The Skatepark de la Rotonde in Strasbourg, France was the place to be for the latest edition of the NL Contest. The Festival International des Cultures Urbaines de Strasbourg took place on 19, 20 and 21 May 2017. A total of 450 athletes gave the crowd of 27 000 people a show that they'd come to watch. Cam Peake (GBR) wins Street (!) and Spine while Team France's Istvan Caillet grabs the pro Dirt win.
BMX Results NL Contest 2017:
Nitro World Games qualifying shifted to BMX Best Tricks on Wednesday. Eight slots in the semifinal round were at stake and, potentially, a chance to compete in the finals at Rice-Eccles Stadium – and on NBC in primetime - on Saturday, June 24. James Foster took first place after sending it with a double backflip no-hander on his first run then later stomped a textbook triple backflip for his third. Foster almost nailed an insane backflip triple barspin on his final run, incredibly by over-spinning his handle bars four and a half times (undeterred, he attempted the trick again, and landed it, after the competition) Zack Warden sealed second place with a rarely seen bikeflip backflip to late tailwhip (which he later called, “my unicorn of a trick”). TJ Ellis never dipped below third after
Men:
1 Andre S (FRA) 36.301 V,
2 Van der Burg D (NED) +0.040
3 Van Gendt T (NED) +0.465
4 Turner B (AUS) +0.790
5 Sakakibara K (AUS) +1.078
6 Nyhaug T (CAN) +1.427
7 Fields C (USA) +1.540
8 Daudet J (FRA) +2.460 8,
Women:
1 Smulders L (NED) 38.050
2 Bondarenko Y (RUS) +1.082
3 Baauw J (NED) +1.414
4 Christensen S (DEN) +1.630
5 Huisman R (NED) +1.685
6 Pajon M (COL) +1.713
7 Walker S (NZL) +2.688
USABMX Cajun National Prerace
Pro Open results:
1 HUNTER PELHAM, FACTORY RIFT/TANGENT, WILLIS, TX
2 BRANDON ELMORE, PURE/AVIAN FACTORY TEAM USA, ARLINGTON, TX
3 OLIJUWON DAVIS, SPEEDPEDDLERS, ST CHARLES, IL
4 JONATHAN AUSTIN, WEST MONROE, LA
5 WALKER FINCH, FACTORY RIFT/TANGENT, FT COLLINS, CO
6 DAMIEN LACOMBE, ROCKWALL, TX
7 SKYLER PRATHER, SPEEDPEDDLERS, PAWNEE, IL
8 WILLIAM GRANT, J & R BICYCLES, SEMINOLE, FL
Photo from Hunter's Facebook
Elite Men:
1. Kai Sakakibara
2. Matthew Juster
3. Aaron Nottle
4. Joshua Callan
5. Corey Frieswyk
6. Joshua Callan
7. Joshua McLean
8. Braley Game
Elite Women:
1. Leanna Curtis
2. Rebecca Petch
3. Rachel Jones
4. Sarah Harvey
5. Tyler Lea Thorley
6. Gemma Lee Thomas
OPEN MEN:
1. Arthur Pilard
2. Remy Wock Tai
3. Karl Le Nagard
4. Tristan Tournebize
5. Timothe Fabre
6. Jimmi Therkelsen
7. Felix Lopez
Results of the Tangent Open Mazzaron, Spain #2
Main Race final:
Elite Men:
1. Romain Mayet (FRA)
2. Joris Harmsen (NED)
3. Luis Brethauer (GER)
Elite Women:
Pro Flatland results FIGHT THE WINTER
1st Dominik Nekolny
2nd Kevin Nikulsky
3rd Wolfgang Sauter
4th Davis Dudelis
5th Francesco Pekeno
6th Dan Hennig
7th Gilles Van De Sompel
8th Bert Ribul
9th Rayk Hahne
10th Martin Drazil
11th Dustyn Alt
12th Markus Schwital
13th John Kämer
14th Sebastian Grubinger
15th Markus Reich
16th Laev Erik
Sooner National Prerace. Friday 10 February 2017.
Pro Open results.
1 OLIJUWON DAVIS, SPEEDPEDDLERS, ST CHARLES, IL
2 ELLIOT MCGRATH, STAATS-CIARI, NEW HOPE, MN
3 JONATHAN AUSTIN, WEST MONROE, LA
4 JORDAN SCHEIDERICH, KANSAS CITY, KS
5 GUILLERMO OROZCO, GUADALAJARA, JAL
6 JOE MCCARTY, TULSA, OK
Simple Session 2017 PARK Final results
1 EDGAR, Larry 40 USA 23 FLY BIKES 181.00
2 DHERS, Daniel 29 VEN 31 RED BULL 178.80
3 CLARK, Jack 34 GBR 22 TALL ORDER 178.40
4 BRUCE, Nick 35 USA 24 TOTAL BMX 178.00
5 VARGA, Mike 39 CAN 20 DK 176.00
6 PERAZA, Kevin 42 MEX 22 MONGOOSE 175.80
7 LOUPOS, Brandon 33 AUS 23 GT BMX 175.60
8 TENCIO, Kenneth 37 CRI 23 RED BULL 174.00
9 ANDREEV, Kostya 36 RUS 24 TOTAL BMX 165.80
10 RIZAEV, Irek 38 RUS 19 TOTAL BMX 165.00
11 TORRES, Jose 18 ARG 21 KROW 164.40
12 CASEY, Pat 41 USA 22 MONGOOSE 157.20
Pic by BdJ
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