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Name: Talis Viirpalu
Hometown: Tartu, Estonia
Sponsors: Etnies, OnWheels
Instagram: Talis Viirpalu

What's your best Simple Session memory?
Talis Viirpalu: Can't remember something special atm but every year has been sick as fu..

Biggest crash you've ever seen on a BMX?
Talis Viirpalu: I think that cap to toothover (or something) down the rail that I saw on the internet was the worst I've ever seen... soo nasty!

Have you ever eaten fastfood for a month straight?
Talis Viirpalu: Probably not but would like to try.

Have you ever totaled a car?
Talis Viirpalu: Luckily not.

Name: Daniel Wedemeijer
Hometown: Helmond, The Netherlands
Sponsors: Red Bull, TSG, Paul's Boutique BMX shop, 040BMXPark, Haro Bikes, Sport Medisch Centrum Amsterdam and BRAAAB clothing.
Instagram: @danielwedemeijerbmx

What's your best Simple Session memory?
Daniel Wedemeijer: I think it was about 8 years ago when I did that big fufanu on the judges tower. Still buzzin on that one.

Have you ever eaten fastfood for a month straight?
Daniel Wedemeijer: No luckily I never had to do that. Once in China I did eat pizza for 10 days straight as I couldn't get used to the Chinese food.

Have you ever totaled a car?
Daniel Wedemeijer: I did crash my car once on the way to the airport... But never totaled it!

Mongoose Bikes, a brand of Dorel Industries, Inc. (TSX: DII.B, DII.A) announced today an all-new format for the fifth annual Mongoose Jam. Rather than a live, three discipline event, five teams captained by Mongoose BMX pros will compete in a video edit contest featuring Street, Dirt, and Park riding. Each team will have five days during Woodward West’s ninth week of camp to create the best video edit.

From July 31st through August 5th fifteen pros, five amateurs, and five videographers will shoot and produce five team edits. The teams’ video edits will be screened for all Week Nine campers at Woodward West’s theater on Friday, August 5th and judged by BMX industry veterans. Winning edits will be selected based on originality and style, the variety and difficulty of tricks used and the video production quality.

Mongoose BMX riders Pat Casey, Greg Illingworth, Kevin Peraza, Paul Ryan and Ben Wallace will each captain one of the

Name: Greg Illingworth
Hometown: Johannesburg, South Africa
Sponsors: Mongoose Bikes, Monster Energy, Fox, Vans, Bell Helmets, Snafu
Instagram: @gregillingworth

What's your best Simple Session memory?
Greg Illingworth: I’ve had a lot of good memories over the years but nothing beats that first time there. I didn’t know too many

Nitro Circus Live debuted its all-new Giganta ramp at Albuquerque, New Mexico's University Stadium Friday night. Standing 40-feet tall, the latest evolution of Nitro Circus' famous launch pad gives Nitro riders the breathtaking speed they need in order to attempt the biggest tricks in action sports. It also features a revolutionary new design incorporating a hydraulic lift that allows the ramp to be set up and taken down in just minutes, as opposed to the hours