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The Bakery and RPRT Management announced a partnership today to bring the coveted Bakery Invitational back in 2013 for its second year in a row. Thanks to support from Mueller Sports Medicine, Vans, Dan’s Comp and Cult Bikes, The Bakery “Secret Recipe” will feature 12 hand selected riders to come and tear up 3 sections of The Bakery and also compete in a bunny hop contest. The contest is closed to the public and riders will be announced all this week (3 a day) via The Bakery Instagram (@insidethebakery). Practice and the contest will be rolled out exclusively through

A lot of time to relax after Texas Toast wasn't there. In fact, laundry was still going when it was time to catch the train to the airport for the Vibrations Urbaines in Pessac. Luckily a cheap flight from the local airport was all that was needed to get there. Dealing with Ryanair is rough, but it gets you there. Frank Phung picked me up and on arrival at the event venue I had a bit of a culture shock. Coming from the best event that the USA has to offer to an event with scooter kids, long boards, live tribal tattooing and fixie clinics, you can picture how I felt. Stepping inside the big festival tent that covered the park course things got a little better as at least I saw a few familiar faces, but it just wasn't the same. But in VU's defense, every contest after Texas Toast would have not been as good.

After my first "Steak American" of the weekend, I grabbed the camera and started shooting the practice session that was going on. A whole bunch of unknown riders riding across the course trying to do their line. It was a bit chaotic. Soon after I ran into contest organiser Olivier Morineau who asked me to judge the

The level of the Pro Park contest at the VU contest was solid yesterday. The course is good which gives the riders plenty to play with. Transfers, hips, giant curved wallride, step-up style box, rails, ledges, it's all there. Watch it live this afternoon right here. Finals are about to start, with the following riders:

VU Qualification results Pro PARK:
1 Mc Guirk Anthony
2 Brooks Declan
3 Paytavit Jean-Baptiste
4 Padgett Luke
5 Van Belle Jimmy
6 Degardin Maxime
7 Chosson Jérémy
8 Tortereau Pierre
9 Prenveille Alex

Pro class:
1- Jean William Prevost
2- Jason Plourde
3- Dane Beardsley
4- Matt Wilhelm
5- Art Thomason
6- Percy Marshall
7- Tyler Gilliard
8- Andy Cooper
9- James McGraw
10-Joel Schallhorn
11- Prasheel Gopal
12- Tod Gully
13- Joe Miller

Expert class: