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Josh Sheehan claimed top spot in South Africa on Saturday (23rd August) and took the overall 2014 X-Fighters season championship.

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The last leg of the 2014 Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour took place in Pretoria and it was all change at the top of the leaderboard on a dramatic day.It was the ever finals event in Africa, yet not one to remember for New Zealander Levi Sherwood as held a five-point advantage at the top of the leaderboard.However after failing to make it past the first round, Sherwood's title hopes were over.Dany Torres was in fine form in the African sun & although the Spaniard couldn't claim overall victory, he went very close to taking the Pretoria leg.Torres eventually finished second here and third overall.The day belonged though to Sherwood's great rival of the season - Josh Sheehan.The Australian came good at just the right time, taking the penultimate leg of the tour in Germany.Sheehan would repeat the feat here as he shot out in front of his Kiwi rival for the title.The Honda rider finishing on 360 points with Sherwood in second on 270.