Radio personality Dicky Dodd appeared at Wolverhamton's Market Square to attend the opening day of the FISE Experience.
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00:00So it's happening this weekend, the Fees Experience 2024 here at Market Square, with the City
00:08of Wolverhampton Council right across the weekend, a free entry event, you don't need
00:11to pay, bring the whole family along and enjoy this great vibe here in Market Square.
00:17Behind us we have this here, which is the breakdancing, over the back there we have
00:21the skate park where we've got the BMXing and the scooters, we've got some real big
00:25names here across the weekend, you can find out more by going to Wolverhampton today on
00:30Instagram and Facebook, don't worry if you're hungry, we've got here food vendors, over
00:35there different stalls and right behind us, most important bit, the ice cream vans, so
00:39there we go, come along and join us, Fees Experience 2024 with the City of Wolverhampton
00:44Council, let's go in and take a look at what's going on and have a chat to some people.
00:49So here we are in the sunshine today in Wolverhampton and it's all about BMXing and scooters this
00:55weekend, today on Friday, it's practice day and qualifying, the two main days are Saturday
01:00and Sunday, with me is Julie from Fees Experience, how are you today?
01:03I'm good, thank you.
01:05Good, so tell us what it's all about then, what's happening here in Wolverhampton?
01:08Okay, we're happy to be here, we're from France and we bring here our event, Fees Experience,
01:14so Fees is an international extreme sports festival and we're really happy because we
01:19have a big skate park, freestyle park exactly, and we also have raking, on the freestyle
01:24park we will have two sports, BMX and scooter, and then the raking area, raking.
01:30So it's the first time in the UK and you've brought it to Wolverhampton for the first
01:34time as well?
01:35Yeah, exactly, it's the first time we came here and we're really happy, we have sun,
01:39so it will be perfect for this weekend.
01:41So tell me the event times for Saturday and Sunday as well, because that's probably where
01:43most people are going to be coming across the weekend.
01:45Okay, tomorrow, Saturday we will have qualification and final for BMX and we will have qualification
01:52for scooter and Sunday we will have finals for scooter, and raking is starting tomorrow
01:56as well and we will have finals Sunday.
02:00Who's your most promising cyclist do you reckon, who's the one who's going to be getting all
02:03the medals?
02:04I don't know.
02:05Could be anybody?
02:06Yeah.
02:07Should I go and get my bike?
02:08Is that okay?
02:09Can I bring my bike down?
02:10You can.
02:11You won't want me on there at all, so come along and join everybody here, Market Square
02:16in the city centre, across Saturday and Sunday, bring the kids down, the best thing about
02:19it, completely free as well.
02:22So you don't have to pay a penny, the sun's going to shine, it's going to be a fantastic
02:24weekend.
02:25Go on Wolverhampton today on Facebook and Instagram for all the details, or your socials
02:29are?
02:30FizExperience.
02:31On Instagram and on Facebook?
02:32On Instagram it's FizExperience.
02:33Okay, so there we go, so FizExperience on Instagram and Facebook, check all the details
02:38out online and get yourself down here with the family and enjoy this great free event.
02:43...competitions a long time ago, I can tell you, when you're out there at 60 seconds on
02:49the clock, your lungs are burning just from the nerves itself.
02:55One final rider in there, one final rider left with a second and final run in this qualification
03:01for the females.
03:02It is, of course, British Cycling's very own, Miss Sasha Pardo!
03:1360 seconds on the clock now, counting from Sasha.
03:16What's she got for us?
03:18Such a stylish rider here, super boost out of the corner, over that shoulder with a 360
03:24and then transfer.
03:27Yeah, Sasha, ex up, love that, ex up, good shot.
03:32Over the bench, yeah, big table.
03:36Nice and flat on that one, with 35 seconds still remaining on the clock.
03:41Huge up on that massive wall.
03:44Yeah, Sasha, look like the bars were twitching for a tucky on that one there.
03:49Who knows, but love that line from Sasha, nobody else doing that.
03:5220 seconds remaining, Sasha, and under the other way as well.
03:57Scores high, but the judges look back on that big man.
04:01And now, Sasha, coming up to 10 seconds remaining, my friends.
04:06Here's the box, big 18 to turn down, Sasha Pardo style.
04:10That'll tie a ribbon on it.
04:12As she puts her hands up, give her a wave back to Miss Sasha Pardo.
04:20I want to extend my thanks out to all the riders in that female qualification,
04:26and I want to extend my thanks out to you mighty fine, beautiful people
04:30in this wonderful city of Wolverhampton.
04:33The sun is shining, the weather is sweet.
04:37So here we are, the star of the show is Sasha Pardo.
04:40How are you doing, Sasha?
04:41I'm good, thank you.
04:42You were amazing then. How did it feel being on the track then?
04:45It's really good to have a competition here in Wolverhampton.
04:50I live 15 minutes away.
04:52Whereabouts in Wolverhampton do you live?
04:53I live near Sturbridge.
04:55Okay, not far then.
04:56And it's just amazing to have it in the centre of Wolverhampton.
05:01The ramps are good, the course is good.
05:04It's small, but considering where we are, it's going to be small.
05:07It's really good, I like it.
05:09It's the first time that Fize has come to the UK here in Wolverhampton,
05:12which is brilliant.
05:13But you've competed all around the world, haven't you?
05:15Yeah.
05:16World Championships.
05:17Tell us about your achievements so far.
05:19This year I got third at Montpellier Fize, which is a World Cup.
05:23And then last year I got, I think, 11th.
05:27But I think my first podium was this year at Montpellier.
05:33Okay, so how old are you?
05:3418.
05:35Wow, 18 years old, and she's achieved that much already.
05:38You've already broken your nose, four collarbones as well.
05:41You're not going to break anything this weekend, are you?
05:44No, fingers crossed.
05:45Not at all, fingers crossed.
05:46And so what are you hoping to achieve this weekend?
05:48I'm hoping to put on a show for the people who live here,
05:52and my family and friends are able to actually come and watch me as well.
05:58And, yeah, just have fun and be able to have this here.
06:03Yes, brilliant.
06:05Well, look, we wish you all the very best in the competition.
06:07You're going to smash it, I'm sure.
06:08Hopefully.
06:09You smashed it before.
06:10Not your collarbone, you know, on there.
06:12Before we go, how can people follow you on social media?
06:14Where can we find you?
06:15My Instagram is SashaShredderBMX, and I think that's it really.
06:21That's how you're on Instagram?
06:22Yeah.
06:23SashaShredderBMX, follow her.
06:25She's the star of the future.
06:26She's a star today, but watch this young lady.
06:29She is going to go worldwide.
06:31Good luck, all right?
06:32Give us a fist bump.
06:33There we go.