Professional BMX athlete and Louisiana-native, Broc Raiford is giving new meaning to “riding the floats” during Mardi Gras. The 25-year-old celebrated Carnival season by linking his love for BMX with his hometown roots to build the ultimate BMX park inside a warehouse designed to create and house Mardi Gras floats. “Mardi Gras is something that is so special to New Orleans and to me,” said Broc. “It’s been part of my life for as long as I can remember. It’s a part of who I am.”
Broc’s vision for the park was just as vivid as the warehouse itself. By hand-selecting each of the seven featured floats based on stability, height and design, he was able to weave in elements that both complement his style of riding while highlighting the rich culture of New Orleans.
The 20th-anniversary event of the annual Simple Session contest went down last weekend, February 8 – 9 at the Saku Arena in Tallinn, Estonia. The main contests hosted 159 athletes from 30 countries: 58 in Pro Skateboarding, 13 in Women’s BMX, 51 in Pro BMX Street and 37 in BMX Park. The Qualifications went down on Saturday and Finals on Sunday, with 12 top Qualifiers competing for the medals.
For the first time since 2013, women’s BMX class called Sister Session was brought back. There were 13 competitors from all over the world, a couple of them will be representing their countries at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, where BMX Freestyle will make its debut. The Swiss-American Nikita Ducarroz
Curious who won Simple Session 20 in Park, Street and the Sister session? We've pinned it down for you.
Park:
1) Rim (JAPAN)
2) Loupos (AUSTRALIA)
3) Hilder (AUSTRALIA)
4) Andreev (RUSSIA)
5) Dhers (VENEZUELA)
6) FOX (USA)
7) Reilly (GBR)
8) Nyquist (USA)
9) Finlay (GBR)
A year older and not a bit quieter.... Also in December 2019, the rails, curbs, mini ramp, etc. were dismantled by the approx. 60 riders in the freestyle hall. There was also an innovation this year; for the first time in all these event years, we installed a bunny hop contest from a bank over Christmas packages at the Jam. What the riders really celebrated. For that there are only two words, fun and escalation. It was again a top X-MAS JAM, which we also heard from the feedback from the riders and spectators. Next year, the jam before Christmas, will be 10 years old and then we will let it rip!
The winners of the “X-MAS JAM 2019” are:
1. Zeno Lehmann
2. Adrian Kölz
3. Matthias Hilber
4. Luc Morat
Best Trick: Swar Ismail
Bunnyhop Contest: Alex Eggmann
Rookie of the day: Livio Hugga
Brandon Loupos takes the $90K in Japan. Congratulations!
Chimera A-Side Final results. Nagoya, Japan.
1 - Brandon Loupos
2 - Daniel Sandoval
3 - Logan Martin
4 - Boyd Hilder
5 - Pat Casey
6 - Rim Nakamura
Qualification results Chimera A-Side Park contest Nagoya, Japan. Top 6 to the finals. Other riders ride again as a last chance qualifier for the top 2 to transfer to the final event where the first place finisher receives $90.000,= USD. Not too shabby.
Qualification results Chimera A-Side Park
1st: Rim Nakamura - 103 points
2nd: Boyd Hilder - 102 points
3rd: Logan Martin - 101 points
4th: Daniel Sandoval - 100 points
5th: Brandon Loupos - 99 points
6th: Marin Rantes - 98 points
7th: Kostya Andreev - 95 points
8th: Pat Casey - 93 points
9th: Toshio Takagi - 86 points
10th: Ben Wallace - 85 points
Toyota BMX Triple Challenge Anaheim 2, 18 January 2020.
Dirt Results:
1) Jake Leiva (USA)
2) Gabriel Chaves (ARG)
3) Pat Casey (USA)
4) Colton Walker (USA)
5) Kyle Baldock (AUS)
6) Mike Varge (CAN)
7) Bryce Tryon (USA)
FLBMX 2020 Sarasota Stop 2. Saturday, January 11, 2020
Street Open Results:
1st Josh Roberson BMX, Age 22
2nd Logan Place, Age 23
3rd Zach Ozment, Age 25
4th Bobby Proctor, Age 27
5th Dylan Potter, Age 25
6th TK Billups
7th Jessie Nalley, Age 36
8th Dylan Kakowski, Age 26
Pro Final Results Joyride 2020 Street invitational
1. Broc Raiford
2. Mark Burnett
3. Mike Gray
4. Hobie Doan
5. Dean Hartley
6. Reed Stark
7. Johnny Raekes
CAMPEONATO DE ESPAÑA BMX FREESTYLE PARK, Cullera (Valencia, Spain) - 15 December 2019
Men:
1 PEÑAFIEL FERNANDEZ Daniel ESP 60 points
2 ARMENDARIZ GOMEZ Arkaitz ESP 45
3 JODAR NOTARIO Miguel Angel ESP 40
4 FRANCISCO FERNANDEZ Jaime ESP 35
5 MARTINEZ RODRIGUEZ Alex ESP 0
MARTIN DEL RIO Juan ESP DNS
Women:
1 FERNANDEZ-MIRANDA AZCOAGA Teresa ESP 60 points
2 VALLEJO GARCIA Maria ESP 45
3 ESQUER RUIZ-GALAN Maria Del Mar ESP 40
4 DAVILO LAGO Rebeca ESP 35
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