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Sherwood and Bilko give Australasian flavour to Red Bull X-Fighters Madrid

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The world famous Las Ventas bullring in Madrid will play host to a freestyle motocross fight of the highest order this weekend, with a strong Australasian contingent eyeing off the top prize at the Spanish stop of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour.

Australia and New Zealand will field a single rider apiece in the competition where 12 contestants will pair off for their chance to battle through to the all-important Grand Final.

New Zealand‰Ûªs top FMX export Levi Sherwood already has a Red Bull X-Fighters win to his credit in 2012, taking a sensational victory on the beach of Dubai to open the year.

Sherwood‰Ûªs move to a larger rural property has allowed him to work on creating his own freestyle motocross course to get the edge on his competition.

‰ÛÏI think having the new property and the area to ride has brought the fun back into it for me, I can ride everyday without having to travel or worry about anything,‰Û
Levi Sherwood will be looking for his second win of 2012 in Madrid - Credit: Predrag Vuckovic/Red Bull Content Pool
Australia‰Ûªs hopes lay with credentialed Victorian rider Blake ‰Û÷Bilko‰Ûª Williams.

Williams is enjoying a run of solid form of late, and was unlucky to miss out on a medal in his favoured discipline during last month‰Ûªs 18th running of the X Games in Los Angeles.

Accustomed to the pressure of big events, Williams is hoping to upstage home favourite, Spanish rider Dany Torres this weekend.

‰ÛÏThis event is like no other, the fans are so close and the stadium is so small. You can hear everyone while you‰Ûªre riding,‰Û
Dany Torres is set to excite his home crowd - Credit: J̦rg Mitter/Red Bull Content Pool
The Red Bull X-Fighters tour began in 2001 in Valencia but the Spanish stop has been in Madrid at the famed Las Ventas bullring since 2002, becoming the most anticipated stop on the calendar each year.

US rider Todd Potter currently leads the World Tour standings, followed closely by Sherwood.

Top Image: Levi Sherwood (Left) and Bilko (Right) are set to go in Madrid
Credit: balazsgardi.com/Red Bull Content Pool

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