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Alexis Bracke and Gilles van de Sompel are organizing a small flatland jam called 'Style Wars' on Saturday 13th of May in Ghent, Belgium (an hour away from Brussels, 3 hours away from Paris). The venue is a big indoor sports hall with an almost perfect floor (rolls smooth, grips well). They will take care of cheap food and drinks on location so you can ride all day without having to worry about anything! Music will also be present. There will be an afterparty in one of Ghent's most famous night clubs called 'Tijuana'. It's a small but very cool club with good music & vibes. 

Girls in short skirts are often used to cheer up a crowd. It also happened at the SX in San Diego where out of nowhere these girls started parading through the stands. The shots could have been a lot tastier with a bit of guts but it all happened so quick that they were gone before the camera knew how to focus.

Six BMX’ers, eighteen days and numerous spots throughout the UK – it could only be the return of the ‘roundabout tour’! From 12th to 28th May, Hastings boys Bas Keep and Caleb Kilby will be joined by Chester’s finest – Ali Whitton and Owain Clegg, along with Chris Souter and Robin Fenlon for a two week tour of the country. Starting in Hastings on 12th May, the collective, otherwise known as ‘roundabout’, will be hitting up local skateparks, trails and spots around the UK from Newcastle to Bristol, including the Red Bull warehouse in Bristol on 17/18th May.

Found this one on the internet. Maybe you don't want to see it, maybe you do. If you don't click on Read More, you won't miss much. But if you don't click to see the next page, you don't know what you just missed. Curious? It's a girl on a bike, that's all we can say.

Here's the latest info about the Suzuki BMX Masters to be held 21-23 July 2006.

-Announcement
Mat Hoffman will compete at the Suzuki BMXMasters The world’s best BMX rider ever will come to Cologne to join the Suzuki BMXMasters Hoffman’s last appearance in a BMX contest was at the 2002 X-Games. In 2006 Hoffman will once again be competing in a BMX contest. This reappearance on the contest scene will be at the Suzuki BMXMasters in Cologne! Also on the list are: Bram Verhallen, Mike Miller, Jurgen Funk, Ali B., Markus Braumann, Markus Hampl, Lowcash, Benny Paulsen, Mark Webb, Matt Parker, Michael Sommer, Timm Wiegmann, Bas Brouwer, Leroy Widdmann, Gareth WIlson, Ziegler and more. If you want to know who is already confirmed, check [url=http://bmxmasters.com]the complete list at the BMX Masters website[/url].

Ricky Adam provided this superman to tailwhip sequence from the Bridge Master comp in Amsterdam. Webmaster Jos Wissink got to work and made this animation of it. Click on the photo to see Hennon move. 

For the event report,   [url=//fatbmx.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1482]click here.[/url]

We got a tip from Stijn on this chick that rides and also started doing some modeling. That's a perfect combination for a feature on FATBMX's pin-up section. We've listed a link that will take you to a BMX related interview with her. If you read it all, you can even find her myspace site.

Colorado Springs, CO (May 1, 2006) - USA Cycling is pleased to announce the 2006 U.S. BMX UCI World Championship team rosters for both Championship and Challenge Classes. Team rosters are complete as of this date, but are subject to final receipt of application by all athletes. Click [url=http://www.usacycling.org/forms/2006_BMX_Worlds_Roster_5%201%2006.pdf]here[/url] for complete 2006 U.S. BMX UCI World Championship team roster.

Important notes for 2006 BMX UCI World Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 28-31, 2006:

We first watched this video sitting on the couch with Robert de Wilde and Henrik Baltzersen. Watching any TV with the Wildman can be pretty chaotic. Afro Bob was the man in control with the remote in hand and fast forwarded to any race that he participated in and rewinded those races that he won. That's one way to watch Transit Race 6. The DVD has become pretty unique in the way that race footage is hard to come by. No more Crank TV these days to watch all the latest nationals on TV and Props hasn't used race footage for years. It's up to race enthusiast Colin Stiles to keep the ball rolling through Transit. If you race BMX and want to get better, buy this DVD. It's not a how-to but you are the man in control just like Robert de Wilde. You can follow your favorite pros with the remote in hand and learn from their moves.

Transit Race 6 has some old(ish) footage but where else are you going to find a good selection of USA nationals on one disc? Here's a rundown of races that got filmed by Stileman and his posse:

We haven't seen a FATBMX piece lately so those of you who actively participate in graffiti art, feel free to take your sketch book and start drawing. The actual spray-can piece is the ultimate goal whether it's at an illegal spot or not. We grabbed the camera to check on the latest art at the legal spot (Berenkuil) in Eindhoven, NL. If you see a FATBMX throw-up somewhere, make sure to send us a photo of it so we can put it online. Sweet.