Name: Shaun Jinks
Age: 28
Hometown: Worthing, West Sussex, England
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Properbikeco, Brighton BMX shop
The favorite list:
-Spot to ride: Nike tunnel
-BMX video: Seek and Destroy
My 2017: Tom van den Bogaard
Hometown: Aarle-Rixtel, Netherlands
Sponsors: Vans, Tall order, Paul's Boutique and 040bmxpark
Do you remember the first BMX event you went to this year and how did it go?
Tom van den Bogaard: The first event I have been to this year was Fise Montpellier in France. Starting the year off with one of my favourite events! The qualification went really well, unfortunately the semi-finals a bit less.
How many weekends/days were you away from home and at a BMX jam/contest or on tour?
My 2017: Valeri Steffe
Hometown: Almere, Netherlands
Do you remember the first BMX event you went to this year?
Valeri Steffe: Butcher jam in Flensburg, Germany
How many weekends/days were you away from home and at a BMX jam/contest or on tour?
Valeri Steffe: 2 weeks
What was the best event you went to this year that gets your vote?
Valeri Steffe: Butcher jam
What contest placing were you stoked on this year?
Valeri Steffe: Not ending up last at Pro Freestyle Heerlen riding as the only girl there
What trick/move were you happy to pull for the first time this year?
Valeri Steffe: 360 cancan
What BMX move stands out the most to you that somebody did this year?
Valeri Steffe: Flip-whip from Shanice
My 2017: Analia Gabriela Zacarias
Hometown: Posadas - Misiones Argentina
Sponsors: Carlos E.Enriquez S.A - Nativus Shop - Nutrilite
Do you remember the first BMX event you went to this year and how did it go?
Analia Zacarias: My first event was Fise Montpellier this year, and it was amazing. It was my first time to ride with a lot of girls, super nice and first time I rode big ramps at Fise course. It was incredible.
How many weekends/days were you away from home and at a BMX jam/contest or on tour?
My 2017: Hannah Roberts
Hometown: Buchanan, MI. USA
Sponsors: Alienation, Nowear BMX Apparel, The Kitchen Skatepark, GoPuck
Do you remember the first BMX event you went to this year and how did it go?
Hannah Roberts: Battle of Midwest at The Kitchen BMX and Skatepark. I got first place in the Expert class against the guys
How many weekends/days were you away from home and at a BMX jam/contest or on tour?
Hannah Roberts: About 110 days or 4 months I was at a contest or event.
What was the best event you went to this year that gets your vote?
Hannah Roberts: I think the two weeks in Chengdu, China was the best trip this year. I was with all my friends and got to explore a little bit.
What contest placing were you stoked on this year?
Hannah Roberts: The UCI World Championship! I'm so blessed that I was able to keep my riding together and get that top spot.
What trick/move were you happy to pull for the first time this year?
Name: Alec Danelutti
Age: 17 years old
Hometown: Christmas Hills, Melbourne, Australia
Hook-ups/Sponsors: UNIT Clothing, Rampfest Skatepark
The favorite list:
-Spot to ride: Rampfest Indoor Skatepark by far!
-BMX video: Brock Horneman 2015
My 2017: Rebecca Berg
Hometown: Stendal, Germany
Do you remember the first BMX event you went to this year and how did it go?
Rebecca Berg: My first event this year was the Vans Pro Cup in Malaga. It seemed like the whole Bmx scene went there and it was a blast. We did a girls jam and everybody killed it.
How many weekends/days were you away from home and at a BMX jam/contest or on tour?
Rebecca Berg: I was on the road for about 4 weeks in total.
My 2017: Nick Bruce
Hometown: Hubbard, OHIO, USA.
Sponsors: Rockstar Energy Drink, Total BMX, Jack Link's Beef Jerky, Kali Protectives, Krusher BMX, & Alienation BMX
Do you remember the first BMX event you went to this year and how did it go?
Nick Bruce: The first BMX event of 2017 was the Monster BMX Triple Dirt jump contest in Anaheim, California. It was a lot of fun! However, I did end up crashing super hard trying a 360 Backflip Tailwhip in which I still haven't gotten redemption on lol...
My 2017: Lara Lessmann
Hometown: Flensburg, Germany
Sponsors: Iriedaily, ridetsg
Do you remember the first BMX event you went to this year and how did it go?
Lara Lessmann: My first event this year might be Butcherjam which takes place in my hometown Flensburg. It's one of the biggest contests in Germany and the only one with a girls class. I've made 2nd place this year and had a super fun weekend together with all the ladies and my homies.
How many weekends/days were you away from home and at a BMX jam/contest or on tour?
Lara Lessmann: Well, I've graduated from secondary school at a Danish school and used my 6 weeks holiday to go to Berlin and ride a lot of BMX together with amazing people. We drove from Berlin to the Fise stop in Budapest, after Budapest I stayed one week longer in Berlin. I realized that I enjoy Berlin a lot and decided spontaneously to move to Berlin. I live in Berlin for 4 month now, I do my highschool and have a lot of time to ride BMX.
What was the best event you went to this year that gets your vote?
Lara Lessmann: There were many good events I visited this year. I love all German contests but I think Fise in Budapest was the best event cause of the good atmosphere and awesome people. It's always
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