Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action Sports

Subscribe here for the only dedicated Freestyle Motocross and Freeriding Podcast!News, Stories, Events, in-depth interviews with the biggest riders in FMX and Freeride. Plus Motocross, Supercross and other extreme sports athletes from MTB, BMX, Skate or Scooter in the mix.From major events like the NIGHT of the JUMPs World Championships to X Games, Nitro Circus World or the old Red Bull X-Fighters, there's always a story from the people pushing the limits of their sports and their own lives.Hosted by Freestyle Motocross Pro Rider, Steve Sommerfeld, delving deep into FMX and Freeride!

Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action Sports is a sports podcast hosted by Steve Sommerfeld, with 127 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Steve Sommerfeld hosts Riders Lounge Podcast - Freeride / Freestyle Motocross and Action Sports, a sports show with 127 episodes published.

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  Episode #125

  Pinyol sets new World Record and leads 2026 championship after 2nd round NOTJ

  May 21, 202658 minS7

  Here we go! It has been a minute since the last podcast! Sorry for the little hiatus (after the last hiatus) but time is of the essence, and I figure while the studio isn't finished, let's just go audio only now. This is a special type of episode, perhaps one I continue into the future. This is the re-live audio commentary from NIGHT of the JUMPs in Munich at the second round of the 2026 season. So if you prefer the old school days of listening to the radio, where you can form your own imagery of the action that is going down in your mind, you will hopefully appreciate this! If you prefer to watch it, which I would also recommend you do, please watch it all on NIGHT of the JUMPs YouTube channel here: Qualification: https://youtu.be/HebFQ0vJo6k Final: https://youtu.be/4xfN7BX3KFE We're just getting ready for the 3rd round in Leipzig this Saturday night, so if you haven't bought your tickets, head on over here and we'll see you there 19:00! https://www.ticketmaster.de/event/night-of-the-jumps-tickets/588624464?language=en-us Thanks for tuning in, and see you with the next Re-Live from Leipzig next week! Steve ---- Freestyle Motocross Finale 1. Luc Ackermann (GER) 86,50 Points 2. Marc Pinyol (ESP) 76,00 Points 3. Davide Rossi (ITA) 75,00 Points 4. Matej Cesak (CZE) 72,50 Points FreestyleMotocross Qualification Group 1 1. Marc Pinyol (ESP) 75,50 Points 2. Matej Cesak (CZE) 69,50 Points 3. Leonardo Fini (ITA) 65,50 Points 4. Mikolay Tempka (POL) 61,50 Points Freestyle Motocross QualificationGroup 2 1. Luc Ackermann (GER) 79,50 Points 2. Davide Rossi (ITA) 68,50 Points 3. Libor Podmol (CZE) 66,00 Points 4. Hannes Ackermann (GER) 61,00 Points Whip Contest 1. Matej Cesak (CZE) 2. Davide Rossi (ITA)

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  Episode #124

  Coming Up! NOTJ Hamburg - 10 years since Hannes Ackermann's first win, can he come back and do it again!

  Oct 22, 202538 minS6

  10 years ago in Hamburg, Germany, Hannes Ackermann took his first major win at NIGHT of the JUMPs against some of the world's best riders! The following year, he would suffer a horrendous crash, broken back and take 9 years to get back to the point he can ride consistently at NOTJ. This weekend, he'll be back in Hamburg and bringing the heat with some new tricks and lets see if he can snatch a win. But it's going to be tough to get past his younger brother and 3x World Champ, Luc Ackermann and 6 more riders ready to throw down! Tune in for the latest preview with Clint Esposito and Steve Sommerfeld from the Two Wheels to Freedom YT The competition will go down this Saturday night, tune into NIGHT of the JUMPs YouTube LiveStream 7:00pm local German time UNofficial Track Walk - if you buy tickets and want the exclusive track walk with Steve, please message on Riders Lounge Podcast Instagram with proof of ticket and see you at 17:15 for the VIP walk! FMX Luc Ackermann (GER) Davide Rossi (ITA) Matej Cesak (CZE) Mikolej Tempka (POL) Hannes Ackermann (GER) Marc Pinyol (ESP) Brice Izzo (FRA) Paul Manesse (FRA) MTB/BMX/Scooter: Alejandro Bonafe (ESP) Lennox Zimmermann (GER) Leon Binckebanck (GER) Tom Pfeiffer (GER) Lucas Huppert (SUI) Dan Miler (CZE) Enzo Dejesus (ESP) Jimi Brandt (GER) Maty Pekarek (CZE) Petr Castka (CZE) Pascal Kobl (GER)

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  Episode #123

  Davide Rossi crashes and nearly wipes out Luc Ackermann at NOTJ Budapest!

