X Games Minneapolis 2017 Day Two: Reynolds wins street, Foster Wins Gold in Big Air
X Games Minneapolis 2017 Day Two News and Results – Reynolds wins street, Foster Wins Gold in The Real Cost BMX Big Air. Day two of X Games Minneapolis saw a crowd of 32,000 enthusiastic fans gather at U.S. Bank Stadium to watch the world's premier action sports athletes battle it out for X Games gold. Action included the BMX Street Final, Women's Skate Street Final, The Real Cost BMX Big Air and the crowd favorite, Pacifico Moto X Freestyle Final.
Following an afternoon of skateboard and BMX Qualifiers, the BMX Street Finals kicked off the evening's competitions. Once again it was the unstoppable Garrett Reynolds who took the top spot, winning his 9th gold medal in the event. Making quick work of the street course, Reynolds landed a
2017 X Games Street final results: Reynolds wins 9th Gold medal
2017 X Games Street final results:
GOLD - Garrett Reynolds - 89.33
SILVER - Devon Smillie - 87.00
BRONZE - Simone Barraco (ITA) - 85.66
4th - Dakota Roche - 85.33
5th - Nathan Williams - 84.66
6th - Broc Raiford - 84.33
7th - Colin Varanyak - 83.66
8th - Chad Kerley - 81.66
9th - Bruno Hoffmann (GER) - 80.00
10th - Ty Morrow - 79.66
11th - Sean Ricany - 79.00
12th - Dan Lacey (GBR) - 42.33
Photo by Garth Milan / Red Bull
Monster Energy's James Foster Wins First X Games Gold in BMX Big Air in Minneapolis
Monster Energy congratulates James Foster for his gold medal finish on the mega ramp at the inaugural X Games Minneapolis. This was Fosters first ever gold in BMX Big Air, an event in which he had placed third in two previous attempts. After a cancelled event last year in Austin due to severe weather, the BMX Big Air returned taking center stage on Friday night at the US Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis. Without having to deal with the weather elements, and rallied by the cheers of a rowdy crowd, riders were afforded ideal conditions to take this one-of-a kind event to new heights. Taking the highest single score out of four attempts, the guys were judged on amplitude, style and technical difficulty.
The following riders at the X Games dirt qualifiers in Minneapolis are meeting up with Kevin Peraza, Ben Wallace, and James Foster in the finals on Sunday.
Dirt Qualifying Results X Games Minneapolis:
1. Kyle Baldock
2. Nick Bruce
3. Logan Martin
4. Colton Walker
5. Brian Fox
6. Ryan Nyquist
X Games Minneapolis 2017 Day One News and Results – Byron Grabs His Second Gold in BMX Vert
With fanfare across the state of Minnesota, X Games Minneapolis made its anticipated debut today with athletes from around the world competing in a.o. the Fruit of the Loom BMX Vert Finals. After a three year run in Austin, Texas, competition moved north to Minneapolis and the state of the art US Bank Stadium. Continuing through the weekend, the venue will bear witness to Moto X, BMX and Skateboard athletes riding side by side in a one-of-a-kind venue with the majority of competitions under the same roof. In addition, a host of today's hottest musical acts will rock the city each night at the Commons stage located outside the stadium. All of this and a wide range of
Monster Energy's Jamie Bestwick Takes Silver in BMX Vert at X Games Minneapolis 2017
After three successful years in Austin, Texas in which Jamie won two Gold’s and a Silver in the event, the new location proved fruitful for Bestwick who narrowly missed the top spot by fractions of a point. Kicking off competition outside the US Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis, the BMX Vert competition saw elite riders from around the world treat the notoriously nice people of Minnesota to a little piece of nasty. Riding on a ramp that's 13.5 feet high this year, competitors had a chance to go bigger than ever before on the new design. The free event drew a massive crowd who bore witness to a tight competition and a BMX legend in his element.
Incredibly, at 46-years-old Bestwick was competing against riders half his age, showing them a thing or two in the process — not only talent wise but by way of originality. Wasting no time on his first run, he threw down a Bestwick original with a massive look down flair before charging into a barrage of tricks including a clean alley-oop 540, a downside tailwhip, a flair downside whip, an opposite flair and a huge 540 before finishing with the supremely difficult opposite 540 — a trick that’s almost unheard of on the vert ramp.
“After I dropped in it was like — Ok we’re doin’ it,” said Bestwick in regards to his spontaneity.
Continuing to defy physics as well as his age, the British transplant who now lives in State College, Pennsylvania proceeded to stun his fellow competitors and judges alike on his second attempt floating an alley-oop 540 tailwhip, a front flair, and an opposite flair into another highly charge run.
Last week our capital was all about the Urban Sports Week Amsterdam. From 6 till 9 July there where different kinds of urban sports which could be practiced and seen. BMX was represented with an own event, the Soulcycle BMX Championships! Riders from all over the world came to Amsterdam to compete for the prize money (over €12.000), ride together and have an awesome time! The spectators could hang out on Amsterdam’s Museumplein, watch some amazing BMX riding and enjoy the very chilled vibe that the Urban Sports Week Amsterdam has to offer!
The Museumplein was crammed with BMX parks for all BMX disciplines. Soulcycle organized contests for dirt, spine mini, park, flatland and street. Besides that there was a BMX video contest in which
USWA 2017 SOULCYCLE BMX CHAMPIONSHIPS FLATLAND FINAL RESULTS:
1. Dez Maarsen (NLD)
2. Viki Gomez (ESP)
3. Gilles Van de Sompel (BEL)
4. Sietse van Berkel (NLD)
5. Gino Stuart (NLD)
6. Jorrit van Drumpt (NLD)
7. David Hoffman (DE)
8. Barre Neirynck (BE)
USWA 2017 Soulcycle Street contest Final results:
1. Ollie Shields (GBR)
2. Moris Nussbaumer (GER)
3. Leon Hoppe (GER)
4. Daniel Tünte (GER)
5. Rodrigue Timellini (BEL)
6. Iki Mazza (ARG)
7. Kai Schutte (GER)
8. Vasya Lukyanenko (UKR)
9. Anne Hofsink (NED)
10. Laurens Joosten (NED)
The International BMX Freestyle Federation (iBMXFF) World Championships came to a close at NASS in the UK today with Vince Byron, Jose Torres, Jack Clark and Matthias Dandois taking the World Champion titles. The largest global BMX freestyle event of the year took place at NASS Festival this weekend (6th – 9th July) at the Bath & West Showground.
Australia’s Vince Byron and Jose Torres hailing from Argentina took the Pro Vert World Champion title and Pro Park World Champion title respectively. Britain’s Jack Clark was named Dirt World Champion and France’s Matthias Dandois was crowned Pro Flatland World Champion. Over 450 professional and amateur athletes across the globe headed to NASS to compete across four disciplines of BMX freestyle, park, vert, dirt and flatland, skateboard park and flatland and mountain bike dirt.
The event featured a 14ft Vert Ramp, one of Europe’s tallest, a pro park, dirt jumps, street spots, public courses and ramps. Inspired by the individuality and creativity of alternative youth culture, 15,000 music & action sport fans made their way to the Bath & West Showground for a weekend of action sports, live music and hardcore revelry.
Hip Hop royalty in the shape of Wu Tang Clan’s Method Man and Redman headlined Friday night supported by rising grime star Giggs. On Saturday Aussie Drum and Bass outfit Pendulum and DJ duo Sigma while the festival came to a close on Sunday with grime legend, Kano and Wiley.
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