Bart de Jong
Name: Vicente Candel
Hometown: Valencia, Spain
Sponsors: Fitbikeco, Piratebmx, Golden Flamingo
Instagram: vicentecandel1
What's your best Simple Session memory?
Vicente Candel: Last year I went to Tallinn for the first time and I will never forget when we were at some club and they palyed the "Coco" song and I jumped from the stage to the people and I did crowd surfing around all the club with no shirt hahaha.
Biggest crash you've ever seen on a BMX?
Vicente Candel: Mmmm... Right now, I couldn't say one, I try to forget everything about that.
Have you ever eaten fastfood for a month straight?
Vicente Candel: I've being eating fastfood for 3 months everytime I go to California lol
Have you ever totaled a car?
Carolina National #3, Rock Hill USA. North American Continental Championships. Long and Post win!
Men Elite:
1 NIC LONG, LAKESIDE, CA
2 JEFFERY UPSHAW, DAYTON, OH
3 CORBEN SHARRAH, TUCSON, AZ
4 LOGAN COLLINS, MT JULIET, TN
5 DAVID HERMAN, ROCKSTAR, WHEAT RIDGE, CO
6 KYLE MCRORY, BRIDGEVILLE, PA
7 KENNETH GUSTAFSON, DOUBLECROSS, PONCA CITY, OK
8 TYLER FAORO, DANS, CORAL SPRINGS, FL
Women Elite:
1 ALISE POST (NCH), CHULA VISTA, CA
2 BROOKE CRAIN, VISALIA, CA
3 AMANDA GEVING, FACTORY YESS, LARGO, FL
The FISE World Montpellier will take place as usual on the Lez river Banks from May 4th to May 8th. Thrills guaranteed during the biggest extreme sports event in the world with more than ½ million visitors. 1800 athletes, pro and amateurs, from 55 different nationalities will be challenging the gravity laws during 5 days of festival. 6 disciplines will be feature: BMX (Flat, freestyle and spine ramp), Mountain Bike Slopestyle, Skateboard, Wakeboard, Roller and Freestyle Scooter.
Elite Men:
1 Dave VAN DER BURG NED 23 50 50
2 Joris HARMSEN NED 24 45 45
3 Martijn JASPERS NED 29 40 40
4 Jordy VAN DER HEIJDEN NED 28 35 35
5 Chris CHRISTENSEN DEN 20 30 30
6 Mitchel SCHOTMAN NED 20 28 28
7 Gaby MALENFANT CAN 19 26 26
8 Julian SCHMIDT GER 22 24 24
Elite Women:
1 Laura SMULDERS NED 23 50 50
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.