Luke Pedals Good Times 2021 Eastern bikes by Luke Padelski
USA BMX Hosts Opening of National Headquarters with the 2021 U.S. Olympic Team for BMX Racing. The long-awaited headquarters located in the historic Greenwood District includes the BMX Hall of Fame, Hardesty National BMX Stadium and the USA BMX Foundation. Officials from USA BMX, the Greenwood Community, the City of Tulsa and the State of Oklahoma hosted the grand opening of the USA BMX Headquarters earlier last week during the Olympic Games. The Olympians, who represented Team USA at the most recent Tokyo Games, also participated by treating attendees to a race demonstration on the Olympic-caliber track.
“Today’s celebration has been a journey more than seven years in the making,” said Shane Fernandez,
Ed Bennett crankflipped his way across Europe last autumn, starting with a solid crew and ending up solo. Here's a quick spicy B&W summary of that, filmed by whoever was around in each city he stopped in. They're Watching crew strong!
News on the Pump Track side. The UCI World Championships will take place on 20 November in Santiago, Chile at the @santafebikepark but the first of the Qualifiers are up and loading...with more to come. Keep an eye on the FATBMX calendar for all the stops as they come in.
-Argentina, Bariloche - 6 March
-Italy, Ponte Buggianese -15 May
-USA, Gaston County - 21 May
-Spain, Ainsa - 21 May
-Belgium, Genk - 5 June
-USA, Paris Texas - 2 July
-Canada West, Langford - 3 July
-Sweden, Are - 9 July
-Germany, Berlin - 6 August
-USA, St Charles County - 6 August
-Switzerland, La Neuveville - 20 August
-Norway, Harstad - 27 August
-Netherlands, Eindhoven - 27 August
-Czech Republic, Heipark Tošovice - 17 September
-Chile LCQ, Sante Fe - 18 November
FISE WORLD SERIES MONTPELLIER RETURNS! The world's biggest action sport festival is back! Join us on the banks of the Lez to celebrate our 25th anniversary from 25-29 May 2022!
Hosting the world's largest urban sports gathering for 25 years, the City of Montpellier, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole and the Occitanie Pyrénées Méditerranée Region will once again beat to the festival rhythm from May 25 to 29, 2022. After two years of adaptation, this comeback prompted a dedicated teaser video to celebrate the values at the heart of this iconic event.
Its unique program, renewed for each edition according to the evolution of these disciplines and alternative universes, brings together a selection of competitions, events and activities for all generations.
Thanks to everyone who filmed and was part of this, had a few surgeries which made things difficult getting it done sooner but pleased to finally finish it and put it out for everyone to enjoy.
( @masterchefdev ) clips in our 10 year DVD.
“Self-filming is the most obsessive form of bike riding. When I’m riding alone with a camera, it’s all at my own pace. I’m in complete control. There are no cheers, high-fives, or anyone to say, ‘Let’s come back another day.’ When I’m self-filming, I can take as many attempts at a trick as I want. I can also film as many angles as I want. Every single detail can be fussed over. This of course has its benefits for creating a high quality product, but it can also have its downfalls.