On Sunday evening the Pro Park finals took place in The Hague. The level gets raised with each comp it looks like. We saw Michael Beran pull a bikeflip to barspin over the box as well for the best trick win during the Pro Freestyle event. Here are the final results below.
Pro Park results Pro Freestyle, The Hague, Netherlands
1 Marin Rantes 90,50 Croatia
2 Daniel Sandoval 89,83 United States
3 Jack Clark 89,17 United Kingdom
4 Daniel Wedemeijer 89,00 Netherlands
5 Tom van den Bogaard 87,33 Netherlands
6 Cam Peake 86,83 United Kingdom
7 Kenneth Tancre 85,50 Belgium
8 Michael Beran 85,17 Czech Republic
9 Paul Thoelen 84,83 Germany
10 Tobias Freigang 83,00 Germany
11 Shaun Gornall 80,00 United Kingdom
After a exciting qualifying round on Saturday it was time for the Pro Freestyle finals in the amateur ranks on Sunday in The Hague. The windy conditions didn't make it easier but it didn't look like it affected the youngsters much. Getting to do contests at this level in the middle of the city on a good course is something eveyone should experience. Making finals made it special for all 12 riders. In the end it was 13 years old Jari Roggeveen (Katwijk aan Zee) who flipped, 360-d and flaired to the top of the podium and took home prizes from the sponsors.
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