Mountain Bike / 10.08.2015

READY FOR THE SUZUKI NINE KNIGHTS 2015

The most spectacular bike event of the year is back in Livigno: a real castle with towers 10 meters high, on which 9 knights on two wheels will compete in rounds of back flip and powerful whips from 31 August to 5 September. All this, once again, in the only Italian resort that may offer such a spectacle: the bike park Mottolino.

Less than a month till the most eagerly awaited appointment with the best international freeriders: the Suzuki Nine Knights is back on the bike park Mottolino, where the whole team is working to prepare a more and more colossal and unprecedented course.

The format of the event is now traditional with six days full of shows, jumps and tricks that push to the limit 9 riders. Nine Knights MTB was born in 2011 following the winter concept of freeski and snowboard, which has been hosted for 4 seasons by the Mottolino ski area. The summer facility, internationally known as "Il Castello", is a copy of a medieval castle with ramparts, battlements and a huge crossbow-shaped jump. The Austrian agency ‘The Distillery’ organized together with the German biker Andi Wittmann, the most spectacular MTB media event worldwide.

The Knights are going to make more and more advanced tricks, thanks to the 19 big structures of the castle which has been built also to host potential world records. Wall ride, hip jump, step-up, reserve transition and even an halfpipe are in the pipeline: some of these elevate jumps up to 6 meters high and 15 meters long. During the Nine Knights could several athletes set a personal records, a real privilege for the spectators! It is not everyday that you can see bikers the likes of Sam Pilgrim, Andi Wittmann e Kelly McGarry by making their best trick for the first time.

The names of the nine riders invited to the 2015 edition are: the co-creator of the event Andi Wittmann (27, GER), the English world Freeride champion Sam Pilgrim (26, GBR), the Freeride Mountain Bike World Tour Champion Sam Pilgrim (26, GBR), Anton "Cleanlander" Thelander (22, SWE), the ex-Rampage rider Kelly McGarry, Antoine Bizet (23, FRA) who  nailed the first ever double backflip on a downhill bike at Nine Knights 2013, the ex- gymnast Yannick Granieri (22, FRA), Nicholi Rogatkin (19, USA) the successful BMX and MTB rider, Brett Reeder (22, CAN) current leader of the FMB World Tour, Geoff “Gulli” Gulevich (28, CAN) who is one of the most photographed and filmed rider worldwide.

In addition to the selected nine riders there will be the wilde cards, that among the big names will try in every way to win the final prizes: Big Air Champion + Highest Air, Best Style, Best Trick. The Big Air Contest Day will be held on Saturday, September 5 from 13.30. Also not to be missed is the traditional sunset shooting which will start right at the Castle on Thursday 3, at 18.00 (close to Passo d’Eira). Both the events are going to be free and open to the public.

If you want to be present at the extraordinary spectacle of the Suzuki Nine Knights, there are some offers available for an all-inclusive stay on MottolinoGo.com!

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