{"id":150095,"date":"2025-09-17T16:12:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/150095\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T16:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:12:09","slug":"three-riders-land-worlds-first-tricks-at-swatch-nines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/150095\/","title":{"rendered":"Three riders land world\u2019s first tricks at Swatch Nines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/greenhill-bikepark.de\/?lang=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Green Hill Bike Park<\/a> in Germany last weekend, three riders landed tricks that had never been done before. It was all part of the Swatch Nines MTB event, a freestyle playground known for its non-competitive format where riders chase creativity over medals.<\/p>\n<p>For Chance Moore, Diego Solans and Erik Fedko, it was the perfect setup to push the limits of what\u2019s possible on two wheels.<\/p>\n<p>Chance Moore finally sticks the flip whip three<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has been two years in the making,\u201d Moore said after riding away from his flip whip three.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian had been practising the trick at home, waiting for the right opportunity. Swatch Nines provided it, with a bag landing to test it before sending it to dirt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe feeling was unreal,\u201d he said. \u201cAt first I didn\u2019t even react. I was past the berm when it hit me. I was like, \u2018Whoa, I just did it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Diego Solans lands the backflip cliffhanger to tailwhip<\/p>\n<p>For Diego Solans, it was a dream come true to nail the backflip cliffhanger to tailwhip in front of the Swatch Nines crew.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was the best event of the year,\u201d Solans said. \u201cLanding this trick here, with all the riders around, was special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The move involved a backflip, a full extension cliffhanger with his feet off the pedals, holding the bars, then a lightning-fast tailwhip before catching the bike and stomping the landing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the trick I wanted for so long,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t have words for how good it feels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Erik Fedko spins into history with a double backflip no-hand to barspin<\/p>\n<p>Erik Fedko rounded out the world\u2019s firsts with a double backflip no-hand to barspin \u2013 a move nobody had ever seen landed before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSwatch Nines gives us the freedom to work on our own missions,\u201d Fedko said. \u201cThat\u2019s what makes this place so special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After doing a perfect tuck no-hander during the first flip, he threw the bars on the second flip. Fedko caught the bars clean and rolled out smooth. A new entry into the history books.<\/p>\n<p>A weekend of progression<\/p>\n<p>Since its start in 2011, Swatch Nines has built a reputation for progression. Hosting two locations this year; Green Hill Bike Park and Bike Republic S\u00f6lden, the event offers athletes a chance to focus on creativity rather than podiums.<\/p>\n<p>With three world\u2019s first tricks in one weekend, the 2025 edition proved again why it\u2019s one of the most important stops in freeride mountain biking. And maybe in <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingmagazine.ca\/mtb\/citi-bike-steals-the-show-at-swatch-nines\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Citi Bike progression<\/a> too\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At Green Hill Bike Park in Germany last weekend, three riders landed tricks that had never been done&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":150096,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,43062,85],"class_list":["post-150095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cycling","tag-mtb-features","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150095\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}