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Name: Travis Cordova
Hometown: Salem, Oregon

FAT FAVs list:

-Drink: Coconut water
-Trick: Hang 5 or a truck driver
-BMX Magazine: The Albion
-Video game: Skate 2

Hey Bruno, how are things?
I’m fine, thanks! Just chilling at home and getting ready for the Barcelona X Games this week.

You’re rarely staying in Germany these days. Where have you been before and where are you going next?
I’ve stayed at home for some weeks taking care of my driving licence and some other everyday things. After Barcelona, I’ll head to the U.S. and then to the Shanghai X Games in China. Afterwards, I’ll tour England together with the Federal Team.

Talking of the X-Games, what do you think about the Red

Sergio Layos, one of the best BMX riders in the world, was about to take part in his ninth X Games but twenty days before, on July 7th 2012, he fell near Montpellier, where he was recording a video. He was trying to land a 360 over a roof but fell and broke the shinbone and the fibula. Right there and then, the chance to participate at the X Games vanished: “I was invited and I felt awful wondering whether I could ever have that chance again,” he confesses, moved. The first thing he did was to call his brother, Ángel, who had a similar injury to that he

Name: Mathias Augris
Age: 22
Hometown: Lyon, France
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Osiris Shoes / KHE Bikes

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Park with some hips
-BMX video: etnies forward

Name: James Alcock
Age: 20
Hometown: Chester UK
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Prospects, The Boneyard Skatepark

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: BCN, or anything with friends
-BMX video: Animal Cuts
-Website: has to be Youtube
-Web video: Edwin Delarosa and Tom White fit life section
-Food: Chicken

-Riders to ride with: Ash Spencer, Josh Roberts, Higgo, Owain Clegg or anyone that wants to ride
-Car: Don't have one but I will have a mk1 escort
-Movie: HowHigh
-Shoes: adidas

Name: Maximilian Higginson
Age: 16
Hometown: Cardiff
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Vendetta, W.Y.K.S.

The favorite list:

-Drink: IRN BRU
-Trick: Anything spastic and G, mainly grinds and J-turns

Name: Storm Hughes
Age: 21
Hometown: St Andrews
Hook-ups/Sponsors: 20Twentystore, The Set

The favorite list:

-BMX photographer: Josh Fowler
-BMX filmer: Dave Sowerby
-Spot to ride: South Gyle Ledges
-BMX video: Cult Talk Is Cheap
-Travel destination: Barcelona
-Riders to ride with: Josh Fowler, Jonny Blakie, Gipo aka Jensen Murray
-Car: My trusty Toyota Aygo
-Movie: Law Abiding Citizen
-Colour: Green
-Shoes: Vans Halfcabs
-Bike company: The Set

Name: Joel Marchand
Age: 20
Hometown: Montreal, QC, Canada
Hook-ups/Sponsors: The Spot bike shop

The favorite list:

-Car: I used to have a Volvo 740turbo. But now I have my bike and the metro.
-Clothing company: the company does not really bother me if the clothes are comfortable and not too expensive
-Drink: ice tea best thing ever
-Web video: Nike in Taipei

Name: Dale Turk
Age: 18
Hometown: Gloucester
Hook-ups/Sponsors: none unfortunately

The favorite list:

-Shoes: Vans all the way
-Spot to ride: my two locals pittville skate park in Cheltenham or Churchdown bowl
-BMX video: BSD any which way, Cult talk is cheap and Empire bad idea are probably my favorite
-Website: recently I have become addicted to a website called shockmansion they post all sorts of cool videos on there

-Web video: I still like to watch all the old aversion videos, and ride to glory is always fun to watch
-Food: I really like junk food not really a fan of health stuff

Name: Michal Smelko
Age: 21
Hometown: Olomouc (Czech Republic)
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Federal Bikes, Tbb-bike.cz, The Con

The favorite list:

-Ramp rider: Enarson
-Street rider: Dak, Ty, AK
-Dirt rider: Aitken
-Flatland rider: Dandois
-Old school rider: Nyquist
-Shoes: Vans
-Bike company: Federal bikes
-BMX contest: Simple Session
-Bike shop: Tbb-bike
-Clothing company: Vans