Yesterday evening Dean Cueson, Angus Gough and Brad McNicol made it to Eindhoven for a session at the 040BMXPARK. The HARO UK Trio was on a trip for SOUL BMX Magazine from France and had Vincent de la Rue with them to film it all. Jimmy van Belle and his friend joined the crew on their way from Belgium to the Netherlands and 040BMX riders Daniel Wedemeijer and Tom van den Bogaard joined the session on their home ramps. Without giving too much away, the session was a good one. You'll have to wait for the video to be finished which will also have footage from a jam in Le Mans, some trails near Brussels, the concrete park in Kortrijk, some street stuff and most likely some clips from Rotterdam where the HARO crew is heading today. Last night we snapped some shots which you'll find right here. Thanks to 040BMXPARK for the extra time at the park.
And yes, Brad McNicol has made the move from Premium to HARO Bikes. Hashtag #HAROTRIO to check how the trip went.
The second annual Braaab contest at the 040BMXPARK in Einhoven, Netherlands took place over the weekend. Riders got into town during the week, and they came from all places. Multiple X-Games gold medalist Daniel Dhers even made it to The Netherlands for the weekend to come ride at Daniel Wedemeijer's comp. Daniel runs the Braaab clothing brand and wants to give back to the sport in the form of organising a good contest that everyone can enter. The Amateur riders rode their contest on Saturday, and the Pro comp was held on Sunday.
After solid practice sessions on Friday the Am comp got underway at the awesome BMX PARK in Eindhoven. Getting to ride the park was something special for most of the visitors. The ramps are on the high side, but getting used to that doesn't seem to take too long for most. During the contest each rider got to ride the park all by themselves for a minute and they got to do a last trick. 16 riders moved on to the finals where 4 riders had an 8 minute session plus a chance to pull a trick they wanted to do in two tries. Number one qualifier Jules van Gijssel also managed to win the Am final.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.