Levi Sherwood leads the way in Red Bull X-Fighters Qualifying
Saturday 06 October: Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour equal points leader Levi Sherwood gained the upper hand on his competition claiming first place in qualifying on Cockatoo Island yesterday afternoon.
The New
Zealander heads into the final event deadlocked on points with
Frenchman Thomas Pages, who qualified only seventh.
Sherwood’s first run was the one that impressed judges most,
awarded 87.40 points for his efforts against closest competitor
Japan’s Eigo Sato on 84.50.
The best-placed Australian
rider was 2011 event winner Josh Sheehan, who put together a run good
enough for 5th place with 83.60 points.
The course has proved
challenging for riders who have needed to use every available second to
ensure their delivery of tricks is both smooth and stylish.
The
impressive course and competition precinct has taken over 60,000 man hours
to complete, with barges bringing over 6500 tonnes of dirt which has been
shaped by 24.5 tonnes of lift and shift equipment.
Over 400
return barge trips have been required to deliver trucks and equipment.
Today (Sydney is 3 hours behind NZ - daylight saving tomorrow), thousands are set to turn out to see the final climactic
leg of the World Tour take place where there will be plenty of home support
for the four Aussie riders in action.
Red Bull
X-Fighters Qualifying
1. Levi Sherwood, 87.40
2.
Eigo Sato, 84.50
3. Taka Higashino, 84.40
4. Dany Torres,
84.10
5. Josh Sheehan, 83.60
6. Jackson Strong, 80.70
7.
Thomas Pages, 78.00
8. Cameron Sinclair, 77.60
9. Blake Williams,
76.30
10. Javier Villegas, 74.70
11. Todd Potter, 72.90
12.
Maikel Melero, 0.00
View the latest preview video featuring the
Red Bull X-Fighters riders and Tour Director Tes Sewell talking about the
challenging Sydney course: https://www.
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