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Name: Markus Hampl
Age: 29
Hometown: Augsburg, Germany
Hook - ups / Sponsors: Oakley / Troyan / Twenty Bikes / TSG / Odyssey / Insane Underwear

The favourite list:

Spot to ride: Augsburg / Peynier / Barak Rip
BMX Video: Head First
Website: Troyangloves.de / Twentyvelocross.com
Food: Pasta / Bavarian Food
Riders to ride with: Augsburg crew and Alex D., BIBI, Berenger Cordier, Beou, Patrick Guimez etc. 

Name: Rob Darden.
Age: 27.
Hometown: Concord, CA/ Greenville, NC.
Years riding: 16.
Sponsors: Premium Products, Rockstar Energy Drink, Osiris Shoes, Ogio, Skullcandy.

The Favorite list:

Spot to ride: The Unit, the place is endless.
BMX Video: End Search.
Website: Just like to surf.

TV Show: Millionaire Matchmaker, JK!
Memory: 1809
Riders to ride with: Josh Harrington, Ty Morrow, Shawn Real, Quinn Semling, Ryan Nyquist, Dave Dillewaard, Corey Bohan. 

Name: JJ Palmere
Age: 21
Hometown: Levittown, PA
Years riding: 8
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Mongoose, Staffbmx, etnies, Demolition.

The Favorite list:

Spot to ride: Girard Temple school.
BMX Video: End Search
Web Video: No favs. Just anything new an fresh is good.
TV Show: Don't watch much tv. But I do watch Fuel sometimes.
Memory: Growing up riding the old shopping center near my house. Best times ever with old friends that don't even ride anymore. 

Name: Alexandre Bourguignon
Age: 19
Hometown: Lyon, France
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Vans, Kink, Foundation, Pro-tec, Duo.

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Skatepark of Gerland
-BMX video: Many Props, Drop the Hammer, Little Devil's part
-Website: FACEBOOK!
-Web video: Harry Main...
-Food: Starbucks and McDonald's
-Riders to ride with: All my friends who ride with me
-Car: Chrysler 300c
-Movie: Le transporteur 3 for Thomas Caillard... 

Name: Keith Joseph Treanor
Age: 37
Hometown: Union City, NJ now residing in Oklahoma City, OK
Hook-ups: Hoffman Bikes

The Favorite list:

Truck: Chevy Colorado
BMX Video: Head First
Website: Demolitionparts.com & MMAWeekly.com
Highway: 40

Food: Asian
Riders to ride with: Brian Costillo, Mark Losey
Car: none
Movie: Fight Club

Name: Tom Haugen
Age: 32
Hometown: Minneapolis/Orlando
Years riding: 22
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Free Agent, UGP, Go211.com, EVS, Osiris, Oxygen4energy.com, Core Point, To Die For

The Favorite list:

-TV Show: Cheers
-Memory: getting my first bike
-Food: vegetarian lasagna
-Spot to ride: Mesh skatepark 

Name: Jeff Klugiewicz
Age: 25 Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Hook-ups/Sponsors: UGP, 4seasons Skatepark, Mankind, etnies, Hardcore Sportz, System Cycle, Sun Rims, Profile Racing, ODI

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: 4seasons Milwaukee (park)
-BMX video: Insight
-Website: Ridebmx.com
-Web video: Brad Simms Micreation edit!
-Food: Qdoba Burrito
-Riders to ride with: theres alot... Mike Hinkens, Tony Cardona, Brian Kachinsky, Brad Simms, Jeff Dowen, Edson Nieves, Lil Jon, Tre, Tony Malouf, Miles Rogoish, anyone else positive
-Car: VW GTI
-Movie: Step Brothers

Name: Taj Lucas Mihelich
Age: 35
Hometown: Born in Ann Arbor, MI, live in Austin, TX
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Giant, Odyssey, Fender, Bicycle Union

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: T-1 or 9th Street or Ray's
-BMX video: Head First? 50/50? Forward?
-Website: FatBMX! Duh!
-Web video: Yuck... hate web videos! Pretty stoked on my teams video from Rays last weekend though
-Food: Vegetarian. I love fresh veggies.
-Riders to ride with: Sandy Carson, Aaron Ross, Chase Hawk, Joe Rich, Logan, Ron Kimler.

Name: Vink Nico
Age: 25
Hometown: St.-Niklaas, Belgium
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Trek, Hope, Crankbrothers, Troy Lee designs, Lazer, Newpact skatepark.

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Mx trails
-BMX video: Building the underground
-Website: Transworld motorcross
-Web video: James Stewart, whip
-Food: Pizza, easy and good
-Riders to ride with: Timo, Closs, Hannu, Sig, Greg, Quentin, Sven, Vennes, Jefke, Kristof,
-Car: none
-Movie: Team America

Name: Shea Nyquist
Age: 27
Hometown: Los Gatos CA
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Ryan Nyquist hand me downs

The favorite list:

-Music: too much to list
-Ramp rider: Dave Osato
-Street rider: Josh Harrington
-Dirt rider: Chris Doyle
-Flatland rider: Chad Degroot
-Drink: Scotch
-Trick: right now, wheelies
-BMX Magazine: none
-Girl: this would get me in trouble
-Sport besides BMX: breaking stuff