Just before the Toyota City Championship round of the Dew Tour, pro BMX rider Drew Bezanson’s fans had a chance to choose the customized bike design they wanted to see him ride at the event. Toyota, DK bicycles and Drew have just donated the exact bike that was ridden at BMX Dirt and Streetstyle events to the Athlete Recovery Fund (ARF)! Athlete Recovery Fund (ARF) is currently working to assist in the recovery of Brett Banasiewicz after suffering a traumatic brain injury just one week after he won BMX Park at the Dew Tour Pantech Beach Championships in Ocean City so we decided to offer Drew’s bike to the public. Drew Bezanson was excited about the opportunity to help out,
Red Bull Skylines Paris. Grand Palais, 2 November 2012. The course.
Oct 27, 2012
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The Red Bull Skylines event in Paris is going to be off the hook. The 3D animated drawings of the course promise an amazing day of riding. 24 of the best park riders in the world will make it to the Grand Palais to ride the biggest ramps they've ever seen. If you don't have a ticket yet, you're out of luck. The Red Bull Skylines event is sold out. Expect FATBMX to be present to bring you the latest and the greatest from Paris. It's only 2 weeks away. We caught up with event director Andy RFP Process Begins for North American Cities to Host X Games Global Action Sports Event Sets Foundation for Continued Growth
Oct 26, 2012
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ESPN, the leading action sports content provider and creator of the X Games, will begin an RFP (Request for Proposal) process to identify interested cities from North America to host the X Games for a period of three consecutive years: 2014, 2015 and 2016 for a summer event; and 2015, 2016 and 2017 for a winter event. Interested cities may also submit proposals combining both summer and winter sports within the same X Games events. With the existing agreements between Los Angeles partner AEG and Aspen’s Aspen Skiing Company (ASC) concluding in 2013 and 2014, respectively, ESPN is seeking opportunities to move the event to new locations in North America and offer fans in those cities a chance to experience the X Games. In May, ESPN announced it would be expanding the X Games to Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil; Munich, Germany and Barcelona, Spain – 
The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced the 2013 permanent career numbers for elite men and elite women BMX competitors. Beginning January 1, 2013, these numbers must be used on number plates at all international BMX events and must also be used on the back of a rider’s race jersey. The following 14 American riders were assigned the following numbers:
The Union Exclusive - Jeremy Ball's "The Hunt" Part from Tyler Deschaine
Oct 26, 2012
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After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.