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Monster Energy congratulates team rider James Foster on a strong bronze medal finish in BMX Big Air at the inaugural X Games Shanghai 2019 today. In a boundary-pushing Big Air session on the giant Mega Ramp that drew massive crowds at the Shanghai International Tourism and Resorts Zone, the 33-year-old from Redlands, California battled the world elite of big ramp BMX freestyle riders to claim his sixth career X Games medal. The first-ever X Games Shanghai 2019 brings the biggest names in BMX, skateboarding and freestyle motocross together for an action-packed weekend. The world’s premier action sports spectacle reaches audiences in China and millions of viewers across the globe via live broadcasts on ESPN and partner networks.
Speaking of spectacle, it hardly gets more spectacular than BMX Big Air. Towering over the X Games event village at a total height of 73 feet, the Big Air ramp proved a crowd magnet on Saturday. Starting from a 59-feet roll-in, BMX riders sent their best aerials over the kicker gap in the structure’s middle – optionally clearing a 50-feet or 63-feet gap – before finishing their runs with massive aerials on the 27-feet quarterpipe. Each rider received four runs to post a high score – composed of the gap and quarterpipe aerials – in a final session featuring ten athletes from three countries, including six American riders, three Australians and one Brazilian.
Monster Energy’s Foster came into the event as a podium threat after winning back-to-back gold at X Games Minneapolis 2017 and 2018, plus silver at X Games Sydney 2018. But past achievements held no
The Vans BMX Pro Cup series continues on its exciting 2019 world tour, showcasing the most talented names in BMX as they battle it out for top rankings in the race to the world championships. Landing in Stuttgart, Germany for the first time ever in the series’ history, the Vans BMX Pro Cup will be hosted at the brand new, immaculate Waiblingen BMX Park. Built for BMX riding, the Waiblingen BMX Park features smooth, flowy transitions all around with a max bowl depth of nearly three meters, creating potential for fun, fast, and combination-friendly lines throughout the course. Further, the installation of custom course features at key spots, exclusively for the BMX Pro Cup event, will open up even more lines, transfers and general doors for competitors to utilize the course to its max potential.
The highly-anticipated Germany stop expects a hungry and diverse field of European talent, broadening the potential for new names and faces to emerge in both the men and women’s divisions. Series stars such as local Europeans Sergio Layos and Teresa Azcoaga from Spain, winners of the first stop, remain in good standings, while conversely defending world champion Larry Edgar will look to earn his way back up to the top after unexpectedly finishing in 6th in Australia. The crowd can also expect to see breakout performances by Canadian Corey Walsh and Australian Chris James, who have proven their place in the big leagues by placing 2nd and 3rd at the Sydney event.
Open to all prospective competitors, the Men’s regional qualifiers will kick off the week starting on June
Justin Dowell | 1st place - UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup Final | FISE Montpellier 2019
Doing the jersey PROUD! Champion Justin Dowell NAILED a twix in a jam-packed run that kept the young gun on top of a heavy-hitting UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup Final!
Whenever we're in Las Vegas the first digits we dial belong to Matt Closson - local spot expert, street rider extraordinaire and down-right top guy. Matt has been putting out gnarly video sections for a long old time now but this has to be the cherry on top! Sit back and enjoy one of Nevada's finest, with his finest to date.
The Vans BMX Pro Cup Series is the world’s definitive platform for BMX park terrain competition, showcasing the most talented BMX athletes from across the globe! The second stop of the series, we head to Waiblingen BMX Park in Stuttgart, Germany June 14th - 16th, 2019. Keep your eye out for highlights!
Joe Battaglia, a.k.a. Joey Bagz, takes his park swag to the ditch on a recent Cali trip.
The Metal Pegs Jams are becoming somewhat of a fixture in the street calendar these days. A two day meet up, making sure to cover each side of London UK, meeting old and new friends alike, with a massive dose of brick, concrete and metal gems. This Bank Holiday weekend jam was all that and more. Sit back and enjoy the best from the weekend in the Big Smoke. Thanks to the Metal Pegs fellas for putting these on!
Strengthen the team feeling, having a nice time together and filming a sick BMX video that was what the Soulcycle team weekend was all about. We are also stoked to announce that Belgium rider STIJN HENS will be part of the Soulcycle team now!
I gave myself two weeks to film an edit on my ramp that i have had for a year now all except one clip was filmed in that time frame the other clip was filmed a month before when i tried to do the same thing but got hurt.
This is what you get when you re-birth a giant skatepark bowl out of dirt in the middle of the woods and get all of the Berkshires best riders and supporters together for a unsanctioned unstoppable BMX jam like no other! Here's a full recap of the madness that went down May 11th deep in Pittsfield, MA very own Spring Side Park.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.