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Top 3 finish for Bilko at
Costa Rica X-Knights
Blake ‘Bilko’ Williams placed third at the
weekend’s X-Knights event in San José, Costa
Rica in the first competitive outing since
his 2009 X Games triumph.
Back on the bike for just a month, the event
kicked off a busy schedule for the Victorian
in the coming weeks.
Riding a borrowed bike, he advanced through
the initial stages before lining up for his
final run where he discovered a bolt had
come loose in the front of his seat.
The technical hitch limited the tricks he
could perform and he was forced to
consolidate and finish third with a score of
91.5. The event was won by Dany Torres with
Eigo Sato finishing runner-up.
“I had a great time there and would love to
do all of the X-Knights events if my
schedule lets me,” said Williams.
“I was on a borrowed bike and a bolt at the
front of the seat came undone and the seat
started flapping in the final run which
meant my trick selection was dramatically
reduced.
“Playing on my mind also was the fact that
this is where my very good friend Jeremy
Lusk died last year, but I kept going and
did a couple more tricks and a 360 to round
it out.
“All in all it was really good preparation
for my next competition which is the opening
round of X-Fighters in Mexico on April 16.”
Bilko returned to Australia this week to
prepare himself for his next international
challenge which will be followed by the
highly-anticipated Nitro Circus Live evets.
Intermingled are the remaining events on the
X Fighters tour which visit venues in Egypt,
Moscow, Madrid, London and Rome.
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