All eyes will watch if Maikel Melero, the 2014 world champion will reign supreme and keep up a pace with Frenchman David Rinaldo who defeated Melero in the last race of the season, dominating the field with tricks like a Double Grab flip and a California Roll. It will be interesting to see if Melero can leave Rinaldo behind in Sofia.
Maikel Melero and his no hand superman
A big question mark hangs over Javier Villegas. Can the 2011 world champion regain his old form or will the young guns leave him for dust as far as tricks go?
Javier Villegas returns to the place where he became the 2011 world champ - Armeec Arena in Bulgaria
For the first time in Night of the Jumps' history, not a single German rider will be among the competitors. Still, another good old American boy is in the line-up for the first time in ages to make up for that. James Carter, winner of the X-pilots tour in Mexico aims to finally show a European audience his repertoire of amazing jumps that he hopes will see him finish on the podium.
David Rinaldo likes Bulgarien ground too
A new face, Russian rider Nick Ivankov is also in the line-up. Although, he has had several outings in the Night of the Jumps he has never progressed beyond the preliminary rounds. Some photos of the Russian’s latest tricks have been seen on the internet recently, so let’s see if he can now make it through to the finals.
Maikel Melero (ESP)
David Rinaldo (FRA)
Rob Adelberg (AUS)
Brice Izzo (FRA)
Petr Pilat (CZE)
Javier Villegas (CHL)
James Carter (USA)
Jose Miralles (ESP)
Massimo Bianconcini (ITA)
Steve Sommerfeld (AUS)
Nick Ivankov (RUS)
Photos: © Oliver Franke / NOTJ.de
Source: http://www.nightofthejumps.com
