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Competition at the 2013 UCI BMX World Championships began Wednesday at the Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, with the challenge class races. Michael Gonzales (Watsonville, Calif.) topped the 14-year-old boys podium while Colin Hudson (Longmont, Colo./Factory Crupi) won the 16-year-old boys category. In all, the United States registered eight top-three results, including gold medals for Gonzales and Hudson.
Out of hundreds of sent in videos the best six riders from all over the world were selected by BMX legend and Red Bull Phenom-Judge Mike Escamilla to compete at this summer's Phenom event at the LA X-Games. Felix Prangenberg from Rossbach and Kiam Hashemi out of Frankfurt are two of the selected riders.The final List is as follows:
Brandon Webster (CAN)
Felix Prangenberg (GERMANY)
Grant Germain (USA)
Kiam Hashemi (GERMANY)
Mitchell Kent (USA)
Nahuel Nieto (ARGENTINA)
„I couldn't believe it. I never thought I'd be selected out of those other killer videos that were sent in. I'm super excited!“ said Felix Prangenberg after he received the call.
Australian shredder Jason Watts has been added to the HARO program and now rides an SDV2 Dennis Enarson Frame in 21" top tube and he's running some sample Haro Lineage forks and sprocket. Jason is 20 years of age from Brisbane and is currently on his first trip to the USA to compete at the Van Doren Invitational at the US Open in Huntington Beach, CA this Friday. Jason can blast airs both ways, do all the tech tricks and make it all look proper. A rare combination of 
American Michael Gonzales and Robin Van der Kolk of the Netherlands completed a double at the UCI BMX World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand tonight. The pair won their second titles of the meeting in front of a packed Vector Arena on their Cruiser bikes in less than 24 hours when they won the 13-14 boy’s and 17-24 year’s class respectively. On Wednesday night Gonzales won the 14 years boy’s class for 20 inch bikes and Van der Kolk was also victorious on his smaller bike in the 17-24 division. For both riders it was the first time they have won two world titles at the same meeting, 
To celebrate the latest collaboration between Etnies and United, Nathan Williams, Corey Martinez and Geoff Slattery will be touring the UK this summer. Check the guys out at these stops:5 August
2 PM: Signing at Hardcore Hoboes
5 PM: Demo at Area 25
6 August
2 PM: Signing at Flo Skatepark
4 PM: Demo at Flo Skatepark
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