Author: monejim

The Southern Hemisphere season of the World Rookie Tour concluded with the very successful second ever Australian Rookie Fest at Thredbo Resort. Henry Bessell, last year’s Grom winner, took out the Rookie division: he won a trip to the Protest World Rookie Finals 2012 in Ischgl, Austria, as did the female Rookie winner Alex Fitch

Unfortunately the weather was against us, so Charles Beckinsale, our internationally renowned course designer, had to make the call on the morning of the event to switch courses from Antons to High Noon. All the competitors were disappointed with the decision as they were really looking forward to hitting the 30ft and 50ft jumps on the specially designed course. However, the course was fogged in and dangerous on the day. The second choice course consisted of a long down box and 2 jumps, which allowed all to show off their best tricks.

Among the grom division Matty Cox and Cassie Fortune took out their category, winning an invitation to the Protest World Rookie Fest in Livigno in January , 2012.

Red Bull also provided flights in the Red Bull stunt plane for each of the Rookie and Grom winners. In addition, Red Bull provided

Report by Giulio Neri

East Rookie Fest is over and the finnish still rock in the east! Teemu Lambert from Finland dominated the super slopestyle format with halfpipe, downrail box and a nineteen meters jump as final obstacle.

After a couple days of training under warm weather and soft snow the weather change a bit in icy condition, but ice is nothing for the rookie, specially if they are fighting for qualify to the next World Rookie Finals in Ischgl. So in the well shaped slopestyle rookie just take few run of training for find the felling and start to push the level.

On rookie category the finnish Teemu Lambert toke first position stomping a clean run with a 7to7 and 5to5 in the pipe, super jib style on the box and a huge clean fs7invert in the jump. Czechs Martin Mikyska and Michal Bisa toke second and third position.

Teemu Lambert

Martin Mikyska on jump and pipe

For the little gromies the heroe of the day was Ondrej Porkert. The little rising star showed an high level with different tricks in pipe and on the big jump. He won ahead Tomas Cisar and Miki Pajer. On girl side Katerina Yanova won the rookie category while Katerina Vojackova toke first position on grom.

Ondra jumpin on the nineteen meters

Katerina Vojackova

Next stop of the World Rookie Tour will be in Romania where the Black Yeti will meet Dracula in Transilvania Rookie Fest and where the Rookies will challenge for the last tickets for the World Rookie Finals.

girls

rookies

groms

GROM GIRL
1 14 R VOJACKOVA KATERINA CZE

ROOKIE GIRL
1 30 R YANOVA KATERINA CZE

GROM BOYS
1 31 R PORKERT ONDREJ CZE
2 32 G CISAR TOMAS CZE
3 26 G PAJER MIKI CZE

ROOKIE BOYS
1 35 R LAMBERT TEEMU FIN
2 7 R MIKYSKA MARTIN CZE
3 15 R BISA MICHAL CZE 4

photo by: Přemysl Vida

Report by Giulio Neri

Spring time showed up in a magic saturday in Vallnord, Andorra, for the 3Star Swatch TTR Slopestyle Protest Pyrenees Rookie Fest, the second international stop of the World Rookie Tour 2011.

The rookies started trainings from early morning on 3 jumps and the final rail set to find their perfect run.

Timmy Saisa from Sweden show a solid style during the qualication day but in the first two run of the final nothing was done. Lewis Courtier-Jones (GBR) challenged until the end for the first position but Timmy Saisa get the maximum score of the day on his third run including cab5, bs7, fs5, 50-50 180out. Timmy won an all-inclusive invitation to the Protest World Rookie Finals, a ticket to the Ride Shake Down in Garmisch, a ticket to the Protes Manifest and a ticket to the next World Rookie Tour stop in Czech Republic. Cristian Botella (ESP) took the third position on the rookie category while “local hero” Manex Azula got injured during the trainings.

Lewis Courtier Jones aka “CJ”

Timmy Saisa

The little blondie french Chloe Sillieres, 13 years old, showed an high level for this age, landing smooth bs3, fs3 and nice frontside5. She was super stocked to won an invitation for free at the Protest World Rookie Finals.

Chloe Sillieres

On the grom side, Bing Voorham from Netherland was impressive and as well the spanish Pau Bartolo. They did their best stomping every trick against Benjamin Lestage (SWE) but the swedish took the first position among the groms with a huge cab5, fs7, bs3 and a boardslide switch out on the rail. Second place for Voorham (NED) and third for Bartolo (SPA).

PROTEST PYRENEES ROOKIE FEST 2011
RANKING

GIRLS
1. CHLOE SILLIERES (FRA) – get an invitation for free at the Protest World Rookie Finals in Ischgl, Austria

GROM BOYS
1. BENJAMIN LESTAGE (SWE) – qualified for the Protest World Rookie Finals in Ischgl, Austria
2. PAU BARTOLO (ESP) – qualified for the Protest World Rookie Finals in Ischgl, Austria
3. BING VOORHAM (NED) – qualified for the Protest World Rookie Finals in Ischgl, Austria
4. MARCEL LLOVERA (AND)
5. TEKKE VOORHAM (NED)
6. HUGO TORRENS (FRA)
7. MARC RAMIREZ (AND)
8. GUILLEM FERNANDEZ (AND)
9. PAUL MARTINEZ (AND)

ROOKIE BOYS
1. TIMMY SAISA (SWE) – get an invitation for free at the Protest World Rookie Finals in Ischgl, Austria
2. LEWIS COURTIER-JONES (GBR) – qualified for the Protest World Rookie Finals in Ischgl, Austria
3. CRISTIAN BOTELLA (ESP) – qualified for the Protest World Rookie Finals in Ischgl, Austria
4. JAN PUJOL (ESP)
5. FERNANDO GARCIA (ESP)
6. MANEX AZULA (ESP)
7. MAURO BORRAS (ESP)

The World Rookie Tour is now moving to East Europe with the third edition of the East Rookie Fest in Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic, from 18 to 20 March and the Transilvania Rookie Fest in Romania, from 25 to 27 March.

In a strange day with super sunny weather and strong wind, rookies from 6 nations compete in Vallnord, Andorra, for the qualifications of the Protest Pyrenees Rookie Fest. On a great slopestyle with 3 jumps and a final rail set, the rookies showed up style and sick runs.

slopestyle setup

rookies ready to rock

Timmy Saisa from Sweden got first position with bs7 and a huge swbs5. Lewis Courtier-Jones from England, also known as “CJ”, stomped a good run for the second position as well as the local hero Manex Azula from Spain who got third in the rookie category. While in grom section Pau Bartolo from Spain and Benjamin Lestage from Sweden impressed the judges. To show up girl power was Chloe Sillieres from France with a really clean run including smooth backside3 and frontside3.

Manex Azula (ESP)

Timmy Saisa (SWE)

Tomorrow another super sunny day is expected and the Black Yeti is waiting for the rider who will claim the victory.