Review: Pat Bowden puts together one of the best runs ever at NIGHT of the JUMPs in Dresden for 25th Anniverary show!
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsShow Notes
NIGHT of the JUMPs 25th anniversary show was one to remember in Dresden, Germany! After the first ever show in Riesa in 2001 it is crazy to see NOTJ still here 25 years later and going strong! Luc Ackermann has been the man to beat for the past 5 years and for round 2, 2025 Pat Bowden arrived to put some pressure on the local German on his home soil. Highlights include: Dakar Rally Bike Backflip with Libor Podmol Pat Bowden's winning run as one of the best we've ever seen in 25 years Marc Pinyol's Record breaking 12 metre high Backflip Drop Luc Ackermann's HUGE Double Backflip Nac-Nac Eddy Frech with the first ever Simson S51 Backflip on a 40 year old East German motorcycle Alejandro Bonafe's winning Best Trick run Reto Heini joining Tom Pfeiffer and Lennox Zimmermann with his Triple Backflip and much, much more! Join Clint Esposito and I as we go through the Qualification and Finals before the next event coming in Budapest, Hungary on October 4th.
(Also, sorry on the background sound - sounds like it was echoing from our YouTube companion piece. It's quiet enough that you should hopefully forget about it) Freestyle Motocross Final 1. Pat Bowden (AUS)288 Points 2. Luc Ackermann (GER)283 Points 3. Libor Podmol (CZE)263 Points 4. Matej Cesak (CZE)246 Points
Freestyle Motocross Qualifikationsgruppe 1 1. Pat Bowden (AUS)267 Points 2. Libor Podmol (CZE)249 Points 3. Marc Pinyol (ESP)242 Points 4. Mikolej Tempka (POL) 205 Points
Freestyle Motocross Qualifikationsgruppe 2 1. Luc Ackermann (GER)275 Points 2. Matej Cesak (CZE)235 Points 3. Hannes Ackermann (GER) 220 Points 4. Alex Bucholtz (AUS)153 Points
Whip Contest 1. Matej Cesak (CZE) 2. Pat Bowden (AUS)
Synchro Contest 1. Luc Ackermann (GER) & Hannes Ackermann (GER) 2. Libor Podmol (CZE) & Matej Cesak (CZE)
Best Trick MTB/BMX/Scooter Final 1. Alejandro Bonafe (ESP) 2. Lennox Zimmermann (GER)
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10 years ago in Hamburg, Germany, Hannes Ackermann took his first major win at NIGHT of the JUMPs against some of the world's best riders! The following year, he would suffer a horrendous crash, broken back and take 9 years to get back to the point he can ride consistently at NOTJ. This weekend, he'll be back in Hamburg and bringing the heat with some new tricks and lets see if he can snatch a win. But it's going to be tough to get past his younger brother and 3x World Champ, Luc Ackermann and 6 more riders ready to throw down! Tune in for the latest preview with Clint Esposito and Steve Sommerfeld from the Two Wheels to Freedom YT The competition will go down this Saturday night, tune into NIGHT of the JUMPs YouTube LiveStream 7:00pm local German time UNofficial Track Walk - if you buy tickets and want the exclusive track walk with Steve, please message on Riders Lounge Podcast Instagram with proof of ticket and see you at 17:15 for the VIP walk!
This was a wild one! NIGHT of the JUMPs 3rd round of competition came to Budapest, Hungary for the very first time and the second best qualifier crashed out and nearly wiped our the reigning World Champion!
Did you guys know about this one? I didn't!
While I was driving on the German autobahn trying to figure out AI audio enhancements to make my recording sound better than listening to a guy talking into a phone microphone in an empty van full of road-noise... Luc Ackermann was Tsunami-Flipping from one semi-trailer to another truck, at speed, over a 9 metre high street sign.