André Villa wins round 12 of the FIM Freestyle MX World Championships
On December 08th the ultimate final of the IFMXF season 2007 happened in Brazil with the NIGHT of the JUMPs. In the football stadium Estadio Governador Plácido Castelo in Fortaleza, Brazil the 12th and last contest of this years FIM Freestyle MX World Championships took place.
For this season ending event the currently crown FMX World Champion Ailo Gaup from Norway came. Next to him both Norway’s André Villa and Oystein Kjorstad, Libor Podmol (CZE), Brice Izzo (FRA), Jimmy Verburgh (BEL), the Germans Fabian Bauersachs, Lukas Weis and Freddy Peters, Javier Villegas from Chile and Brazilian Jiancarlo Bergamini started.
 André Villa (NOR) / Photo by: IFMXF Unbelievable 30.000 visitors came to Estadio Castelao and saw best Freestyle Motocross. André Villa won the qualification ahead of Libor Podmol and the German Fabian Bauersachs. Javier Villegas from Chile entered the final at his first IFMXF-contest.. Next to them German Lukas Weis and French Brice Izzo completed the field of riders in the final.
FMX World Champion Ailo Gaup had problems with his bike and could not start. Brazilian Jiancarlo Bergamini did not make it into the final. But at his IFMXF premiere he ended up on 8th position and let Jimmy Verburgh and Freddy Peters behind him, so the 30.000 people celebrated him.
Results Qualification:- André Villa (NOR, Suzuki) 264 points
- Libor Podmol (CZE, Suzuki) 250
- Fabian Bauersachs (GER, Kawasaki) 239
- Javier Villegas (CHI, Yamaha) 226
- Lukas Weis (GER, Suzuki) 216
- Brice Izzo (FRA, Yamaha) 212
- Oystein Kjorstad (NOR, KTM) 183
- Jiancarlo Bergamini (BRA, Yamaha) 169
- Jimmy Verburgh (BEL, KTM) 148
- Freddy Peters (GER, Suzuki) 128
- Ailo Gaup (NOR, Honda) 0
Within the break German Lukas Weis won the last Whip Contest in year 2007 ahead of Javier Villegas and Brazilian Jiancarlo Bergamini. And the German won the last Highest Air contest with 7,60 meter, too. Libor Podmol reached 2nd with 7,40 meters.
Results Whip Contest:- Lukas Weis (GER, Suzuki)
- Javier Villegas (CHI, Yamaha)
- Jiancarlo Bergamini (BRA, Yamaha)
Results Highest-Air-Contest:- Lukas Weis (GER, Suzuki) 7,60 meters
- Libor Podmol (CZE, Suzuki) 7,40
The final got really amazing. All riders did their best Backflip combos for the last IFMXF contest in 2007. Superflip and 1-Hand Can Flip by André Villa, Cordova Flip by Libor Podmol, Superflip Indy by Brice Izzo. And in this ranking they made it onto the podium. 4th got Fabian Bauersachs ahead of Lukas Weis.
 André Villa (NOR) / Photo by: IFMXF Results Final NIGHT of the JUMPs - Final 12th Contest FIM Freestyle MX World Championships:- André Villa (NOR, Suzuki) 314 Punkte
- Libor Podmol (CZE, Suzuki) 303
- Brice Izzo (FRA, Yamaha) 294
- Fabian Bauersachs (GER, Kawasaki) 263
- Javier Villegas (CHI, Yamaha) 250
- Lukas Weis (GER, Suzuki) 232
In the final ranking of the FIM Freestyle MX World Championships Norway Ailo Gaup reached FMX World Champion with 184 points ahead of Libor Podmol (168 points). Third got French Remi Bizouard (133 points) ahead of German Fabian Bauersachs and Lukas Weis.
FIM Freestyle MX World Championships - Ranking after 12 contests:- Ailo Gaup (NOR, Honda) 184 points
- Libor Podmol (CZE, Suzuki) 168
- Remi Bizouard (FRA, Yamaha) 133
- Fabian Bauersachs (GER, Kawasaki) 126
- Lukas Weis (GER, Suzuki) 101
- Oystein Kjorstad (NOR, KTM) 91
- Fredrik Johansson (SWE, Suzuki) 86
- Mat Rebeaud (SUI, KTM) 78
- Romain Izzo (FRA, Honda) 76
- André Villa (NOR, Suzuki) 72
- Sebastian Wolter (GER, Suzuki) 63
- Brice Izzo (FRA, Yamaha) 50
- Jimmy Verburgh (BEL, KTM) 40
- Mike Mason (USA, Honda) 38
- Freddy Peters (GER, Yamaha) 31
- Bartosz Oglaza (POL, Suzuki) 31
- Massimo Bianconcini (ITA, Honda) 29
- Adam Jones (USA, Honda) 21
- Martin Koren (CZE, Kawasaki) 19
- Kevin Burcklen (FRA, Suzuki) 16
| Author: Oliver Franke |
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