Bart de Jong
It's slated to be one of the biggest days for BMX in 2016: On Saturday night, June 11th in Chula Vista, Ca., the National BMX Hall of Fame will induct six new legends of the sport. This will take place just hours after the U.S. Olympic BMX Trials! Tickets are going fast and early bird pricing will end this Wednesday, May 25th. Don't miss out!
EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS WEDNESDAY, MAY 25TH!
The 32nd Annual Induction Ceremony of the National BMX Hall of Fame will be held Saturday evening - June 11th on site at the Olympic Training Center, 2800 Olympic Parkway, Chula Vista, CA 91915. The event will take place near the US Olympic "Eternal Flame", following the much anticipated U.S. Olympic BMX Trials
The Pro Freestyle organisation scaled up the numbers of action sports festivals this year. Next to The Hague, Pro Freestyle sets foot in Heerlen. A full tournament in 6 disciplines: Skateboard, BMX Park, BMX Street, Scoot, Inline and MTB Park. This year the organization announced not only a pro tournament but amateurs can also participate.
Dates:
-Heerlen-Limburg: June 30 – July 3 (south of Holland, close to Belgium and Germany)
-The Hague: August 25-28 (all sports 6 disciplines mentioned above + wakeboard)
First 10 BMX Park riders confirmed:
Tom van den Bogaard (1st 2015)
Kostya Andreev (2nd 2015)
Daniel Wedemeijer
Kenneth Tancre
Michael Beran
THE BOOGIE IS BACK! For the second year in a row, MULLALY is teaming up with The Bronx Museum, Strider Bikes and Nutcase Helmets to bring the Strider Adventure Zone to the Boogie on the Boulevard. Last year we got almost 100 kids on bikes every day we ran the course, and are hoping to top that this year.
Come out to the Bronx Museum on the Grand Concourse to get in on the fun every last Sunday of May thru August. The event is free all day with bikes and helmets provided and a new course designed by Dellevalle Designs.
Our IT'S MY PARK volunteer day with Partnership for Parks was a
The 040 Invitational contest during the E-Moves festival in Eindhoven is one to look forward to. The brand new spine miniramp will be set up in the middle of the city centre (18 Septemberplein) and the following riders will put on a good show on June 4th. It's a one day event with a Wildcard qualifying session in the morning to see who will meet up with these pro riders in the afternoon for the main event:
Tom van den Bogaard NL
Kostya Andreev RUS
Daniel Wedemeijer NL
Alex Coleborn UK
Jack Clark UK
Paul Thoelen GER
Kenneth Tancré BE
Daniel Penafiel ES
Jakub Benda CZ
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.