  Oct 8, 202528 minS6

  This was a wild one! NIGHT of the JUMPs 3rd round of competition came to Budapest, Hungary for the very first time and the second best qualifier crashed out and nearly wiped our the reigning World Champion! Davide Rossi got away with his Suicide No Hand Front Flip crash, and Luc Ackermann got away with not getting to smashed by a riderless YZ250 veering towards him. Listen for the behind the scenes of how this latest round went down. From training, missing our rider manager, Rachael, all the tricks in the runs and how hard it is to try and keep riders together and ready to ride the show! It's all happening in Budapest. The results: 1. Luc Ackermann (GER) – 87 pts 2. Matej Cesak (CZE) – 72.5 pts 3. Libor Podmol (CZE) – 68.5 pts 4. Davide Rossi (ITA) – 67 pts FMX Qualification Group 1 1. Davide Rossi (ITA) – 70 pts 2. Matej Cesak (CZE) – 65.5 pts 3. Dany Torres (ESP) – 50 pts 4. Marcin Lukaszczyk (POL) – 40.5 pts FMX Qualification Group 2 1. Luc Ackermann (GER) – 82 pts 2. Libor Podmol (CZE) – 65 pts 3. Mikolaj Tempka (POL) – 48.5 pts 4. Hannes Ackermann (GER) – 43 pts Best Whip Contest 1. Matej Cesak (CZE) 2. Marcin Lukaszczyk (POL) Synchro Contest 1. Libor Podmol (CZE) & Matej Cesak (CZE) 2. Luc Ackermann (GER) & Hannes Ackermann (GER)MTB/BMX/Scooter Best Trick Final 1. Alejandro Bonafe (ESP) 2. Tom Pfeiffer (GER) 3. Petr Castka (CZE)

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  Episode #122

  Watching one of the biggest competitions you never heard of. Nitro Circus 2018 Paris Throw Down competition

  Sep 5, 202545 minS6

  Did you guys know about this one? I didn't! In 2018, as part of the Nitro Circus Live tours, the crew rolled into Paris and had one of the biggest competitions that never happened. As comps go, we think of X Games, X-Fighters, Night of the Jumps or even Nitro World Games. But this time in 2018, with Tom Pages present on his home turf, Travis Pastrana and the crew set about creating one of the biggest comps that was really just for the Paris crowd on the night. Until now, Clint Esposito and I have our grubby little hands on some epic footage thanks to John Mathews giving us a heads up. And it was pretty epic! Bilko with the One-handed Nac 360, Tom casually throwing body varials and Travis landing his Double Backy 360 on pedal power. Riders in: Travis Pastrana Blake Williams Josh Sheehan Tom Pages Gregg Duffy Adam Jones Harry Bink Jarryd McNeil Beau BambergJaie Toohey Ryan Williams Beaver Fleming Dusty Wygle Jed Mildon Todd Meyn Matt Whyatt Andy Buckworth

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  Episode #121

  Luc Knievel - Are stunts the way forward for FMX?

  Aug 28, 202516 minS6

  While I was driving on the German autobahn trying to figure out AI audio enhancements to make my recording sound better than listening to a guy talking into a phone microphone in an empty van full of road-noise... Luc Ackermann was Tsunami-Flipping from one semi-trailer to another truck, at speed, over a 9 metre high street sign. There's a small difference in where our creativity ventured while driving on the autobahn, safe to say, Luc's a little more creative. And crazy! Here's a little break-down of just what Luc did last week, and why it's an important part of the Freestyle MX game. And something I'd love to see more of in the future. Maybe not sooooo close to death though.

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