Bart de Jong
Name: Matthew Mitchell
Age: 26
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Hook-up: Plants Basically
The FAT FAVs list:
Spot to ride— I like street. Any high schools or colleges are usually my go to.
BMX video— I get super nostalgic when I watch Mutiny’s “Let’s get mystical” and Deadline always gets me wanting to ride.
Website— YouTube
Web Video— I have to put 2, the Fiend promo and Federal’s “FTS”
Food— Ramen
Person on Instagram— Will Smith
Travel destination— Ecuador
Riders to ride with— Garrett Reynolds, JJ Palmere, Tony Niceler, the OB locals.
Results 2° Zoo BMX Pro Challenge, Freestyle Park contest - Priero - Ceva CN - 03 October 2020
Men Park:
1 BARBERO Alessandro ITA 200 points
2 DHERS Daniel VEN 160
3 WEDEMEIJER Daniel NED 130
4 PALA Gabriele ITA 110
5 BETTASSA Emanuel ITA 90
6 BROŽA Jan CZE 70
7 BENETTON Elia ITA 50
8 ORSINI Maxime FRA 30
9 HABADA Martin CZE 20
10 CERESATO Christian ITA 10
Women Park:
1 DUCARROZ Nikita SUI 200 points
Name: Mathijs Verhoeven
Sponsors: Oegema Transport, TVE sport, Meybo bikes, Vee tire, Renthal, HT Components, 6D Helmets, SD components, Bensink BMX Gates, Eurol, RD Gloves, Optiek Van Gorp, Sunlighten Kempen
Mechanic: Team Mechanic Team Oegema TVE, my dad and sometimes if me and my dad don’t know how to solve the problem we go to Jan Segers who I also trust 100% as a mechanic.
What was your very first BMX bike?
Mathijs Verhoeven: My first racing BMX was a Haro from the year 2006 I think.
How much different is it from the one you're racing today?
Mathijs Verhoeven: A big difference, for sure the size! Haha. The bikes from today are much lighter and stiffer! At that time there was no Carbon or anything Carbon on a bmx bike, now almost everyone has
A few no foot moves, caught on film. Footage from Summer 2020, riding my 250L Standard. South Coast Skateparks.
One evening in Glasgow, UK we cornered Substance BMX's Joe Jarvis for a chat. We brought up school life, Wetherspoons tales, hate, love and way more for the latest DIG Q+A. Let us know who you'd like to see next.
Josh White, Ron Wilkerson, Todd Anderson, Eddie Fiola, Mat Hoffman, Dave Voelker, Don Cook and more tear it up in Palm Spings!
Name: Arne Kattert
Age: 23
Hometown: Bremen, Germany
Hook-ups/Sponsors: All In BMX (@allinbmxco), Alliance BMX Shop (@alliance_bmx)
---The FAT favorite list---
-Spot to ride: Geltendorf (Gedo Ramps)
-BMX video: Vans Presents: Homestead I BMX I VANS
-Website: freedombmx.de
-Web video: Markit Zero
-Food: Wraps
-Twitter to follow: Too young for twitter
-Person on Instagram: @organic_bmxmemes
-Travel destination: San Diego, California
Pro Open results. FALL CLASSIC NATIONAL. Grand Valley BMX - Grand Junction, CO
Saturday 3 October 2020
Pro Open Men:
1 ALEC BOB, PLANO, TX
2 RILEY HOUSE, TANGENT, GILBERT, AZ
3 EMILIO FALLA, JRBICYCLES.COM/SPEEDCO/AVIAN, QUITO
4 CALLUM HOLLOWAY, COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY, GRAND JUNCTION, CO
5 ALAN HUDSON, JRBICYCLES.COM/SPEEDCO/AVIAN, PHOENIX, AZ
Female Pro Open:
1 DANI GEORGE, ALPHA, RIVERSIDE, CA
2 MIKAELA LIXANDRU, JRBICYCLES.COM/SPEEDCO/AVIAN, PHOENIX, AZ
3 PAIGE ZACHARY, FACTORY SSQUARED, CHAPARRAL, NM
4 GEORGINA GRASSIE, BURBAN
Name: THOUIN Théo
Sponsors: Cycles évasion, Sunn, Kenny, Ville de Saint Brieuc, Comité départemental des Côtes d’Armor, Comité Bretagne, Bacquert Production.
Mechanic: Me myself and I. Sometimes my dad double checks if everything is alright.
What was your very first BMX bike?
Théo Thouin: My first bike was a Sunn. I was 7 years old.
How much different is it from the one you're racing today?
Théo Thouin: Actually I now race for Sunn aha. The bikes have progressed with geometry, rigidity and so much more.
What is a new product that you thought was very welcome in BMX?
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.