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Nigel Sylvester has added Go Pro to his list of sponsors:

GoPro is proud to officially welcome Nigel Sylvester to the GoPro Family, and join him in announcing the next installment of his incredible GOvideo series. Using his talent on a BMX bike and his appreciation for art, style and travel, Nigel created GO to express his creativity and share his perspective with his audience.

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Staying Strong, the autobiography of Stephen Murray, will be a raw, inspirational story that will become a collector’s item and a ‘must have’ for every Action Sports fan and beyond and for anyone who, when they think they’ve got nothing left, can look inside themselves and ‘dig deeper’. Following a harrowing accident in 2007 Stephen was paralysed from the neck down and is still confined to a wheelchair. When asked what his ambition for the future is now, after writing this book, Stephen replied: “I want to get out of this f*cking chair and hug my kids”.

The competition schedule for the inaugural X Games Minneapolis at U.S. Bank Stadium is now available at XGames.com. More than 200 elite athletes will compete at the world’s premier action sports event July 13-16, 2017, with live coverage on ESPN and ABC and streaming live on WatchESPN and the ESPN app. Additional X Games Minneapolis content will also be available across ESPN digital platforms, including XGames.com, the X Games app, and X Games pages across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and more. The world’s best will battle it out for a podium spot in Skateboard, BMX, Moto and more.
 
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Alienation, an innovator of bicycle rims and accessories, is proud to announce theaddition of Nick Bruce to the factory freestyle team. With Nick’s continued contest dominance and Midwest work ethic, we feel he is a powerful addition to our international team. Nick’s progressive attitude, combined with our quest for consistent quality riders and products, fit perfectly into the dynamics of Alienation. We look forward to many years of success with Nick and all other riders in our family, in hopes of producing top of the line products that serve the BMX populous.

Follow Nick and Alienation on all socialmedia accounts; @nick_bruce @alienationbmx. Welcome Nick Bruce!

Jake Hinke: New Marketing Manager

The world’s top BMX athletes have been invited to the Road to X: Boise Qualifier, taking place June 10 at Rhodes Skate Park. The event serves as an official qualifying event for the X Games Minneapolis Park competitions. Twenty athletes will be invited to compete in each of the three disciplines – Men’s Skateboard Park, Women’s Skateboard Park and BMX Park. The top six Men’s Skateboard and BMX athletes and the top four Women’s Skateboard athletes not already invited will qualify into the X Games Minneapolis Park competition.

Ryan Nyquist (Santa Cruz, California) – A 16-time X Games medalist, Nyquist is the second most-decorated BMX athlete in X Games history. Nyquist has two Park gold medals and two Dirt gold medals, with his most recent podium being silver medal at X Games Barcelona 2013.

Alan Woods, the licensee of GT BMX’s Heritage line and Alans BMX shop is running a UK-based race team for 2017. Moore Large are pleased to be on board with both Box BMX components and Lake cycling shoes. The small team was launched at the Manchester indoor track and comprises of Karl Sanderson, John Bentley, Josie McFall, Joe Parr and Jay Fairbank.