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X Games Austin 2016 will receive extensive coverage across multiple television and digital platforms June 2-5, as world’s best action sports athletes return to Austin, Texas, to compete for X Games gold and prize money. ESPN and ABC will televise a combined 21 hours of live X Games Austin content in high-definition with an additional 5.25 hours of competition streamed live exclusively on ESPN3. All the latest coverage will be offered across ESPN digital platforms, including XGames.com, 

Sometimes you've got to give back to the people who support you. In this case, HARO Bikes are giving HARO owners free access to the 040BMXPARK in Eindhoven, Netherlands on Wednesday 25 May (3pm - 10pm). Some of the 2016 HARO complete Bikes will be on display, Daniel Wedemeijer will be there to have a session with you, HARO videos will be playing, HARO goodies will be handed out, HARO employees (USA, Germany, Netherlands) will be around to answer your Haro questions, and lots more activities will be happening on Wednesday 25th. It's time to get that HARO Bike in shape for a cosy riding session after school or work. Don't miss out, this is your chance.

Today ESPN is announcing the sponsors for X Games Austin, taking place June 2-5 at Circuit of The Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas, with live coverage on ESPN and ABC.  AT&T, Coors Light, Intel and LifeProof join the roster of official sponsors alongside returning brands America’s Navy, Harley-Davidson, Fruit of the Loom, Monster Energy and Toyota. Additional event sponsors include Skype, TNT’s Animal Kingdom and Torchy’s Tacos.
 
Celebrating its third and final year at Circuit of The Americas, the

THE BOOGIE IS BACK! For the second year in a row, MULLALY is teaming up with The Bronx Museum, Strider Bikes and Nutcase Helmets to bring the Strider Adventure Zone to the Boogie on the Boulevard. Last year we got almost 100 kids on bikes every day we ran the course, and are hoping to top that this year.

Come out to the Bronx Museum on the Grand Concourse to get in on the fun every last Sunday of May thru August. The event is free all day with bikes and helmets provided and a new course designed by Dellevalle Designs.

Our IT'S MY PARK volunteer day with Partnership for Parks was a

Think you have the best line in the Wild West? What about the best trick? It’s all on the line for the Woodward West Bounty Hunter BMX Video Contest. We’re inviting you out for the challenge and the chance to win a FREE WEEK of camp. The Woodward West team will be pairing up with industry judges to award one free week of camp to a camper who wins one of the following categories:

-Best Trick
-Best Line
-Most Creative
-Most Unique Obstacle
-Most Likes

Visiting pros will be competing to collect bounty in all of the categories and we invite campers to enter each category, but only one award will be awarded to a camper.

This weekend’s World of X Games will air Golden Moments on Saturday, May 21 beginning at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT on ABC. This weekend’s show will take a look back at all the gold medal moments from X Games Austin 2015 in anticipation of this year’s event taking place June 2-5 in Austin, Texas at Circuit of The Americas for its third and final year.

Golden moments will feature highlights including seven-time X Games medalist, Vince Byron who put an end to Jamie 

Hi, my name is Stephen Murray and i'm a 36 year old former professional BMX Dirt Jumper and father of two boys, Seth and Mason. In June 2007 I suffered a career ending injury at the Baltimore Dew Tour where I crashed on a double backflip and broke my neck leaving me paralysed from the shoulders down. For the last 9 years my life has had more than it's fair share of complications, but I continue to 'stay strong' and firmly believe that one day in the future I will walk again and ride with my two boys.

I moved out to California as an 18 year old with dreams of becoming a professional BMX Dirt Jumper, and managed to not only fulfil that dream but achieve things I could never have imagained possible for a kid from Newcastle. Now 18 years on, the time has come for me to move back home to England with my two sons Seth and Mason.  

The last 9 years have been incredibly financialy draining on my

Vans, the original action sports footwear and apparel brand, and the first name in BMX, announces the industry’s most anticipated video of 2016, ILLUSTRATED. ILLUSTRATED marks another astounding milestone for Vans, marking the brand’s first-ever, feature length global BMX video since the company’s inception in 1966. Directed by respected BMX photographer Justin Kosman, and featuring groundbreaking full parts from some of the biggest names in BMX, ILLUSTRATED gets up-close and personal with the multifaceted Vans pro BMX team as they circle the globe in search of never-before-ridden terrain.

ILLUSTRATED is about paving your own path; a unique ride through life, both on and off the bike.  With style, precision and drama at every turn, each rider demonstrates their own chosen direction as they journey across the globe establishing their craft as creators of one truly original art form. In the end, we are graced with a showcase of cinematic adventures, written in scratches and skid marks on walls and rails around the world. 

There are only a few times, when you know it is a perfect match! Sergio is one of Europe´s most respected and talented BMX exports. His riding style, personality and attitude speak volumes and makes people - no matter where he shows up, if it´s an event, a jam, or just a local session with friends - feel enriched by simply being with him. TM, Andy Zeiss: "Sergio is a long time friend of mine and to many of the VANS team riders. Furthermore he owns and reflects everything what a BMX rider should be and that's very important to me. We began the relationship at the end of last year with some general product support. Soon as we realised it was a perfect fit I pushed for the next and most logical step. Now I couldn’t be more stoked and proud to have him as a part of the family and representing VANS along with the others from the squad. Sorry, but my team is bad-ass, haha!“

The Spanish based rider has his roots in Madrid, but recently moved north of Barcelona. Traveling is still a huge part of his life,

GT Bicycles today announced the addition of three members to its BMX Freestyle program for 2016, Dan Conway, Albert Mercado and Jeff “With Glasses” Ludwig. All are strong additions to round out a crew that includes Brian Kachinsky. “Collectively, we have done enough grinds to circle the globe a few times,” said Brian Kachinsky, GT Freestyle BMX Pro. “This is a dope crew, and I’m looking forward to the rest of the year. Each of these guys has their own unique riding style.  Everyone has a good sense of humor and great attitude toward the sport of BMX.”