Name: Merle van Benthem
Hometown: Hengelo, Netherlands.
Sponsors: NOC* NSF, KNWU, Rabobank, Meybo, Box components, Troylee Designs. Tioga, Baby - G, Oakley.
Did your 2015 season go as you planned it at the beginning of the year?
Merle van Benthem: Yes and no haha, I made a couple World Cup mains but didn’t finish the season how I wanted..
My 2015: Dani George (USA) stoked on her first USA BMX Elite win.
Name: Dani George
Name: David Graf
Hometown: Winterthur, SUI
Sponsors: Nicolai-Bikes, Leatt, Kabuto, Zimtstern
Did your 2015 season go as you planned it at the beginning of the year?
David Graf: I was coming back after a surgery (removing some metal) so I thought my time will be more against mid or end of season but the start was better than expected.
What was your most rewarding result (personally) in 2015?
David Graf: My first big result was the Bronze in Baku, it was such a relief to finally put it together when it counted! But my 3rd place at the WorldChampionships was a much better race.
Who do you think kicked ass in the Elite Men class this year?
David Graf: Kimmann obviously, being dominant as he was in his
African Continental Championships (RSA)
1 Kyle DODD RSA 21 120 120
2 Alex LIMBERG RSA 19 105 105
3 Penias TENTHANI ZIM 19 90 90
4 Simon MARTIN ZIM 22 75 75
5 Tawanda MAROVA ZIM 26 60 60
6 Bryce STIEBEL RSA 20 50 50
Results Ecuadorian National Championships:
Elite Men:
1 Fausto Andres ENDARA MADERA ECU 26 30 30
2 Jose ANDRADE ECU 19 20 20
3 Diego Fernando CASTILLO PAEZ ECU 20 15 15
4 Javier Sebastian ALVAREZ ZULETA ECU 21 10 10
Elite Men:
1 Yoshitaku NAGASAKO JPN 22 50 50
2 Tatsumi MATSUSHITA JPN 24 45 45
3 Jukia YOSHIMURA JPN 22 40 40
4 Akifumi SAKAMOTO JPN 33 35 35
5 Takamasa SAMPEI JPN 23 30 30
6 Ryosuke FURUHATA JPN 22 28 28
7 Kohei YOSHII JPN 20 26 26
8 Kai SAKAKIBARA AUS 19 24 24
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.