Bart de Jong
American BMX Freestyler Hannah Roberts is just 22 years old but has still amassed an impressive list of achievements. She has several UCI World Cup titles, five World Championships, and an Olympic silver medal. That silver medal came during the Tokyo games in 2021 when her score of 96.10 was a little short of Great Britain’s Charlotte Worthington, who took gold with a score of 97.50. Three years later, Roberts is hoping to win that elusive gold medal.
“I knew that there were some things that I could do to improve my score and hopefully take that gold back. I messed up in the moment. That's all it is,” Roberts said of her performance in Tokyo.
Since winning the 2017 world title when she was just 16, Roberts has been the pre-eminent figure in women's BMX Freestyle competitions. Her latest triumph at the 2023 World Championships in Glasgow marked her fifth time donning the prestigious rainbow jersey. Of course, following crashes at both the World Championships in Abu Dhabi and the final World Cup event in Australia in 2022, it’s clear she’s not invincible. But despite those crashes and injury setbacks, she’s determined to persevere and go for gold in Paris this summer.
“I think I handle injuries well. For the most part I’m like, ‘I broke my arm, let’s cut the cast and keep riding,’” says Roberts. “This time, I was not able to do anything on my own. I was on crutches, and it
Name: Leyton 'Goose' Barker
Age: 24
Hometown: Adelaide, South Australia
The FAT Favourites list:
Spot to ride: So many spots to choose from but probably my local trails, Paramount trails.
BMX video: Anthem 2 or Doug Underhills' ‘Reflection’ dvd
The countdown is on! From May 8 to 12, 2024, Montpellier will once again be the world capital of urban sports for 5 days of intense festivities and competitions! For this new edition of FISE Montpellier, 15 disciplines will be in the running with over 45 competitions on the program on ramps specially built for the event on the banks of the Lez. With world cups, renowned contests and night-time competitions, the 2024 edition promises to be sensational, and will provide an opportunity to take stock of Olympic medal hopes just 2 months ahead of the Paris Olympic Games.
FISE 2024 DISCIPLINES:
UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup
BMX Race Ljubljana kicked-off the Dr. Auer BMX Alpe-Adria series, the most important competition for many young riders from Slovenia & neighboring countries. Sunday’s event also had a UCI C1 status, which gave the race even stronger international appeal. Strongest race of the week was won by German Philip Schaub. The weekend of racing at BMX Park Ljubljana, preceded on Friday by the fun-filled Argeta Junior KoloPark Pokal pump track event, attracted riders from Austria, Italy, Hungary, Germany & Slovakia, as well as the entire Slovenian BMX scene. The main motive for the riders in the Championships category was of course the UCI points, which count towards the qualification
DIRTYFEST 2 // VINTAGE BMX RACING // INSANE!
Results HC Lone Star Nationals Houston, TX, United States 21 April 2024
Elite Men:
1 Bennett GREENOUGH 21 NZL 1 200.00 UCI Ranking Points
2 Jack DAVIS 22 AUS 2 172.00
3 Joseph LETO 24 USA 3 148.00
4 Stefan HEIL 25 GER 4 127.00
5 Spencer COLE 23 USA 5 109.00
6 Drew POLK 21 USA 6 94.00
7 ArthurCLAESSENS 25 SUI 7 81.00
8 Julian SCHMIDT 30 GER 8 70.00
Men U23:
1 Tasman WAKELIN 22 NZL 1 67.00 UCI Ranking Points
2 Ethan POPOVICH 19 USA 2 57.00
3 Aaron BLEE 22 USA 3 49.00
4 Brody COLE 20 USA 4 42.00
5 Levin GRÜNIG 21 SUI 5 36.00
Results BMX Race Ljubljana Ljubljana, Slovenia 21 April 2024
Elite Men:
1 Philip SCHAUB 27 GER 100.00 UCI Ranking points
2 Liam WEBSTER 27 GER 86.00
3 Gergely VINCZE 29 HUN 74.00
U23 Men:
1 Tommaso GASPAROLI 21 ITA 33.00 UCI Ranking points
Results African Continental Championships Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Africa 21 April 2024
Elite Men:
1 24 ALG 300.00 UCI Ranking Points
2 Alex WHITEHEAD 29 RSA 258.00
3 Simon MARTIN 31 ZIM 222.00
4 Marlon KADUKU 25 ZIM 191.00
5 Tawanda MAROVA 35 ZIM 164.00
6 Duvan RENKEN 20 RSA 141.00
Live from the Rockstar Energy Bike Park in Houston, TX!
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.