| Story and pics by Oliver Franke | 
                               
                           
                          Hamburg, 24th May 2008: After two years absence the Freestyle Motocross elite came to Hamburg. In a spectacular final French Remi Bizouard won the Suzuki NIGHT of the JUMPs ahead of IFMXF premier Brody Wilson and Czech Libor Podmol. But mostly the crowd celebrated Norway Oystein Kjorstad who ended his FMX career after seven years and more than 50 IFMXF contests. 
                             
                             
                            
                          The IFMXF invited to the Color Line Arena in Hamburg for the Suzuki NIGHT of the JUMPs and 13 riders out of seven nations came to fight for points of the IFMXF world ranking. Amongst the riders Dubai X Games winner Greg Hartman (USA), Jack Rowe (USA) as well as US-Boy Brody Wilson in his first time on the IFMXF track. Furthermore French Remi Bizouard, current 2nd in the FIM Freestyle MX World Championships, Brice Izzo, Vice World Champion Libor Podmol (CZE), Fredrik Johansson from Sweden, Oystein Kjorstad (NOR) and Italian Massimo Bianconcini started. 
                               
                               
                              
                             
                             
                             
                            For the team Germany FMX pro’s Busty Wolter, Fabian Bauersachs, Freddy Peters and Hannes Ackermann completed the field or riders.In this huge field of world class athletes the riders had to give their best already in the qualifying. Remi Bizouard, Libor Podmol, Brody Wilson, Greg Hartman, Fredrik Johansson and Massimo Bianconcini made it into the final. No one of the Germans came under the best six’. But we saw the Superman Flip premier of Hannes Ackermann and a No-Hand-Flip of Fabian Bauersachs. US-Boy Jack Rowe did not reach the final too. He was one of the best in the trainings session, but in the contest he did not good and stopped after a Deadsailor. 
                             
                              
                            
                          In the break the people saw the ADAC Fahrsicherheitszentrum Lüneburg Whip and Snow Funpark Wittenburg Highest Air contest. Best "Whipper" was Italian Massimo Bianconcini. Libor Podmol won the Snow Funpark Wittenburg "Highest Air" with 8,80 meters. 
                             
                               
                                
                             
                             
                            The fabulous six in the final gave everything and the crowd celebrated them. Spectacular tricks like Switchblade Flip from Greg Hartman, Cilffhanger Flip from Libor Podmol, Superman Flip from Brody Wilson and Massimo Bianconcini, Cordova Flip to 1-Hand-Landing by Fredrik Johansson and the Ruler Flip from Remi Bizouard were presented first time ever on Hamburg ground. Finally Bizouard won ahead of IFMXF premier Brody Wilson and Libor Podmol, who missed a trick.  
                               
                                 
                              
                           
                          Now the IFMXF takes a break. On 19th/20th July the FMX athletes will meet in Athens for the next Suzuki NIGHT of the JUMPs. The German fans are looking forward to the 11th October. In Cologne arena the next points of the FIM Freestyle MX World Championships will be given. 
                            
                               
                               
                                
                         
              
                                FACTS Suzuki NIGHT of the JUMPs  
                                Hamburg, 24th May 2008 
                                   
                                   
1  	 Rémi   	 Bizouard   	 FRA  	324.0 
2 	Brody 	Wilson 	USA 	294.0 
3 	Libor 	Podmol 	CZE 	292.0 
4 	Massimo 	Bianconcini 	ITA 	290.0 
5 	Fredrik 	Johansson 	SWE 	288.0 
6 	Greg 	Hartman 	USA 	272.0 
                                   
                                   
1  	 Rémi   	 Bizouard   	 FRA  	271.0 
2 	Libor 	Podmol 	CZE 	262.0 
3 	Massimo 	Bianconcini 	ITA 	256.0 
4 	Brody 	Wilson 	USA 	247.0 
5 	Fredrik 	Johansson 	SWE 	243.0 
6 	Greg 	Hartman 	USA 	233.0 
7 	Brice 	Izzo 	FRA 	227.0 
8 	Fabian 	Bauersachs 	GER 	225.0 
9 	Sebastian 	Wolter 	GER 	216.0 
10 	Frederik 	Peters 	GER 	192.0 
11 	Hannes 	Ackermann 	GER 	160.0 
12 	Oystein 	Kjorstad 	NOR 	128.0 
13 	Jack 	Rowe 	USA 	48.0 
                                   
                                   
1  	 Massimo   	 Bianconcini   	 ITA  
2 	Rémi 	Bizouard 	FRA  
3 	Sebastian 	Wolter 	GER  
4 	Hannes 	Ackermann 	GER 
                                   
                                   
1  	 Libor   	 Podmol   	 CZE  	8.8 m 
2 	Brice 	Izzo 	FRA 	8.5 m 
3 	Brody 	Wilson 	USA 	7.5 m                    | 
                 
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