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Patrick Guimez is organizing a Dirt contest in Tosse, close to Hossegor in the South West of France (near the Atlantic Ocean) on 18 August 2007. It's free entry for the Pro and Am Lords of Dirt contest. Riders need to be able to handle the gap that is followed by three jumps of which the first one will be 8 meters, the second one, 6,5 meters and the last one 4,5 meters. 

So much has happened since Stephen arrived its hard to imagine we have only been here in Denver for less than 1 week. Stephen's clincial team are amazing. His Primary Doctor has everything under control and is taking care of all the underlying problems Stephen has had in the last 4 weeks to enable Stephen to move forward and really start his rehab.

Stephen has seen an ENT consultant for his trach, gastroenterologist for his stomach problems, Respiratory consultant for his lungs, dieticians, speech and languate therapists besides his regular nurses, phyiso, occupational therapist. Everyone is so caring.

Simon Tabron captured his first victory of the season in BMX Vert at the AST Dew Tour’s Right Guard Open at Cleveland’s North Coast Harbor. After multiple wind delays throughout the afternoon, Tabron, a veteran of BMX Vert narrowly edged rookie competitor Steven McCann for the victory with a winning score of 91.67. McCann finished with a score of 90.83, follow by Chad Kagy with a 90.67.

 “I love Cleveland and just wanted to have a good run at this tour event,” said Tabron. “I’m really excited about this victory and looking forward to the tour stop in Portland.”

The next stop of the AST Dew Tour will be in Portland, Ore. from Aug. 16-19 for the Vans Invitational.

AST Dew Tour-Right Guard Open Results North Coast Harbor - Cleveland, Ohio

The second annual Canadian Concrete series kicked off at the infamous Kirkstone park in North Vancouver. Entries topped last year by a huge number of riders, and the level of riding was absolutely insane. Pro riders Travis Sexsmith and Jason Teet were the show stoppers with 12 foot airs and incredible flips (where they shouldn’t be done). The am class gets better and better, with 13 year olds pulling smooth lines that riders twice their age and experience had trouble comprehending. Masters class? 39 year old Ron Mercer showed that the older riders still have it, but veteran ramp rider, Mel Gooder, completely killed it, with 8 foot high lookbacks and front wheel lip tricks.

Next stop is the world famous Coquitlam park on August 5th, where some of the most amazing riding has gone down and footage has been filmed (Osato’s infamous whip to manual to whip back in for example). The riding will be insane, and as always, the good vibes will be flowing.

Factory Media today announced two staff changes within its bike portfolio and most notably to its market leading magazine, Ride BMX UK.
Mark Noble, Ride BMX UK magazine’s founding editor of 21 years, is to broaden his responsibilities across the bike portfolio in the role of Editorial Director. Whilst maintaining a day-to-day focus in helping to deliver Ride BMX on a monthly basis, Mark will be assisting with Ride BMX’s web development and lending a hand to other editors on Factory’s bike titles.

The next T-Mobile Local Support Challenge takes place at BMX Park Darmstadt / Germany on 28th of July. This time the BMX teams will battle in the discipline BMX Miniramp.

The Local Support style stays the same: Every national BMX spot can compete with one or more teams, each consisting of three riders – thereby it doesn´t matter, if the rider is a pro or am, sponsored or not.

The best team wins money for a new Local Support Obstacle for their local BMX park. Furthermore there are many other top-prizes for the challenging teams, like for example a complete organized BBQ for 30 persons including a BBQ-master. The best unsponsored teamrider receives the T-Mobile Wildcard and goes directly to the BMX Miniramp final of the T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds Summer Session on 26th of August in Hamburg. 

The third stop of the Battle in da Club tour 2007, Germany´s first and one and only Bmx Flatland series, will be the incredible Lago Bay Beach Club in Hamburg (11.08.2007). A 5000 square meters area, everywhere you look fine-grain sand, a huge swimming pool and in the middle of this city-paradise the 16 best German & Austrian Bmx Flatlandriders will get together, to decide the best of them in a Battle mode full of suspense. One against one, man against man, because at the end there can be only one winner! After the prize giving the riders and the audience are able to abandon their selves to the sins of summer-sun-beach life, drink some Red Bull and Cocktails, enjoy the view over the bay from Hamburg or relax in the swimming pool.

The whole will be improved through the incredible Dj Coolman, the Clark Gable of the Turntables. Most of you will know him because of his membership with Fünf Sterne Deluxe.

Dew Tour BMX Vert Final results:
1st Tabron, Simon 91.67
2nd McCann, Steven 90.83
3rd Kagy, Chad 90.67
4th Robinson, Kevin 89.33
5th Eggleston, Jay 88
6th Zurita, Francisco 88
7th Bestwick, Jamie 87 

The second Part of the People's Store Roadtrip-Video is online! includes People's Store Riders such as Sven Hoffman, Sascha Roll, Aze and more.

Here is the link: People's Store Roadtrip video

Mankind is very happy to announce that close friend and hyper energy duracell Björn “Bommel” Mager from Berlin, Germany is now riding for Mankind Bike Co. .

Bommel is overly friendly but also that generally loud and a lot talking nerd, which is even doing double whip flips after being a party animal the night before and looking like a zombie on a 20” inch.

You might have seen Bommel going bananas at the Masters in Cologne, if not come to Rebel Jam in Berlin and witness the slickness.

Mankind


Photo by: David Ullirch