Shows
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsDIRT Surfer take-off Tsunami Flip!? Companion from FMX na Roca in Brazil 2025It takes a lot for anyone to come close to surprising Javier Villegas, the veteran FMX rider from Chile and former World Champion.But Nico Ferreira came with the big tricks at the Brazilian FMX Championships now known as FMX na Roca with a Surfer take-off to Tsunami backflip over a Dirt Jump!!! And it was only like 65ft and mellow as hell on a step-down. How the hell did Nico get that done?Either way, it was enough to narrowly take the win over Javier in Brazil!2025-07-2548 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsColby Raha snatches victory on the final jump AGAIN for X Games Quarter Pipe 2025How many times has Colby Raha come from behind to take the win on the final jump?2025 Quarter Pipe was one of the best we've seen and the young gun Guillem Navas snuck up into second place over Corey Creed. Jason Borosky also had a huge improvement this year!Join Steve Sommerfeld and Clint Esposito as they watch the full competition and review for X Games Quarter Pipe 2025.2025-07-0319 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsGetting upside down in Best Whip 2025 X Games - this was the toughest competition and JVS just took the win over Tom Parsons and Jarryd McNeilX Games Best Whip was always going to be a nail-biter, especially in 2025 when X Games banned the Electric Bikes, so there was no Patrick Evans returning to defend his medal. But Julien Vanstippen, Tom Parsons, Jarryd McNeil, Tyler Bereman and I'd say Wyatt Fontenot showed why it didn't matter!Join Clint Esposito and Steve Sommerfeld for the full review of X Games Best Whip 2025Julien Vanstippen (BEL)Tom Parsons (USA)Jarryd McNeil (AUS)Tyler Bereman (USA)2025-07-0332 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsAll new Trick - Rowedova Stripper Front Flip landed for Gold Medal!! Rob Adelberg takes 10 gold and 20 overall at X GamesX Games has celebrated 30 years and this past weekend Rob Adelberg came away with the first Gold Medal with the brand new trick, a Front Flip Rowedova Stripper!Adelberg has innovated 3 brand new Frontie tricks in the past few weeks with the Porti-Air and then Rowedova at X Games Japan.Tom Richards debuted with the Inside Roll for his Silver medal!Ben Richards brought the Special Flip with his own flair to take Bronze!Join Clint Esposito and Steve Sommerfeld for the Review of X Games Best Trick...2025-07-0327 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action Sports"Bone Dry, no wind, the ground's level" - NOTJ Pit Party interviews with Jamie Squibb, Arran Powley, Jose Mincha, Francis Costela, Jimi Brandt, Alejandro Bonafe, Tobias Freigang, Tom PfeifferJoin Steve as he interviews the newcomers to the final round of NIGHT of the JUMPs in Hannover on the weekend.
Especially with Squibby, Powley, Costela and Mincha who all had very last minute invites due to injuries and the birth of Melero's new baby.
What do they all think of the setup and how confident they feel coming into the competition!
Jamie Squibb
Francis Costela
Arran Powley
Jose Mincha
Jimi Brandt
Tobias Freigang
Alejandro...2024-11-1413 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action Sports"For me, it's a Cheater Ramp" - NOTJ Podium interviews Hannover Rd 6 2024 - Luc Ackermann, Davide Rossi, Matej Cesak, Alejandro Bonafe & Jose MinchaTune in with NIGHT of the JUMPs LiveStream host Steve Sommerfeld as he interviews the winners from the final round of the FMX World Tour in Hannover, Germany!
Final
1. Luc Ackermann (GER) 280 Points
2. Jose Mincha (ESP) 263 Points
3. Davide Rossi (ITA) 253 Points
4. Matej Cesak (CZE) 242 Points
Freestyle Motocross Qualification Group 1
1. Jose Mincha (ESP) 256 Points
2. Davide Rossi (ITA) 255 Points
3. Francis Costela (ESP) 241 Points
4. Arran Powley (GBR) 208 Points
Freestyle Motocross Qualification Group 2
1. Luc Ackermann (GER) 276 Points
2. Matej Cesak (CZE) 244 Points
3. ...2024-11-1109 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsNOTJ Podium interviews Cologne Rd 5 2024 - Luc Ackermann, Davide Rossi & Alejandro BonafeTune in with Steve Sommerfeld as he interviews the winners from Round 5 of the World Tour at NIGHT of the JUMPs in Cologne, Germany!
Final
1. Luc Ackermann (GER) 280 Points
2. Davide Rossi (ITA) 263 Points
3. Brice Izzo (FRA) 229 Points
4. Paul Manesse (FRA) 215 Points
Freestyle Motocross Qualification Group 1
1. Brice Izzo (FRA) 249 Points
2. Paul Manesse (FRA) 214 Points
3. Matej Cesak (CZE) 212 Points
4. Mikołaj Tempka (POL) 211 Points
Freestyle Motocross Qualification Group 2
1. L...2024-10-3005 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsNOTJ Pit Party Cologne interviews with Pfeiffer, Miler, Ackermann, Izzo and Manesse!Join Steve Sommerfeld as he wanders the Pit Party at NIGHT of the JUMPs to interview the riders just before the competition was about to start in Cologne at Round 5.
Interviews with:
Tom Pfeiffer
Dan Miler
FTA's Robin Steiner, Luuk Swinkels, Niklas Distler, Milco Abrahams
Luc Ackermann
Brice Izzo
Paul Manesse
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Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsNOTJ LiveStream - Pit Party interviews with Libor, Pekarek, Alejandro, Andreu, Huppi, Reto, LeonJoin Steve as he finds a few of the riders in the swarm of the NIGHT of the JUMPs Pit Party.
1 hour before the competition started in Berlin all the riders were on the floor meeting the crowd and we grabbed some interesting interviews!
Libor Podmol dropped some big news! He's coming back in the next NIGHT of the JUMPs with an old trick that we didn't think we'd see from him again!
Maty Pekarek was as sick as a dog, did 4 jumps in training, slept in the hotel and hoping he can...2024-10-1612 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsNOTJ LiveStream: Podium interviews Luc Ackermann, Marc Pinyol & Alejandro Bonafe from Berlin 2024Here's a snippet from the NIGHT of the JUMPs Berlin 2024 LiveStream with host Steve Sommerfeld speaking with Luc Ackermann, Marc Pinyol and Alejandro Bonafe after the podium and winners ceremony.
Berlin – 05.10.2024
Results
Final
1. Luc Ackermann (GER) 279 Points
2. Marc Pinyol (ESP) 264 Points
3. Davide Rossi (ITA) 257 Points
4. Matej Cesak (ITA) 215 Points
Freestyle
Motocross Qualification Group 1
1. Marc Pinyol (ESP) 257 Points
2. Matej Cesak 250 Points
3. Libor Podmol (CZE) 245 Points
4. Mikołaj Tempka (POL) 212 Points
Freestyle Motocross Quali...2024-10-0905 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsShed Talk 5-8-24: Monster Energy MXGP Belgium & MotoGP SilverstoneTurning summer into a road trip, with the van breaking down 2 times in 2 weeks it was lucky that Steve made it to the MXGP in Lommel, Belgium, with the Monster Energy team and then straight over for the Squibb Freestyle show in Yealmpton, UK before heading to Monster Energy MotoGP at Silverstone.
