Stunt Champ Moscow 2017
In 2017 Motul Stunt Champ was revived. The stunt riding championship now has three rounds: St. Petersburg, Moscow and Sochi. We attended the second round at Luzhniki, held as part of the Moscow City Games. Cool Polish riders from the INFMS team, riders from St. Petersburg and Belarus and, of course, all the local stunt riders came to the tournament.
The second round lasted one day and included two classes: PRO (600 cc and above) and OPEN (up to 600 cc). The heat was unbearable, over 30 degrees Celsius. Because of the huge number of people at Luzhniki, by lunchtime there was nowhere left to buy water. However hard the organizers tried, they couldn't clean the riding area: it was dusty and slippery. But none of that stops those who came to fight for a place!
The main favorite was world-class rider Rafal Kanik. He regularly takes podium places at major European competitions and was expected to win in Moscow. Guests like that kill the suspense, but thanks to them our guys get a chance to see the European level. Rafal rode his standard routine well, even did stoppies with long rolls on bad asphalt, and won! The main fight was for second and third places, since there were several contenders.
The best of them turned out to be Den Rybalko. Den's consistency, mileage and quality really showed on the poor surface. He performed all his planned tricks perfectly.
Young Foma Kalinin took third place. Dima Trukhanovich made a few mistakes and couldn't make the podium.
There were interesting runs in the OPEN class. Nikita Prisyazhnyuk keeps taking stunts on his Honda Grom to a new level. Every year there are more tricks, and soon he will have a full professional routine. A well-deserved first place in Moscow!
The guys from the St. Petersburg team FZM lit it up on scooters and took second and third places. Very cool, original riders with a unique style and view of stunt riding. FZM have always ridden in the streets without riding gear, but this year they tried their hand at the sport, and it was a great debut!
Watch the best moments in the highlight video. We posted the runs of the OPEN class winners separately, since you don't often get to see great stunts on scooters and mopeds.