Luke Stocks is a 22-year-old rider from Grimsby who has been hitting the headlines after winning several major titles. JS&PW caught up with Luke between competitions.

Full name: Luke Stocks

Nickname: Showtime

Age: 23

Birthday: 5th July

Lives: Cleethorpes

Trains: Tattershall and Tyram

Regime: Twice a week

First started riding: In 2001

First craft: Yamaha Superjet

What craft do you ride now?
Loki Freestyle Superjet

Off all the places you have ridden where is your favourite place?
Probably Ibiza. I did the Xtreme Action shows over there in 2005/2006 - great warm weather and I met some great people

Who is your hero in the sport?
Eric Malone and Alesander Lenzi. Watching both of them I have learned a lot and they have both been over to the UK to teach me and other riders

What other sports do you participate in?
BMX, wakeboarding, swimming and trampolining

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