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The year 2011 has started pretty much everywhere in the world right now. Maybe Big Island has to wait for a little bit but he'll catch up soon. Here are the Good, Bad and Ugly lists of Nigel Sylvester, Chris Hughes and Andy Zeiss. We've got Catfish on hold so stay tuned for more.

Nigel Sylvester:

The Good:
1. New Music
2. Nike ID mavrk mid 2
3. Iphone and Ipad
4. New Skate plazas in NYC
5. God blessed me

The Bad:
1. Brooklyn Banks closing
2. Losing my barber

I'm watching the Best Crashes of 2010 on Motors TV right now. Some gnarly shit went down this year in rally, motocross, boat racing, FMX, motoGP and whatnot. Be sure to watch from a safe spot next time you're at a motorized event, things can get out of hand and we don't want that to end on your Bad or Ugly list of 2011. We got a few more for you to wrap up the year. Daniel Dhers and Asa sent their lists while the firecrackers are already going off.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of 2010 with Daniel Dhers:

The Good:
1. Getting my first house in Greenville, NC.
2. Getting a key to Mirra's warehouse.
3. Organizing my first ever contest in Caracas, VE
4. Doing the Red Bull Under my wing in Trinidad, Peru, Chile and Colombia
5. Starting to play guitar

Ben Hennon:

The Good:
1. Riding the Vans rebeljam, getting two thirds there
2. Drinking more tequila
3. Winning highest air and best trick at Boardmasters
4. Anthem 2
5. Chilling at 9th st with Baz and Chase. Then getting crazy at Shakespeares.

The Bad:
"finding this hard"
1. Been made to sit on a phane for 2hours in my hometown because the airport health and safety said the stairs were too icey to walk on.
2. Baz crashing in Barcelona
3. Missing the party at Simpel Session Summer session in Helsinki. School boy error.

It sucks to lose sponsors, it rules to pick up new ones. It sucks to be injured, it rules to be healthy. What happened in 2010 with Rob Darden, Paul de Jong and Desmond Tessemakers? Read their Good, Bad and Ugly things of 2010. Kicking this off with Rob Darden:

The Good:
1. The birth of my daughter, Lily Ann Darden.
2. Rogue Fitness as a new sponsor.
3. Carhartt as a new sponsor.
4. Family vacation in the southern Caribbean.
5. Finally got my knees fixed.

The Bad:
1. Tore my ACL in my right leg.
2. Had knee surgery on both of my knees.
3. Formed blood clots in my legs and lungs from knee surgery.

The Ugly:

We're entered the last day of the year 2010. What was good about it? what was bad about 2010? what got ugly this year? Read on what Colin MacKay, Pim van den Bos and Effraim Catlow had to mention. Their lists are up here starting off with Colin MacKay:

The Good:
1. Having caring and great support from sponsors. Much love for Haro Bikes, Vans Shoes, Rockstar Energy Drink and Kenda Tires.
2. Selling my house in Greenville! (After 2 years on the market)
3. Traveling to NZ, France and getting a trip home to Australia for events and road trips. Traveling with friends anywhere rules!
4. Winning the King of Dirt in Australia. Its been a while since overall victory.
5. Remaining healthy this year and still sending it from time to time was great.

The Bad:

What happened in 2010? Good things, bad things and ugly things. Read on what McGoo, Van der Lee and Jaspers have to say, starting off with Harold "McGoo" McGruther.

Good:
1. Slab city riot
2. Monster java light
3. New office and warehouse
4. New Babolat tennis racket
5. European vacation with mom

Bad:
1. Didn't finish my spartankiller chopper project
2. My vision deteriorated further
3. 160 days on the road 

Stefan Lantschner doesn't like pegs or broken legs but there were some good things happening in 2010 for him.

The Good:
1. Mike Aitken's video part on Anthem
2. Fanta ananas at rebel jam in Portugal
3. Simple Session
4. The Dragon edit
5. The park at the Nike Pro contest in Barcelona

The Bad:
1. Bommel's broken leg in Barcelona
2. 3 pegs
3. 4 pegs

The Ugly:

The year is coming to an end soon. We decided to ask a select few people to see if they could come up with The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of 2010 for us. Here are the lists of Mikey Babbel, Mike de Wit and Timo van Lierop with more to follow.

Mikey Babbel's Good, Bad and Ugly things of 2010:

The Good: 

Name: Adam Bird
Age: 18
Hometown: Kettering, UK
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Odessa footwear

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Corby, Skegness
-BMX video: etnies Grounded
-Website: www.zealbmx.com
-Web video: Webby
-Food: pizzza
-Travel destination: Germany, Masters
-Riders to ride with: Cooper + Brown
-Car: mk2f VW polo gt 91
-Movie: I love you man
-Colour: blue

Name: BEN WALLACE
Hometown: BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND
Sponsors: PRIMO, ORCHID FOOTWEAR, AND AMITY BIKE CO
 
Is it fair to say you've been off the radar a bit in 2009 as far as big comps and contest results are concerned?
Ben Wallace: YEAH 2009 WASN'T A GREAT YEAR FOR ME AS I WAS OVERCOMING KNEE AND WRIST INJURIES/OPERATIONS AND ALSO BEING DROPPED BY HARO AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR THREW ME A BIT. TRYING TO RIDE AND TRAVEL TO COMPS ON A MAXED OUT OVERDRAFT IS NEAR ON IMPOSSIBLE! HOWEVER HAVE KIKED START THE YEAR ON A HIGH GETTING THIRD AT SIMPLE SESSION SO AM PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT 2010.
 
Can you explain how hard it is to qualify for the Dew tour?
Ben Wallace: LAST YEAR'S DEW TOUR SUCKED AS I WAS THREE PLACES OUT ON QUALIFYING FOR BOTH STREET AND DIRT.