On Saturday February 18th the crowds crammed into Gorge Rd Jump Park. They were not disappointed, witnessing an unbelievable display of BMX riding from a truly international field. Riders included Anthony Napolitan (US), Brandon Dosch (US), Kye Forte (UK), Mike “Hucker” Clark (US) and TJ Eillis (US). Combined with local talent from New Zealand and Australia, they thrilled the 1000 strong crowd that lined the grandstand and perimeter of the Queenstown park. At the end of day it was BMX legend and all round nice guy Paul Langlands who deservedly earned the Best Rider title, a gold BMX frame trophy and a cheque for $3000. Paul charged the course relentlessly all day with a huge bag tricks he constantly pulled from, and nailed. "It's such a good event, it's a casual jam setup so you are riding with your mates and at the same time, having fun, but you are all pushing it too. I have never ridden in any event like this before; I really didn't expect the win. There are some huge names here so when people started telling me they voted for
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