Listen in to hear if Steve is wiped out by a tractor on an English lane or if the round-abouts in the UK are confusing him or the local pommie drivers!
How good is the VIP area...2024-08-0935 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsShed Talk 19-07-24: Freestyle Kings destroying walls, Bereman brake checks Patrick, Clinton Moore could 720 the Next GenThis week Steve picks apart some of the best videos of the week on Insta:
From X Games like Dirt Shark showing where Tyler Bereman actually taps Patrick Evans brakes as he crashed during celebration winning Best Whip. Or the @motomemess carry on and Colby Raha's behind the scenes videos with plenty of beef to fill out a Sunday roast
Steve nerds out over Rob Adelberg's interview before landing his Lazyboy Front Flip and how he actually locks in for the trick.
Freestyle Kings huge event in Perth with Quarter Pipe, destroying walls...2024-07-1931 minRiders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsShed Talk 1-7-24: Matt Buyten, X Games 2024 resultsThis week's shed talk Steve quickly runs through the X Games results before we do a full review with Clint Esposito on another podcast.
Winner's, controversies and background info from Best Trick, Best Whip and Quarter Pipe.
Also if you want to help Matt Buyten out with his recovery, you are more than welcome to donate on this gofundme link here to help one of the nicest guys in the world who has taken a big hit but is staying positive!
https://gofund.me/bb5dc639
2024-07-0118 minRiders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsShed Talk 12-6-24: X Games invite list, NOTJ podcast, Voice Blow-out, Ricky Carmichael, Monster Energy shows, Andreu Lacondeguy, KOTW Nov 23, Brazil ChampsThis week's Shed Talk we look quickly at:
X Games Invite List
Night of the JUMPs snippet from the NOTJ Podcast in Bremen - Rd2
Voice blowout and how Axell Hodges dad helped me talk the next day!
Monster Energy MotoGP Catalunya
Andreu Lacondeguy gets his Monster helmet
Brazilian FMX Championships results
King of the Whip coming back November 23rd in South Africa!
If you have any news, or alternatively have any questions - send it through to steve@invertmanagement.com
2024-06-1219 minRiders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsShed Talk 22-5-24: Monster MotoGP, NOTJ Invites, Next Gens, Crusty Demons!Welcome to the new mini-series of Shed Talk on Riders Lounge Podcast.
Just wrapping things up with Steve on a weekly basis outside of the regular interviews, previews, reviews
and everything else.
This is just the ramblings of a man who just loves FMX and giving some obscure FMX news that you didn’t
know you needed.
This week we’re going to look at Monster Energy FMX Shows and the level of riders at one of these insane shows.
The Next Gen ramp and which events are using it right now
NIGHT of the JUMPs rider Invite list for Round...2024-05-2341 min
Leadership Is Changing594: Leadership is Changing Mashup | (ft. Nick Jonsson, Sondra Sutton Phung and Steve Sommerfeld)How do leaders transform personal adversities into powerful lessons in resilience and innovation? In this special mashup episode, Denis Gianoutsos revisits enlightening conversations with three distinguished leaders—Nick Jonsson, Sondra Sutton Phung, and Steve Sommerfeld. Nick Jonsson discusses overcoming executive loneliness, a journey that led to a bestselling book and highlights the need for community among leaders. Sondra Sutton Phung shares insights from her groundbreaking role spearheading Ford's electric vehicle initiative, showcasing how leadership can significantly impact environmental sustainability. Meanwhile, Steve recounts his evolution from a professional freestyle motocross rider to navigating a career after a severe injury, providing a...2024-05-2127 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsPreview NIGHT of the JUMPs 2024 MunichNIGHT of the JUMPs is returning for the new season in 2024 with a new World Tour and plenty of interest in riders, locations, competition and more!
This is the preview to find out who is riding this event and who could be the riders to look out for!
Watch it all live this Saturday night, 7:00pm local time in Germany.
FMX:
Luc Ackermann
Maikel Melero
Marc Pinyol
Matej Cesak
Filip Podmol
Pepa Aron
Mikolej Tempka
Colby Gort
Davide Rossi
BMX / MTB / Scooter
2024-04-1022 min
Pit Pass MotoSteve Sommerfeld - Athlete Manager at Night of the JumpsThis week, co-hosts Heather Wilson and Clint Esposito discuss the upcoming SuperMotocross World Championship playoffs. Then, they are joined by Steve Sommerfeld, rider manager for Night of the Jumps and host of “The Rider’s Lounge” to discuss his journey into rider management and dive into the intricacies behind ramp construction for FMX shows.Follow Steve on Instagram! MotoAmerica is the OFFICIAL Sponsor of Pit Pass MotoThis episode is brought to you by MotoAmerica, home of AMA Superbike racing and North America's premier motorcycle road racing series.2024-03-2140 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsJayo Archer - a small tribute to one of the nice guys 2024It is with the heaviest of hearts to write this, but Jayo Archer has passed away leaving a void impossible to fill for his friends, family and fans around the world.
While it is early news, we respect the wishes of friends and family and hope they are able to grieve easier without scrutiny during this terrible time.
All I can say right now is, he was one of the best guys I had met in Freestyle MX. His personality, attitude and positivity was infectious. He was so humble, easy to talk too with no...2024-02-2705 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action Sports$40,000 for the First and (last time) Monster Energy Cup happened in 2011 / TBTThis truly was "Best Trick"! Only 1 jump for each rider, make it stick.
And whoever wins takes home $40,000.
Maybe that's why Monster Energy didn't bring this competition back again after the first year in 2011. It was too expensive for 1 jump!
This could be one of the best FMX competitions, but it only happened once!
With Mark Monea landing the 'Carry On', Jacko Strong front flipping, Cam Sinclair Double Flipping, Kyle Loza going for the Bike Flip and Todd Potter throwing Backflip Combos like noone's business.
Find out who won...2024-02-191h 08
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsBackflips from Rare DVD 'Flipped Out' with Carey Hart, Caleb Wyatt and Mike Metzger and the futureHave you watched the rare moto vid 'Flipped Out'?
No? Well, there's a good reason for that. Not many people have! But this week Clint Esposito and I were given super secret access thanks to Paul Taublieb, Executive Producer from Taublieb Films to watch one of the most in-depth videos discussing the first Backflips landed in Freestyle Motocross!
