Munich Mash 2025. The report. By BdJ

Jul 02, 2025

Written by Bart de Jong

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Munich Mash 25, the annual event at the Olympiapark in Munich, Germany attracts a strong group of riders each year. This time, with 5 other BMX events taking place on the same weekend, it was a bit harder to get the higher ranked riders to Mash, but the field did not disappoint at all. Enter Tom Justice, Dean Florian, Nick Bruce, Jude Jones, Marin Rantes, Jose Cedano, George Ntavoutian, Jacob Thiem, Sasha Cambon, Saul Vilar, Paul Thoelen and Sikharin Supanmart and you know the riding will be sick. With many different riding styles it was going to be entertaining in itself and the FOP with spine, small box, roller and quarters with hips and extensions on both sides and a wall in the middle, the terrain lent itself to some creative riding.

After day one 4 of the riders were eliminated from the 12-rider field. But on day one, a team comp was held which had Paul Thoelen play with the champagne regardless even though he missed the cut to the finals. Together with Dean Florian and Jude Jones the team comp was won. The head to head format with the teams made it easy to understand which team would transfer and the "black team" was the only team that won twice, making them the winners of the team competition.

When the finals started on Sunday afternoon it was hot in Munich. Still that entire grass bank was full of people watching the finals, beer in hand. With MC Maxsomenoise on the mic the 8th place qualifier started off the finals. 3 runs of 50 seconds each for each finalist with the best run counting for the final ranking of the day.

When Sikharin Supanmart (GER) realised that he wasn't going to score a podium spot, he sent it over the rail with a 360 to land in the lake. The crowd loved that very much. Sasha Cambon (FRA) had a good third run to score 76.00 points for 7th overall. Keep an eye out for this youngster (16), he was Best Trick at Simple Session earlier this year and will keep on grinding to the top. Dean Florian would have ended up higher in the ranking if all 3 runs would count. He had no bad one and showed his consistency for 6th. Jude Jones tried hard to better his first run score of 84.00 points but when you have to push hard, it's easier to make mistakes. Run 2 and 3 were a wash but the intention for more was certainly there from the Brit. Tom Justice (GBR) did everything he wanted to do in his first run and was in the top 3 for a long time after that. Tom's riding is unique with clicked variations, lip tricks, a sick over Ice on the extension and that fufanu on the fence. He ended up in 4th with an 87.33 because Marin Rantes laid down some hammers in his final run to put 88.66 on the scoreboard with 720 barspins, flair variations, tricks into the wall and helicopters. It was close up there in the top three with Nick Bruce edging out Marin for 2nd but missing the win with less than a point. Nick did put his bangers on the table but it was Jacob Thiem's variety of tricks that got him first. Anything between his tailwhip drop-in on the quarter and the 540 backwards on the box jump to fakie was done well. The Munich crowd approved it. Proost maat.

Men Finals Mash 25:
1) Jacob Thiem (USA) 89,00 points
2) Nick Bruce (USA) 89,00
3) Marin Rantes (CRO) 88,66
4) Tom Justice (GBR) 87,33
5) Jude Jones (GBR) 84,00
6) Dean Florian (GER) 80,66
7) Sasha Cambon (FRA) 76,00
8) Sikharin Supanmart (GER) 70,66

9) Paul Thoelen (GER)
10) Saul Vilar (ESP)
11) Jose Cedano (CHI)
12) George Ntavoutian (GRE)

By BdJ