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It's almost time to let 'em have it! Animal is proud to present its first full length since 2020's WIDDIT. For 48Hrs only here on DIG on Xmas day from midday East Coast US time. There is a series of US shop premiers along with DVDs coming in the next week or so.
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) today publishes the calendar for the 2023 UCI BMX Racing World Cup. The 2023 UCI BMX Racing World Cup will kick off on the weekend of 3-4 June with two rounds in Sakarya. The Turkish city, located some 150km east of Istanbul, hosted the last four rounds of the 2021 UCI BMX Racing World Cup over two weekends. Papendal (Netherlands), host of the 2021 UCI BMX Racing World Championships and a traditional venue for the UCI World Cup, will once again welcome the world's best BMX racing athletes for the third and fourth rounds of the 2023 UCI World Cup.
A few weeks after the UCI BMX Racing World Championships, taking place as part of the inaugural
We tried to combine virtual reality and BMX by using a phone on FaceTime and having one of our friends film Matty Cranmer as he is riding so it's almost as if he is seeing himself in third person or as if he is playing himself as a video game character!
There's some serious talent coming out of South America and we're always trying to highlight as many of those riders as possible. Next up for a bit of shine time is Argentina's Enzo Alarcon and his submission to BMX Street Culture Crew's 'Street Combat' contest.
Sam Grace recently built up a Latte coloured Sweet Tooth frame whilst in Brisbane at the warehouse so we documented the build, check it out, the bike looks awesome!
Fuse Protection rider Mike Hullock is back at it after snapping some ligaments in his ankle, and he hasn't slowed down one bit. The fact that this video was filmed in only two sessions is pretty nuts - there's so much amazing stuff throughout. Get on it immediately.
Dean Dickinson's dream bowl in the Northwest U.S. is a reality; this video showcases the entire process of building the bowl and having a pool party session. Interviews with Dean and a ton of pool shredding. Featuring: Aryei Levenson, Coltin Knudson, Nina Buitrago, Dean, & many more!
Sixteen of the top Flatland BMX athletes from across the globe will descend upon New Orleans for the 20th edition of Red Bull Circle of Balance on December 17. The hand-selected riders will take their skills to the floor at New Orleans’ iconic Mardi Gras World; an atmosphere as artistic as the sport itself. Flatland is a complex and progressive discipline of BMX that can best be described as dancing on a bike.
Best known as the ‘Super Bowl of Flatland BMX’, Red Bull Circle of Balance returned for the fifth iteration of the event after a 10-year hiatus. The global roster of athletes took their talents to the floor at New Orleans’ iconic Mardi Gras World; a venue as artistic and eclectic as the sport itself. Sixteen hand-selected athletes from nine countries went head-to-head in the bracket-style competition as viewers around the world tuned in live on Red Bull TV.
Flatland BMX is best described as break dancing on a bike. Athletes control their bikes with their bodies in a dance-like rhythm of spins and twists. Over 500 spectators lined the competition floor and surrounding stands as riders battled it out in one heated round after the next.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.