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The international BMX circuit is set to commence this weekend, as the best riders on the planet descend on the National Cycling Centre in Manchester for the first round of the 2015 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup series. Headlining the 15 strong Australian contingent is defending World Cup series champion Caroline Buchanan, and reigning world champion and Olympic silver medallist Sam Willoughby.
Known around the world as a Mecca for indoor BMX, Manchester’s
Ready for the first EX&HOP Contest of the year?! As it will still be a little while till the events in Munich we are starting the season a little earlier this year with the EX&HOP Cash4Tricks Contest at the RAP AGAINST Festival in Vienna, Austria.
Two days of BMX and Skateboarding on the portable FURTHER Streetpark at one of the most beautiful squares of the Austrian capital: the Karlsplatz. The Riders from all over, as well as Austrian’s BMX Legend Senad Grosic announced their coming and are ready to shred the course.
Besides prize money of 1000€ there will be great stuff by Blue Tomato and SP Gadgets to be won at the CASH4TRICKS Sessions.
The park will open at 2pm on 29. April 2015, CASH4TRICKS Sessions will start at 5pm (Skate) and 6pm (BMX). Thursday the open training will beginn at noon and again from 5pm on the Cash4Tricks Sessions will take place.
Name: Akira Sakata
Age: 27
Hometown: Kanagawa, Japan
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Motocross InterNational, VolumeBikes, DemolitionParts, Wharf.MFG.CO, Vans Japan, Flourish BMX Shop
The favorite list:
-Spot to ride: Sagamihara Yokohama
-BMX video: DQYDJ2, Let 'Em Talk
-Website: MotocrossInternational
-Riders to ride with: All the homies in my local.
-Movie: We Bought a Zoo
-Colour: Navy
-Shoes: Vans
-Bike company: VolumeBikes
-Bike shop: MyShop
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