From Carey Hart's lead-in to Gravity Games in 2000 and the controversy of 'did he land it', to Caleb Wyatt coming out of the woodwork to stomp the first flip where he...2024-02-021h 12Leadership Is Changing538: Leadership is Changing Highlights 2023 (ft. Steve Sommerfeld, Ernie Sander and Jim Massey)In this episode, we delve into the captivating journeys of three remarkable individuals. First, we meet Steve Sommerfeld, a professional freestyle motocross rider turned business manager, whose path from an Australian dairy farm to international motocross arenas is a tale of resilience and adaptability, marked by a life-altering injury that redefined his career. Next, we explore the world of media with Ernie Sander, a seasoned media executive from Boston, now making waves in New York City. Ernie's extensive experience, from the Wall Street Journal to the forefront of digital media, provides an insider's look at the industry's evolution and...2024-01-0933 min
Truth & TranscendenceEp 104: Steve Sommerfeld - Freestyling, Being Made To Stop & Starting AgainFreestyling, Being Made To Stop & Starting AgainSteve is a man who is not afraid to take risks. Both physically - obviously - and now more personally as he chooses to explore on the air the awkward and challenging experience of ‘starting again’. We all know that Starting Again is an inevitable part of life experience - and yet how much energy do we put into avoiding it, or rushing headlong into it, or theorising about it, or basically anything other than mindfully experiencing and living it as it happens in real time? An extr...2023-07-211h 02
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsMunich Madness strikes again! Harry's big crash, Spain wins, Luc Wins and Scooters get a bigger cheer than everyone else!What is it with Munich, Germany?
Has all the beer flowed into the river and everything goes a bit haywire?
Harry Bink unfortunately didn't get the bike he hoped for when it cut out on him on the ramp, just before he was about to show the world what the Next Gen ramp is all about!
And with that, the World Team were unable to do well at all in the points chase, which led to a Team Spain win with Melero, Pinyol and Parra getting the victory on the night for their...2023-04-011h 18
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsThe FMX Community is getting stronger! YouTube chat on a Live Stream felt like FreestyleMTX.com!A quick update to let you know NIGHT of the JUMPs will be returning to Munich this weekend and it got me thinking about the FMX Community and how it feels like it's building again in recent times!
We just saw the return from retirement of Dany Torres in Berlin.
In Munich, Libor Podmol will be coming out of retirement.
Harry Bink will be coming to NIGHT of the JUMPs for the first time ever.
And Maikel Melero happily rented his bike to Harry (his competitor!) for the weekend.
...2023-03-2212 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsCrashes galore and upsets at first 2 rounds of NOTJ in Berlin 2023!On a lazy Sunday afternoon drive home from NIGHT of the JUMPs, I decided it was the best time to recap what happened over 2 rounds of crazy competition in Berlin with some wild FMX, BMX, MTB and Scooter riding and even wilder crashes!
Luckily, everyone survived in one piece and we saw some big upsets with Team Czech winning on Friday after Germany's Luc Ackermann crashed in Best Trick and Alehandro Bonafe crashed in MTB for Team Spain.
Filip Podmol landed his first ever Double Hart in Best Trick and with the points already high af...2023-03-0127 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsNOTJ Preview: Dany Torres returning from retirement next weekend in Berlin!This is a podcast from the all new NIGHT of the JUMPs Podcast and thought you want to hear it over here on the Riders Lounge.
And we've got some pretty huge news! Dany Torres, the legend of Red Bull X-Fighters with the most ever head to head wins and taking a World Tour series win, will return to FMX for the first time since his retirement after having a full knee replacement.
And he'll be making his return at NIGHT of the JUMPs in the Freestyle of Nations event in Berlin on February 24/25.
Dany will be riding with Maikel M...2023-02-1826 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action Sports15 year kid just blew everyone away with the coolest whips! Ryan Adler with 5 ramp sessions ever!Ryan Adler was told to stop whipping when he's racing Motocross.
It turns out he found his calling at KING of the WHIP!
With not many years racing, Ryan has really twisted the throttle to become one of the fastest guys on a motocross bike but also throwing some of the coolest looking whips from a 125cc 2stroke and then jumping onto a 250 4 banger.
And having only 4 or 5 sessions even jumping a ramp, Ryan got used to 75ft without any issues at all!
Check this kids whips out!
Watch here on...2023-02-1306 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsHow bad can I say South African names before hosting King of the Whip with Jacques HumanTune in to see if you can pronounce Afrikaan's names better than Riders Lounge Podcast and King of the Whip host, Steve Sommerfeld.
To be honest, I was tongue-tied. Trying to get a name like Dirco van der Westerhuizen out in one go was impossible. I was struggling hard with the South African names and Jacques decided to help out with the pronounciation!
If you have ever listened to the 12th Man series which is an absolute piss-take of the Australian Channel 9 commentary team across Cricket mainly and other sports, the long running gag was trying to say Pakistani, New Z...2023-02-1007 minLeadership Is Changing404: Steve Sommerfeld - Have High Standards At All TimesJoin us for an exciting episode with Steve Sommerfeld, a professional Freestyle Motocross rider with over 17 years of experience in the industry. Steve is a multi-talented individual, serving as both an Athlete and Events and Marketing Manager for the Freestyle Motocross World Championship series, NIGHT of the JUMPs. He also serves as an Athlete Manager at Invert Management, and is a TV host and commentator, bringing his expertise and knowledge to audiences around the world. In addition to this, Steve is the author of the book "The Ultimate Guide to Freestyle" and the host of the "Riders Lounge Podcast"...2023-01-2934 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsConvincing a Factory MX race team that you want to whip FMX ramps! Dalton Venter interview.Dalton Venter, the 4 time African Motocross champion and 2 time South African champion managed to somehow convince the team manager from Monster Energy Yamaha Racing team to let him and his team mates go and whip the hell out of a steel FMX ramp at King of the Whip and there was a fair chance he could win it!
When I watched Dalton for the first time training at the Jungle Rush FMX compound, he was going so big that I couldn't believe it! Huge whips, upside down, back to front, dropping the front end so hard and coming back without e...2023-01-2406 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsBecoming South Africa's top FMX rider with Dallan Goldman from King of the Whip 2022After finally meeting Dallan after so many years, it was great to grab a quick 5 minute chat with him before he was about to throw down at King of the Whip and see if he could stand on top of the box at the end of the night.
During our chat though, I was surprised when he dropped the bombshell that he was considering quitting FMX because of the backflip monkey on his back. And this is no joke. The backflip has ended the career of many riders. Of guys who couldn't land it. And worse, those who...2023-01-1807 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsRyan van der Spuy's full blown Best Whip competition idea turns to gold at King of the WhipNormally a Best Whip competition is just a small side act, of a bigger Freestyle Motocross competition or Motocross / Supercross race.
How did Ryan van der Spuy manage to bring the best riders in South Africa and now international riders like Julien Vanstippen (X Games gold medallist) to try out this crazy new event idea from the best FMX riders, MX, SX and even Enduro racers!?
The entire show blew me away and I was also very pumped to host the show for 2022 at Montecasino!
The hard part from all of this - how w...2023-01-1206 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsAny pressure on the defending KING of the Whip 1 hour before competition? with Scotty BillettLess than one hour before the King of the Whip was about to go down, I grabbed a few quick chats with the riders to see how they were dealing with the pressure.
And no one had more pressure than the reigning King of the Whip, Scotty Billet.
