Australia‰Ûªs Robbie Maddison will be looking for early assertion over the best FMX athletes in the world as the second round of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour heads to a location never before seen on the tour this weekend.
The ancient pyramids and majestic Great Sphinx of Giza will provide a breathtaking backdrop to the top freestyle motocross action on the planet on 14th May 2010.
After finishing third in the opening event of the season in Mexico City (after competition had to be abandoned because of torrential rainfall), Maddo is now preparing to resume battle in one of the most spectacular locations ever to grace the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour. Joining Maddo will be the usual collection of the world‰Ûªs best FMX athletes such as Nate Adams (USA), Eigo Sato (JPN), Levi Sherwood (NZL) and Andr̬ Villa (NOR).
Despite hoping to make his comeback in Egypt after sustaining serious injuries in a crash during pre-season training in California, 2008 Tour Champion Mat Rebeaud (SUI) has failed to fully recover from the accident. He will be replaced on the starting line-up by young-gun Petr Pilat (CZE).
The event in Giza will also see a new competition format in the Semi-Final and Final, adopting the popular one-upmanship known as ‰ÛÏhorse‰Û
