What would have been an undisputed star of the day is not there when I arrive to the park Alessandro Barbero, reigning national champion for the last three years will not compete due to an ankle injury sustained in practice. This shuffles the cards and gives to each athlete the opportunity to shake off the awe and give everything to aim for the title.
And what a battle it has been with Gabriele Pala, Emanuel Bettassa and Christian Falvo holding up the KOBRA BMX team flag, Francesco Mongillo returning from a serious ankle injury, Vittorio Galli from Milan, Ramon Francesconi and Lucas Vega from Genova and the local (and promoter of the idea that led to to this Olympic center) Elia Benetton.
In the qualifing (that count only for the starting order of the finals) almost everyone hold back the bangers for the final. Unfortunately Elia cannot keep his runs together after finishing first in the quali with some impressive lines and enormous flip transfer. Down in both his final runs he’ll have to wait a full year for another shot for the title. The scores are very close despite very different styles: Christian Falvo with the highest airs, Gabriele Pala with the technical combos, Emanuel Bettassa with his unique flow and style and Mongillo with an impressive trick variety.
Martti Lainevool has been hard at work on this latest video part out in Estonia this summer with filmers Andreas Taru and Chris Patrick Tilk. The result... two and a half minutes of excellent clips.
Mackay Trip - Chris James, Paterico Fallico & Clint Millar - Colony BMX
Chris James, Paterico Fallico and Clint Millar headed up to Mackay, QLD for a session at the new(ish) park up there. Good times were had along with some solid clips for this new video. If you get the chance, make sure you check this park out.
Clips and alternate angles that didn't get used in our newest full length video, Call Somebody.
The B R I T S | BMX by Tom Millington
Megastar | Patrick Laughlin BMX | Short Documentary by Amodeo Creative
Megastar | Patrick Laughlin BMX | Short Documentary by Amodeo Creative.
Coupe de France BMX 2021 Mours Saint Eusèbe.
Adrenaline Alley: social enterprise and home of Olympians by Pioneers Post
Indoor skatepark Adrenaline Alley in Corby, England, was founded in 2001 by Mandy Young to create a supportive, accessible space for young bikers and skaters. As a social enterprise, its mission is to use urban sports to help local people in the community, including by employing local workers and offering volunteering opportunities.
To celebrate it being 10 years since The Colony DVD was released we're dropping a section from the video each week. Next up is Liam Zingbergs & Brock Olive, both these guys were really coming up at the time of this video producing some quality and progressive clips. Both Liam & Brock continue to murder it on a bike to this very day.
When the Street comp was done and dusted at the NK BMX Freestyle in Rotterdam it was time for Flatland to determine who the 2021 champions would be. A part of the Park section was used for the comp and a new crew of judges had arrived to give the right amount of points to each participant. It was the first time that Flatland was on the program for an official KNWU title and as always there's always room for improvement, especially when it comes to participation. In that respect it was good to get together and put the hammer down. Especially the Men title was a night battle between international starts Sietse van Berkel and Dez Maarsen who have represented The Netherlands on multiple occasions. It was Jorrit van Drumpt who edged out Bodean Maarsen for the
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.