Bart de Jong
Last name: Jaspers, Martijn (Netherlands)
Last beer you drank: Budweiser in Huntington
Last holeshot you got: Not really my specialty, must be in practice last week in Papendal
Last package you received from a sponsor: All spare parts for my GT bicycle and Alpinestars clothes
Last time you hit up the trails: some weeks ago
Last time you scared yourself jumping a big double: Berm jump London
Last trails spot you rode: Sheephills
Last advice you got from your coach: I’m my own coach and talk to myself all the time, must be something to keep busy with just myself
Tickets for the world’s most progressive BMX contest, Red Bull Empire of Dirt, will today go on sale at redbull.co.uk/empireofdirt. Priced at just £5 per day, this is a fantastic opportunity to see the world’s best BMX riders taking on the huge course that will be built at London’s Alexandra Palace for the competition. 36 riders will compete on Saturday 19th May to win one of 16 places in the final rounds which will take place on Sunday 20th May.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.