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Results Czech National Park/Flat Championship Pardubice, Czech Republic 16 September 2023

Flatland Men:
1 Martin DRAŽIL 41 CZE         200.00 UCI Ranking Points
2 Dominik NEKOLNÝ 37 CZE  160.00
3 Josef ŠMEHLÍK 32 CZE       130.00
4 Adam PEKAŘ 29 CZE           110.00
5 Jan STAVÁREK 32 CZE          90.00

Results Costa Rican National Championships, held at the 10cio Park in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. 17 September 2023. It was a close battle for the title between Gamaliet Alexander Osegueda Reyes and Kenneth Tencio with less than 2 points dividing the two riders. The 2023 cup went to Kenneth Fabian Tencio Esquivel!

Men Park:

1 Kenneth Fabian TENCIO ESQUIVEL 30 CRC 91.75         200.00 UCI Ranking Points
2 Gamaliet Alexander OSEGUEDA REYES 26 CRC 90.10  160.00
3 Derek SOLANO LOPEZ 19 CRC 79.05                              130.00
4 Josue Kaleb ZAPATA GUERRERO 17 CRC 74.39            110.00
5 Leandro Josue QUESADA HERNANDEZ 26 CRC 72.49   90.00
6 Carlos MOLINA MORERA 23 CRC 71.95                           70.00

It takes someone to do it. It took Alain Massabova a year to do it. Some things are easier said then done. "You should write a book about the history of BMX!" Alain took on the challenge and pulled it off, and in a great way. 300 pages of French BMX history, from the early days to 2022. From racing to freestyle. Jams to competitions. Road trips to photo shoots. France has some rich history in BMX and flipping through the book you will face familiar names. Some you've forgotten. Some are still ripping. In 35 years a lot has happened in BMX and seeing everything together in one thick book is great. Collecting the photos alone must have been a challenge. Back in the day nothing was digital so that scanner must have made some overtime scanning all the early photos. Then archiving them first, putting them in the right order before making a selection. Which ones to use?

It only works when eveyone pitches in, and lots of them did. This makes the book something special for everyone. The book starts off with the 1978-1988 oldschool phase. How it started, the pioneers,

Results Dutch BMX Freestyle championships 2023 Park and Street

Men Park:
1 Pim Scheers
2 Levi Weidmann
3 Jari Roggeveen
4 Arjan Ellens
5 Bruno Colautti
6 Tom van den Bogaard
7 Daniël Wedemeijer

Men Street:
1 Jean Thierry Sprokkelman
2 Zigo Damen
3 Thijmen Berkelaar
4 Kareehm Richardson
5 Darryl Auguste

Amateur Park -15:
1 Saimi Paulissen
2 Sam van Rijswijk
3 Boaz van Calsteren
4 Julian Chen
5 Odin Paulissen
6 Wietse van Veldhoven
7 Jake Penders
8 Nuka Furst
9 Madhu Furst
10 Kieran Vos
11 Raphael Konings
12 Benjamin Burghard
13 Pim Maas
14 Mats van der Zouwen
15 Floris Koppers

Amateur Women -15:
1 Indy Kramer
2 Jikke Schraffordt

Amateur 15+ Park:
1 Thomas Field
2 Tycho Schipper
3 Michael Beaufort
4 Denz van Lare
5 Abel Schreurs
6 Eimantas Zilys
7 Jean De Lannoy
8 Bas Verkaart
9 Ryan Rooijackers
10 Jio Steffens
11 Noud Bekkers

Pics by Halux Visions

Latvia! Thank you, Baldone, for a brilliant day of racing, massive support, and some pump track love. Along with the BTA Pump Track and Latvian Champs, it turned out to be a huge day with over 200 riders across the various disciplines and age categories. In the Women’s category, the current World no 3 Vineta Petersone made no mistakes in securing her ticket to the World Final in a cracking time of 14.662. After a difficult season for her so far on the injury front, it sure is good to see her on the top step of the podium again. 2nd place on the podium went to Kitija Dzelzīte.

Helvijs Babris is back with the goods after his first pump track win in 2018 in Estonia. He took the gold today in a time of 13.448 against Latvian, MTB rider Edgars Melnalksnis' time of 13.853 in the final run.

Men:
1. Helvijs Babris
2. Edgars Melnalksnis

S is for September and Simple Session! More than 100 world-class skateboarders and BMX riders will be back in Tallinn’s old rubber factory – Põhjala turned into action sports heaven on September 23–24. But it wouldn’t be the legendary Simple Session without awesome street jams starting already on Wednesday, the 20th, and unforgettable parties that turn this competition into a festival.

"This year, the list of riders is exceptionally powerful. Simple Session has been one of the world's greatest action sports festivals for years, and it is a great pleasure to welcome so many absolute top skaters and BMX riders here. As a new category, there will also be a women's street BMX competition this year," says Risto Kalmre, one of the creators of the event.

Nate the Great is back with a park design that will challenge the street and transition riders alike. “The 800-square-meter arena designed by legendary Nate Wessel, will be thrilling for street riders, but at the same time, thanks to certain elements, it also sparks an eye for any transition rider as well. A rider who skilfully uses most of the elements and is able to invent unique lines, earns good points from the

Japanese National BMX Freestyle Championships, Park and Flatland. Okayama, Japan. 14 - 17 September 2023

Flatland Men:
1 Yu KATAGIRI 18 JPN 200.00
2 Yu SHOJI 21 JPN 160.00
3 Moto SASAKI 38 JPN 130.00
4 Takumi ISOGAI 21 JPN 110.00
5 Masato ITO 33 JPN 90.00
6 Jigen OMOTEHARA 17 JPN 70.00
7 Ryuga MATSUMURA 21 JPN 50.00
8 Ginsei KAWAUCHI 15 JPN 30.00
9 Fumiya KANNA 31 JPN 20.00

Another amazing pump Track Qualifier was held at Hei park Tosovice, Czech Republic! Absolutely good times here. We're not sure what Slovakia has been up to, but man, are they just taking wins left right and center at the moment. We count 4 tickets already to the World Championships.
This time around, it was Daniel HRADSKY's turn to take the top step on the podium in some tight, brilliant racing between the top 4 in the Men's Category. The fastest time of the day belonged to Kristaps VEKSA in a time of 20.713, but Daniel played the game right up to his final run to take the win.

Kristína MADARÁSOVÁ does it again, and yes, for Slovakia. This time on the big bike after her win on the BMX in the UK, she had to take the MTB out for a win too. Which means that a very well deserved ticket goes second placed Julie HEUSEQUIN.