After qualifying in first, Hungarian Adam Kun couldn't put it together in the finals. Justin Miller however did. The KHE/adidas rider from the USA took on the rest of the world in the well attended flatland tent at the BMX Masters in Cologne, Germany. Michael Sommer from Austria (still the current pro flatland world champ) finished second with UK's Sam Foakes in third. It can go either direction in pro flatland and this is the way the final results came out at the 2007 BMX Masters:
14 riders climbed on top of the vert ramp in Cologne for the Pro halfpipe contest. Among those riders legend Mat Hoffman. He had not ridden proper vert in over 6 months due to a knee injury and was a bit out of shape but as soon as the HDT shirt was on his shoulders he got his wings back and fired out trick after trick. In practice he dislocated his toe (I'd never heard of that one) and simply taped two toes together with some duct-tape so he could ride. His pads and shoes had not made it (lost by the airlines) so he was
It was packed at in Cologne as soon as the Street/Park qualifiers started. The sun had come out in Koellefornia and it's always a good scene with the crowd surrounding the course. Mark Webb qualified in first but won't be able to ride the finals because of a broken arm. This moved Joris Coulomb from France into the 12 rider final cut and makes Jason Phelan from Ireland the first reserve in case someone else gets injured. Other finalitsts are: Ryan Elcock, Louis Smith, Maxime Cherveron, Leon Perkins, Kevin Kalkhoff, Allan Cooke, Ben Wallace and Alessandro Barbero.
It was a no-holes-barred final stage for the Braun cruZer Tour at the Suzuki BMX Masters in Cologne, Germany, but defending champion and series leader Mark Webb crashed out on his final run. Webb, who has won the two previous legs of the Tour and was champion in 2005 and 2006, was on his best form. He had already pulled out a Tailwhip to the sub-box and was flying across the ramp but fell heavily after misjudging a relatively simple trick. He knew immediately what had happened. “My arm is broken,” he announced from the ramp. “Tell someone it’s snapped!” Before being lead away by medics he proudly displayed the bone that was bulging out of his forearm to the crowd to massive applause.
Nass was back in Shepton Mallet for 2007, with names like Mark Webb, Ben Wallace, Daniel Dhers and Ben Hennon the somerset crowd were in for a treat. It was the second stop for the Braun spine cruzer tour and even though it was quite windy the riders didn't hold out. There were a crew of Mexican bmxers who made the long trip to Nass and all had some good tricks and good style to follow.
Endless miles… broken bones… lost teeth… snapped frames and bunny hops on conveyor belts… it had to be the Relentless No Half Measures BMX Tour..! Last week saw The ‘Relentless No Half Measures BMX Tour’ stop off at some of the most impressive parks in the country to inspire and encourage local fans (as well as each other). From the ball pits of Corby to the Spines of NASS, the Relentless message was taken to the masses, taking in blistering skills and taking out a couple of teeth along the way.
Full results from the Braun cruZer Tour's second stage have now been released and Mark Webb's (GBR) title defence is well on track. Webb, the 2005 and '06 winner won the second stage of the three-part competition at the National Action Sports Show in Bath, Great Britain, much to the delight of his substantial, and mainly female, travelling fanclub. He will now go into next week's final round at the Suzuki BMX Masters as clear favourite to take the overall Braun cruZer Tour title.
We're in Italy at the moment for the RedBull Bike Night. It's an event that's like kind of weird. You would have to drink a lot of coffee in the morning to stay awake for this event in Italy as it starts at night. Make that late at night. Qualification and best trick were held last night. It started at 21:30pm. Tonight are the finals, which starts at 22:30pm. It feels more of a time change here than the Elevation comp in Whistler last week. Long days for sure.
After the success of stage one at the Nokia FISE in France in May, the NASS sports festival will host the next round of the Braun CruZer Tour on July 7th in Bath, UK. Mark Webb’s (GBR) outrageous final run at FISE saw him take the Tour leader’s position and open his 2007 campaign as he left off. Webb’s Flatspin 900 was one of the most spectacular tricks ever seen on a mini-ramp and the question is ‘what will he come up with next?’ Webb’s mastery of the mini-ramp has helped him win the previous two Braun CruZer Tours, but his grip on this year’s title is by no means unbreakable.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.