It had been 3 years since the previous round of competition, and with X Games Gold Medallist Julien Vanstippen flying in, he knew he had some work to do to stay on top of the box.
As you can hear in this chat, Scotty really wasn't too...2023-01-0704 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsJulien Vanstippen is KING of the Whip 2022 + X Games Gold medallist!We have been so used to watching the same old riders being shuffled out to a Best Whip competition at X Games since about 2010. It has been so hard for any young guys to get a foot in the door to try prove themselves against so many medal winners and contenders from Jeremy 'Twitch' Stenberg, Ricky Carmichael, Jarryd McNeil, Tom Parsons, Edgar Torronteras, Josh Sheehan, Genki 'Wanky' Watanabe etc.
So when this new kid from Belgium got his shot at X Games Japan and snuck his way onto his first podium in 3rd place at his first X...2022-12-1939 min
The Clint Esposito Show#37 1999 Planet Extreme Games Companion, with Steve Sommerfeld, The Clint Esposito ShowSteve Sommerfeld and I watch the 1999 Planet Extreme Games. I'm pretty sure I have never even seen these. Meanwhile Steve remanences about being a lad in Australia.Please Subscribe and follow us on InstagramSteve Sommerfeldhttps://www.instagram.com/stevesommerfeld/Clint Espositohttps://www.instagram.com/clintesposito/2022-12-171h 05
Behind the Dreamers"Just Bank On Yourself" - Steve Sommerfeld, Professional Freestyle Motorcross RiderSend us a textIn episode 48, we sit down with Steve Sommerfeld, a Professional Freestyle Motorcross Rider, tv host and commentator, podcaster, author, and entrepreneur, to chat about his journey from a young boy in Australia living on a farm to turning his passion into a career. We talk about how he came into the profession, what it's like to be an action sports athlete and how he overcame one of his biggest challenges. Steve says that if he could go back and give his younger self some advice, he would say to "just bank on yourself." You...2022-12-1058 min
Café & Networking PodcastSteve Sommerfeld, Balance Confidence and Fear, Australia to GermanyHow to Balance Confidence and Fear? Steve Sommerfeld, Action Sports Athlete, Professional Freestyle Motocross Rider, Events and Marketing Expert at Freestyle Motocross World Championship Series, Podcast Host at Riders Lounge Podcast shares Fear of Failure Confidence in Success, from Athlete to Business. https://ridersloungepodcast.com www.stevesommerfeld.com2022-11-0810 min
The 3-Day Weekend Entrepreneur186. Create the Freedom to Stay Young and Enjoy Play at Work with Steve SommerfeldMake a great life and a living from your passion without feeling guilty that you should work all the time.ABOUT STEVESteve Sommerfeld is an Expert in one of the most dangerous sports in the world, Freestyle Motocross. As an international rider competing and performing at some of the world's biggest events, Steve has covered almost all aspects of the FMX world from a World Championship Judge, Coach, Author, TV Host and Commentator to creating and building some of the biggest events for brands like Red Bull and managing th...2022-11-031h 23
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsBest Trick Live Companion - Triple Flips landed in FMX Competition at Nitro World Games 2022. RLP x Clint Esposito ShowNitro World Games 2022 produced the craziest Best Trick event we have seen since Travis Pastrana landed the Double Flip in 2006 X Games.
This time around, it would be not one, but two riders who would create FMX Competition history with Jayo Archer and Harry Bink going head to head to land the Triple Backflip for the first time in a comp.
Not to mention, we had the mystery surrounding Clinton Moore whose name appeared out of nowhere and could produce a plethora of the world's biggest tricks to steal the thunder from the Triple Flip.2022-10-271h 36
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsClint and I surprised ourselves on a more in-depth look at Nitro World Games and will we see the Triple, 720, Body Varials or even crazier stuff!? Thanks to Clint Esposito Show for the audio!As I was on the road driving through France, Belgium and into Germany I joined Clint Esposito on his show to talk more in-depth about Nitro World Games 2022 which could be one of the most defining FMX competitions EVER.
I already covered this in the short 15 minute Riders List a few days ago, but we go into wayyyyy more details and Clint thought of things I didn't cover as well!
So sit back, enjoy and let me know who you think will win this competition! In FMX & Best Trick!
Want to watch the Y...2022-10-231h 36
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsAre we about to witness FMX History at Nitro World Games?! 2022 Riders List and what could we expect.With Nitro World Games just a few days away, I wanted to give you the rider list before we are about to possibly witness history being made!
Will it be Jayo and Bink going at it for the Triple Backflip - first to be landed in Competition? A trick only landed once by Sheeny?
Or will it be Clinton Moore on the 720? Also only landed once by Travis Pastrana? Only a guess, but hey... not a bad guess I think!
You can watch it all on October 22 on Nitro's YouTube channel
Bes...2022-10-1914 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action Sports180ft dirt transfers and moon booters built out of dirt! Red Bull Imagination companion piece with Clint EspositoThe 2022 Red Bull Imagination competition went even bigger compared to the previous years! Tyler Bereman and co built upon the past 2 years courses to produce something special and the crowning glory was Tyler sacking up and sending this huge 180 feet transfer jump which blew everyone's minds!
This episode is taken from the Companion video which I joined on for the Two Wheels to Freedom channel with Clint Esposito.
So we get to repurpose the audio clip for you guys here who are listening on podcasts while you're building your own jumps in a dozer or w...2022-09-291h 41
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsLost in the Jungle! Short clip from Crazy Action Sports StoriesAll I could see in my mind, was a newspaper headline saying "Idiot Australian lost in Indonesia Jungle"
What started as a disaster on my first ever FMX Tour of Indonesia, turned into a really cool opportunity to go riding in the jungle to the top of a volcano with Sheeny and Clinton Moore. And then almost back to disaster again!
This is a short clip from when I joined Clint Esposito's new segment, Crazy Action Sports Stories for the Two Wheels to Freedom channel.
We did a video interview where I joined hi...2022-09-2027 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsBanks Hovey - More than 110sThis week we’ve got one of the top 110 riders in the world with us right now, but don’t go sticking him in that box. This dude is talented on anything with 2 or 4 wheels and has an engine. Keeping it old school and preferring it to be a 2 stroke!
From Motocross to Supercross, Rally, Side by Sides, 110s, BMX or whatever he can get his hands on, Banks Hovey appears to be part of the next generation of riders hellbent on having fun above all else and it shows in every video I’ve watched.
I lo...2022-09-061h 12
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsAdelberg creates history at X Games 2022 with Frontie to Frontie - Full Review of Moto XHistory has been made in X Games Moto this year with Jacko Strong landing the first ever 110ft Front Flip, before Rob Adelberg bested it with the first ever Front Flip to Front Flip in a line (Next Gen ramp into 110ft ramp) to blow everyone's mind.
Guillem Navas broke the Quarter Pipe Highest Air record on his first jump of the competition but by the end of the comp, Colby Raha set a new record of 49 feet 0 inches!
