Source: Red Bull.

Tom Pagès carved his name into the record books with his third-straight Red Bull X-Fighters victory in Madrid. In front of a sold out crowd, the flying Frenchman defied the odds as the first rider to win the world’s most prestigious FMX competition three years in a row.

In front of another sold-out crowd of 23,000 frenzied spectators, Pagès got his fifth-career win in an unforgettable final over New Zealand’s Levi Sherwood. World Tour leader Clinton Moore finished third, but still holds the overall lead after three of five stops.

Ignoring the conventional wisdom that no one could ever win the impossibly competitive Madrid stop three times in a row, Pagès crowned a dramatic night of FMX heroics with a magical run. The Frenchman, who also won the 2013 World Tour, sent the appreciative Madrid crowd into ecstasy with a highlight-filled run that included four of the most difficult jumps – the Volt, the Special Flip and his signature Alley-oop Flair and Bike Flip.

“It was an insane night but it feels really good,” said Pagès. “I was really stressed trying to make this three times in a row. This place is everything to me. I love to win here and I’ll be back next year with new tricks.”

Sherwood put up a great fight in the final, eager to get his second Madrid win and ninth career victory. He was the first rider to beat Moore this season in a thrilling semi-final, but came up short against Pagès despite a strong performance and a spectacular Transfer Flip Superman.

Defending World Tour champion Josh Sheehan (AUS) was eliminated in the Quarter Finals after crashing at the end of his Double Back Flip.

Local hero Dany Torres (ESP) extended his record to 22 straight Red Bull X-Fighters starts but the two-time Madrid winner was eliminated in round one, falling victim to the vast improvement of the competition.

2015 Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour
Round three – Madrid, Spain

Overall results:
1. Tom Pages
2. Levi Sherwood
3. Clinton Moore (AUS)
4. David Rinaldo
5. Josh Sheehan (AUS)
6. Adam Jones
7. Taka Higashino
8. Rob Adelberg (AUS)
9. Maikel Melero
10. Javier Villegas