Libor Podmol

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Libor Podmol (born June 1, 1984 in Ostrava ) is a Czech freestyle motocross rider. He was vice world champion of the FIM / IFMXF World Championship in 2006, 2007 and 2008 , before becoming world champion on December 12, 2010 in Fortaleza (Brazil).

Career

Podmol's career began in the Czech Motocross Championship before he devoted himself to FMX in 2002. Since then it has been an integral part of the FIM / IFMXF World Championship and the Night of the Jumps series. He has also taken part in a number of Red Bull X-Fighters events. He drives a Suzuki RM 250 and has a large repertoire of backflip combinations.

Others

At the beginning of 2010, Podmol spent several weeks in the United States, filming a documentary entitled Tomorrow will be better , which will be shown in Czech cinemas.

In the Czech Republic he is nicknamed Mouka , and at the Night of the Jumps he is often referred to as a sugarboy .

Podmol lives with his girlfriend and became the father of a son Libor Joshua on January 24, 2010.

successes

  • 1998: Czech 80cc motocross champion
  • 2001: Second in the Czech Motocross Championship and fourth in the Czech Supercross Championship
  • 2005: Third in the FMX Challenge Finland and third in the Israel championship
  • 2006: Second at the Edge Games in Sweden, second in the IFMXF world ranking, participation in the Red Bull X Fighters Madrid, runner-up in the FIM / IFMXF World Championship and award for Best European Rookie from FMXawards.com
  • 2007: Vice World Champion of the FIM / IFMXF World Championship, semi-finalist at the Red Bull X Fighters Madrid / Spain, winner of the FIM / IFMXF run of the Night of the Jumps in Katowice / Poland, second of the Night of the Jumps Brazil, overall winner of the FIM Highest Air / IFMXF
  • 2008: Vice World Champion of the FIM / IFMXF World Championship, participation in the Red Bull X Fighters Supersession Warsaw / Poland, second in the FIM / IFMXF run in Belgrade / Serbia, third in the FIM / IFMXF run in Fortalesa / Brazil, best run and best double at the Horsefeathers FMX Jam 2008, participation in the Gladiator Games in Prague / Czech Republic
  • 2009: Third of the FIM / IFMXF World Championship, winner of the FIM / IFMXF run in Basel / Switzerland, second at the FIM / IFMXF run Graz / Austria, third of the FIM / IFMXF run Berlin / Germany, participation in the BAJA 300 in Leipzig / Germany, Participation in the Sweetspot Allstars Jam in Sweden and participation in the Gladiator Games in Prague / Czech Republic
  • 2010: FIM / IFMXF World Champion, first of the FIM / IFMXF races in Fortalesa / Brazil, Vienna / Austria, Ostrava / Czech Republic, Berlin / Germany, Bern / Switzerland, Sanliurfa / Turkey, participation in the Red Bull X Fighters in Giza / Egypt and Mexico City / Mexico, winner of the Sony Ericsson Contest in Kosice / Slovakia, winner of the Czech championship in Karlovy Vary / Czech Republic, award for the best style at the Horsefeathers FMX Jam in Prague / Czech Republic
  • Second winner 2017

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ http://www.liborpodmol.com
personal data
SURNAME Podmol, Libor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech motocross rider
DATE OF BIRTH June 1, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Ostrava