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Penultimate day of this 26th edition of FISE Montpellier. If the public is even more numerous and warm at the end of the week, the weather was a bit capricious and forced the organization to slightly revise the weekend program. But the motivation of the athletes, more than ever palpable in these days of finals, has thwarted the vagaries of weather to bring the intensity of the sports show that the public comes to seek each season during the weekend of the Ascension on the banks of the Lez.
The UCI BMX Freestyle Flat Men's World Cup qualifiers were split between late afternoon yesterday and this morning to avoid the showers. 33 riders were at the start and the overexcited atmosphere contrasted with the sky, for the "darlings" of the FISE operating for the most part in this discipline.
The talent and the support of the public allowed the French riders to get no less than 6 of the 16 places available for the semi-final! Among them, the very young Norman Julien Baran who, at 17 years old, created the surprise by finishing 5th of this qualifying phase, 1st Frenchman in front of the nonuple world champion, Matthias Dandois, who finished 9th. Alex Jumelin, Joris Bretagnolles, Anatole Rahain and Jérémy Brosset completed the group, leaving behind big names in the discipline such as Germany's Dustin Alt and England's Lee Musselwhite.
The 16 qualifiers will meet at the end of the afternoon on the Flat area for the semi-finals which will see 8 of them going to the final tomorrow.
Huimin Zhou bossing in Montpellier.
Full replay FISE MONTPELLIER 2023 | UCI BMX Freestyle Flatland World Cup Men Final
FAIT DU BRUIT! The Best Trick Contest at FISE 2023 was the perfect finish for a crazy weekend chock-full with some of the craziest BMX Park riding ever. Check out Kevin Peraza, Daniel Sandoval, Kaden Stone and a bunch of other lunatics going absolutely crazy in beautiful Montpellier, France.
When the box jump doesn't see much action during practice for a UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup, you know something is off. Well, the box at @FISEeventschannel Montpellier this year has an extra tall lip and a super steep landing, so it's not easy to ride to begin with. Throw strong winds into the mix and you'll have people struggling to clear the thing, let alone trick it.
Rainy days couldn't stop the fun at FISE Montpellier 2023, and with a bit of a change of schedule Street managed to go ahead on the final day, albeit a slimmed down version, consisting of groups of 4 riders in a best trick format. Congrats to the top three - Courage Adams, Alex Kennedy and Thomas Carrot. The level of riding was off the hook. Apologies for any clips missing!
I went back for redemption on a stunt that never happened due to crazy flooding (check out the death curve wall episode) and it went down this time! so hyped to have checked this one off the list!!
Philly Spring Street Ride starting at Paines Park, then stopping at a few spots down the road.
Unleash the Beast in France! Monster Energy congratulates team rider Anthony Jeanjean on taking second place in the BMX Freestyle Park competition at the FISE Montpellier 2023 festival in France. In front of a stoked crowd, the 24-year-old Olympic athlete from Béziers, France, secured his podium spot in the competition sanctioned as a UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup on Saturday.
In Sunday’s BMX Park Best Trick contest, 28-year-old Kevin Peraza from Tucson, Arizona, stomped a massive technical trick to claim second place in an elite field.
From May 17-21, FISE (Le Festival International des Sports Extrêmes) returned to Montpellier by the River Lez with a stacked roster of action sports events. Started in 1997, every year, the competition attracts close to 2000 athletes competing in BMX Freestyle Park, BMX Flatland, Skateboarding, Scooter, Parkours, Breakdance, and more disciplines.
In Saturday’s BMX Park Final, an elite roster of 24 riders competed on the obstacle course designed and built by expert park creators Hurricane. The stakes were high: Riders not only had a chance to score points for the FISE World Series but also the UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup, as well as Olympic qualifiers for Paris 2024.
Qualification results Men Park UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup Montpellier, France.
Men Park:
1. CHRISTOPHER Marcus
2. JEANJEAN Anthony
3. MARTIN Logan
4. REILLY Kieran
5. BROOKS Declan
6. GORNALL Shaun
7. MIZOGAKI Joji
8. RIZAEV Irek
9. SANDOVAL Daniel
10. NAKAMURA Rimu
11. PERAZA GARCIA Kevin
12. THÖLEN Paul
13. TORRES GIL Jose
14. TOOHEY Jaie
15. TRYON Bryce
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