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EASTPAK ANTIDOTE TOUR 05 MILLENCOLIN (Swe) FLOGGING MOLLY (USA) RANDY (Swe) THE UNSEEN (USA) EASTPAK, VANS and BURNING HEART RECORDS are teaming up with THE AGENCY GROUP to give YOU the tour experience of the year: THE EASTPAK ANTIDOTE! Four amazing bands will beat the dust off the European roads starting on October 30 in Great Britain, followed by stops in Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Spain, France and Austria before the grand finalé in Gothenburg, Sweden on the November 20.

David Graham got the FATBMX press pass to do a report on the 2005 Gravity Games. Thanks a lot for the report, we love these contributions. Day 1 It's 11 AM on Monday and we (Me and Talem) have just parked under the bridge that runs Interstate 95 over Franklin Delano Roosevelt park in Philadelphia, PA. Standing next to the cement blob that supports one of the more unusual places to ride a bike or skateboard you'll ever see, we observe kids on junk department store bikes casually cruising around as television crews set up their lights and camera cranes. In fact there's every kind of biker or skater you could imagine rolling around. I've never been to the Gravity Games before, but

Dwayne Verkade from BMXigans.com / Prospect Clothing informed us today that their new monthly movie was online. Soul Cycle XL Series #3 by Mario de Waard You can check it out by clicking the FAT Movies button in the main menu. Props to Mario! This movie rules!

Newport Beach, CA, July 13, 2005: Fox Riders Company (Fox) today announced the launch of its new performance footwear line - the world's first action sports branded running shoes. The Tech Perfection, Siege, Featherweight, Powerband and Freeway fuse the spirit and attitude of Fox with cutting edge performance footwear technology, fit and function. Fox Footwear is now available at retailers worldwide and also online at foxfootwear.com.

Al Dimino wanted to inform everyone that Hackettstown park has been saved by skate 57. The folks at skate 57 out of Philly have taken over the park. The new management is awesome and they have already added some new ramps and will continue to revamp sections of the park, props to them for keeping the park a float as we all need a great place to ride and have fun. The new owners have asked me to have a bmxinvasion event to kick things off. I will be hosting the "bike to school" contest on August 27th, 2005 a Saturday all day event. I recently tweaked my ankle so I'm down for a few weeks recovering and figured this would be a good time to shout out to all of you for a request to supply some products for this event rather than make it a last minute request. The new owner Brandon is a cool dude and is down with bmx. I really appreciate it that he has taken over the park along with a few friends in order to keep it available for riders to enjoy.The a/c is working again! I am looking forward to see you there. AL DIMINO

UCI World Continental Ranking The UCI World Continental Ranking has come to an end on all four continents. Each continent has hosted 10 rounds counting for UCI ranking points in both elite and junior classes. Each rider will bring their top 7 results/points to the UCI BMX World Championships in Paris, France where the UCI World Ranking will be decided. Leading up to the 2008 Olympic Games, the Nations Ranking will from now on become very important for countries. To view the current ranking, visit; http://www.uci.ch/uci/bmx/online/

Press Release The days are counting down to 1664's STREET JUSTICE V Competition! Riders have already started to arrive in Edmonton, to session all the new skateparks and hot spots before the event. The ramp crew has been hard at work putting in 14 hour days for that past 2 weeks to make sure this years course is better then ever. The prizes are in and the cash money is counted! To much info to list here, so get all the details by checking out http://www.1664bmx.com/sj05.htm Riley

We would like to invite yo to the 3rd annual OG Summer Gypsy Games Flatland Contest and Camp. The event is perfect for everyone who prefers events with really relaxed atmosphere and friendly vibe. The location is situated in the Transdanubia, just above the lake Balaton. From the Austrian border you only have to drive around 100km to reach the city. We chose this city just because all the circumstances are perfect for a relaxed comp and camp: everything is really close, cheap, and quiet, it has great pubs and nice environment. The courts are located in a school, it looks like a small kind of park. Location: the city of Ajka, Hungary /cca. 150km from Budapest to the west/, Vorosmarty iskola /secondary school Date: Camp 1-5 August, Contest 6-7 August Classes: Expert, Master and Pro

The Flat Time King 2005 contest will be held in Echirolles (38), France on 1 & 2 October. You've got some time left to practice and then make your way over there for some riding.

AUSSIE RYAN GUETTLER HIGHLIGHTS DEW ACTION SPORTS TOUR'S RIGHT GUARD OPEN WITH BMX DIRT AND BMX PARK VICTORIES DENVER, CO, JULY 10, -Australia's Ryan Guettler became the first two-discipline winner and Great Britain's Jamie Bestwick recorded one of the highest scores in BMX Vert history to cap off four days of competition at the Dew Action Sports Tour's Right Guard Open. Guettler's remarkable weekend run began with a Friday night victory in the BMX Park competition with a winning score of 93.75. He bested Allan Cooke of Greenville, NC, who stood at 89.75 and Rob Darden [b/]of Greenville, NC, who earned a score of 88.75. Guettler came back in the BMX Dirt competition, the final event of the four-day professional tour stop to score 94.88 points for the double victory. Fellow Aussie Cameron White was second at 90.50 and Chris Doyle of Pittsburgh, PA was third at 89.25. Bestwick and another Greenville, NC star, Dave Mirra, knocked heads in BMX Vert. Mirra scored a 94.25 in his first run and Bestwick responded with a winning score of 96.00. Mirra experienced trouble with his handlebars in his second run and was unable to top Bestwick's winning score. Chad Kagy of Gilroy, CA was third at 92.75. The Dew Action Sports Tour, featuring the biggest competitive purse in actions sports at $2.5 million plus a $1 million bonus pool, will head to Portland, Oregon, Aug. 18-21 for the Vans Invitational. The five-event season will conclude with stops in San Jose, CA (Sept. 8-11) and Orlando, FL (Oct. 13-16).