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Achim Kujawski Tuesday, July 15, 38 years old
Dries Lauwers Tuesday, July 15, 30 years old
Morgan Wade Tuesday, July 15, 27 years old
Sergio Layos Tuesday, July 15, 25 years old
Dan Lacey Wednesday, July 14
Paul Crow Willis Wednesday, July 14
Reuel Erickson Wednesday, July 14 · 31 years old
Scot Breithaupt Wednesday, July 14
Armin Batouméni Thursday, July 15 · 38 years old
Tony Szynaka Thursday, July 15 · 41 years old
Chris Mahoney Friday, July 16 · 30 years old
Steve Buddendeck Friday, July 16 

On the way back from Barcelona I sat next to a fatigued Markus Wilke who had only slept a few hours a day for the last few days because he not only had to film at the BCN BMX PRO contest, he had to edit a clip every day going through hours and hours of footage each night. After he almost got a bag of camera gear ripped off (ask him about it), he was looking forward to the 2 hours of sleep in the plane. But I kept him up for at least an hour so all he got was a quick nap. He needed a bit more because he was going straight into finishing THE BMX DVD and from the sounds of it, he pulled it off.

The Telekom BMX MINIRAMP contest in Hamburg is always a good one. The riders that receive an invitation are on top of their game, all of them. So far on the list are: Mark Webb UK, Harry Main UK, Ben Wallace UK, Alessandro Barbero Italien, Sergej Geier Deutschland, Alex Coleborn UK, Tobias Wicke Deutschland, Michael Beran Tschechien, Felix Kirch Deutschland, Ondra Slez Tschechien, Hannes Gutzeit Deutschland. More will be added to the list in the next few weeks so keep an eye out for who those riders will be.

You've seen Nigel Sylvester in the magazines. You've seen the clips. You might have seen him on a giant billboard. But have you ridden with Nigel before? This is your chance. Nigel Sylvester & Lennie Westfall are going to be in Miami Florida on July 17th at the South Florida Bike Expo. There will be a street course set up and this is everyone’s chance to play some Foot Down or a game of B.I.K.E. with Mirraco pro rider Nigel Sylvester & Mirraco's own Lennie Westfall.

Bring your bike and all of your friends- everyone is welcome! 

Dude, I'm sweating my ass off behind this computer. The hot air is going to the roof and it's next to unbearable but I'm staying put, getting you the FAT Friday. After that I'll dive into the rubber swimming pool, or I better step into it as 10 inches of water won't be enough to catch me. I don't want to end up in the hospital like so many riders this week. Bas Keep broke his pelvis and his collarbone doing a bio air in Barcelona that landed on flat after the sun had blinded him. Bjorn "Bommel" Mager had an open leg break after trying a 360-double whip over the BCN spine. Over in England on the Dirt trip, Greg van Tulder landed on his head and was taken to the hospital with a helicopter. They don't call these things in if it's not serious. Matt Beringer fell on his head as well and I'm sure there's more riders dealing with some down time right now. To all of you, good luck, get well and try to make the best of this BMX high season.

-The KHE crew will be going on tour next week and will end up at the BMX Masters in Cologne. Dainel Dhers and James Foster are on the

For one week during the 2010 soccer world cup we invited 5 international teams of riders and filmers to Barcelona, Spain to step up and see which country crew could rise to the challenge of filming and editing a 3 - 6 minute film on the hallowed streets of Cataluña’s most beautiful city. Each team was created by the lead director and was made up of 4 riders (of which at least one was a Nike 6.0 rider) and 2 filmers. They were given a place to stay, a metro ticket and a street map - the rest was up to them. The results were beyond our wildest dreams; what was put down in a week exceeds what many others have created in a month or even a year. With truly amazing riding and exceptional filming, these 5 films are testament to the effort, talent and sheer determination of some the worlds finest BMX street riders and the undisputed creativity of 10 of the best BMX film makers and cameramen in the game. Everyone had a tale to tell; from Jason Phelan’s wild slam, the German teams arrest and €3000 fine, to the French team looking for a real French frog in Barcelona. It was a week that they’ll never forget.

People over in Holland are wearing orange shirts these days. They're proud of their country's football results over in South Africa. They are not only wearing orange, the national colour, but they've turned their streets into a pumpkin fest and some even painted their cars orange. It's madness at the moment as you can understand and the finals haven't even been played yet. Imagine Holland becoming world champion.... bragging rights for four years... If you're down with the Dutch, maybe you can throw some orange parts on your ride. Some great companies out there support the Dutch. Snafu for instance, they've got orange grips, seats, pedals and bar ends available. Hup Holland Hup. Laat de leeuw niet in zijn hempie staan. See the Dutch madness below:

Two weeks are left until the second edition of the international dirt jump competition BIG IN BAVARIA at the BIKE EXPO tradeshow from July 22nd to 25th. The dirt line is almost finished and first photos give a preview of the great dirt jump action that can be expected. For all the BMX fans that won’t be able to make it to the BIKE EXPO: The finals are streamed live on SOULBMX, proudly presented by GoPro Cameras.

The set up of the BIG IN BAVARIA Vol.II promises again some really big sized doubles. But the design of the 2010 dirt line is brand new: The well-known starting tower with a roll in is similar to last year. But the step down gap jump is built smoother since it leads into a

Time: 13th of August 2010
Place: Narinkkatori/Kamppi, Helsinki Finland
Prepare for a good Nordic BMX this summer, as Summer Session moves to Stadi — Helsinki! Unlike Simpel Sessions in January/February, Stadi Summer Session is an outdoor event, so there is a big hope for warm sunny weather, breezy hang-outs in the greenery and a lot of spontaneous street riding on the great streets of Helsinki.

Stadi Summer Session will take place in an exciting location in the very heart of Helsinki — on the Narinkkatori square in front of 

Most of you heard goods things about the last edition of the VANS Kill The Line in 2009. So we’re happy to announce that the VANS Kill The Line is Back this year stronger than ever! The event will be on 18th & 19th of September at the Famous spot of PEYNIER, South of France.
The trail will be prepared by all the locals (Dropsy, Bibi, Guilbert, Bimart etc...) especially for this week end. If you were there last year you know that you have to come back. If you weren’t, you don’ have choice...Come have pretty good times in South Of France. Good riding, amazing party, beach not so far... You’ll just have 2 missions: