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Name Park: The backyard ramp
Operator: Mike Varga
Location: Ontario, Canada

What are the Covid-19 restrictions where you live at the moment?
Mike Varga: The Covid-19 has definitely got crazy with restrictions. Haven’t tried going to any parks but I know a few buddy's who got tickets for being at outdoor parks. Basically I can only travel around Ontario and even with that they have checkpoints to make sure your travel is necessary. All indoor and outdoor parks are closed. Basically just at home.

How does it feel having a ramp available whenever you feel like riding?
Mike Varga: Man it's absolutely amazing to have my own ramp! Keeping riding is key for keeping me in

This year’s summer X Games just ended with a bang! Monster Energy congratulates Mike Varga on taking gold in Dave Mirra’s BMX Park Best Trick at X Games Minneapolis 2019 inside U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday. In a progression-driven jam session featuring the world’s most gifted BMX freestyle riders, the 22-year-old from Oshawa, Canada, took home the win – and his first career X Games medal – with a never-been-done BMX trick. His teammate, 24-year-old Kevin Peraza from Tucson, Arizona, earned a strong third place finish in the gold medal-only event.

Supported by Monster Energy as the official drink sponsor for the sixth consecutive year, Summer X Games is the pinnacle of progression in modern-day freestyle BMX. After showcasing next-level riding

Monster Energy - Mike Varga's home turf, a custom built backyard setup built to be a dream ramp at home.

Mike Varga rounded out 2018 with an absolute full send of bangers filmed worldwide, all the while overcoming multiple injuries surgeries over the past year. Unfortunately he ended it with another injury, breaking his collarbone and requiring immediate surgery while filming his last clip for this video.

Monster Army teammates Brian Fox and Justin Dowell head up to Toronto, Canada to ride Monster Energy BMX pro Mike Varga's backyard ramp. Lookout for Dowell throwing a brand new world's first trick and Fox putting down bangers as always.

Combine one of the best skateparks in the world and one of the worst winters in the world and you're bound to create some heavy sessions! Watch some of the best in the game and a few new faces throw down hammers at Joyride 150 in Toronto.

After building the ramp of his dreams, Mike Varga stomped the best edit of his life in the beginning of 2016 with “Home Turf”. Knowing that evolution is the secret to the next step, Mike took zero time off and began redefining his dream. He made his ramp bigger and better. He added trails to his property. And, most importantly, Mike pushed himself to do what was previously considered impossible. Monster Energy is proud to release the latest and greatest from Mike Varga and to congratulate him on landing both the first ever 900 tailwhip and the first ever 1260…