In the final, the 11,000 spectators were whipped into a frenzy with incredible performances. Leo Fini just missed out on his first podium position despite bringing a clean California Roll. His countryman Davide Rossi didn‰Ûªt have the Body Varials or Quarter pipe tricks and so was also unable to move up the rankings. Finally finishing in sixth place with Brice Izzo relegated to fifth place after a solid final round.
Rob Adelberg had a lot to prove after his performance in the qualification. He laid down a super clean run and went straight to the top of the Hot Seat. The Audience favourite, Petr Pilat showed different variations in his run and perhaps if he landed the Flair, he might have overtaken Adelberg. But he chose the safe option and didn‰Ûªt attack the Quarter Pipe. He was nevertheless happy with his overall third position result.
Now only Podmol could catch the Aussie. With a Surfer to Tsunami Flip and the California Roll in his run, he was going to be hard to beat. But when Podmol tried the Egg Roll Heelclicker and crashed, the victory was almost gone. But the Czech fought back adding one extra trick to his run and finishing with the Volt Body Varial as the Double Up. His energy boosted his overall impression with the judges and Podmol was crowned the winner in Cologne.
Despite the injuries before and during the event, Maikel Melero (120 points) and Remi Bizouard (100 points) remain at the top of the overall World Championship leaderboard. Podmol was able to improve with his victory to sixth place overall.
For the rider, there are only a few days to relax before the next NIGHT of the JUMPs World Championship round in Riga, Latvia (15th October, 2016, Arena Riga).
NIGHT of the JUMPs/FIM Freestyle MX World Championship - Cologne, 8. Oktober 2016 ‰ÛÒ Round 7
Results NIGHT of the JUMPs ‰ÛÒ Final
1. Libor Podmol CZE ACCR Yamaha 385 Points
2. Rob Adelberg AUS MA Yamaha 366 Points
3. Petr Pilat CZE ACCR KTM 348 Points
4. Leonardo Fini ITA PZM KTM 335 Points
5. Brice Izzo FRA FFM Yamaha 334 Points
6. Davide Rossi ITA PZM Kawasaki 321 Points
Results Qualification
1. Libor Podmol CZE ACCR Yamaha 341 Points
2. Leonardo Fini ITA PZM KTM 314 Points
3. Petr Pilat CZE ACCR KTM 310 Points
4. Brice Izzo FRA FFM Yamaha 308 Points
5. Davide Rossi ITA PZM Kawasaki 276 Points
6. Rob Adelberg AUS MA Yamaha 270 Points
7. David Rinaldo FRA FFM Yamaha 248 Points
8. Hannes Ackermann GER DMSB KTM 241 Points
9. Marc Pinyol ESP RFME Kawasaki 214 Points
Results LifeProof Best Whip Contest
1. Massimo Bianconcini ITA PZM KTM
2. Marc Pinyol ESP RFME Kawasaki
Maxxis Highest-Air
1. Massimo Bianconcini ITA PZM KTM 10,00 Meter
2. Libor Podmol CZE ACCR Yamaha 9,50 Meter
3. Davide Rossi ITA PZM Kawasaki 7,50 Meter
FIM Freestyle MX World Championship - Ranking (after 7th contest)
1. Maikel Melero ESP RFME Yamaha 120 Points
2. Remi Bizouard FRA FFM Kawasaki 100 Points
3. Rob Adelberg AUS MA Yamaha 104 Points
4. David Rinaldo FRA FFM Yamaha 96 Points
5. Petr Pilat CZE ACCR KTM 83 Points
6. Libor Podmol CZE ACCR Yamaha 56 Points
7. Luc Ackermann GER DMSB Husqvarna 55 Points
8. Jose Miralles ESP RFME KTM 49 Points
9. Brice Izzo FRA FFM Yamaha 47 Points
10. Pat Bowden AUS MA Yamaha 45 Points
11. Hannes Ackermann GER DMSB KTM 38 Points
12. Marc Pinyol ESP RFME Yamaha 24 Points
