Report: Red Bull Bike Your Side 2023 Istanbul, Turkey

Sep 20, 2023

Written by Bart de Jong

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Last weekend in İstanbul both sides of the Bosphorus witnessed a great BMX competition organized by Redbull and hosted by Redbull BMX rider Bora Altintas, who was alao the idea giver for the event. The competition took place on a ferryboat in the middle of the Bosphorus. Two teams each representing one side of the Bosphorus competed against each other.

A skatepark was created by Cinoskatepark on the ferry boat itself. Each team had 6 BMX riders , either riding for the Asian or European side. The competition was very challenging due to the weather conditions as the wind was very strong and the ferry had to take some serious waves, making it very

callenging for the riders to balance their tricks.. Despite of all that, the competition went great, the performances were amazing and the jury had a really tough job.

The Asian team won the competition and the European team rider İsmail Emre Dalgıç @i_emredlgc received the MVP award for the best rider of the day.

Summary of the day: There were no losers in this competition. We had a great event by touring on the Bosphorus, witnessed some unbelievable moves and all our riders went home happy to be a part of that great experience, Thanks again to everyone who organized the whole event.

Organization:
@redbulltr
@sportstouch @cinoskatepark @bmxtrcom @zoidbikes @dockersturkiye @gshocktr
@renaultturkiye

Judges:
Ediz Tenşi @etensi
Bora Altıntaş @boraltintash
Ahmet Samet Erdem @bmxcii

Photographers:
Nuri Yılmazer @gonurigo
Barış Acarlı / Red Bull Content Pool