RIDERS  

HEIDI SARPOLA
Heidi is ex track- and field competitor from Finland. She has been studying Mechanical Engineering in the Technical University of Tampere, but now is having a break of studies.

She met Mikko when she worked for him as a guide in the ATV Safari in his Amusement Centre. Because she has been doing enduro and street biking as her hobby she talked Mikko around for half a year to let her try riding in the Sphere. And she managed to do so and finally she trained every day riding for a period of half a year. The result is available for the audience to estimate.

She also does trial and Street Motor Biking. Otherwise she does field biking, roller-skating and she goes to the gym. And sometimes she too beats Mikko in playing tennis.

 


MIKKO LEIVO
Mikko is ex world championship level trial rider and a leading figure in the Motorbike shows from a town called Nokia, FINLAND.

Mikko established the show of Extreme Globe with his friend when he quit competing. They made a Tour through Europe with a Trial Show that was based on motorbike acrobatics until in 1998 they ended up on Moscow where he made a try riding inside an old steel globe which nobody knew how to ride in there.

Riding in the steel globe felt at the time and still feels now like the most challenging and hardest thing you can imagine doing with a motorbike.

Before he thought he mastered it all but this brought a whole new challenge to his life and it completely took his heart.

Mikko also does Trial, Enduro and Street Motor Biking. Otherwise he keeps himself fit by biking in the field, playing badminton, tennis, football and ice hockey.