And Julien Vanstippen just unleashed one of the biggest whips we've ever seen on a 110ft...2022-08-091h 23
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsBananaface returns to preview X Games 2022With X Games 2022 just around the corner, Edgar Torronteras joins to talk about who's in, who's out and where the hell did his invite get sent too for this years event, because his name is again, not on the list!
We talk about all the disciplines from Freestyle Moto (or is it Freeride?), Best Trick, Best Whip, Quarter Pipe Highest Air and 110s
Sit back, relax and enjoy the craziness that is, the man, the myth, the legend, Edgar 'bananaface' Torronteras
You can grab yourself the rare 'Bananaface' T-shirt right...2022-07-1350 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsInvites for X Games 2022 Freestyle MXIt's almost that time of the year for X Games to roll around again and this time we've got a full riders invite list 1 month before the competition!
There are some surprises like Axell Hodges in the Freestyle Motocross discipline, but huge line-ups in every discipline.
Will we see any new tricks in FMX this year, or new records broken in the Quarter Pipe highest air? And will we see a revamped 110s event? Maybe they can add some Speed & Style to it this time?
Listen in for the full list, and who is...2022-06-2313 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsFreestyle of Nations 2022 wrap-upNIGHT of the JUMPs returned for 2022 with the Freestyle of Nations in Munich and Cologne with almost back to back events after a couple of years in Covid-19 limbo and we wrap-up both events with this short, sharp podcast!
Firstly we cover Munich with the World Team vs Team Czech vs Team France. Huge crashes, some controversial decisions I thought, but one hell of a return for the season.
And the second event held in Cologne just last weekend was between Team Germany vs Spain vs Italy. And with some of the best riders having on...2022-06-0832 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsRobbie Maddison - Face your fears. Live your dreams!James Bond's stunt man and one of the greatest action sports athletes of all time has joined to talk all things FMX. But the spotlight isn't on Robbie Maddison, the man who has broken so many World Records, but actually his young 11 year old son, Kruz Maddison.
Kruz recently performed in his first ever FMX show at Freestyle Kings in Australia, and even better, he got to ride the show with his famous old man.
We find out how it must have felt for Maddo to watch his son ride his first show, and also d...2022-03-081h 37
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsKai Haase - FMX Star rides AMA Supercross Anaheim 1!What does it take to achieve your childhood dream?
Kai Haase just took the best from his 2021 season riding every damn 2-wheel discipline he could and amplified it by x1000 as he rode in his first ever Monster Energy AMA Supercross event, and not just any old round, but the biggest one! ANAHEIM 1
One of the most naturally skilled dirt bike riders on the planet, Kai didn't waste his time with Covid blues and sitting on his ass waiting for FMX to come back, instead he went about competing last year in everything from Flat Tr...2022-02-1528 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsAre we finally going back to normal? FMX News January 2022A new year, new events, new bikes and way more news from the Freestyle Motocross world in 2022.
Funnily enough, I didn't even bother to check my emails but the Riders Lounge Podcast has been shortlisted on the Sports Podcast Awards a couple of weeks ago. If you would like to vote, check it out here: https://www.sportspodcastawards.com/
Injury updates from Travis Pastrana (and his new helmet sponsor news), Kai Haase who went and rode at Anaheim 1 at the AMA Monster Energy Supercross in the USA but came out of a training crash with a...2022-01-3137 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsNew Full Custom FMX Bike (2021 model) - Levi SherwoodThe Ultimate Rundown of Levi Sherwood's brand new FMX Bike!
Full Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/AES4BUH3em4
It doesn't get much more in-depth than this, as Levi goes through the entire Freestyle Motocross bike design and why he felt the need to completely overhaul the KTM 250SX into this Frankenstein which is for the most part, the ultimate FMX bike. (until he comes up with even more changes perhaps!)
So how did he build this bike? Why did he build it?
And will we ever see anyone do a Tr...2021-11-283h 04
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsRed Bull Imagination Companion w/ Esposito & DrummondWelcome to a bonus episode: This is a Companion, to the Companion of the Red Bull Imagination freeride competition.
Basically, I jumped on a Zoom call with the FMX Comedian, Clint Esposito from Two Wheels to Freedom and FMX rider Austin Drummond as we watched the latest offering from Red Bull.
And the best part of doing these types of things, I find the more I talk to like-minded individuals, awesome ideas come out of it. So I actually can’t wait to bring to life some of the ideas Clint, Austin and I fleshed ou...2021-11-0145 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsPaul Everest - Do something f*cking awesomeWhy do you get out of bed in the morning?
Paul Everest is one of the most influential minds in Action Sports who grew one of the most recognisable brands from a couple hundred bucks in the garage to a multi-million dollar behemoth.
He then rode the private and public rollercoaster that went along with the exponential growth of Unit Clothing which became so popular, so fast, that it simply couldn't keep up with its own success.
And now, Paul is back with his brand new project which has already got plenty of i...2021-10-282h 00
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsEvents are coming back! Freestyle of Nations returns w/ Pinyol & HuppertTo say it feels incredible to see events happening again would be an understatement. To hear the cheering of the ecstatic Swiss crowd at NIGHT of the JUMPs in September was unbelievable and to witness the elation from the actual FMX and MTB riders who threw down on the night was even more impressive.
It was an emotional event, with some riders doing their first event back since Covid-19 cut short the 2020 season after only one event.
With 3 teams going head to head, Germany vs France vs Spain at the Swiss border city of Basel, i...2021-10-1842 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsFreestyle of Nations Preview w/ Rinaldo, Torronteras, Haase!NIGHT of the JUMPs is back with the first competition after the Lockdown and they are bringing a new format to Switzerland for the first time, the Freestyle of Nations!
We preview the first FMX competition on European soil with some legends joining me on this special episode to talk about the three teams going head to head, with Team Germany vs. France vs. Spain.
And some legends of the sport will be there, and also joined for this preview episode.
Team France's David Rinaldo is the 2013 World Champion and 2019 X Games Best Trick...2021-09-2154 min
Voices from the Sky: A Companion Podcast to Sky Island Journal"Stuck in Traffic on I-95 Southbound" by Steve Lambert: A Poem That Reminds Us We're All a Work in ProgressIn our third episode of Voices from the Sky, we welcome Steve Lambert to close Season 1 as he discusses his poem "Stuck in Traffic on I-95 Southbound," which was originally published in Issue 2 (Fall 2017) of Sky Island Journal. He talks about the variety of ways that creativity has been at the core of his being since childhood, offers advice for aspiring writers, and shares unique insights into this outstanding poem that serves as a reminder that all of us are a work in progress, striving to find our way in this world.Steve Lambert’s wr...2021-09-1644 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsEdgar Torronteras - I have no filterWhat was planned for a quick 5 minute voice message for the X Games review series, turned into a full blown interview with the legend of Freestyle Motocross, a man who epitomised the sport, before it was even 'a thing'. We talk with none other than ET, Edgar Torronteras.
