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The Dutch BMX scene got together on Friday night during the Moora Cup awards at the Skate Café in Amsterdam. The place was going to be opened the next day so having the wild BMX bunch in there the night before was a bit risky. But everyone behaved the best they could (ahum) and most of the nominated riders were present. BMX was celebrated and having everyone in one place together should happen more often because good times were had. And the winners are.....

Beste Flat Rijder *
Sietse van Berkel

Beste Broekie *

Fresh off the championship stage at the USA BMX Grand National is 2016 USA BMX National #1 Amateur, Jesse Welch. The big news today is that Jesse will be zip-tying his new #1 plate to a new bike for 2017, and suiting-up for Factory Throdwn. As one of the fastest in his age class, Jesse is a major pickup for any team, even without the silver cup and black number plate, but joining an established team like Jim Buchanan is fielding, with a new bike sponsor, will add some extra-special

Vans announced the formation of the Vans BMX Pro Cup Series, a new global BMX competition to establish the premier global points ranking system and to define the BMX park terrain discipline. Poised to be the world’s preeminent BMX competition, the Vans BMX Pro Cup Series will kick off its inaugural season in Sydney, Australia as the series embarks on a global tour in 2017, concluding with the crowning of the first-ever Vans BMX Pro Cup World Champion.

This Friday December 16th the Moora Cup will take place at the Skate Café in Amsterdam. The new bar (with indoor concrete mini/bowl en paardenhoek) will be turned upside down when the Dutch BMX scene will welcome the cup winners. You can still vote till midnight today by going to the website. Here are the nominees.

Beste Flat Rijder *
Dez Maarsen
Sietse van Berkel
Gino Stuart

Beste Broekie *
Jari Roggeveen
Niels van Maren
Tristan van den Berg

Lifetime Achievement Award *

Elite Men:
1. David Graf
2. Sylvain André
3. Arthur Pilard
4. Romain Mahieu
5. Romain Mayet
6. Renaud Blanc
7. Tristan Tournebize
8. Simon Marquart

Results Indoor St. Etienne, France. Saturday 10 December 2016:
Nations Cup MEN:
1. Simon Marquart
2. Renaud Blanc
3. Sylvain André
4. Jérémy Rencurel
5. Romain Mahieu
6. Matis Ragot Richard
7. Chris Christensen
8. Romain Mayet

Nations Cup WOMEN:
1. Axelle Etienne
2. Mathilde Doudoux
3. Blaine Ridge Davis
4. Camille Maire
5. Melanie Grun

GoPro’s new Karma Grip helps you capture stabilized footage so smooth your ordinary shots will look extraordinary, whether you’re filming BMX, cutting first tracks on the mountain, biking across challenging terrain or chasing your kids around the playground. You can use Karma Grip as a handheld device to capture shake-free “follow cam” footage or mount the stabilizer to a Chesty or the Seeker backpack for hands-free, POV video.

After two awesome editions in 2016 with more than 60.000 visitors, close to 500 athletes and reaching more than 12 MILLION people around the world Pro Freestyle will be back in 2017 with even more… Make sure you have all the updates first. We kick off the season in The Hague from 2-5 June on a brand new and epic location: right on the beach. The Hague is home to the biggest and busiest beach in Holland and Belgium. Every year more than 10 MILLION tourists find their way to The Hague beach. Expect sun, sea, grandstands and… a stadium.

Only one month later we have the Pro Freestyle Heerlen (30 June – 2 July) down south next to the borders of Germany and Belgium.

We give athletes the opportunity to win 3 prizes: in The Hague, in Heerlen and an overall prize. More info on disciplines, contests, setups and registrations soon.

After making headlines in its 2016 debut with electrifying feats and an unprecedented amount of world firsts, Nitro World Games will raise the bar even higher next year. Created by action sports icon Travis Pastrana with Nitro Circus CEO and Creative Director Mike Porra, Nitro World Games returns to Salt Lake City, Utah U.S.A. on Saturday, June 24 when Rice-Eccles Stadium hosts an adrenaline-fueled competition to see who will be crowned world champion in action sports’ most exciting disciplines: FMX, BMX, Skate, Inline and Scooter.

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