagès will have his work cut out for him in his quest to take a record 5^th win at the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas against nine of the world’s best FMX athletes eager to dethrone him. Harry Bink from Australia will be the new face for the Madrid event.

Tom Pagès goal is set, he wants to have a high five with the Spanish crowd, going for his 5^th win in a row in Madrid’s bullfighting ring. But this will be no easy task as the Frenchman is facing nine of the world’s best FMX riders plus two Novilleros. Former Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour champions as Levi Sherwood (NZL), Josh Sheehan (AUS), Clinton Moore (AUS) will go all out to try to keep Pagès from winning yet again. The same goes for the two Spanish heroes Dany Torres and Maikel Melero, who not only want to finish on the podium, but are especially eager to win the sport’s most famous event in front of their homecrowd.

Rob Adelberg (AUS), Taka Higashino (JPN) and Adam Jones (USA) have won Red Bull X-Fighters events in the past and are willing to put a lot of effort in to add another win to their list and hang their picture on the legendary wall of fame in the historic bullfighting ring of Las Ventas.
Harry Bink (AUS) will be the new kid on the block, riding his second ever Red Bull X-Fighters event and making his debut in Madrid. But he has a full bag of the most difficult tricks in the world as the Rock Solid Backflip and more, so definitely has the ingredients for a winning recipe.
With ten of the best FMX athletes being confirmed, there are only two more slots still open. These will be awarded to the two Novilleros, who are sending in their applications from May 5^th to 19^th. Fans will be able to have an influence on the Red Bull X-Fighters riders line-up by voting for their favourite rider from May 20 to June 2.

For more information, check out the X-Fighters website.