Another round in the European BMX Championships is taking place in Germany this weekend and once again Maris Strombergs made the trip over. In Weiterstadt, on Saturday he grabbed his first win. Will he do the same on Sunday? Check back after tomorrow's race to find out.

ELITE MEN. Saturday. Weiterstadt EC round 5.
1 STROMBERGS   Maris    Latvia   
2 TREIMANIS   Edzus    Latvia  

Monster Energy congratulates team rider Scotty Cranmer on his bronze today in BMX Freestyle Park at X Games Barcelona 2013. It’s the seventh career X Games medal for the 26 year old from New Jersey. Today’s BMX Park final event saw the top riders battling through their heats with the top six riders advancing to the final, which was set up as an 18-minute jam-style format. The top two runs for each rider counted towards their final score.

“I had to battle not only other competitors, but also the elements – it started to rain just as I started one of my runs and huge gusts of wind kept me from doing my big tricks,” said Cranmer. “It was an honor to share the podium with those guys who I’ve looked up to, and I’m happy to bring a medal home for Monster Energy.”

After he progressed strong through his heat, Cranmer went to work in the final. After sketching out on his first run he improved consistently from there, needing strong runs near the end to lock down a podium spot. His top runs were full of smooth and

BMX Park was on the program today in Barcelona at the X-Games. It was all about Gary Young. The Dirtbrother finally grabbed the gold that he'd been hunting for so long. Ryan Nyquist once again grabbed a medal (silver) with last year's LA X-Games gold medalist Scotty Cranmer in third.

BMX PARK X-Games BCN results:
1     Gary Young     R38.00    37.00    37.00    13.00    -   75.00
2     Ryan Nyquist     R37.00    36.00    35.00    34.00    -   73.00

Are you losing track on who rides for who? Here's a long list with the most recent team changes and pick ups.

-Daniel Sandoval on Red Bull
-Brandon Dosch off Arma
-Harry Main on Skullcandy
-Chad Kerley on GoPro
-Kevin Peraza on (released soon)
-Bram de Laat on Skullcandy
-Harry Main on Youtube
-Terry Adams on Deco
-Kevin Peraza off Total BMX
-Troy Haward on Total BMX
-Darryl Tocco off Osiris
-Sean Ricany off Osiris
-Colin Loudon on United
-Gabe Brooks off Demolition

Felt good to be back in the final, but the South American fans made it very special to be in Argentina for round 2 of the UCI BMX Supercross season… It was a very long travel from Amsterdam to Santiago del Estero, Argentina but it was all word it… I expected more like a vacation feeling in Argentina, but I saw a different world with much poverty and some hectic/ dangerous traffic in the city. When I see those things I appreciate my own life even more, because I realize it’s not the same everywhere.

Jamie Bestwick’s domination continued today as he took the gold medal once again in BMX Vert at X Games Barcelona 2013. It’s an incredible eighth-straight gold in the event, an X Games record. His Monster Energy teammate Vince Byron took the bronze, making for two Monster Energy riders on the podium. Since he began competing at X in 1996, Bestwick has been a force to be reckoned with on the vert ramp. He took his first gold in 2000 and began his dominant winning streak in 2007, winning every event since them. He’s won more consecutive gold medals than anyone in X Games history.

His tricks and runs today were trademark huge, high, and smooth—they included opposite turndown flairs, stylish fastplant flairs, big downside tailwhips, and his seatgrab 540 nac nac.

“To win eight in a row is a true testament to how much I like riding my bike for the fans around the world. You just can’t stop me from riding,” said Bestwick afterwards.

X Games Barcelona continued for its second day of competition live on ESPN with the BMX Freestyle Vert, Moto X Speed & Style, and Skateboard Big Air competitions. The sun was in full force throughout the day, increasing the attendance count to 22,800 fans. X Games Barcelona 2013 continues through Sunday, May 19 on ESPN and ESPN2. BMX Freestyle Vert Final It was a battle of a mere points in the BMX Freestyle Vert final that allowed Jamie Bestwick to edge Simon Tabron out and defend his spot as eight-time X Games BMX Vert