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With 4 years to get ready for the 2016 Olympics, Liam Philips was in the best position in his life to do so, up until 8 weeks before the Rio Games. Liam talks about the disappointment of not being able to race, but as he always does, he's moved on, making strides, and getting ready for the 2017 season. Part 3 concludes the ride to Rio, but gives us insight and a look into Liam's personal life as well. Enjoy!
After two awesome editions in 2016 with more than 60.000 visitors, close to 500 athletes and reaching more than 12 MILLION people around the world Pro Freestyle will be back in 2017 with even more… Make sure you have all the updates first. We kick off the season in The Hague from 2-5 June on a brand new and epic location: right on the beach. The Hague is home to the biggest and busiest beach in Holland and Belgium. Every year more than 10 MILLION tourists find their way to The Hague beach. Expect sun, sea, grandstands and… a stadium.
Only one month later we have the Pro Freestyle Heerlen (30 June – 2 July) down south next to the borders of Germany and Belgium.
We give athletes the opportunity to win 3 prizes: in The Hague, in Heerlen and an overall prize. More info on disciplines, contests, setups and registrations soon.
The Florida scene is tight-knit and packed full of shredders. Their FLBMX contest series is always on the move and doing its part to spread the good word of BMX. This past weekend's stop was at Drop In Skatepark in Boca Raton and featured top-notch riding by Brian Fox, Trey Jones, Kostya Andreev, Jay Dalton, and many other heavy hitters. Check out the madness!
Name: Nadja Pries
Number in Rio: 53
Country: Germany
Result: Semi Final
Earlier this year, Wisconsin-based BMX startup, Throdwn, launched a fresh line of titanium BMX Racing frames and cranks. The line sold-through Dan’s Comp, and if you were walking the pits at the USA BMX Grands, you would have seen more than a few heading to staging. Throughout Grands weekend, visitors to the Throdwn pit got a first-look at our new aluminum frame. Now, we’re stoked to show it off to FATBMX readers.
Insanely good riding by Drew Bezanson, Kriss Kyle, Jason Watts, Greg Illingworth, Ben Wallace, and Nick Bruce while out at Woodward West for the Mongoose video contest. You absolutely don't want to miss the riding featured in this!
Kink Pro Chad Osburn going full throttle through The Southwest, USA. Ripping on his Matte Trans Copper Kink Mudrunner Frame Colorway, available now, worldwide.
Matt Allpress and Jason Teet take it to the streets of New Zealand and Vancouver in their split part from the BSD TRANSMISSION DVD...
BMX Abandoned Indoor Hotel Pool
After making headlines in its 2016 debut with electrifying feats and an unprecedented amount of world firsts, Nitro World Games will raise the bar even higher next year. Created by action sports icon Travis Pastrana with Nitro Circus CEO and Creative Director Mike Porra, Nitro World Games returns to Salt Lake City, Utah U.S.A. on Saturday, June 24 when Rice-Eccles Stadium hosts an adrenaline-fueled competition to see who will be crowned world champion in action sports’ most exciting disciplines: FMX, BMX, Skate, Inline and Scooter.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.