X Games have just announced the first round of athlete invitations for this summer’s event in Minneapolis. The Moto X events have some of the strongest line-up’s we have ever seen and with the return of Red Bull X-Fighters champ Tom Pages, last year’s X Games FMX winner Levi Sherwood is sure to have a fight on his hands. As well as all the biggest names in the sport, there are also some new, international riders on the list including Germany’s Luc Ackermann and Japan’s Genki Watanabe that are bound to make a big impression in Minneapolis.
See below for the full list of Moto X athletes for the 2018 X Games Minneapolis:
Moto X QuarterPipe Highest Air
Tyler Bereman
Axell Hodges
Brian McCarty
Jarryd McNeil
Colby Raha
Moto X Best Trick
Taka Higashino
Clinton Moore
Tom Pages
Josh Sheehan
Levi Sherwood
Jackson Strong
Moto X Freestyle
Taka Higashino
Clinton Moore
Tom Pages
Josh Sheehan
Levi Sherwood
Luc Ackermann
Moto X Step Up
Massimo Bianconcini
Bryce Hudson
Jarryd McNeil
Libor Podmol
Ronnie Renner
Moto X Best Whip
Tyler Bereman
Destin Cantrell
Axell Hodges
Jarryd McNeil
Josh Sheehan
Edgar Torronteras
Genki Watanabe