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ESPN’s X Games has invited many past medalists and top athletes from around the world for the inaugural X Games Austin, to be held June 5-8 at Circuit of The Americas™. The competition will feature more than 200 athletes competing for medals and prize money in the sports of Skateboard, BMX, RallyCross, Moto X and for the first time, the discipline of Stadium Super Trucks. As part of the enhanced music and festival-style offerings at X Games Austin, the X Games: Battle of the Bands competition will make its debut. The X Games: Battle of the Bands competition will feature the top eight bands from an online band-submitted and fan-voted competition performing on-stage during X Games Austin for a $25,000 prize. Those eight bands with the highest online vote totals will then each perform a 25-minute set at X Games Austin and fans will vote for their favorites. The two bands with the highest vote totals will then perform head-to-head on June 8 where a winner will be named based on fan voting. For more information and to enter, please visit xbands.xgamesaustin.

The 10th Flatland Unlimited Contest / AMFLT Round 1 contest went down right on schedule, the first weekend of March 2014 in Toronto, Ontario. Even though the temperature outside was frigid, the riding inside the Better Living Exposition Centre, was on fire. This contest is traditionally one of my favorite events of the year. As a rider, a full practice day … right on the contest floor! That is a dream come true. This year was a little different for me, as I was still nursing a broken ankle. But after a few minutes of watching everyone bust