Backyard Battle Series 2024: Official Highlights from Stop 1
Veronique Sandler and Sam Hodgson build the ultimate backyard freeride playground
Expect 7 minutes of fast-paced freeride entertainment when the first highlight reel of the 2024 Backyard Battle series hits Monster Energy YouTube. Nestled in the Welsh countryside, Vero Sandler and Sam Hodgson’s very own dream garden makes its grand debut, playing host to over 40 riders who have come to ride the newly completed course and thrive in the non-competitive atmosphere where creativity and progression are the focus.
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When we built this course, we were particularly inspired by some of our favorite riders. We took elements of their riding and unique styles to create features that maximize the track’s potential. |
Over three months of non-stop construction and preparation were needed to create this gigantic course. Many hours were spent moving tons of earth and building some of the largest wooden take-off points ever seen in freeride.
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This was our very first event with a lot of learning and challenges along the way, we spent so much time on the machines and on the tools, we gave everything we had to this course and it was so worth it |
The issue features a line-up of some of the best MTB freeride and slopestyle players of the moment – Sam Hodgson, Vero Sandler, Paul Couderc, Elias Ruso, Daniel Ruso, Sam Reynolds, Lukas Schafer, Casey Brown, Tim Bringer, Edgar Briole, Tomas Lemoine, Louis Reboul, Talus Turk, Vinny Armstrong and many more brought the bangers and all the style
