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Monster Energy congratulates Monster Army’s Justin Dowell on winning the 2018 UCI Urban World Cycling Championships in Chengdu, China. Heading into the finals, the 18-year-old was a man with a mission, saying he “wanted to win more than anything” and that he had “tricks up his sleeves” that would do the job. The Virginia Beach native has been traveling Europe and training for this competition for the entire year. After finishing 8th last year in the World Championships he earned himself a spot in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, but was unable to attend the competition. Using that let down as motivation he has his eyes set on the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan and wanted to start that journey with a World Championship title.
Dowell was joined in the finals by Monster Army and fellow American Jeremy Malott, as well as Monster Energy’s Ben Wallace and Alex Nikulin, from Great Britain and Russia respectively.
However, it was Dowell who stomped his “dream run” and finished with a 92.2 after his first run. Using his second run as a preemptive victory lap, it was a run that would be hard to top, with his creative combinations and unique lines. Dowell is known to trick every hip and use every transfer to
The Rollback: a BMX Podcast episode twenty-nine with Rob Darden.
Dual Olympian, Caroline Buchanan will try her hand at a new discipline of cycling when she competes in the final round of the 2018 UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup in Chengdu China from 2-4 November. "It has been quite a challenging year for me, most of my years have been an athlete focus" said the 28-year-old, who married her longtime partner Barry Nobles in the USA last month. 2018 has been a human focus; life and health have taken priority.
"I have never had six months off the bike before, so the challenge for me this year was all about being patient, sit through injuries, recover and get back into competition again." In true Buchanan style, when faced with one challenge, the best response is to take on another. The Canberran has
Content we filmed, edited and produced for Samsung, featuring New Zealand High Performance BMX Athlete and ambassador Sarah Walker.
The BMX-rider Valentin Moder explores the city of Sarajevo and it’s history. He rides the most breathtaking wreckages and gets to know moving time testifies. In the process of getting to know the local fun-sport scene, he transforms the ruins of Olympia in what they have been before the war:
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Client: Vans
Director: Justin Kosman
DP: Justin Kosman/Kyle Cowling
Color: Chop Shop
Talent: Dakota Roche
If you're going to buy a freecoaster, make it an Odyssey Clutch. Watch Travis Hughes, Hilario Olivos, Matt Nordstrom, Justin Spriet, Gary Young, Jacob Cable, Jarren Barboza & Aaron Ross do their thing on it for the lens of Zach Krejmas.
Results Women: UCI URBAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - UCI BMX FREESTYLE PARK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - Chengdu -
1 BENEGAS Perris USA 23 93.00 2000
2 MARINO Angie USA 28 87.80 1700
3 ROBERTS Hannah USA 17 86.30 1500
4 LESSMANN Lara Marie GER 18 84.40 1350
5 FERNANDEZ-MIRANDA AZCOAGA Teresa ESP 24 84.20 1200
6 DUCARROZ Nikita SUI 22 77.30 1050
7 PEREZ GASSET Macarena Valentina CHI 22 76.60 950
8 POSADSKIKH Elizaveta RUS 24 74.90 850
9 BUITRAGO Nina USA 37 74.20 750
10 MINATO Oike JPN 22 62.40 650
11 IBAÑEZ PEREZ Beatriz ESP 23 59.60 600
2018 UCI BMX FREESTYLE PARK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS results - Chengdu (top 50)
1 DOWELL Justin USA 18 92.20 2000
2 TENCIO ESQUIVEL Kenneth Fabian CRC 25 88.90 1700
3 LOUPOS Brandon AUS 25 88.72 1500
4 WALLWORK Jake AUS 24 88.60 1350
5 WALLACE Ben GBR 32 86.20 1200
6 JONES James GBR 34 84.60 1050
7 SANDOVAL Daniel USA 24 81.80 950
8 RIZAEV Irek RUS 21 81.40 850
9 NIKULIN Aleksandr RUS 26 80.60 750
10 MALOTT Jeremy USA 22 77.80 650
11 BRUCE Nick USA 26 36.40 600
12 DHERS Daniel VEN 33 28.80 550
13 JEANJEAN Anthony FRA 20 79.5 500
14 CLARK Jack GBR 24 79 450
15 COLEBORN Alex GBR 26 78.9 400
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.