Last Saturday, December 27, 2014, French rider David Rinaldo defeated the talented José Miralles., who had held first place until then, in the 2014 Gijón Freestyle event. The podium was finally won by Rinaldo, Miralles in second place and Edgar Torrenteras in third place.
The latter earned his first points of the competition when he placed first in the High Jump. He also earned a score of 8.9, behind José Miralles's 9, in the Best Fold event. A tough duel between the three podium finishers at the end of the competition.
In fact, it was at the final moment that Rinaldo made a difference with his performance in the Freestyle event, with which he earned 9.5 points., an excellent grade that earned him the championship.
David Rinaldo started riding dirt bikes at a very young age. At 13, he decided to focus on freestyle. Coming from a family of motorcyclists, he already knew a wide variety of tricks to base his learning on. By 21, he was already known in France as a new-school rider with an old-school feel. Rinaldo was included in the Red Bull X-Fighters World Championship roster as one of the best ridersMany say he could truly explode in 2015, and we'll be following him closely and paying close attention to his progress.
