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When the smoke settled it was none other than the ageless Jamie Bestwick, who at the age of 44 earned his 14th total X Games gold and his record 13th in BMX Vert. With a flair for new tricks, Bestwick’s originality and amplitude ultimately earned him the win. Austin, which has been a bullseye for flash flooding the past week was able to dodge another bout of severe weather that has plagued south Texas recently allowing ideal conditions on the vert ramp for a field of BMX riders from around the world.

After a stretch of nine straight golds before being dethroned last year by Monster Energy teammate Vince Byron at the X Games Austin, Bestwick took to the ramp on his first run with the trademark intensity that has shown why he is arguably the best vert rider the sport has ever seen.

"Vince Byron was a great champion last year—he deserved it,” said Bestwick. "But, coming out as a champion I knew how hard his

Yo! Bumrush the Show! SE Bikes has teamed up with Public Enemy to bring to you, the Public Enemy Big Ripper. This is a collaboration bike of epic proportions! The 29” Public Enemy Big Ripper by SE Bikes features PE logos throughout, an embroidered target logo on the seat, a Public Enemy numberplate, a padset featuring the groups’ greatest hits, and a custom Public Enemy x SE Bikes sticker sheet. The bike is built around the Big Ripper frame design which features SE’s legendary floval tubing and looptail rear end. The monster-sized 29” wheels keep the bike rolling ultra-smooth. This bike will turn heads wherever it rolls. 

Bring back Dirt! After quite a few years of EX&HOP Street, Park or Miniramp Contests it was finally time to throw down a Dirt Competition. And what better location than one of Bavaria's biggest music & youth culture festival, the Modular Festival in Augsburg! Organized by the Stadtjugendring Augsburg and supported by the city, it was the first time that dirt jumps were included into the 3 day event filled with tons of concerts by Annamey Kantereit, Neonschwarz and international DJ sets, all combined with live artist performances.