Of course there was plenty to talk about with this years X Games being completely different, at Axell Hodges' Slayground due to Covid-19 restrictions, but having been declined an invite to compete in the Best Whip competition, which he already has a Gold Medal in, Edgar explained the story b...2021-09-071h 40
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsQuarter Pipe: X Games 2021 Review 6/6Beating Axell Hodges on his home turf, Colby Raha broke the X Games record for Quarter Pipe Highest Air by sending his Husky 40 feet 9 inches to claim the Gold Medal in the 2021 competition, relegating Axell to a Silver medal.
Unfortunately, Corey Creed who held the previous record only one inch lower at 40'8", was knocked out of competition, literally when he crashed the day before in practise. Suffering a severe concussion and broken hand, Creed wasn't able to back up his unbeatable performance on QP recently and had to let the other guys have a shot at i...2021-08-1626 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsBest Trick: X Games 2021 Review 5/6It's time for the big one! Best Trick is the event we wait for every year to see what everyone has been working on, and after last years hiatus, I think it's fair to assume everyone was really looking forward to this event since the guys had effectively 2 years to hone their tricks!
And it looked like only David Rinaldo was willing to bring something completely new to the game with his new body varial, called the Bobby Spin, which is dedicated to his friend Francky Bataille.
But it was Rob Adelberg's No Handed Front F...2021-08-1037 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action Sports110s: X Games 2021 Review 4/6X Games unveiled an all new moto discipline this year with the 110's or Mini Bikes, or Pit bikes.. or whatever you want to call them!
I thought it would have been pit-bike racing but it turned out to be a full freestyle run and Axell Hodges took the win on his home turf over a field of some big name Moto and BMX riders.
I'm not going to lie, I didn't really know what to expect and... I thought it was going to get some pretty harsh reviews. But you'll have to listen in to...2021-08-0425 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsBest Whip: X Games 2021 Review 3/6The motocross discipline which measures style over anything else, returned to X Games 2021 with Best Whip and there was a huge shake-up in the results with surprise eliminations and a very deserving winner!
Tom Parsons brought the heat with some of the biggest whips ever done on a dirt bike, and he took the win over Wanky (Genki Watanabe) who has some of the best Turn Down whips as well.
The only problem is, you're comparing apples and oranges. Speaking of apples, the Apple Farmer from Donnybrook, Josh Sheehan missed out on the Final 4 even af...2021-08-0233 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsFMX: X Games 2021 Review 2/6X Games Freestyle Moto is one of the most important and longest running motocross discipline in the ESPN stables. In 2021, it didn't disappoint and there was so much going on, that it gave us plenty to talk about here!
From the difficult course bugging out most riders, the judging, the crashes and even what time everyone must have had to wake up to even ride this event!
From Luc's incredible win, to Sheeny's impressive run, Adelberg's mistake that cost him potentially a win and David Rinaldo landing an all new trick! Bink and Benny Richards to...2021-07-2953 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsX Games 2021 Moto Review 1/6: Overall Impression & ResultsThe first major international FMX competition for 2021 is done and dusted, and there is a lot to talk about with this unique X Games event! So much so, we will break it down into each discipline and bring in plenty of riders to give their opinion on the olympics of Action Sports.
This episode, we look at the overall impression of the event, with a new look X Games, to have each discipline outside of a major stadium and hosted at Riders Compounds was a huge side-step for ESPN. But the made-for-TV event was still able to ru...2021-07-2259 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsX Games invitations released! FMX / Moto Summer 2021 : FMX NewsIt's finally official. X Games is back for 2021! July 14-18th and the Moto will be held at Axell Hodges' compound, Slayground!
New Riders. New Location. New Discipline.
Plenty of old guys! A few big names missing, and a few big surprises as well!
You can read all of these points as well on the blog here: https://ridersloungepodcast.com/2021/06/25/x-games-invite-fmx-moto/
Here is the full list of Moto / FMX riders for this years event, which will be probably the most 'unique' X Games ever!
X Games Moto X Best Tric...2021-06-2815 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsNate Adams - Deft Family & Life after FMXNate Adams won everything there is to win in Freestyle Motocross, and at the same time he was focused 100% on FMX progression, he began a glove-only brand called Deft Family which was revolutionary at the time.
We catch up with 'The Destroyer' to find out how he was able to continue to be the man to beat at the top of his sport, while learning all new skills in business, marketing, logistics and trying to get the feel out of his glove that he had striven for in the beginning.
Nate was in a special...2021-06-152h 00
Gutter 2 Gutter#48 - Steve SommerfeldIn this episode I am joined by Steve Sommerfeld. This episode is a little different and we're visiting life on two wheels. Steve is an Aussie freestyle motocross legend who is currently residing in Germany. Steve has lived a life many would dream of and has some amazing stories that we only got to scratch the surface of. This episode has highs, lows injuries, broken bones and brushes with fame.
You can find Steve on:
Website: https://www.stevesommerfeld.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSommerfeldFMX/
Instagram: https://w...2021-06-062h 19
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsNathan Brown - Nitro, Crusty's and Mental HealthWe go deep into Industry Insider territory on this latest episode with the Chief Energy Officer of Nitro Circus Live and one-half of the 'Skip This Podcast' duo, Nathan Brown.
There's so much ground to cover in this episode from the Metal Mulisha vs Crusty Demons days of 2005 to the Crusty Demons vs Nitro Circus Live battleground in 2009, Nitro taking over the world into the Mental Health and the very private and very real struggle and how he came out the other end with a new platform to help not only himself, but also many others with...2021-06-022h 38
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsRewriting FMX and BMX backflip history - with Jason RyanJason Ryan is currently producing one hell of a documentary called "Out of the Loop : The Jose Yanez Documentary" which will re-write Action Sports history, detailing the story of the first ever back flip on a motorcycle which was landed by BMX Pro rider, Jose Yanez in 1991.
If you haven't heard the name Jose Yanez before, you're like most of us who had not either. 9 years before Carey Hart launched his CR250 upside down at Gravity Games, Jose had already landed a motorcycle flip on his RM80 with very little recognition at all.
The reason t...2021-04-301h 31
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsPat Bowden - Send itAs one of Australia’s best Freestyle Motocross exports, and with many more years left up his sleeve, I think you’re about to get an insight into the mind of someone who’s on the edge of FMX greatness.
While he has had some big wins like at the Nitro World Games a couple of years ago, and having a trick list longer than your arm and certainly more than he can fill his bar pad with, Pat unfortunately has some bad luck has come his way on more than one occasion, but the true sign of a ch...2021-04-132h 52
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsJarryd McNeil - Throwing Whips and Moving DirtBuckle up! This is one rip snorter of a Riders Lounge Podcast interview with one of Australia’s greatest motocross exports who has completely taken the disciplines of Best Whip and Step-Up to new levels and he is clearly not scared to call a spade a bloody shovel.
Actually today, you’re going to be educated on the history of Freestyle Motocross.
As the intro goes… the first ever backflip on a dirt bike was not actually done by Carey Hart.
I am like 99.9999% of you who definitely followed the narrative of early 2000s FMX...2021-03-232h 40
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsJavier Villegas - A one year break...I feel like Covid-19 has been the rehearsal for a lot of athletes, in any sport, to show them what their lives will look like after they make the decision to retire.
