Championship Series
The national points chase. Pro riders battle round by round for the XDL title, the most respected championship in street freestyle.
Est. 2005Pro Stunt Riding
The #1 Street Bike
Freestyle Championship
in the World
All skill. No frills. XDL put motorcycle stunt riding on stadium floors, city streets and national TV, and it's still where the world's best riders come to prove it.
2005First stand-alone XDL event
510K+Facebook fans
36Championship rounds
TV"Inside XDL" docu-series
About XDL
XDL is the competition series for street bike freestyle, the sport most people know as motorcycle stunt riding. Wheelies, stoppies, circles, switchbacks and combos, judged head to head by the people who built the sport.
It started in 2005 as a drifting-and-stunt spectacle and grew into a national points championship. Since then XDL has run rounds from Daytona to Long Beach, filmed a TV series, brought pro riders to the International Motorcycle Shows tour and worked with city governments on safe, legal places to ride.
Today XDL Events LLC runs championship competitions, live stunt shows, the XDL Street Jam and rider development, led by owner, Director of Competition and emcee Chris "Tice" Theis.
What We Do
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XDL Street Jam
Up-close pro stunt shows in front of a live crowd, run at the International Motorcycle Shows, Red Bull MotoGP weekends and festivals around the country.
Live Stunt Shows
Turn-key pro stunt shows for rallies, dealerships, fairs, motorsport weekends and brand activations, with the StreetCowboys V-Twin team.
FreeRide Fest & Clinics
Community events and youth clinics that give riders a safe, legal place to ride. Run in partnership with cities like Cleveland.
2027 Schedule
TBAXDL Championship - Round 1Location coming soon
TBAXDL Street JamLocation coming soon
TBAXDL FinalsLocation coming soon
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Hall of Champions
Every rider who has won the XDL national title.
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2006
Aaron Colton
Became the youngest XDL National Champion at 15, then won three Speed & Style Showdown rounds in 2011.
2007
Alex Flores
Won the 2007 Championship Finals on the Queen Mary with a 93.0.
2008
Nick "Apex" Brocha
Locked up the title with a win at the Long Beach finale. Known as the "king of acrobatics and innovation."
2009–12
Bill Dixon
Factory Yamaha. Four straight titles from 2009 to 2012, including 2010 by one point and 2011 from 1 point back at the Indy finale.
4× champion2017
Marcin "Korzen" Glowacki
The "Polish Ninja." Won the 2017 return season at four MotoAmerica rounds, the first champion from outside the U.S.
2010 · 11
Dena Sodano
Back-to-back Sartso Women's Cup champion.
Women's CupThe Story
- 2005
XDL debuts as a stand-alone event, putting the world's best drifters and motorcycle stunt riders on the same track.
- 2006
The first national championship season: Phoenix, Virginia International Raceway and a Las Vegas finale. Aaron Colton wins the title at 15.
- 2008
The XDL Sportbike Freestyle Championship runs six rounds, from Belmont Park in New York to downtown Indianapolis during MotoGP weekend and a finale on the Queen Mary.
- 2009
FMF Racing becomes title sponsor and the championship becomes the FMF Cup.
- 2010
Inside XDL airs on Versus, following the title chase. The Sartso Women's Cup debuts at Daytona, and XDL rides at X Games 16.
- 2011
Bill Dixon makes history as the first three-time XDL champion at the Indianapolis finale.
- 2012
"XDL 2.0" relaunches the series as a worldwide brand. Bill Dixon wins a fourth straight title in Portland, and XDL meets with the FIM to grow stunt riding as a sport.
- 2012-2020
XDL Street Jam and the XDL Wheelie Experience roll through the Progressive International Motorcycle Shows tour, from New York to Long Beach.
- 2014
The XDL India Championship crowns India's first national street freestyle champions at Buddh International Circuit.
- 2016
Chris "Tice" Theis, an XDL rider since the first season in 2006, buys XDL from founder Randy Grube.
- 2017
XDL returns to competition at four MotoAmerica rounds. Poland's Marcin Glowacki becomes the first champion from outside the U.S.
- 2019
XDL partners with the City of Cleveland on FreeRide Fest and youth riding clinics.
- Today
XDL Events LLC carries the championship, live shows and the Street Jam into the next era.
From the Archive
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As Seen In
- Popular Mechanics
- Cycle World
- IGN
- Motorcyclist
- Ultimate Motorcycling
- Cleveland.com
- Inside XDL (TV)
XDL has been covered by motorsport, tech and mainstream outlets, and the Inside XDL series took viewers behind the scenes of a full championship season.
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Family of Brands
StreetCowboys - the V-Twin stunt team that brings the show to rallies and bike nights.
National Street Bike Freestyle Championship - XDL's national title fight.
Friends of XDL
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Pro stunt shows, competitions and Street Jams for rallies, fairs, dealerships, motorsport weekends and brand events. Tell us about your event and we'll get back to you.
Email XDLeventsLLC@gmail.com