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Name: Tom van den Bogaard
Age: 19
Hometown: Ale Blie, Netherlands
Sponsors: Paul's boutique, Fitbikeco, Vans, Fox, 040bmxpark
Instagram: @tomvdbogaard77

- Frame: FIT Dugan 21”TT Trans Red
- Forks: FIT Blade V3 10mm Matt Black
- Stem: FIT BF 51mm Bright Silver
- Handlebars: FIT Hoodbird 9.5”/11 back/3up Black

Mongoose Bikes, a brand of Dorel Industries, Inc. today announced the addition of pro rider Pat Casey to its BMX team. Casey will join fellow BMX pros Greg Illingworth, Kevin Peraza, Paul Ryan, and Ben Wallace to form the 2016 Mongoose BMX Team. “I’m honored to be part of the Mongoose team,” said Casey. “When some of my friends, now teammates, asked me if I would be interested in joining the team, I was ecstatic. I’m excited to start 2016 on the Mongoose team, and I will continue to push myself as an athlete and show the brand that

At the end of 2015, Swiss protection brand TSG opened an office in the US. In 2016 they also add a new US team rider to their roster. From now on, BMX pro Josh Perry will use TSG helmets and protection. Josh is well-versed in the field of safety and protection. When he was 21, Josh was diagnosed with a brain tumor that had spread over large parts of the left side of his brain. That day abruptly ended his “normal” life as a BMX pro. The tumor was removed during a seven-hour operation, returned twice, and was the decisive factor in Josh questioning and realigning his life. His main focus remains on food. When Josh changed his eating habits he realized how much energy and self-healing is possible with the right diet. 

Name: Martin Krüger
Age: 27
Hometown: Mölln / Germany
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Gangbang Bikes, Frech Styler Shop

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: JUZ Mölln, Street
-BMX video: The Finer Things
-Website: Freedombmx

-Food: Fastfood
-Twitter to follow: No Twitter
-Person on Instagram: @mrtn_krgr

-Car: Rarris and Rovers
-Movie: Rambo
-Colour: Purp
-Shoes: Vans

The 20th edition of the FISE World Montpellier will start on May 4th until May 8th in Montpellier - France. The biggest extreme sports event in the world will take place as usual on the banks of the Lez river in the city of Montpellier in south of France on the weekend of ascension.

Traditional disciplines will be represented, BMX, skateboarding, mountain biking, inline skating, wakeboarding and more... The best athletes in the world will be waiting for you to make the show as well as the highest level of competition.

Since 2014 FISE Montpellier is the French stage of the FISE  World Series tour that went through France, Andorra China and Malaysia. The new 2016 destinations will be unveiled at the press conference in Paris on March 24 . Also note that this year FISE World Series host the first "2016 UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup".

Save the dates on the ascension weekend in Montpellier for an