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10 years later, we decided to bring back our short movie series for one final episode. Mark Webb and Daniel Dhers, two of the best BMX riders of their generation, have been coming to FISE for nearly 20 years. A decade ago, along with filmmaker JC Pieri, they created the series Living the Dream. Now, it’s time to reunite them for one last ride.
MIX - TYPESHIT - 2025 Animal Bikes Featuring:
BMX racing and casino games may appear to be worlds apart at first glance, but they are not. They are closely related. BMX racing features sharp turns and high jumps that defy gravity, while the casino’s fast thrills come from its online slots. In both cases, it all comes down to the same elements – excitement, certain risks, and great anticipation for something huge to happen next. This shared passion for high stakes has allowed developers to draw inspiration from the world of BMX racing as a way of translating extreme sports to the excitement of online slots and other online casino games.
Thrill and Excitement as Main Forces
It’s fast, it’s furious, it’s BMX racing. All that instant gratification and entertainment from taking a machine over challenging tracks complete with tight turns, huge jumps, and high-speed sprints down straight sections. The kind of physical and mental toughness required to win creates an electric atmosphere for both competitors and spectators. With the excitement of the races and the suspense over results, and the fast pace of the sport, everything puts one on a palpable level of adrenaline. It’s the same high of adrenaline that BMX gaming wants to give in the planning of big risk games such as online slots.
Similar to BMX racing, online casino games, particularly fast ones, instant and with high volatility, shake the player to such a point where they sit on the edge of their seats. Just like BMX racers feel the
Where else but Montpellier—la ville fidèle to the spirit of urban sports—to host the opening round of the 2025 UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup? Since 1997, this Mediterranean gem has welcomed no fewer than 28 major urban sports festivals, and this year was no exception. As part of the emblematic Festival des Sports Extrêmes (FISE), the city once again came alive, offering a thrilling stage for the Park, Street, Spine Mini and Flatland disciplines. Over the course of a week, an estimated 300,000 spectators were treated to a veritable spectacle of talent, adrenaline, and sheer artistry on two wheels.
BMX Park Men: La crème de la crème under the sun
To ensure fair and ample practice time for all, the Men’s Park event imposed a cut at 72 riders—a practical choice, and a nod to the professionalism that defines this sport at its highest level. After the pause following December’s UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Abu Dhabi, riders returned revitalized, their arsenals of tricks freshly sharpened and ready to be unveiled on this prestigious stage.
The gods of weather smiled upon Montpellier. Despite the heat—intense, almost Provençal in its brilliance—the skies stayed dry, and support crews came prepared à la française, armed with coolers, baguettes, sunglasses, and parasols.
Park results UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup - Montpellier, France 28 May - 01 June 2025
Men Park:
1 Marcus CHRISTOPHER 23 USA 1000 UCI Ranking points
2 Anthony JEANJEAN 27 FRA 900
3 Dylan HESSEY 22 GBR 820
4 Justin DOWELL 25 USA 770
5 Logan MARTIN 32 AUS 720
6 Nick BRUCE 33 USA 670
7 Jose TORRES GIL 30 ARG 620
8 Rimu NAKAMURA 23 JPN 570
9 Michael HULLOCK 27 GBR 520
10 Miller TEMPLE 20 GBR 470
11 Jordan CLARK 26 GBR 430
12 Bryce TRYON 25 USA 390
13 Maxime CHALIFOUR 26 CAN 350
14 Marin RANTEŠ 30 CRO 310
15 Zoltán ÚJVÁRY 25 HUN 270
Flatland results UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup - Montpellier, France 28 May - 01 June 2025
Men Flatland:
1 Yu SHOJI 23 JPN 1000 UCI Ranking points
2 Julien BARAN 20 FRA 900
3 Yu KATAGIRI 20 JPN 820
4 Kio HAYAKAWA 23 JPN 770
5 Alvaro HERNANDEZ DEL POZO 30 ESP 720
6 Alexandre JUMELIN 48 FRA 670
7 Jigen OMOTEHARA 19 JPN 620
8 Joris BRETAGNOLLES 36 FRA 570
9 Anatole RAHAIN 27 FRA 520
10 Dustyn ALT 34 GER 470
11 Jean-François BOULIANNE 40 CAN 430
12 Daniel HENNIG 43 GER 390
13 Vladimir ISAEV 30 *** 350
14 Williams Jaime PEREZ MEDINA 38 PER 310
15 Romain DODELIER 40 FRA 270
HC Results UEC BMX Racing European Cup - Round 8 Tiel, Netherlands 01 June 2025
Elite Men:
1 Jaymio BRINK 21 NED 1 200 UCI Ranking points
2 Jason NOORDAM 20 NED 2 172
3 Chris ALDON 24 FRA 3 148
4 Filib STEINER 21 SUI 4 127
5 Loris AEBERHARD 26 SUI 5 109
6 Wannes MAGDELIJNS 21 BEL 6 94
7 Mitchel SCHOTMAN 29 NED 7 81
8 Martti SCIORTINO 27 ITA 8 70
9 Magnus DYHRE 23 DEN 9 66
10 Jakob BERNHART 29 GER 10 66
11 Brian VAN EEUWIJK 23 NED 11 62
12 Arthur CLAESSENS 26 SUI 12 62
Results UEC BMX Racing European Cup - Round 7. Tiel, Netherlands 31 May 2025.
Elite Men:
1 Magnus DYHRE 23 DEN 1 100
2 Jason NOORDAM 20 NED 2 86
3 Wannes MAGDELIJNS 21 BEL 3 74
4 Tim GOOSSENS 22 NED 4 64
5 Diego Alejandro ARBOLEDA OSPINA 29 COL 5 55
6 Mitchel SCHOTMAN 29 NED 6 47
7 Filib STEINER 21 SUI 7 40
8 Chris ALDON 24 FRA 8 34
9 Jakob SARDAG 24 DEN 9
10 Marco RADAELLI 22 ITA 10
C1 Results Korea BMX Racing Cup Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, Korea 01 June 2025.
Elite Men:
1 Komet SUKPRASERT 25 THA 1 100 UCI Ranking points
2 Joonsoo YOON 23 KOR 2 86
3 Sanha KWON 19 KOR 3 74
4 Dongyeong PARK 23 KOR 4 64
5 Juho HONG 19 KOR 5 55
6 Yu Hon CHEUNG 23 HKG 6 47
7 Haksung PARK 28 KOR 7 40
Eltie Women:
1 Ayeon PARK 19 KOR 1 100 UCI Ranking points
2 Taeyoung KIM 24 KOR 2 86
3 Chutikan KITWANITSATHIAN 27 THA 3 74
Another custom-built one-off ALANS BMX limited edition bike built to celebrate the original Haro Freestyler launched in 1982, this one with the Iconic Skyway Tuff wheels.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.