The first annual TransWorld Awards were a smash success!
October 9, 2009, 3:43 AM
By: Ryan Leyba
It was supposed to start at 8PM, but in typical motocross fashion things didn't get going until 10:30 ... gotta love it. The Joint at the Hard Rock Casino in Vegas saw the best of the best in motocross and freestyle motocross gather for a night of fun, celebration and inebriation. Nate Adams kicked off the night with a five minute rap session that absolutely stunned the crowd and got things rolling in a hurry. Photos and video to come here on ESPN.com/Action, but for now, we present to you the final TransWorld Award winners. Congrats to everyone who nabbed this prestigious award!
Racer of the Year: Ryan Dungey FMX Rider of the Year: Blake "Bilko" Williams Rookie Racer of the Year: Justin Barcia Rookie FMX Rider of the Year: Levi Sherwood Reader's Choice Award: Chad Reed Female Racer of the Year: Ashley Fiolek Female Rookie Racer of the Year: Vicki Golden Lifetime Achievement Award: Brian Deegan Legend Award: Jeremy McGrath
Editor's Note: We've finished the video! Peep the goodness from the TWMX awards!
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Ryan Leyba
Leyba is a bitter, retired FMX rider that likes to sit in his cubicle and call the professionals of the sport wussies for not pulling 360s and double backflips. He claims he quit riding FMX before flips were even invented... yeah, right.
Cliff Talley
Making FMX videos exciting is easy. Making them look good is not. Cliff Talley does both of these well and still manages to find enough time to piss off his neighbors with his Travis Barker-esque drum skills.
Chris Tedesco
You've seen his photos on the covers of Transworld, Racer X and more. You've also seen his tequila shooting skills at your local dive bar. Ladies, Chris is single and looking to mingle.
Grant "Goba" O'brien
FMX in Australia wouldn't exist if it weren't for Goba. Well, maybe it would, but it wouldn't be nearly as cool. I don't know why, but we can't quit calling him gobalobadingdong — it just rolls off the tongue.
Tes Sewell
Tes is the dude that's always involved in everything that's going on in FMX. How he does it, we don't know, but that's the reason we hired him to share his plethora of FMX wisdom in the form of a monthly column.
