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Just one more week until Germany´s first national pro Flatland series will start. The following 16 riders are invited and ready to battle: Chris Boehm, Markus Reich, Daniel Fuhrmann, Sascha Heydeman, Morits Edschmid, Benni Grossjohan, Dan Hennig, Flo Sailer, Matti Roese, Stephan Kornely, Waldemar Fatkin, David Hoffmann, Sven Steinback, Sebastian Pospischil, Lasse Suettnig and Roman Rommel.

Airing Monday, May 14, 2007 at 9:30 pm Eastern Time (6:30 pm Pacific Time), and re-airing ten more times over the next month, FUEL TV presents the amazing BMX contest called The Red Bull Elevation 2006. As one of the most progressive dirt BMX contests ever held, Red Bull Elevation has pushed the sport like no other event. In 2005, Red Bull and Jay Miron collaborated to create the most insane dirt jumping course ever seen at the base of Whistler Ski Resort in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. 

Here's a 30 second ShoUK "Over the Pond" video clip for y'all. Shook in the UK. More unknown talented riders (a.o. Jason Phelan, Dom Hill, Scott Ditchburn, Gareth James) that shred like madmen. Hit the following link to check out the trailer. Full Video at a later stage.

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These dudes are not getting any younger but ride harder than ever before. This week they add one year to their age but that doesn't stop them. Congrats to all and keep on shredding.
16 May  - Thomas Stellwag 1969
16 May - Kerry Gatt 1973
18 May - Cameron Birdwell
18 May  - Michael Steingraber 1971

After 5 weeks of perfect weather it started to rain on Monday. The jumps for the BMX session in Herten, Germany had already been built and looked awesome but unfortunately noone was able to ride them because of the heavy wind and too much rain. The organization did everything in their power to make it happen but in a rider meeting that took place minutes ago it was decided that BMX is not happening. The bands are still on the program for today and we're all chilling in a killer rider area but there won't be much riding

You can watch LIVE from Ewald in Herten, the T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds –The Dirt Session. Combining Mountainbike Slopestyle and & BMX Dirt Jump Competition, The Dirt Session brings the world’s top 10 riders from each discipline together to compete for the €34,000 prize money on offer.

The man who has become known for making miracles happen on his bike is now doing his part to make miracles happen for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Greenville BMX star Dave Mirra recently donated $20,000 to the eastern North Carolina chapter of the NMSS after winning the money during the Toyota Celebrity/Pro Grand Prix of Long Beach earlier this month. Mirra, who is best known for his success competing on the freestyle BMX circuit, won the pole for the celebrity race held April 15 in Long Beach, Calif. Earning the top starting spot was worth $15,000, and the 33-year-old took home an additional $5,000 for winning the race. 

The Dial Corporation has announced the signing of action sports star Steven McCann (BMX) to endorse the Right Guard® Xtreme line of antiperspirant and deodorant products. The agreement strengthens the Right Guard® Xtreme brand positioning as the official antiperspirant/deodorant of action sports. McCann’s young age and success in action sports will help continue to forge a strong connection with the product’s target audience. 

“Grounded” World Premiere Free to All at etnies’ Headquarters on May 18, 2007
Grounded: Pronunciation: 'gr[a']un-d&d
1: a. Mentally and emotionally stable: admirably sensible, realistic, and unpretentious.
2: a. To provide a reason or justification for. b. To furnish with a foundation of knowledge.
3: a. The new original etnies BMX video…
“Grounded” is etnies’ second full-length BMX video, due to hit shops on June 1. The world premiere will be on May 18th at etnies global headquarters on 20191 Windrow in Lake Forest, Calif., at 7 p.m. We love our friends, family and fans so this event is free and open to everyone. 

A lot has been going on in the Felt camp and I have been super busy finishing up the 2008 line of bikes. The bikes look good, be on the look out late summer. The biggest news is the Scotty Cranmer is now a bicycle shop owner. SC ACTION SPORTS opened on April 1st. It was an empty building to start so it will take a while to get fully stocked but from what I hear it is growing everyday. Of course a full line of Felt BMX bikes are in. Back in the day there was a huge BMX shop in NJ called Bicycle World of Howell, over the years ownership changed and the BMX focus was lost. The opportunity came up to open a bike shop in the building and Scotty and his family are going for it. The Howell BMX track is behind it and has plenty of land for other projects when the time comes. Cool to see another rider becoming a store owner. Don’t think the new bike shop has kept him tied down, he has been a busy man. At one point last week he had a Jeff Z. shooting him for Fox photos, Fuel TV doing a “day in the life” and Walter P. was with him for a week filming for a Props interview. In the middle of this he flew to CA to have a meeting with a new potential sponsor. Once that calmed down he headed off to Utah, New Mexico, Dallas and Austin to do some signings at Vans retail stores.