Bart de Jong
A sick, well designed, concrete street course isn't the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the FISE series, but they really stepped things up in that department this year - and the resulting runs reflected the upped quality of course. 57 riders got whittled down to 12 in qualifications, and those 12 then put on a hell of a show for the sun soaked French audience. Enjoy all the best from Street and then get yourself down to the next FISE event to experience it first hand.
Not everything comes as easy as the squad makes it look! Take a look back at the struggles from 2018-2019, and appreciate how much work these guys put in.
All of the bangers from men's park finals at FISE: Montpellier 2019 featuring Justin Dowell, Brandon Loupos, Kyle Baldock, Irek Rizaev, Logan Martin, Nick Bruce, and more!
Monster Energy’s BMX athletes dominate at FISE in Montpellier, France. Monster Army’s Justin Dowell had an incredible weekend at FISE with a win in the UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup, and third place in the Spine Ramp the night before. Rounding out the podium spots are Jose Torres who earned the top spot in Spine Ramp, and Pat Casey with first place in Dirt finals. Teammates Moto Sasaki took third place in UCI BMX Flatland World Cup, and Leandro Moreira took second in Dirt. After qualifying in 10th after the Park Semi Finals, Dowell was one of the first people to ride in the Finals and he set the bar with a score of 91.20. Afterward he anxiously watched as the rest of the heats went down.
USA Cycling announced today the six athletes who will represent the U.S. at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru for BMX Freestyle and BMX Racing. Among the athletes is current BMX Freestyle World Champion Justin Dowell (Virginia Beach, Va.) and 2017 BMX Freestyle World Champion Hannah Roberts (Buchanan, Mich.). “Both Justin and Hannah have had incredible seasons so far this year including winning last week’s World Cup in Montpelier and we want to ensure our athletes are as prepared as possible for the Olympics in Tokyo,” said Scott Schnitzspahn, Vice President of Elite Athletics for USA Cycling, “With BMX Freestyle making its debut in the Games, we are excited to provide them with the opportunity to gain experience competing in a multi-sport event prior to the Olympics.”
The 7th and 8th round of the European Cup took place in Sarrians, France. Take a look how my weekend went.
The June programming on World of X Games focuses on complementing contest coverage with unique stories from the world of action sports, including a look back at the Best of BMX, Moto X and Skateboarding competitions at the inaugural X Games Shanghai. Fans of Moto X will follow along with accomplished Moto X rider Jackson Strong as he prepares for X Games Minneapolis. Additionally, viewers will get up close and personal with drivers at the Score San Felipe 250 and The 2019 Mint 400, as well as some of the best surfers in the world on FREESURFER.
Best of BMX at X Games Shanghai 2019
Airs: 6/9 at 12:30 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on ABC
BMX Race Bike Build Challenge! Have you ever wondered how fast you could put a bike together after a trip? Andy and I were wondering, so we made a challenge to find out!
We arrived in France a week ahead of the World Cup. Come along on our first day as we go and check out the track!
The Spine Mini is a classic FISE event that is guaranteed high energy and to bring in the hugest crowd, and this year was no different. Jose Torres blasted to moon, while Mark Webb and Justin Dowell got crazy tech, and that's the beginning...
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.