Jelle van Gorkom: ‘It’s impossible, until it’s done.’ Interview by Christian Bosse
Jelle van Gorkom, double Olympian and Silver Medalist at the Rio Olympics 2016 suffered a severe and life-threatening accident. In spite of the accident, it’s impressive to see how Jelle’s positive spirit keeps him motivated and optimistic on the goals he has for his life.
Bike Check: 7,9 kg of beautiness with Rachel Jones' Speedco Velox
Name: Rachel Jones
Age: 23
Hometown: Newcastle, Australia
Race number: 58
Sponsors: Remix BMX
Bike check:
-Frame: Speedco Velox Carbon Pro
-Forks: Avian Versus Tapered Carbon Fork - 10mm
Name: Sae Hatakeyama
Age: 19
Hometown: Kanagawa Japan
Race number: 85
Sponsors: Redbull, Shimano, Bell Helmets, Oakley, Faith Race, Tioga, Motocross International
Bike check:
-Frame: Wiawis
-Forks: Wiawis
-Headset: Wiawis
2019 - Gym & Sprints #BMXTeamNL. My roomie Tino and I came up with the idea to make some videos of our training sessions in Alicante, Spain. There's a chance that we're gonna make more videos if we have inspiration and good ideas the next couple days. Enjoy the video!
One of my favorite things about racing is going to new places, traveling, and seeing new events. This weekend i am in France for the Avignon indoor race to help promote the new Chase bikes!
This Winter I was lucky enough to spend a total of 5 weeks in Spain, with the Dutch National team, to prepare for the 2019 season. Most shots are filmed by me, the shots that aren't made by me were shot by: Jay Schippers, Tino Popma.
Little interview of the CEO of the company after winning a regional contest on the best exporter abroad on companies with less than 5 employees.
Name: Joshua McLean
Age: 20
Hometown: Gold Coast
Race number: 215
Sponsors: Full Tilt, Radio, Promax, HT components, Tangent, Oakley, BB Cycles, Box, Shimano, Tioga, ODI, Fly, Onyx, Vaypor Designs, Park Tool, Dierkes concrete.
Bike check:
Name: Simone Tetsche Christensen
Age: 24 years old
Hometown: Bjerringbro, but will be staying in Aigle the next two seasons most of the time.
Race number: 5 (210)
Sponsors: Wiawis, Renthal Cycling, Avian Brand, Tioga, HT Components, PC Racing Denmark, 222cycles
Bike check:
Niek Kimmann vs Tino Popma - No-Chain Race // Spain 2019 by Niek Kimmann
Tino challenged me to do a race without against him, without pedaling. Check it out!
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.