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Factory Media today announced two staff changes within its bike portfolio and most notably to its market leading magazine, Ride BMX UK.
Mark Noble, Ride BMX UK magazine’s founding editor of 21 years, is to broaden his responsibilities across the bike portfolio in the role of Editorial Director. Whilst maintaining a day-to-day focus in helping to deliver Ride BMX on a monthly basis, Mark will be assisting with Ride BMX’s web development and lending a hand to other editors on Factory’s bike titles.

So much has happened since Stephen arrived its hard to imagine we have only been here in Denver for less than 1 week. Stephen's clincial team are amazing. His Primary Doctor has everything under control and is taking care of all the underlying problems Stephen has had in the last 4 weeks to enable Stephen to move forward and really start his rehab.

Stephen has seen an ENT consultant for his trach, gastroenterologist for his stomach problems, Respiratory consultant for his lungs, dieticians, speech and languate therapists besides his regular nurses, phyiso, occupational therapist. Everyone is so caring.

Simon Tabron captured his first victory of the season in BMX Vert at the AST Dew Tour’s Right Guard Open at Cleveland’s North Coast Harbor. After multiple wind delays throughout the afternoon, Tabron, a veteran of BMX Vert narrowly edged rookie competitor Steven McCann for the victory with a winning score of 91.67. McCann finished with a score of 90.83, follow by Chad Kagy with a 90.67.

 “I love Cleveland and just wanted to have a good run at this tour event,” said Tabron. “I’m really excited about this victory and looking forward to the tour stop in Portland.”

The next stop of the AST Dew Tour will be in Portland, Ore. from Aug. 16-19 for the Vans Invitational.

AST Dew Tour-Right Guard Open Results North Coast Harbor - Cleveland, Ohio

The next T-Mobile Local Support Challenge takes place at BMX Park Darmstadt / Germany on 28th of July. This time the BMX teams will battle in the discipline BMX Miniramp.

The Local Support style stays the same: Every national BMX spot can compete with one or more teams, each consisting of three riders – thereby it doesn´t matter, if the rider is a pro or am, sponsored or not.

The best team wins money for a new Local Support Obstacle for their local BMX park. Furthermore there are many other top-prizes for the challenging teams, like for example a complete organized BBQ for 30 persons including a BBQ-master. The best unsponsored teamrider receives the T-Mobile Wildcard and goes directly to the BMX Miniramp final of the T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds Summer Session on 26th of August in Hamburg. 

I started keeping a daily journal way back in 1987 when I was only 15 years old. Back when I was a just a freshman in high school. Since then, every single freakin’ day of my life has been documented in these journals. If it happened in my life, then I wrote it down & documented it. And believe me; I’ve got some stories to tell! Looking back over the years, here is a journal entry that stands out and also my comments looking back now.
Hoffman Contest, SCRAP Skatepark -Chaos November 18th, 1993
Actual Journal Entry
“We went over to the SCRAP skatepark in the afternoon & rode all day. I learned a lot of good stuff. Afterwards, a zillion BMXers went out to some country style bar. Matt Hoffman & Rick Thorne were singing on stage. It was funny! 

Mankind is very happy to announce that close friend and hyper energy duracell Björn “Bommel” Mager from Berlin, Germany is now riding for Mankind Bike Co. .

Bommel is overly friendly but also that generally loud and a lot talking nerd, which is even doing double whip flips after being a party animal the night before and looking like a zombie on a 20” inch.

You might have seen Bommel going bananas at the Masters in Cologne, if not come to Rebel Jam in Berlin and witness the slickness.

Mankind


Photo by: David Ullirch

Yo what Up? I've been filmin' a lot on tour with FUSE NETWORK's "Warped Wednesday's", followin' me on tour ridin' and being tha smart- ass that I am......Ha! Ha! Been good & should gets sum sick coverage from tha show, "Warped Wednesday's", It's on FUSE NETWORK every Wednesday, It covers all different angles from tha tour(FUSE Is an music channel).......so far I filmed a 5 minute segment with them and thay have plans 2 do 2 more 5 minute segments with me........tha lifestyle of a pro BMX'er 11 years on this tour.....OH! I gots me sum stories that's 4Shore.........

Dew Tour BMX Vert Final results:
1st Tabron, Simon 91.67
2nd McCann, Steven 90.83
3rd Kagy, Chad 90.67
4th Robinson, Kevin 89.33
5th Eggleston, Jay 88
6th Zurita, Francisco 88
7th Bestwick, Jamie 87 

The second Part of the People's Store Roadtrip-Video is online! includes People's Store Riders such as Sven Hoffman, Sascha Roll, Aze and more.

Here is the link: People's Store Roadtrip video

Zwanzig Zoll magazine from Berlin always has this Girl section where a hot chick poses in between the Mellow park dirt jumps or in the back office. It's the work of David Ulrich who not only shoots BMX photos, but fashion as well. If you're going to the Rebel jam you might run into some of the models that have posed for his camera.

 David has posted some of his pictures on a website and you can view a few samples here on FATBMX: