Bart de Jong
X Games 2022 will return to Southern California – hosting BMX and Moto X competitions from two unique Monster Energy athlete training facilities at Slayground and SloanYard, as well as Skateboarding at California Skateparks’ Training Facility from July 20-24. New to this year’s event, five-time X Games skateboard gold medalist Elliot Sloan and his backyard playground, the “SloanYard,” become new hosts of X Games 2022, debuting the first and only MegaPark ramp at X Games. Axell Hodges’ motocross compound will again host five Moto X disciplines with the addition of BMX Dirt joining the mix at the “Slayground” this year. The CATF will once again host Skateboard and BMX Street
Vista Outdoor Inc. (“Vista Outdoor”) (NYSE: VSTO), the parent company of 39 renowned brands that design, manufacture and market sporting and outdoor products to consumers around the globe, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Irvine, Calif.-based Fox Racing, a global icon in performance motocross, mountain bike and lifestyle gear for adventure seekers. The purchase price is $540 million, with the potential for an additional $50 million earnout based on Fox Racing’s financial performance.
For 50 years, Fox Racing has been a leading voice in the motocross and adventure community, with a dedicated consumer following and talented group of employees that embody the brand’s mission to “honor yesterday, conquer today, and invent tomorrow.” Fox Racing’s deep history of producing innovative gear that enables racers and explorers to reach new heights aligns perfectly with Vista Outdoor’s existing portfolio of leading outdoor brands. Fox Racing grew net sales by a compound annual growth rate of approximately 20% from calendar year 2019 to 2021 and is expected to grow in excess of that in calendar year 2022.
USABMX Stars & Stripes National Pro results Friday/Saturday
Friday results:
Women Pro
1 ALISE WILLOUGHBY, PROMAX/GW/TLD/TOYOTA, CHULA VISTA, CA
2 RACHEL MYDOCK, REMIX BMX, PHOENIX, AZ
3 FELICIA STANCIL, FACTORY SSQUARED, INDIANAPOLIS, IN
4 DALENY VAUGHN, DK BIKES, TUCSON, AZ
5 ELIDA BEEMAN, BOMBSHELL, LANSING, MI
6 ASHLEY VERHAGEN, PHOENIX, AZ
7 OLIVIA ARMSTRONG, FULL TILT/RADIO, BEND, OR
8 CARLY KANE, DK BICYCLES, GUILFORD, IN
Men Pro
1 CORBEN SHARRAH, DAYLIGHT, TUCSON, AZ
2 JEREMY SMITH, DKBICYCLES/HEMPFUSIONCBD, MYAKKA CITY, FL
Only one day remains before the BMX European Championships in Dessel (Belgium) from 8 to 10 July. During the three days of racing in the city located in Flanders, titles in the Men’s and Women’s Elite categories, Under 23 and Juniors will be awarded, as well as the European Challenge and Team Time-Trial, with 1,770 athletes registered from 25 countries. In Elite category line-up will be the silver medallist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, the Brit Kye Whyte and the French rider Jérémy Rencurel, currently second in the World Cup general ranking, Romain Mayet third in the UCI ranking, and the current European Champion Arthur Pilard.
Competition in the Under 23 category will be particularly strong with, among others, the French Leo Garoyan and Dylan Gobert, and the Danish Magnus Dyre. Meanwhile in the Juniors will have the first and second in the current UCI ranking, the French rider Pierre Geisse and the Belgian Wannes Magdelijns.
In the Women’s, the favourite will be the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Champion and the current World Champion Bethany Shriever (Great Britain) as well as the reigning European Champion, the Swiss Zoe Claessens. In the Juniors there will be a fierce battle between the first three in the UCI Ranking: Aiko Gommers (Belgium), Sabina Kosarkova (Czech Republic) and Robyn Gommers (Belgium).
Enrico Della Casa, President of the Union Européenne de Cyclisme: «The 2022 BMX European
National coach Martijn Jaspers has announced the selection for the BMX World Championship, which will be held in Nantes, France, from 29 to 31 July. Jaspers has opted for a selection of athletes who are all expected to be able to force a place in the final. For defending champion and Olympic champion Niek Kimmann, the World Cup in France is his first big goal for the new year, after he skipped the first World Cup competitions to start the global title fight completely fresh. Jaspers: ''With Niek we have an important asset in our ranks. We are in construction with the rest of the men's group. Of the Olympic group we worked with for Tokyo, only Niek and Dave van der Burg are left. But the other men selected are certainly showing progress and could potentially also reach a final spot. And I always say that whoever is in the final can, in principle, also finish on the podium.”
For the women, the bar can be raised even higher. ''We have had the world top for some time with Laura and Merel Smulders and also Judy Baauw. Manon Veenstra has also been added. Merel returns after an injury, but recently reached the final in the World Cup at Papendal. We have three riders in the top 5 of the World Cup standings, which says enough about the opportunities we have in this category." . “In the junior men, Jaymo Brink and Jason Noordam, we have two athletes who can really compete for the podium, and we also have several strong contenders in the U23 and junior women. That also provides perspective for the coming years.”
The BMX track in Nantes is unknown territory to anyone. Jaspers: ''This will be constructed especially
The BMX scene is both vibrant and widespread, with races taking place across the globe. From the Dutch National Championships in Uithoorn to The Greatest Race On Earth in Tulsa, Oklahoma, riders are climbing on their bikes and competing, keeping the humble BMX in the public eye. Garrett Reynolds, Mat Hoffman, and Jamie Bestwick have helped raise the sport's profile globally, but could harnessing new digital technology take BMX racing even further? One method sports teams in other sectors or leveraging are fan tokens. These are digital assets backed by cryptocurrency, which have a real-world value. They're tradeable, meaning they could be seen as an investment, but they also deliver tangible benefits to the holder.
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No se cumplen 30 todos los dias, e preparado este video con muchas de las espinitas que tenia clavadas que me faltaban por hacer, grabado a lo largo del 2022 por Barcelona, Logroño, Pamplona, Mallorca y mas sitios, gracias a los filmers, que han sido: Dani madrid, steven, ria, iosu sanchez, luis lillo, diego manero el guapo, mateo de inca, santi arano, juan giraldo, fermin zabalza (se me olvido poneros a los dos ultimos en el video sorry) y ander valentin, gracias a homiesisland por aguantarme por mallorca y a la gente que me a aguantado en general para esta patata de video.
After the 2022 UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cups in Montpellier, France and Brussels, Belgium the standings look as follows with one stop to go in Australia in December. Will Logan Martin be able to climb on top after stop 3? Will we see more UCI World Cup Ranking changes after the stop on the Gold Coast 9-11 December 2022?
Current UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup standings:
1 JEANJEAN ANTHONY FRA 1820
2 MARTIN LOGAN AUS 1800
3 CHRISTOPHER MARCUS USA 1490
4 FOX BRIAN USA 1240
5 BRUCE NICK USA 1160
6 TORRES GIL JOSE ARG 1090
7 TENCIO ESQUIVEL KENNETH FABIAN CRC 1090
8 BROOKS DECLAN GBR 1070
9 JONES JAMES GBR 1060
10 DOWELL JUSTIN USA 1050
11 NAKAMURA RIMU JPN 1000
Name: Emil Filmby
Age: 34
Hometown: Örebro, Sweden
Occupation: Documentary filmmaker
A BMX bike isn't made for long distance cycling trips. You are riding your BMX bike from Sweden to Spain starting on Saturday. How was this idea born?
Emil Filmby: Well basically I’ve had this idea for a long time, riding from my hometown Örebro, Sweden
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.