And like most athletes, who find out they’re good at something at a young age, they have been focused on that one particular sport their entire lives to become – the best. You can’t be the best, and be studying full time, or working a 9-5 job, unless you’re just incredibly naturally gifted.
So here we are, 1 year on since the last maj...2021-03-091h 57
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsJayo Archer - Chasing the TripleJayo Archer is on the toughest journey in Freestyle Motocross, working on the Triple Backflip!
You may or may not have heard much about Jayo. He’s kept a fairly low profile, which is surprising for the things he has achieved already so far!
From building his own ramp to try the Triple, the adjustments, trying to work out the exit angles where the ramp is almost vertical, looking for more height out of the jump, different gaps and anything else that will help get the Triple Flip sorted on a much smaller ramp than wha...2021-02-112h 21
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsFred Kyrillos - Newly crowned 5-time Brazilian FMX Champ!Hi and welcome to the Riders Lounge Podcast, I’m Steve Sommerfeld your host for today’s online chat with another of Freestyle Motocross’ top riders and who has actually just picked up his 5th Brazilian FMX Championship, all the way from Sao Paolo in Brazil, it’s Fred Kyrillos.
While we still are in a holding pattern of no events, I’m stoked Fred was able to put the tools down and jump on for a chat to talk about the latest competition, how it felt to ride in the middle of Covid without a crowd and to sta...2021-01-271h 30
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsMatt Buyten - B-10 has enough Gold Medals to sink a ship!Matt Buyten needs specific weight training on his neck muscles simply to stand up straight with the huge haul of X Games Gold, Silver and Bronze medals he's picked up over the years in Moto Step Up.
Even though the X Games website says he has 7 medals - in fact, he has 12 medals from all of the X Games events! See, sometimes the internet can get things wrong.
But competing against the biggest names from Tommy 'Tomcat' Clowers to Ronnie Renner, Ricky Carmichael, Jeremy McGrath, Travis Pastrana, Brian Deegan, Twitch and taking gold medals over t...2021-01-121h 08
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsSeb Westberg - DIRTBIKE VS. STREETBIKE InterviewBefore having millions of YouTube views like today, Sebastian Westberg had a meteoric rise to the top echelons of FMX after winning the chance to ride at Red Bull X-Fighters as the first "Novillero" with a Fan Vote in 2016 in Madrid, Spain.
But one day before the event, he broke his leg in the foam pit training on a Flair 540! Somehow he slipped his foot into his boot and competed and made a name for himself in the famous Plaza de Toros Las Ventas bullfighting ring! Since then, Seb has spent so much time creating his annual YouT...2020-12-091h 17
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsLevi Sherwood - Why chase trophies you already have?Undoubtedly one of the greatest ever Freestyle Motocross riders, Levi Sherwood stunned the FMX world when he won at his first ever appearance of the 2009 Red Bull X-Fighters event in Mexico City.
Levi then stunned the world when he retired from competition only 10 years later in 2019, at the age of 28, when he was seemingly at the peak of his career.
After a huge 2017 season, winning everything from X Games Gold in Freestyle MX and Best Trick, Nitro World Games and Red Bull X-Fighters, no one would have predicted Levi's retirement. Is it a coincidence that Lev...2020-11-261h 47Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsWhere is Freestyle Motocross going? November 2020 News Wrap-up!There has been so much going on since the last FMX news update, my head has been spinning! And I’m really stoked on the future of the sport, even if there is plenty of doom and gloom going around at the moment.
It sucks that as riders, there are no events, it sucks as fans that we have to wait another year to see our favourite riders come to a town near us. There are of course, many more problems in the world.
But, in the middle of all of this, perhaps it’s a time...2020-11-1929 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsJeremy 'Fungi' Furniss - Surfing, FMX, TattoosFungi as I have always known him as, was one of the elder statesmen of the Australian Freestyle Motocross movement! Jeremy Furniss broke out from the WA scene and was featured in the early FreeriderMX Magazines where of course most of us found out about anyone back in the old days and he had quite a good career riding FMX shows.
The combo-king grew up at a pretty incredible surfing spot where he actually met some younger famous names such as Kelly Slater and Rob Machado and it was this chance meeting which potentially changed his direction i...2020-10-281h 52
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsCorey Creed - X Games Gold Medal Stunt Driving FreeriderWith the X Games Real Moto 2020 series all wrapped up, I caught up with one of the contestants who in my mind, had the best looking video I've seen out of every season so far! The production value was unbeatable.
Corey Creed together with filmmaker Allan Hardy created their own Hollywood Stunt Driver version of a Real Moto video, with Corey Creed probably better in line to pick up an Oscars award, for his acting in this clip. It seemed like everything went wrong from the moment he was invited to create a clip, but the whole tea...2020-10-131h 30Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsFreestyle Motocross News - September 2020This episode is dedicated to Tomas Brat, a young FMX rider from Czechia. My thoughts go out to his family and friends, a young rider taken too soon.
In this episode, we have the results of the X Games Real Moto competition - from the Judges (with Mike Mason, Twitch and Jimmy Hill) and also the Fan Vote on Colby Raha, Corey Creed, Jacko Strong, Vicki Golden, Josh Hill and Cody Webb. Watch here: https://youtu.be/5xTSJ6LoDdk
Speaking of Jacko Strong, he's built a new Super Kicker to make his Double Flips even eas...2020-09-2924 minRiders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsX Games Real Moto 2020 ReviewIn this special Podcast episode, I review the all new X Games Real Moto video clips, because so much went into every clip, it's not hard to miss some aspects to it!
This year, the star-studded rider line-up included Vicki Golden, Colby Raha, Josh Hill, Jacko Strong, Cody Webb and Corey Creed.
I really wish the videos were longer than 1 minute 30 seconds, but that's what makes this series even better. The best footage, jam packed into a clip that even the busiest of us have time to watch.
Who was your favourite rider t...2020-09-1720 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsJames Trincucci - Trials Champion, Erzberg contender and now Freerider!James Trincucci has taken a completely different path into Freestyle Motocross than most!
From a Trials champion venturing into riding the infamous Erzberg with absolutely no prior Enduro experience, you now won't be surprised to hear that once meeting the Italian guys from DaBoot, James just decided to jump a ramp and see how it goes.
Half Italian, half Manx, James' journey has seen him cover almost all aspects of motorcycling to the point now, he's about to release his all new Freeriding Movie: "Back to the Roots"
To watch the Preview, visit h...2020-09-0157 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsDoug Parsons - All the stuff you didn't know!One of the pioneers of Freestyle Motocross, Doug Parsons has not only helped push the sport through his riding prowess and time in the hills.
But Parsons was an integral part in evolving the sport with the first ever Quarter Pipe build which is now a huge draw card for X Games at the moment. However, building ramps is only a small part of the story.
