The Mini Mega event just finished in Shanghai, China and it was Zach Warden who grabbed first place with a bikeflip backflip over the gap followed by a massive triple tailwhip on the huge quarter. He beat Vince Byron (2nd) who did a flip double whip over the gap and a no-handed 5 to bar on the quarter. Chad Kagy placed third with a hurt wrist but the China crowd did appreciate his superman seatgrab backflip over the gap. Here's the 2011 podium:
Results Mini Mega Kia X-Games, China. 1. Zach Warden 2. Vince Byron 3. Chad Kagy 4. Austin Coleman
Early April the VANS bmx crew took the opportunity to escape the European weather and visit some friends in Austin TX, USA. A lot of the riders haven't been to Austin before so it was about time to check out the typical Austin scene and lifestyle many guys told them about. The first thing everyone has seen at souvenir shops were t-shirts with the print „keep Austin weird“ - well if that wasn't enough for a motto, what was?The trip wasn't meant to be a full on heavy riding production. We wanted to adapt to the Austin vibe and