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Name: Arthur Kourtis
Hometown: Melbourne Northcote, Australia
Started riding in: 1979
Number of bikes in collection: I currently have 16 what I call boutique BMXs. All of which date from '77 to '84

What was the moment for you to start collecting BMX bikes?
Arthur Kourtis: I started collecting bmxs from a very young age. I’d even say for a long time I kept most of my original bikes from when I was a kid and only got rid of them in the last 12 years as I wanted to buy bikes I couldn’t afford so I’d trade up. Growing up in the northern suburbs in Melbourne our BMX was our wheels. We went everywhere on our bikes. Being of European background as a kid our parents wouldn’t let us race. So we just lived on our bikes

Is older better in your book?
Arthur Kourtis: Good question. I have full respect for all eras of BMX. As I was there for all of it.

UEC BMX European Cup - Round 1 - Verona - Italy. Saturday 01 May 2021
Elite Men:
1 7 GRAF David SUI 60 points
2 3 ANDRE Sylvain FRA 45
3 974 MAYET Romain FRA 40
4 179 MARQUART Simon M. SUI 35
5 1 VAN GENDT Twan NED 30
6 593 CAMPO Alfredo ECU 25
7 259 SMITH Jeremy USA 20
8 117 FANTONI Giacomo ITA 15

Elite Women:
1 SMULDERS Laura NED 60 points
2 ETIENNE Axelle FRA 45
3 CLAESSENS Zoe SUI 40
4 BAAUW Judy NED 35
5 BONDARENKO Yaroslava RUS 30

Results C1 Kalashnikov Cup Park - Izhevsk - Russia 30 April 2021
Elite Men Park:
1 DHERS Daniel VEN  200 points
2 RIZAEV Irek RUS  160
3 FOMINOV Nikita RUS 130
4 ISAKOV Nikita RUS 110
5 MOLLAEV Aleksandr RUS 90
6 AKHMETZYANOV Jamil RUS 70
7 ALIEV Anar RUS 50
8 LIUBISHKIN Arsenii RUS 30
9 ZHURAVLEV Pavel RUS 20
10 KHOLODNIAKOV Artem RUS 10

Elite Women Park:
1 LIUBIMOVA Valeriia RUS 200 points
2 KRUGLOVA Ekaterina RUS 160
3 MALYSHEVA Elena RUS 130
4 TEREBOVA Anastasiia RUS 110

C1 race USA BMX Dixieland Nationals - Atlanta, GA - Sunday 02 May 2021
Elite Men:
1 FIELDS Connor USA 60 points
2 SHARRAH Corben USA 45
3 WOOD Cameron USA 40
4 NAKAI Asuma JPN 35
5 KLUMPER Tyler RSA 30
6 BOB Alec USA 25
7 VANKAMMEN Zachary USA 20
8 MCLEAN Joshua AUS 15

Women Elite:
1 HAYES Emily USA 60 points
2 MYDOCK Rachel USA 45
3 HAYES Ashley USA 40
4 RENO Shealen USA 35

Photo by Bart de Jong/FATBMX

Name: Camille Maire
Age: 27
Hometown: La Voulte, France
Plate number: 5 / 777
Hook-ups/Sponsors: BVCBIKES, Oakley, DMT, RIM, HT, FLYRacing

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-Track to race on: Papendal Old track
-Favourite Race: Zolder 2019
-Food: Pizzas

Meet Kenneth Tencio, the BMX champion who has invited us into his incredible home set-up in Costa Rica! When Kenneth Tencio first took up the BMX there were very few facilities where he could practice, but that hasn’t stopped the Costa Rican from carving out a successful career. Still residing in his home country, in the city of Jacó, Tencio has ensured he doesn’t have to travel far to train. That’s thanks to his backyard boasting ramps, jumps and even his very own bowl. Here is all you need to know:

- While most BMX riders specialise in one discipline, Tencio has always been known for his versatility, regularly training in park, dirt and street.