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What's missing in the list of London, New York and Paris? Amsterdam of course. It might not be the most exotic trip to do since it's only a 2-hour drive (or less), but there was a good reason this time for a day-trip to the Dam because Ben Hennon invited us to have a couple of drinks for his B-day. The plan was to go by train for obvious reasons but sometimes the train system doesn't work well. Some of it was blocked so parts of the trip would have to be done by bus, adding to the travel time. On the way up that might not be much of a problem but going back, you don't want to be stuck somewhere. Instead we drove over to the NDSM-Plein North of the city centre. Parking in Amsterdam is a problem but at the NDSM-Plein it's lots cheaper and if you can find an empty spot, parking is free. We managed to find a spot hoping it wasn't false parking but it was worth taking the risk. 

The NDSM Plein has hosted several BMX events. Also the former shipyard was used to build ramps for the Red Bull Framed Reactions event back in 2012. Red Bull used to have their offices there and the place is full of graffiti which is always nice to look at. Next to the restaurants there are also some bars where we met up with Ben Hennon and family. They had taken the wrong ferry from the city centre to the NDSM-Plein and were thirsty for the first beer to say the least. Ben and his dad Tony are legends. We have traveled to many events where we ended up closing the bar.

Amsterdam turns 750 years old, and we’re celebrating big with USWA 2025 – Amsterdam 750 Edition! This unique urban sports event brings six spectacular sports together in the city, including BMX. Therefore, we have the honor to host the Shred the Shack Contest at the iconic NDSM-werf! From May 16 to 18, 2025, Amsterdam will be all about Inline Skating, Skateboarding, BMX, Breakdance, 3x3 Basketball, and Freerunning. We encourage you to join the Soulcycle Shred the Shack Contest and enjoy an amazing atmosphere at the NDSM-werf.

-Date: May 16 - 18, 2025

-Location: Amsterdam (including NDSM-werf)

-What to expect?

-Open sessions and clinics for all levels

Last year's Cash Up BMX Jam in Amsterdam was a good time. Cruising the city with hundreds of BMX-ers is a special feeling. It's on the program again for 2024 and not too far off. Saturday 1 June is the day. Meet up at: Tussen de Bogen 6 in Amsterdam at 2pm and take it from there. Timetable below.

@cashupbmx x BOUNTYHUNTERS MAYHEM IN XXX TIMETABLE:
MEETING POINT: @twotoneams 2PM
@etniesbike BEST TRICK
BANK TO RAILHOP + ETNIES “E” OBSTACLE
Adress: Tussen de Bogen 6

1st SPOT: RAINBOW LEDGE 3:30PM
- MONSTER CASH UP -

The first in a series that takes the Monster Energy Street riders around the world this year. The kick off of the Monster Cash Up tour took place in Amsterdam with street rides in Cologne, Copenhagen, San Diego and Sydney to follow. The Amsterdam edition started at Soulcycle BMX shop and took 300 BMX-ers around town to rails, ledges, a curved wall, banks and gaps. If you felt like sending it, you could. If you wanted to chill, there was no one who would say anything about that. As you guessed it, cash was handed out to riders doing something good. Cash is king. Everyone loves cash and if you wanted to make your money back that you spent on getting to Amsterdam, you better send it. With Monster Street pros present such as Alex Donnachie, Jordan Godwin, Dan Lacey, Felix Prangenberg and Lewis Mills it was just cool riding from spot to spot.

Amsterdam didn't know what hit it this past weekend as Monster Energy's maiden voyage of their new 'Cash Up' jam series came storming into the city! This one was always going to be a banger but it sure did deliver the goods in a big way. We can't wait for the next one.

Have you always wanted to turn your hobby into your job? Then this is your chance!

Soulcycle Amsterdam are looking for new colleagues for both their store and their warehouse.

Can you make young and old enthusiastic for BMX and would you like to provide the scene with the right parts?

Mail your resume & motivation to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.!

For our EMEA HQ in Amsterdam, Sole Technology Europe is looking for a Customer Service Representative. In this role your key responsibility is to ensure the best possible service to our webshop customers and online retail accounts in order to achieve maximum sales and customer satisfaction.

As a Customer Service Representative, you will:

-Respond to online retail customer inquiries within 24 hrs and assist customers in the best way possible;
-Manage the sales order process from start to end in our Business to Business portal and ERP system

Amsterdam is getting a new skatepark and it is located on the Zeeburgereiland. Due to the current circumstances, there will be no official opening event. Nonetheless, the park will be open to the public from June 19th, 2020.

Felipe Manerim has been in Europe the past couple months, hopping from contest to contest. He had some spare time to ride Amsterdam spots with Joep Beuken behind the lens. Thanks for the edit, enjoy!

Vans and the Van Gogh Museum proudly partner to present an artfully designed collection utilizing Van Gogh masterpieces across iconic Vans Classics and premium apparel silhouettes, available worldwide August 3. The Van Gogh Museum will dedicate a portion of its profits from this project to the preservation of Vincent van Gogh’s legacy and collection of art; keeping it accessible for future generations. Vincent van Gogh is arguably one of the most famous and influential post-impressionist painters in the history of western art. Van Gogh is most noted for his work that evokes
beauty, emotion and color bringing his personal expression to life through his art. With over 2,100 pieces of artwork produced from his decade long career, Vans worked closely with the Van Gogh Museum team to select four main bodies of work that speaks to the creative ethos of Vans’ design as