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A random Wednesday evening in Eindhoven turned out to be not that random. The visitors to the Area 51 Skatepark that evening were treated by special guests in the form of Jason Watts (AUS), Pat Casey (USA), Irek Rizaev (RUS), Anthony Jeanjean (FRA), Paul Thoelen (GER), jake Leiva (USA), Marin Rantes (CRO), and Morgan Wade (USA). The impromtu session had something to do with the riders being in The Netherlands for the Red Bull Uncontained event and as you know: "Riders gotta ride!" 

Many of the Dutch riding scene were already present doing their usual riding but once the visitors showed up they turned it up a notch as well. Levi Weidmann did decade 720's and 1080's like it was nothing (on the resi which turned out to be the favourite obstacle for the night). Pim Scheers was seen doing no-handed flips and locals Daniel Wedemeijer and Tom van den Bogaard showed how it was done at Area 51. Tom surprised everyone by bringing a new helmet with a big green Monster Energy M on each side. Yes, he's on the Monster Energy team from now on. Without trying he showed why he was picked up. A pleasure for the eye. Romain Devassine and Quentin Morien from France happened to be riding at the park that night and joined in on the session with the boys.

Some hit the foam, most hit the resi, some jumped the big step up and wooden box while others cruised the bowl. With so much talent around, it was hard to decide where to look. So much good riding going on on a midweek day. It was key to stay healthy because the big show will happen this Saturday in

Name: Ben Wallace
Age: 33
Hometown: Tadley, England
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Monster energy, Mongoose bikes, Bell bike helmets, CTI knee braces, Stay strong apparel, British cycling

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Right now it’s the new room at Adrenaline Alley; The Warehouse
-BMX video: Miracle boy and Nyquist
-Website: Autotrader.co.uk haha always looking at new cars
-Web video: I honestly can not say because there’s so many good ones but without sounding vain My new mongoose Heritage Part that’s just being released
-Food: Ramen and Indian food
-Twitter to follow: Sorry don’t use Twitter
-Person on Instagram: The rock/Dwayne Johnson
-Travel destination: Japan
-Riders to ride with: Alex Coleborn, Declan Brooks, Jared Eberwein

Name: Marin Ranteš
Age: 24 years old
Hometown: Varaždin, Croatia
Sponsors: Red Bull, Oakley, Cerebellum Centar, Elite Bmx, Buzz Sneaker Station, Bim Sport

Marin's parts list:

Frame - Total Killabee
Fork - Total TWS
Bars - Total Killabee