It was the 10th outing of the T-Mobile Extreme Playground in Duisburg at the weekend (watch all the replays right here) and it did not disappoint. Featuring 27 top riders from the worlds of MTB and BMX, it was an intense day of riding yet it was BMXer Anthony Napolitan and MTBer Martin Söderström who were the champs on the day. The BMX Dirt Jump Finals were running at full throttle from the off; Last year’s winner Rob Darden was on fire but then along came Anthony Napolitan riding in his debut T-Mobile Playgrounds. The 23-year-old American’s 96 point run was always going to be tough to beat with a backflip turndown one, front flip no hander and an insane 360 Triple Tailwhip! In second with 94.4 points was Ryan Guettler with Rob Darden in third place. The MTB Slopestyle event was equally as exciting with the top three rides pushing each other hard. Last years runner up Sam Pilgrim threw down an impressive run with an Xup 360, 360 tailwhip, no handed backflip, 360 and a 360 Double Whip but could only secure silver once again as the 20-year-old Swede Martin Söderström took the number 1 spot on the podium. In his winning run he laid down a 360 and a backflip, then a double whip, 360 tailwhip and 360 downside whip, which was a difficult as Pilgrim’s run but was deemed cleaner and more stylish than the UK rider
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