• 7 months ago
Yu Shoji - 1st place Final UCI BMX Freestyle Flatland World Cup Men #FISEMontpellier 2024
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00:00Again, part of that Japanese scene, Yuu's been mentored by MOTO, they ride together
00:11and the progression that we've seen from Yuu in the last couple of years has just been
00:15exceptional.
00:16Going straight in, inside spins, so much speed and control.
00:30See how he's just winding up, everything's just ramped up to the max.
00:33Now watch this, bike flip, straight to the other side, off-centre bike flip and out clean.
00:40This is what he brought to Glasgow, this is why he's the world champion.
00:44Such a high level.
00:47He's going so fast compared to the other riders.
00:50Absolutely.
00:51We were watching him on the stage like earlier today and every time he stomps it you can
00:55feel the thud.
00:58Pivoting round to half-packer, hanging on, just hanging on, almost skidding the ground
01:03with his back end.
01:06I don't know how he's still on that trick.
01:08Winding out once again, watch this, he's going to go all the way round and out clean.
01:16So much energy in his riding.
01:23He still hasn't slowed down, watch this.
01:28He's crossing his feet now, just makes that a bit more technical.
01:33Pivoting round again, keeping that speed.
01:36Again he's moving into a half-packer position here.
01:43Almost scrubbing the ground with his bike.
01:48So technical that, to come round into the inside and then pull out clean.
01:54Just look at the energy.
02:05He's moving up onto the back wheel now.
02:09The thing that sets him apart is flipping from one wheel to the other.
02:12So there you go, he's gone down onto the front wheel.
02:17Watch this, he's winding it up.
02:20Watch this, he's winding it up.
02:22It's going to be something big.
02:28Bike lift!
02:31That was just so, so hard.
02:34No one else is doing that. Crack-packer, spinning, bike flip to the back wheel.
02:41There is nowhere to hide when you're trying tricks like that.
02:45Watch this, flipping to the front wheel.
02:51Just keeping so much speed.
02:53Watch the speed.
02:54Double boomerang out.
02:55How did he hang on to that?
02:59Just so explosive.
03:01What's he got in this last 15 seconds?
03:04One more for the feast crowd by Yu Shouji.
03:07He's going to try this crack-packer flip again.
03:14That is cutting-edge flatland.
03:16That is the highest level you are going to see.
03:19He has absolutely dropped a hammer there.
03:22With Japanese precision.

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