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Name: Simone Tetsche Christensen
Hometown: Aarhus, Denmark
Sponsors: Pure Bicycles, Specialized, Pepsi Max Campaign, 222 cycles, Phaze BMX, Fly Racing Denmark, Virus Tights

Did your 2015 season go as you planned it at the beginning of the year?
Simone Tetsche Christensen: It actually went better than expected! My plan was to do better at the World Cup series though, but at least I finished it good! But never expected to take the medals I did, and be that consistent at the European Rounds as I attended at!

What was your most rewarding result (personally) in 2015?
Simone Tetsche Christensen: I have 2 that is hard to put up against each other! First the Gold medal at Baku, which was a massive event and being with other Danes and celebrating the Danish  medals together was big! But I must say that getting bronze at the World Championship was very rewarding as well,

Name: Nic Long
Hometown: Lakeside, CA
Sponsors: Haro bikes, Dans Comp, ONE industries, IdolHand Gloves, Kenda, KMC, Tangent, Stealth, Vans.

Did your 2015 season go as you planned it at the beginning of the year?
Nic Long: You know, it wasn't a bad year at all. Had some good results, some bad results, some champagne, some scabs. Overall, fairly decent.

Name: Thijs Vervaeck
Age: 27
Hometown: Ghent, Belgium
Hook-ups/Sponsors: BSD Forever, The Bridge - BMX Store, Gimmedat

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: So far it's gotta be the streets of Barcelona

Name: Martijn Jaspers
Hometown: Wijchen, Netherlands
Sponsors: TVE BMX Team, TVE sport, Oegema Transport, Shimano, Excluton, Farmers4all, BMX24Seven, Free Agent, Renthal, Active Partyworld, Dijk Natural Collections, Lizard Skins, Leatt and 100%

Did your 2015 season go as you planned it at the beginning of the year?
Martijn Jaspers: Not really. The change of team and all work with that cost a lot of energy. The season started okay with some 1/4 finals in World Cups and the Worlds. After that a crash in Argentina ended my season with a dislocated and damaged shoulder.

What was your most rewarding result (personally) in 2015?
Martijn Jaspers: At Worlds I was at my best, some small mistakes didn't give me the result I wanted. Winning the 3 Nations cup C1 felt good personally. Though it was not the heaviest field, it was good to win which I don't do often.

Name: Austin Luberda
Age: 27
Hometown: Belleville, IL (St. Louis)
Hook-ups/Sponsors: none

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: My Homespot (Smithton Skatepark)
-BMX video: Same Thing Daily

Name: Stefany Hernandez
Hometown: Venezuela - Aigle, Suiza
Sponsors: Chase, BOX, Fly, Tioga, Compresspor

Did your 2015 season go as you planned it at the beginning of the year?
Stefany Hernandez: Yes pretty much, I'd been planning to get into the Top 3 at the overall season and made a nice 2nd place. Plus the main goal that was take the World Champ title. So 2015 season was a really good one,

What was your most rewarding result (personally) in 2015?
Stefany Hernandez: Getting crowned the UCI Elite Women World Champion.

Who do you think kicked ass in the Elite Men class this year?
Answer: Liam Phillips for being consistent at the World Cup season and winning the overall tittle. and of course Niek Kimmann, impressive rider!

Name: Kenzo De Witte
Age: 26
Hometown: Ghent, Belgium
Hook-ups/Sponsors: The Bridge Bmx Store, Vans & Weareorangejuice

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Constantly changes. I love cruising around