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With a presence in Europe and Asia, FISE footprint will continue to grow on an international scale from 2016, and extend its position as one of the leaders in the Action Sports event industry. The Selection Committee congratulates the candidates cities which put time and great effort into submitting well thought and remarkable bids and proudly announces the 5 destinations which have made the shortlist. Denver (US), Edmonton (Canada), Kazan (Russia), Qatar, United Arab Emirates- are all in the running to stage the 2016-2018 FISE

Imagine you're in a competition and you can pick four of the best riders in the world to come ride the contest with you. On the line is some serious cash, so who would you pick? We've got some serious names out here picked by the Mongoose riders for the Mongoose Jam at Woodward West. Who do you think will win?

Team Steve McCann!

With a presence in Europe and Asia, FISE footprint will continue to grow on an international scale from 2016, and extend its position as one of the leaders in the Action Sports event industry. Early this year, FISE launched a tender process to find additional Host Cities for its2016-2018 World Series featuring emerging sports: BMX, Skateboard, Roller, Mountain Bike and Wakeboard.

The thrills of competition are just weeks away as the celebrated Van Doren Invitational returns to Huntington Beach, CA for another exciting exhibition of premier BMX bowl riding action July 31 and August 2. Praised as one of the most exciting features of the 2015 Vans US Open of Surfing, the Van Doren Invitational brings the world’s best BMX riders from around the globe to battle it out before a live audience in pursuit of coveted podium honors. Fans from all over the world can experience the action, live from the legendary all-cement Vans Pro Bowl stadium on the sand at vansusopenofsurfing.com.

With more than $35,000 on the line, this year’s event will showcase the crème de le crème of modern day bowlriding talent in BMX. Contest director and BMX legend Dennis McCoy will host

The Bandit is out there for those who have been waiting.
Who: TomTom, one of the world’s leading technology companies, with a mission to make technology easy to use, so that everyone can achieve more. TomTom’s North American headquarters are based in Burlington, Massachusetts.
What: The new TomTom Bandit action camera. The first ever 4K HD action camera with a built-in media server, the TomTom Bandit features a revolutionary shake-to-edit feature that makes editing and sharing easier than ever so you can finally share videos with your friends within moments of the action.

Tune into World of X Games this Saturday, July 11 for two half-hour shows beginning with Dream Big - Skateboarders in Ethiopia at 2 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT and Being Volume Two featuring Travis Pastrana and Dave Mirra at 2:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT on ABC. As part of the four-volume Being Series which profiles some of action sports’ biggest names, the second half of the show continues with Being Volume Two  centered around 17-time X Games medalist, Travis Pastrana and 14-time X Games gold medalist Dave Mirra.

The World of X Games is a weekly program on ABC and ESPN platforms, which features a variety of X Games and athlete-focused content. For the most updated schedule and information on World of X Games, go to xgames.com. Check local listings for additional details.

***TUNE-IN ALERT*** Saturday, July 11 at 2 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT on ABC

The time has finally come to announce the world premiere date for our upcoming video, “What Could Go Wrong?” Starting at 2pm on August 8th, Brooklyn, New York at the House of Vans. This will be an all day, all ages, FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC event put on by The Shadow Conspiracy and Vans Shoes to celebrate not only the world premiere of our newest DVD but the release of our THIRD collaboration shoe project with Vans.

Come out on August 8th, ride with the ENTIRE Shadow crew, have a chance at winning big prizes from us and Vans, and be one of the