Doug Parsons was behind the huge 'Ride to the Hills' video competition series in the early 2000's and has even picked up an EMMY Award, for his work on th...2020-08-182h 07
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsDavide Rossi - Freestyle CarbonaraDavide Rossi may be one of the nicest guys in FMX, but as soon as that helmet goes on, the full-blown competitor inside comes out. No matter if he's competing in the World Championships at NIGHT of the JUMPs, Nitro World Games or against his good friend and almost neighbour, Leo Fini.
Davide is one of the next generation riders who appears to simply pick up new tricks with relative ease.
One of the riders I think we will need to watch out for in the very near future as one of Italy's finest!
...2020-08-1155 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsMassimo Bianconcini - Italian Stallion stepping it up!After his 2nd or 3rd coffee for the morning and while relaxing before riding at Petr Pilat's jam in the Czech Republic, I caught up with the Italian Stallion, Massimo Bianconcini who has been around the traps for so long in FMX and at 41 years of age, is still going hard!
Having spent most of his career battling at the NIGHT of the JUMPs World Championships, it was after talking with Libor Podmol that would change the direction of Massimo's career into Step Up, and with that came 5 World Championships at NOTJ and 3 medals at X games wi...2020-07-281h 05Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsFreestyle Motocross News Wrap-up - July 2020Welcome to the first FMX News wrap-up Podcast!
In this episode, we look at the events which are still happening in 2020 from NIGHT of the JUMPs, X Games rumours, Red Bull X-Fighters Rumours and Petr Pilat's Jam.
The start of the silly season of new bikes being released is upon us. Still waiting on Honda!
And more gossip in the middle.
All new Merch Store is available now. Look awesome with Designs that we would wear ourselves, either in public or while getting some air. Every sale helps to create more and...2020-07-1617 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsAdam Jones - All the style in the worldAdam Jones is one of the longest serving Freestyle Motocross competition riders in the world. Jones has been at the top of the game for so long, with X Games Gold, IFMXF World Championship round wins, a Red Bull X-Fighters round win, Dew Tour Champion and inventing tricks like it's a piece of cake.
We find out what the toll of pushing the Sport of FMX has taken on him, and how long he will continue to push the boundaries.
As an EXTRA SPECIAL for the Riders Lounge Podcast listeners, we have a Special 20% Discount f...2020-07-071h 39
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsHannes Ackermann - A man of few wordsOne of Germany's best riders, Hannes has had some huge ups and downs through injury. Not one to shy away from trying massive tricks in the foam pit, I wanted to see what it takes for him to take these new tricks from Foam to Dirt and how to then put it all into one run and win a World Championship round.
We didn't have much time to get this interview done, the wind is always hard to negotiate at his home compound and also dealing with Germany's strict times of when you can practise. But I wo...2020-06-2441 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsClint Esposito - The Moto ComedianTalk about endurance in the Moto Industry, Clint Esposito has been around for 20 years in FMX, and has seen and done almost everything from riding shows, running his own team, helping to build the Amateur FMX competition scene in America, learning backflips at Travis Pastrana's house and then moving into Comedy after retirement and now hosts Movie Premieres for some of the coolest MX Videos going around!
It was an absolute laugh, and I hope you also enjoy this episode of Riders Lounge Podcast, with Clint Esposito.
All new Merch Store is available now. Look a...2020-06-101h 25
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsFabian Bauersachs - The Professor Returns - Part 2Check in for Part 2, with the Professor from Germany, Fabian Bauersachs.
Going all the way back to riding at Red Bull X-Fighters, Learning the Backflip, Where FMX is going and how hard it is to be a World Championship Judge.
Really getting into the nitty gritty!
With a box of Tannenzaepfle and some Tannenzaepfle Alcohol Free beers, I went to see Fabian in his recently redesigned backyard to have a chinwag about his career and where too from here.
All new Merch Store is available now. Look awesome with Designs that we...2020-05-261h 00
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsFabian Bauersachs - The Professor - Part 1Part 1 of a 2 part interview with Fabian Bauersachs.
Fabian is one of the original FMX riders from Europe, becoming involved in FMX from the very start and riding against the legends of the sport from the early 2000's.
Now one of the World Championship judges, Fabian is still involved in FMX and he explains how agonisingly close he came to winning the IFMXF World Championship in 2003.
With a box of Tannenzaepfle and some Tannenzaepfle Alcohol Free beers, I went to see Fabian in his recently redesigned backyard to have a chinwag about his c...2020-05-131h 07
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsJamie Squibb - Captain of the World TeamWhat better time to get an interview than on a Saturday night at 2:00am after 2 huge nights of competition at NIGHT of the JUMPs, with the Captain of the Freestyle of Nations World Team, Jamie Squibb.
We covered some ground, from being the Captain and trying to inspire the likes of former World Champion Javier Villgeas and the Triple Flipping phenom of Josh Sheehan, to running his own shows with Squibb Freestyle around the United Kingdom and anything else in between.
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Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsMarc Pinyol - Genetically better suited to FMX than SoccerIt was awesome to catch up with the Spaniard, Marc Pinyol who has not been scared to push FMX and even inventing his own Body Varial, the Inside Roll.
We caught up for a quick chat after his siesta in Berlin at NIGHT of the JUMPs, before we had to get back to work. Well, actually he had to sign a lot of autographs and I went to catering.
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Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsAntonio Navas - El PresidenteNever wanting to sit still, Antonio Navas has forged his own path in Freestyle MX from Rider, to Team Manager, MX/FMX Track operator, Promoter of his own shows, all the while helping riders around him to push their own limits and achieve their dreams also.
One of the nice guys in FMX, it was a pleasure to sit down with Navas, especially as this was the very first interview and he knew full well that I could have made some recording mistakes and he was happy to give me the time to set up and we m...2020-03-3147 min
Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsJosh Sheehan - The UnicornWhat a way to open the very first Riders Lounge Podcast, than having a Unicorn join the show, Josh Sheehan. Having won X Games Gold, Red Bull X-Fighters Tour and the only man to land the Triple Backflip, Sheeny goes through the Highs and Lows of his career with stories you have probably never even heard before.
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Two Wheels to Freedom Podcasts#102 Steve Sommerfeld, Two Wheels to Freedom PodcastSteve Sommerfeld is a FMX rider turned Night of the Jumps Athlete handler of sorts. He also just started a podcast The Riders Lounge.2020-03-112h 58Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsWelcome to the all new Riders Lounge Podcast in Action SportsThe Riders Lounge Podcast will bring all new interviews and event wrap-ups from the biggest riders and events in the world of Freestyle Motocross.
Every fortnight on a Tuesday, new episodes will be ready to stream for all the fans of FMX, Motocross or just Action Sports in general.
All new Merch Store is available now. Look awesome with Designs that we would wear ourselves, either in public or while getting some air. Every sale helps to create more and better Podcast Interview content and keep this going for as long as there are people crazy enough like us, to ri...2020-03-0913 minRiders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action SportsYou've stumbled across the Riders Lounge Podcast!Catching up with the biggest names in Action Sports, I'm your host, Steve Sommerfeld. As a washed up FMX rider, it's easier for me to sit down with a Rothaus Tannenzäpfle beer and pick the brains of the best riders from around the world.2020-03-0800 min