Fest Sessions Malmedy 2020 - RAW 2.0

By riders for riders, The Fest Series has gained popularity worldwide by pushing freeride
forward with massive jumps, insane tricks and heavy metal highlight edits.
The crew is
expanding their concept by presenting a new format: Fest Sessions.
Fest Sessions take a back
to basics approach by exploring all aspects of freeride. With the simple goal of enjoying
sessions with friends, this format will take place on big jumps, in bikeparks and throughout
the backcountry, bringing a wide variety of terrain to the world’s best and most stylish
freeriders.
“Fest was being labeled as guys who ride big jumps, but that’s only a part of what we love
and we want to highlight all aspects of riding that we are passionate about. For me, Fest
Sessions is going to offer new locations for freeriding and sessions.”
Nico Vink
Fest Sessions kicked off in Malmedy, Belgium with the BikePark Ferme Libert Edition.
Hosted by Nico Vink, the Sessions approach had Nico focusing on building an entire bikepark
and creating a playground for freeriders. By the time the build was complete, BikePark Ferme
Libert boasted a new medium jumpline, an enormous double-sided hip and more hidden
transfers and gaps than there were people to ride them. While riding the big line is always
the cherry on top, Nico knows how wind and weather dependent the world’s biggest jumps
are, and with this new approach there wasn’t going to be a single missed day of riding.
With a warm and calm September week ahead, the Session brought together a scaled-down
crew of 11 riders. They were fortunate enough to get plenty of sessions on the big lines, with
veterans like C Dog and Sam Reynolds pulling massive trains while newcomers Ike Klassen,
Jackson Goldstone and William Robert brought their unique style to the line. Build crew Red
Belge and Kristof Lenssens proved they have just as much fun behind handlebars as they do in
a digger.
Nico Vink, Andreau Lacondeguy, Szymon Godziek and Adolf Silva all showed up to
enjoy endless sessions, a private setting and jumps you can only find in select locations
worldwide.
While the rider list of a Fest Session is undeniably smaller than at a Series event, the result
was exactly what Nico Vink had been looking for:
“The fact that it’s smaller allowed me to spend more time with the people who came from
all over Europe, where in the past we’ve barely had time to chat, hang out and ride. It was
very cool to do that this year.”
Fest is a shared vision for freeride focused on progression through riding bikes, building
bigger jumps and having good times with friends. It exists to create the ultimate freeride
environment by putting riders first and encouraging boundary-pushing.
Hosted by: Nico Vink
Built by: Nico Vink, Jeroen ‘Red Belge’ Meersman, Kristof Lenssens & Alois D’adamo
Ridden by: Andreu Lacondeguy, Szymon Godziek, Nico Vink, Sam Reynolds, Clemens ‘C Dog’ Kaudela, Adolf
Silva, William Robert, Ike Klassen, Jackson goldstone, Jeroen ‘Red Belge’ Meersman & Kristof
Lenssens
Sponsored by: Monster Energy, Reverse Components, Vink Creations
Filmed and edited by: CA Greenwood
Held: September 14-20 in Malmedy, Belgium in compliance with all local Covid-19 regulations
Special thanks to Jean-David and Marie-Helene for encouraging us to transform their ski slope
into huge piles of dirt!

[@valentinhermann6172]

Who else loves the vids from FEST SERIES??
:) GET SENDY LETS SHRED

[@Flint.-Cools]

Me

[@darrenwilliams6827]

Nico,sam & clem build some epic stuff,keep up the good work boy's.....EPIC!!!

[@jasoniannone9675]

How many tracks has Niko built this year? He's the most important person in the big line scene right now.

[@drappennen5704]

You guys were really sending it deep into the berm! Loved watching it 🤙🏻

[@mantasubartas3094]

Daaamn bro. That's so fast :OOO And the airtime . My jaw dropped down multiple times :D

[@AJ-hk6zb]

That step down was 100 feet to the sweet spot. Jesus.

[@madlad1868]

Props to the cameraman and the camera crew in general, those shots are sick

[@darrenwilliams6827]

Yes just what we need after a shitty year,stay safe out there

[@cayon7921]

5 g's around a berm :0.

[@Tj-hw2ql]

Nico is going so high on the berm it's scary to watch 😂

[@FranzGrossmann]

So sick ! Cannot wait to be back and doing it all too.

[@richardmtb1899]

Sick🤙

[@Freerideroff]

los mejores 🤘🏽🤘🏽😎🤘🏽

[@steezeandstylish8456]

Just one one:
Pure

[@Kev.in-Bike]

Amazing session

[@justinford2099]

Sound like dam airplanes taking off.

[@mtbforlife1169]

so sick!!!!!

[@lpt2606]

the g forces must be littttttttt

[@JCBros-dc5zp]

Can't wait to do this when I grow older

[@aidanhollandsmith6033]

Haha same

[@JCBros-dc5zp]

@@aidanhollandsmith6033 Maybe Ill see ya there

[@Komplex_Music_]

You need to be really fucking good to hit those thing, there is a reason why it’s bot open to the public

[@javelin666]

oh my - imagine getting to ride this spot... ;O

[@sebastianstein5173]

Its LOVE

[@noahhodler_]

Love it🤩

[@fabianrosales3824]

Very good mtb

[@DHOBSESSIONS]

i believe I can fly 2:10

[@yanncarre8647]

4:43 bientôt il va lâcher un shralp dedans aussi

[@flaviolarriantunesmarquesl2036]

Salve a todos com muito carinho de amigo da América do Sul BR,RG,doSUL ,NV,H.🚵🏾‍♂️👍🏾🥳🎂a todos brothers que andão sempre no gazz. A todos da Fest Seeeions Malmedy 2020 um grande abraço 👍🏾🚵🏾‍♂️🧘🏽‍♂️🥰🙏🏽.

[@THEholmeat873]

I'd really like to ride here

[@darrenwilliams6827]

The park is opening again soon

[@THEholmeat873]

@@darrenwilliams6827 oh hell yeah

[@Komplex_Music_]

@@darrenwilliams6827 soon? Yo mean like 5month ahahah

[@bobbyjoethe1manshow]

They prolly have to get a flight plan passed from the airport before hitting these cuz their going into orbit