Benny started riding BMX Race when he was 5 years old. After 8 years he got more into dirt jumping and doing tricks so he started with Freestyle BMX and did that for about 10 years. Since 2006 he has been riding more and more with his 26’’ bike and is pulling similar tricks to the ones he did on his BMX bike. He really enjoys it and has a lot of fun. 2008 turned out to be his year! Benny will be the second German rider - after Timo Pritzel back in 2005 - to be featured in a New World Disorder film. The Canadian production company watched Benny during a couple of events in the beginning of the year and decided to feature him in the most prestigious movie series in mountain biking. In spring 2008 the Specialized team rider was the first guy ever to show a 360 double tailwhip during a mountain bike dirt jump contest. Of course he won the best trick competition at the Vienna Air King in front of 10,000 people by pulling that mad move. Benny ripped the next contests like a maniac. He had his greatest success ever during the Nissan Qashqai Challenge. After placing 3rd in Madrid, 6th in Munich and 2nd in London, he ended up 2nd in the overall tour ranking. Unfortunately benny had a big crash at this years Vienna Air King and therefore couldn't ride until to the Big in Bavaria. But the effort for this home contest was so big that was training very hard. At the competition at Munich's Bike Expo he was not one of the luckiest riders but he showed to the crowd what stands for Benny Korthaus - Big in style and crazy tricks!